As we were reminded three weeks ago, we are taught from when we are very young to have integrity. As we have grown, we are faced with the challenge of showing integrity in our daily lives - whether in our personal lives, school, or at work. When we dig a little deeper into what it …
Category: Sharing Wisdom
What Does Acceptance Mean?
My Search of Acceptance All my life I have searched for acceptance in one form or another. When I was young, I was considered slow - for many reasons. As I grew, I questioned inwardly why everyone just couldn't accept everyone else for what they are or where they are at. It took awhile, many …
In Search of Integrity
We are all on different walks of life. Sometimes where we are at on this walk plays into how we form our conscience, our values, our philosophies, and where we are heading or where we end up. As we travel, some of us are in search of something more. Today, we are in search of …
Self-Development Key to Happiness
There are books and courses and podcasts that tell us that the key to happiness is something. In my life, I have found that self-development is the key to happiness—when it comes to job satisfaction, marital happiness and overall contentment. Sure, I believe having a nice education or home or career can make you happy, …
Connections Are Important
What do you think of when you hear the word connection? Do think of things that are similarly linked or the links between mechanical or electrical components? Or do you think of work associates and family? How about communication? Like me, do you think about how we communicate with our coworkers or our loved ones, …
Sticking It Out
Working and holding down a job is a challenge for many people. In my own life, I have found some jobs worth sticking it out and others not so much. My current job has been one worth sticking it out for. The photos with this blog are all from there, taken at different times over …
Buckling Down on Goals
The thing about goals is that in order to get them done one must buckle down and tackle them. It's all too easy to keep putting them off. I'm too tired. I had a busy day. Visiting with family and friends is more important. I needed to do chores...or buy groceries...or pay bills. The list …
Kind World
There's a world of kindness in every day. It greet us in ways we least expect. The co-worker who offers to take our mail down the hall for us. The driver who lets us in their lane once we've discovered we're in the wrong one. The shopper in line with 10-15 items who lets us …
It Happens Every Time
As a little girl, my dad would take me and my younger siblings to visit his parents on a regular basis. Their television would almost always be on and set to something important like Wimbledon or the Olympics or, when there wasn't much else going on in the world, my grandma would have it set to one …
Virginia Alice Crawford 