“You are the sum total of the people you meet and interact with in the world. Whether it’s your family, peers, or co-workers, the opportunities you have and the things that you learn all come through doors that other people open for you.
― Tanner Colby, Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America
“True listening is another way of bringing stillness into the relationship. When you truly listen to someone, the dimension of stillness arises and becomes an essential part of the relationship. — Eckhart Tolle [Source: Weekly Present Moment Reminders]
“Don’t knock the weather: nine-tenths of the people couldn’t start a conversation if it didn’t change once in a while.” — Kin Hubbard
I don’t usually comment on quotes, but today I couldn’t resist. When I first read it I laughed. It is funny. It is also true.
But as far as I am concerned there is absolutely nothing wrong in talking about the weather. It establishes a connection. No matter how brief or trivial it may seem, it opens doors.
Have you even been walking by a someone and said, “lovely weather isn’t it?” Did they smile? Did they respond? Did a conversation begin? You may never know what the brief exchange meant to the other person.
We live in a time when we desperately need to talk to each other. The weather is just as good a place to start as any.
It is possible to eat too much, even eating healthy food. These are two tips for controlling portions I use.
Plate size can help control how much you eat. If your dinner plates are very large, try using a salad plate. You can still have a full plate, while consuming less. Remember meals still need to be balanced and at least half of your plate should be vegetables.
Have two instead of one.When I prepare certain foods I know we will always want two. When I make muffins, I make minis so we can still have two and eat the same amount as if we ate one. I also make my salmon patties smaller so Bob can have two. He never notices they are smaller.
How do these work? These little tricks fool the brain into thinking you are eating more than you actually are. When you are finished the brain can tell the body “that’s good, we’re done.” Of course there is a scientific explanation, but it’s not as much fun.
“While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions.” — Stephen R. Covey http://thinkexist.com/quotations/freedom
“To know what you prefer instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive.”
– Robert Louis Stevenson http://www.quotes-inspirational.com/quotes/freedom/
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