Wish you could find a way to soften the agony of a bitter truth you are required to tell someone? Then imagine the anguish a competition judge feels when they must deliver devastating news to impassioned contestants and watch while the contestants’ raw emotion pours out over their hopeful aspirations. Perhaps it’s fitting that those who … Read more
You probably know someone who always needs to be right. Even when they are wrong they never give-up arguing their side. I admit I’ve been called Mrs. Right more than once. Sports writer, Don Fraser says, “A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possibility that the other may be right, though neither … Read more
Nothing is more exasperating than someone who provokes us to laugh when we feel entitled to harbor negative emotions. Laughter lifts our mood,adjusts our perspective, and interferes with our attempts to wallow inmisery. Despite our will to remain aloof, laughter magically connects usto others, and restores hope. So, what leads us to question whether laughter is appropriate, or … Read more
Every day, we are students learning a new process, whether it is a phone system, a computer program or an entirely new job. It is our natural tendency to tense up when we are faced with learning something new. The more we stress, the more our ability to focus, comprehend and learn is affected. As frustration mounts, … Read more
Humor facilitates communication and builds relationships. Try this next you get frustrated while waiting to receive information that someone promised to send to you, but didn’t. Pick up the phone, and ask the sender for their help, “I seem to be having some problems receiving my e-mail lately. I can’t seem to locate the information you … Read more