Sometimes it’s helpful to see things from the other person’s perspective. It’s easy to think that our way of seeing things is the way it is. But another perspective can be valid and helpful. When we can see another person’s point of view, it is easier to understand why they say and do what they […]
I’ve heard this phrase before, “Hurt people hurt people,” and when I heard it, I always thought it was talking about somebody else. I now know that we are often blind to the hurts that we are creating. I now understand that this phrase isn’t talking about in general terms that people accidentally hurt each other occasionally. The […]
You might say, “Today is a bad day,” or “Today was a good day.” What makes it a good day or a bad day? My guess is that it would be something like this: if your boss was short with you or yelled at you, if your friend skipped out on your lunch appointment, if […]
Often I see people emphasize quality, which is great. Yet I think people are confused about how quality is created. People emphasize quality over quantity. “I’ll won’t spend a lot of time with my kids. I’ll just make sure the time I do spend is quality time.” “We don’t want to spend time rewriting or […]
Do you ever feel stuck? Do you feel like there’s so much that you just HAVE to do? Do choices and options seem to elude you? Maybe you can relate to some of these thoughts: “I have to go to this function.” “Look at all these bills I have to pay!” “I can’t possibly work […]
A friend shared this awesome poem, “What Will Matter,” with me. It is succinct and to the point. It is unusual for me to find something that is so closely in alignment with what we believe at Simply Great Lives. I believe you will find it thought provoking and inspiring. Enjoy! WHAT WILL MATTER by […]
Compassion is a great thing. It benefits everyone. Having more compassion can help us be kinder and more patient. I know a woman who is gaining more compassion because of the work she’s doing to make her unique positive impact. I share what she shared with me because I think it can help all of […]
Things in our life continue on as they always have been. Our life gets into a rut. We encounter the same problems over and over again until one day we experience a shift. Our way of thinking about something shifts. All of a sudden we let go of that fear we’ve been holding. Or something […]
There are a lot of people going broke saving money. If you are one of these people, I’m not picking on you. In fact, I’d like to help your situation get better. I bring up this phrase, “going broke saving money” because it’s a small example that relates to other parts of our life. Let’s […]
“I’ll do (fill in the blank) when things settle down.” We hear this a lot … and I’d be lying if I said I’ve never done this myself. When things settle down, I’ll talk to that person. When things settle down, I’ll get married. When things settle down, we’ll have kids. When things settle down, […]
