Christmas, and Hanukkah overlap this year, Kwanza is right there too, so maybe you feel overwhelmed by the demands of gifting this year. The question is; Why Gift at all? Gifting out of obligation is no gift at all. Does this mean you should simply not gift? It could, if that is how you want to […]
As I continue my review of the wonderful book by Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements, and compare the suggestions contained in this book shamelessly with those contained in my own book It’s All About Me, today we look at the idea of being more impersonal with our work with others. Certainly somewhere along the line
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This is it! One week to go before Christmas gifts are due to be opened. Perhaps this weekend you plan to do your final shopping (or, like me, begin my shopping!) so let’s take a moment and think about the gifting. Just for a moment imagine you go out looking for a present, the perfect
Marcel Proust is quoted as saying “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Wow, just sit with that thought for a moment: we do not have to go anywhere to encounter a discovery worth noting, we do not have to spend money or hire an exotic
There you are, handing over a gift to someone. This gift has been carefully selected, thought about and given with love. Then the receipient turns around and gives it to someone else or simply sets it aside. You are devistated, or maybe even angry. “How can they do that?” you ask. They can do that
