Remember the peanuts character with the dust bowl swirling around him? That’s how your brain is – lots of thoughts just swirling around with no place to go. According to Queen’s University in Canada, it is about 6,000 per day or 6.5 per minute. So,about every 10 seconds your brain is coming up with anotherContinue reading “Self-Talk Matters”
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DEI To Be or Not to Be
DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSIVITY It’s only three words. Diversity – it just means a variety. As the saying goes, variety is the spice of life. How boring would life be if we were not diverse: diverse in our attitudes, diverse in our vocations, diverse in our sex! Equity – a quality of fairness. Unfortunately, life isContinue reading “DEI To Be or Not to Be”
Just Begin
Are you a procrastinator? I used to be, and sometimes I can feel the procrastination beginning to take over once again. Now, though, I understand that what I have always blamed on procrastination might be something called decision fatigue. How many decisions do you make in a day? It’s estimated that the average adult personContinue reading “Just Begin”
Your Granddaughter Is Selling Pornographic Cookies
Yep, that’s what I said to my husband. Our granddaughter has a sweet little cookie business and it was about a month from Valentine’s Day when I saw her advertisement on social media. It had to be a typo – maybe she meant to say peonies. There were several options for cookie packages, one ofContinue reading “Your Granddaughter Is Selling Pornographic Cookies”
Can You Hear Me Now?
Don’t you think that most people just want to be heard? I mean really heard and understood? We put so much burden on one another by adding a significance we envision to the words that someone else has spoken. Let’s look at an example. A coworker comes up to you and says, “I heard whatContinue reading “Can You Hear Me Now?”
Frame Your World
I have been accused of being a Pollyanna, of looking at the world through rose-colored glasses. My agreement with those statements is because I am an optimist. I believe that good will ultimately prevail and that nice guys finish first. How do you frame your world? As your host for ESoup 4 Life, my goalContinue reading “Frame Your World”
Change is Gonna Come
Eclectic Soup Episode 2 I can’t breathe. Those were the words of George Floyd heard around the world. The words that sparked a movement, a powerful upswell from those who have been holding their breath for way too long. As a person who has only experienced white privilege, there is no imagining what everyday lifeContinue reading “Change is Gonna Come”
A Little Love = A Big Difference
Eclectic Soup Episode 1: Myra’s Story Today you will meet Myra and discover how little it takes to truly have an impact on someone else’s life. First, let me tell you about Myra. And then in a few minutes you will understand how little it takes for you to have a major impact on someoneContinue reading “A Little Love = A Big Difference”
ESoup 4 Life with Sandy Hunt
I hate writing bios. That’s the first thing you need to know about me. And the second thing you need to know is that I have had a personal mission statement for at least 25 years. That mission statement is sort of like a buoy in the water that marks safe passage. When confronted withContinue reading “ESoup 4 Life with Sandy Hunt”
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