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Just
planting one bulb at a time, year after year, this unknown woman had
forever changed the world in which she lived. She had created something of
ineffable magnificence, beauty, and inspiration.
The Daffodil Principle
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Did you have a favorite
song you sang to your children? Did
you make up any? You know that Cradle tumbling song is kind of
scary!
Our song was not a
lullaby; it was much too stimulating!
Baby Belly Laughs!
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Where are You?
© 2003
Julie Jordan Scott
Surrounded by cars in the midst of Saturday afternoon traffic, I glanced
at my brother John. I was in the midst of a quandary.
Traffic was heavy on
the Southern Orange County freeways on
this beach friendly Saturday afternoon so I opted to drive on
roads that were unfamiliar to me believing it would save me both time and
frustration.
I knew basically which direction to take to get to the destination in
question, I just wasn't clear on this particular point on the map. John
most likely wouldn't be much help, or so I thought.
John is fourteen months younger than me. We are the fourth child
and fifth child in a family with six children. Our bond has
always been especially strong as I was his fiercest advocate, continual
collaborator and protector when we were little.
This was important because John was different than my friend's brothers
and sisters. He has Down's Syndrome. As a child I protected
him so that I would also keep myself safe. In our "little
kid" world all was well as long as we stuck together.
Now several decades later, that tie holds us still. I look beyond
John's disability to communicate with him. This was his
neighborhood so he might have an answer for me.
"I have no idea where we are, John. Do you know where
we are?"
As clear as a bell John's words he penetrated my
heart. "With Julie" he said.
The most important place we were was not a point on
the map
nor was it a destination. The most important place we were
was together. With one another.
Do you discern where you are on a regular, perhaps daily, basis?
Do you focus on the "not knowing the point on the map" or do you
focus on who you are with in that moment, even if the "who you are
with" is your authentic self?
Life is about each part of the map. The destination, the getting
lost and continuing and its about the who you are with in each
moment of the journey.
Your task is to stay WITH yourself the whole time. If you can
remember to stay WITH yourself, the fact that you veer off course
from time to time or perhaps find yourself on an
unfamiliar road will provide opportunities rather than mishaps.
Mark Twain said, "What is there that confers the noblest delight? What
is that which swells a man's breast with pride above that which any
other experience can bring to him? Discovery!" As I drove
with John on that beautiful Saturday, I once again discovered the
brilliance within my brother. I once again discovered the
brilliance that is within each of us.
Where are you?
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Julie Jordan Scott, Personal Success and Creativity Coach
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Assessing Character
By Bob Burg, author of
"Winning Without Intimidation: How to
Master the Art of Positive Persuasion"
There's a saying that a good way
to judge someone's character
is by how he or she treats those who cannot do anything for
them. What's interesting is that for the person doing the
"treating," this goes much further than just being a nice
person.
Assessing Character - your smallest decisions matter!
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