#be fully present

Today’s Mandala Message: Ask Powerful Questions…and Answer Them as Well This week I’m working through Principle #48 from Jack Canfield’s “The Success Principles” entitled “Be Hear Now”. I set my intention today to ponder asking (and answering) some powerful questions. Canfield shares four questions that he learned from Dan Sullivan’s “Strategic Coach Program”. About the questions Canfield…

Today’s Mandala Message: Withhold Judgement This week I’m working through Principle #48 from Jack Canfield’s “The Success Principles” entitled “Be Hear Now”. I set my intention today to ponder remaining neutral while listening to others. From an article posted on VeryWellMind.com about withholding judgement, they state: “Remaining neutral and non-judgmental in your responses enables the other…

Today’s Mandala Message: Be Patient When Listening This week I’m working through Principle #48 from Jack Canfield’s “The Success Principles” entitled “Be Hear Now”. I set my intention today to ponder the idea of being patient while listening to others. From an article posted on VeryWellMind.com about being patient, they state: “Patience is an important active listening technique because it…

Today’s Mandala Message: Be Fully Present This week I’m working through Principle #48 from Jack Canfield’s “The Success Principles” entitled “Be Hear Now”. I set my intention today to ponder being fully present when listening. From an article posted on VeryWellMind.com about being present, they state: “Active listening requires being fully present in the conversation. … Being present involves…

9 Old-Fashioned Relationship Habits We Should Bring Back

RECENTLY WE WERE sitting on a park bench eating a sandwich for lunch when an elderly couple pulled their car up under a nearby oak tree. They rolled down the windows and turned up some funky jazz music on the car stereo. Then the man got out of the car, walked around to the passenger side, opened the door for the woman, took her hand and helped her out of her seat, and guided her about ten feet…

Chase the Appeal…

Have you ever considered why some memories remain in your mind out of all proportion to other memories? (I’m not talking about the things that scared you or that time you got in big trouble.) Certain smells, a song from the past, a phrase or expression, carry with them some wonder; a warmth you find difficult to describe. Similarly, particular aspects of life like an abundant flower garden or a…