It is said that people who look through keyholes are apt to think that most views they have are shaped like keyholes. Their perspective has been shaped by the object they were seeing through. I remember some years back a very common term was, “Birds of a Feather,” referring to people who have many of…
Tag: People
On The Importance of Every Person
I have developed the habit of trying to attract people’s attention (mostly strangers) so that I can say hello to them. Some of them look at me as if they are thinking, ‘I don’t know you, why are you talking to me?’ My wife and I are always striking up a conversation with strangers on…
On Leaven
I remember as a young boy watching my mother kneading dough to make bread. It looked like it was hard work as she would push the dough into the table and then squeeze it together then roll it out and turn it over and do the same thing over and over. When she finally got…
On Attitude Is Everything II
The following story was so much on point that I decided to tell it the way I found it, with only a few comments at the end. Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask…
On Chit Chat
Meaning is the ‘idea or thought’ that you are trying to convey by talking, hand movements, signs, drawing or by whatever other means of communication that you can devise. Some conversations have very little value and that is referred to as chit chat. Carl Jung said, “The least of things with a meaning is worth…
On Haughtiness
One of the greatest weaknesses of men and women alike is their propensity to become haughty once they gain a certain amount of recognition for their skills, talent, smarts or even their looks. Some even for what they have accumulated. Synonyms: arrogance, conceit, pride, hubris, hauteur, vanity, self-importance, pomposity, condescension, disdain, contempt. During the reign…
On A Yes Face
We all have a face, a unique face, “like” as well as “unlike” everybody else’s face. That may sound a great deal like double talk. But it’s true. Our face is unique and different from all other faces. That is a scientific fact. Every face has pretty much the same general features: eyes, nose, mouth,…
On Thought
Thought is the invisible brainwave that can be translated into distinctive human behavior or action. Even though thought is invisible to the human eye, there are some people who claim they can read another’s thought before that thought becomes action. When I was a young boy, I was sure that my mother had that capability….
On The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me
I was listening to the radio on the way home from the FamilySearch Library the other evening, and Gladys Knight happened to be singing “Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me.” I have always enjoyed that song, especially the way she sang it. What a thought provoker: I have had so many best things happen…
On Being Appreciative
I have noticed with interest over the years how many people often feel unappreciated. They feel like they are taken for granted and that what they do in a family or at work is expected. The only time that their work is mentioned is when it wasn’t done or wasn’t done just right. Spouses (husband…