Saturday, December 24, 2011

Speak  &  Hear


Whatever you Speak – say what you have to say with Love.
Whatever you Hear – hear what is said with Love.


We do have the choice – the choice of interpreting
with Calmness, with Gentleness and even Love.


© 2011 Rose VanSickle ~ All rights reserved

Friday, December 23, 2011

How to SURVIVE the Holidays with Family



# 1. Get rid of the word ‘survive’ – it denotes being aggravated about something or someone even before you are with them face-to-face.

# 2. You are choosing to be with them whether you’ve invited them, or they’ve invited you.
Even if you feel it’s a ‘have to’ to be in their presence – you have chosen to do so.
Sometimes it’s a choice of two discomforts: be with them and be uncomfortable; don’t be with them and be uncomfortable.
Base your choice on this important hint: do the thing that YOU can be secretly proud of – there really is no right or wrong.

# 3. You have NO control of other people:
-- how they act
-- what they say
-- what they don’t say
-- how they say what they say
-- what kind of mood they are in

# 4. Tell yourself: I can’t control other people.

# 5. Repeat: I can’t control other people.

# 6. Repeat: I can’t control other people.

# 7. Repeat: I can’t control other people.

# 8. Repeat: I can’t control other people.

# 9. I can control other people as much as I can control the weather.

# 10. I can control other people as much as I can control traffic.

# 11. Think: Hmmmm, I really, really, can't control anyone else.
 ....... I can only control ME!

# 12. Ahhhh, now you’ve got it:
....... That's RIGHT - We can’t control other people!!



© 2011 Rose VanSickle ~ All rights reserved