Working together works. Working together is always better than working against each other. Why spend time arguing and fighting to see whose viewpoint prevails when there may be another way that combines the best of the differing viewpoints.
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A Better Life ~ Understanding
When we have someone in our life who understands our struggles, stresses, and goals, we are fortunate. We can offer the same gift to others. Understanding takes time to listen and understand how deeply another feels about his/her struggles, stresses, and goals. There is an empathic give and take that helps the other know that someone in this world understands me.
A Better Life ~ A Tried & True Method
A rancher gave me some advice when I was younger. He said, “Ray, if you’re going wish in one hand or poop in the other, which do you think you’re going to get first?” He used a much more crude word than I used, but I understood his advice. Set goals, work toward them, don’t let anything get in your way. It’s a tried and true method for anyone who wants to be successful.
A Better Life ~ Making Competition Work for You
Competition is a part of life. There is a difference between competing with others and competing against others. When I compete with others, I am placing my self-esteem on the outcome. When I compete against others, I am measuring my performance against another’s performance. Whatever the outcome, I can use the results to improve my next performance.
A Better Life ~ Celebrating our Differences
What’s right for you may not be right for me. The music you like may hurt my ears, and my music may give you the shivers. I don’t understand how you can eat a big juicy hamburger. You make fun of the tofu I eat. We humans are a diverse lot. Cutting each other slack and accepting our differences makes everything a bit better.
A Better Life ~ Going the Distance
Occasionally becoming upset with each other is part of the nature of relationships. It happens. What a wonderful opportunity to forgive each other and start again. Acknowledging one’s fault and saying, “I’m sorry, can you forgive me?” When the immediate answer is, “Yes, can you forgive me?” When the answer is yes, you know this relationship has the stones to go the distance,
A Better Life ~ Differences of Opinions
Differences of opinions are the spices that add flavor to life. When we remain open to new ways of viewing our differences, we learn more about each other, and may come to understand why one thinks differently. Keep communicating, keep learning, stay open.
A Better Life ~ Choices
We make hundreds of choices every day. There are clear choices, and some that nebulous. The kinds of choices we make often determine the kind of day we have. Our choices are the seeds that often affect our future and our happiness. Are your choices making you happier and providing you excitement about the future? Is it time to reassess choices?
A Better Life ~ Feeding Positive Emotions
It is a human experience to rehash previous negative experiences. When we do this, we feed our negative emotions. What if we changed the way we looked at the past? What if we rehashed positive experiences? Those times when life was good. Those times when we were successful. Bring those videos to your mind and you will be feeling positive emotions.
A Better Life – Don’t Burn Bridges
We have dustups with colleagues, relatives, and neighbors. We may dislike our job and our supervisors. all it is, is the human experience.. Don’t burn bridges as you walk away. You may want to walk back over them someday. I know I’ve walked back over a couple of bridges I wanted to burn. I’m glad I didn’t. it made all the difference in my journey.
