Quote: “Sometimes it’s not about what happens,….
but how it happens that makes the difference.” ~ Loving with Purpose
On Being a Lady
Check out this post from the blog, The Fine Line Between Genius and Insanity.
Loving with Purpose ~ Nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award
It’s an honor to be nominated for “The Versatile Blogger Award”!
Thank you Enjoying the Family Life for nominating me. This award made my day. I’m inspired to continue on my quest; writing about relationships.
As per the rules of a nominee, I will:
1. Add the Versatile Award photo on a blog post
2. Thank the award-giver and link back to them in your post.
3. Share 7 things about myself.
4. Pass the award along to 15 favorite bloggers.
5. Contact the chosen bloggers to let them know about the award.
Seven facts I would like to share about me:
- I’m confident in myself, but question aspects of the world
- I don’t drink coffee, but love a cold pop
- I don’t smoke…anymore
- I like to eat, but the choices I make aren’t always the best (donuts, pizza). Come on 2012…better choices on a regular basis.
- At times, I speak before thinking; making me a work in progress. I remind myself to ”Seek first to understand, then be understood.” ~ Stephen Covey
- I’m a loyal and hard worker
- I love being a writer, and I’m proud to call myself the author of Loving with Purpose
- I must ask the questions, “why” and “what if” when it comes to making life choices.
And the bloggers I chose for this award are: (in no particular order)
The Fine Line Between Genius and Insanity
A Mother’s Journey Through Life
I like reading their blogs and life stories for doses of inspiration and entertainment. Let the blogging continue!
Kimberly Mitchell
Quote: “Sometimes, being able to really experience your life can take years;…
changing and growing as you go. Sometimes, your best laid plans, your destiny, damage the idea of chance or change coming your way. Don’t cage yourself in by closing the door on potentiality. ~ inspired by Goldie Hawn
The Keepers Test…When it comes to dating, the little things matter most
February 11, 2009|By Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz RedEye
Anyone who saw “A Bronx tale,” the 1993 movie about a kid growing up int he rough-and-tumble 160s Bronx, probably remembers the “door test.”
The “door test,” explains gangster Sonny (Chazz Palminteri) to the kid as he prepares to go on a first date, is how you determine whether a girl is a keeper. After opening the car door for your date to climb into the passenger seat, Sonny tells the kid, walk around behind the car and peer through the rear windshield to see if she leans over to unlock the driver’s side door for you.
“If she doesn’t reach over and lift up that button so that you can get in, that means she’s a selfish broad, and all you’re seeing is the tip of the iceberg,” Sonny says in the movie. “You dump her and you dump her fast.”
Jon Waisman was among the countless teens who, after seeing the movie, took the “door test” to heart. Read more »
“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.” ~ Chinese proverb……Read more
When you think about that quote, do you enjoy the idea of its meaning, deciding it to be true and interesting, or do you go a step further and actually put the idea in place in your own life? Think about that…what about those other aspects of your life; how are they doing? Are they working?
To dive a little deeper, how does that quote inspire you when thinking about raising your children? Does the idea begin to take light when thinking about how you might be micro-managing someone at work or at home? Are we helping or hurting, based on what we do with each situation?
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You can probably come up with at least a few ideas, whether past or present, where you took care of something, at home or work, because you decided that it would just be easier, and done right, if you did it yourself, rather than teaching them how. That’s especially true when speaking about the heart. No one wants to see a child struggle because they can’t afford what they want or need; and that workload you’ve been tending to for so long; now, that’s your baby. How could anyone possibly do as good a job as you are on the project?
When we make a decision to take care of it ourselves, we lose on so many levels.
For one, we are overworked, because we take care of everything. Since we have the mindset that it’s easier or better to handle the mission, instead of sharing the load, we miss the greater point. We miss out on a very important opportunity; the chance to show someone how to become a better person. If we do for them, they don’t learn to do for themselves. What a disappointment for them, not you. You know how, but they don’t. What will that get them the next time you’re not around?
The next time you decide to fix something for your child, handle a task for your willing coworker who only wants to get ahead, or do the work assigned to someone else, you just missed your opportunity to shine. Sure, it made their life easier for the moment, but did you miss the lesson? Chances are you did.
When you’re not around, you’re child won’t be able to fend for themselves; and that coworker, well, they didn’t receive the promotion because they never learned the skills necessary. Decide if you want to be the anchor or the oar in someone’s life.
Happy fishing!
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