NEW DAY NEW LESSON » Archive for October 2010
Getting Into A Routine Is Easier Said And Tried Than Done
Getting into a routine is not easy. A routine is at the root of every good (and less good) habit. I could probably go on for hours about how hard it is to get into different types of routines, but I will leave my complaining pontificating for exercise. This past week’s Kindness Club prompt was being kind to yourself in the form of finding time to do exercise. Nothing too terrible. Three times a week. Walking is … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Kindness Club, Lesson of the Day
Enjoyment Isn’t Always Sacrifice Free
I love the way nature serves as a constant reminder of life lessons. This particular lesson is literal as well as figurative. I find it quite human that something that gives you a lot of enjoyment and pleasure can at times also be a nuisance or require some sacrifice. Like the month or so a year that this lovely shade giving tree ends up giving us weeks of tedious cleanup. This was a light dusting of flower power. Did I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Children, Emotions, Lesson of the Day, Life Happens
The Kindness Club: Week 23 (Back After A Bit Of A Break)
So in case anyone has missed it, the Kindness Club is back. It would appear that it has been about felt kind. (I can’t believe it has been that long.) Between the holidays and quite a few difficult times in our community I have been a bit less upbeat I guess. As one friend (sorry for mentioning you again) said to me yesterday she was glad that my blog has been … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Kindness Club
You Can Find Beauty If You Remember To Look
I think that I really owe blogging a big dose of gratitude. In the eight or so months since I started, blogging has made me look even harder at seeing the positives in life, especially in tough situations. More importantly, blogging has made me look at the world through different eyes. Things that would never have warranted a second glance I now see through different eyes. Like the other day at school when I went to use … Read entire article »
Filed under: Blogging, Feel Good, Lesson of the Day
Sleep Deprivation Makes Everything So Much Harder
The actual title was Sleep Deprivation Sucks but then I decided that wasn’t too ladylike. (In which case mentioning it kind of defeats the purpose but sleep deprivation makes it hard to be ladylike.) So I am seriously exhausted. My little four year old (or four and a half year old if you ask her) spent the night (after painkillers) screaming in pain. She has started the ear infection season it would seem. A few days … Read entire article »
Filed under: Children, Lesson of the Day, Sickness
Push Yourself Into And Past The Uncomfortable
No this is not a post about dieting and too tight clothing. (Though it would be a catchy title for that.) I’ve written before about stepping out of your comfort zone. More than seven months after I wrote that post I am doing a bit better about trying things that at first make me uncomfortable. (Heather and Wendy, keep your dirty thoughts to yourself.) This past week at school, I pushed myself into situations that in the … Read entire article »
Filed under: communication, Lesson of the Day, Poetry
Greener On The Other Side?
The grass growing greener on the other side so full, so lush, gentle creeping envy you try to hush. ___ Things from afar look more perfect than up close up close all the imperfections show. ___ The perfect life the perfect couple when you get closer you see the things that are subtle. ___ The pained look the impatient word the tiredness the touch spurned. ___ There are happy and joyous moments too on closer inspection you see they took hard work. ___ Important things require effort to maintain and build and make things even better. ___ Grass grows green with love and care with watering and nurturing and timely repair. ___ So when the grass seems greener on the other side remember to treat yours with tenderness and pride. ___ “Greener on The Other Side?” © 2010 Susie @NewDayNewLesson … Read entire article »
Filed under: Poetry, Relationships
Instill (Good) Habits From A Young Age
I have mentioned before how kids are sponges. They want to learn and they absorb everything. Habits can be good and bad. Bad, because if you develop a bad one they are hell hard to break. Good, because if you have a good habit it ensures that you continue to do what it is that you are doing right. The potential of gifting kids with good habits is often wasted. I know with me in my younger … Read entire article »
Filed under: Children, Lesson of the Day
Choose Ease Over Beauty If You Don’t Want To Be The Only Toilet Paper Roll Changer In The House
I don’t know what it is about having to change toilet paper rolls that makes a person (especially kids) lazy. It takes all of about 5 seconds, to go fetch a roll. So why is it that my kids don’t seem to have gotten the hang of it? I think I found the problem. The main bathroom the kids use (we have 4 in our house) has a toilet paper holder that requires … Read entire article »
Filed under: Children, Lesson of the Day
One Person’s Torture Is Another’s Joy
Yup you guessed it. If this post is talking about torture, it has to be exercise related. I enjoy exercise WHEN I am in shape. (And I am not talking about the round shape I have been lately.) Actually, that is not quite accurate. I like the way I feel after I exercise. If I could get the same benefits of exercise and the same after exercise “high” without exercising, I would never even contemplate it. But … Read entire article »
Filed under: Children, Emotions, Lesson of the Day
When You Blog, Everyone Worries They Will End Up On Your Blog
You know what? Before I even write anything else, I will confess that the title is pretty close to being right. A lot of things in my life end up being blog fodder. I write about my life and the lessons I learn from each day. By default, that means that people who are in my daily life might end up being mentioned directly or inadvertently. It does not mean that I will post anything I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Blogging, Lesson of the Day
If You Want To Know Your Strengths And Weaknesses, Just Ask Your Friends
At different stages in our lives and emotional development some things are more obvious to us while other things are less obvious to us. At this point of my life I think I am pretty aware of my strengths and weaknesses. I also know that there are times where I tend to forgot one or two of them (especially weaknesses) or I forgot to continue working at the negative traits that are harder for me to … Read entire article »
Filed under: communication, Lesson of the Day
We All Want To Make Good First Impressions
As many of you know, after years of saying I want to go back to school, I have finally done it. Today was my first very long day in a year long program to learn to be a life coach using the Adler Method. I was excited and worried at the same time. Excited because I am hoping the class will give me the tools I need to be able to make a career change and … Read entire article »
Filed under: communication, Emotions, Lesson of the Day, Relationships
It’s Easier To Do For Others Than To Do For Yourself
I don’t know what it is about doing something for someone else that makes it easier than doing the same thing for yourself. I often joke with a good friend of mine that we should do a house clean swap. She should clean my house and I should clean hers. We would both do the job so much better and probably with a lot more energy than when we clean our own houses. But it is not … Read entire article »
Filed under: Community, Cooking, Lesson of the Day
Live Your Life The Way You Want To Be Remembered
Yes, funerals do this to me. They make me take a look at my life and evaluate how I am living. On the way back from my friend’s mother’s funeral (who died at the young age of 66), I was talking to friends. We were talking about life and how you shouldn’t leave things for retirement. About how you should do things now because you never know what life will bring. I agree but I think it … Read entire article »
Filed under: Death, Emotions, Lesson of the Day
Even The Patient At Times Lose Patience
So in case you did not know I am really two different people. Kind of like a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Patient is probably not the adjective that my close friends and family would use to describe me. I have gotten much better over the years but I am still just not one of these laid back types. I get stressed and when I do, sadly, the patience flies pretty quickly out of the window. On … Read entire article »
Filed under: Emotions, Life Happens, Work
Laziness Breeds Creativeness
Yes, at times I am lazy. There I have said it out loud. A big weight off my chest. I used to hide it a lot better, but this week I reached a low point even for me. My husband complained about the cobwebs that are multiplying around the house. I must say my first thought as I smiled to him and nodded was maybe I should walk upstairs, get the duster and hand it to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Lesson of the Day
The Best Laid Plans Are Sometimes Rendered Useless
I can’t believe I am sitting here to write about another good friend who lost her parent. This month and this year have been especially harsh as well as thought provoking in our circles. One of my favorite sayings used to be “Man Plans and God Laughs”. I don’t use it much anymore because I don’t think that God laughs at our misfortune but the gist of it seemed appropriate now. Basically, we make plans and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Death, Emotions, Lesson of the Day, Life Happens, Poetry
It’s Hard To Remember That Each Person Is Different
I tortured a teenager the other day. Not even my own teenager. And actually I was not even trying to torture her because I like her. I think she is a really good kid who is creative and has a unique style all her own. She also likes to use her floor as a closet and hang onto things that she never uses anymore. I have a feeling she probably also throws things into the laundry bin … Read entire article »
Filed under: Emotions, Lesson of the Day
A Talented Speaker Can Stave Off Sleep
Last night I had no choice but to partake in an activity I like even less than cleaning toilets. Yes, you guessed it. I had to go to a parent/teachers beginning of year evening. Usually I beg my husband to go and being the great guy he is, over the past few years he has done the majority of the parent/teacher torture meetings. I don’t know how, but last night I found myself there. Obviously, it didn’t … Read entire article »
Filed under: communication, Lesson of the Day
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