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06/22/2011

"Cyber Addiction"

06/11/2011

"When tuning into your day, do you push the "play" button, or do you find yourself using "rewind" or "fast-forward"?"

05/02/2011

"There is a new trend where people are choosing to take time away from technology, also referred to as a "technical sabbatical," in order to restore some balance and perspective in their lives."

03/28/2011

"You are accomplished! Yes, you - you are accomplished!"

03/07/2011

"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man"

02/14/2011

"You change your life by changing your heart"

02/11/2011

"Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting."

01/31/2011

"Be the change you want to see in the world."

12/22/2010

"How to Begin a Delicate Conversation"

12/06/2010

"As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December's bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same"

11/08/2010

"amazement n. 1. A state of extreme wonder; astonishment."

10/25/2010

"Courage doesn?t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day that says, ?I will try again tomorrow."

10/18/2010

"Today a new sun rises for me; everything lives, everything is animated, everything seems to speak to me of my passion, everything invites me to cherish it."

10/11/2010

"Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time."

09/20/2010

"Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will."

09/06/2010

"Our attitude toward life determines life?s attitude towards us."

08/16/2010

"A lack of exercise robs the body of an essential ingredient."

08/02/2010

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."

07/27/2010

"Forget regret, or life is yours to miss."

06/28/2010

"I say to my child, I will explain to you as much of life as I can, but you must remember that there is a part of life for which you are the explanation."

05/17/2010

"The ordinary man is involved in action, the hero acts. An immense difference."

05/10/2010

"There?s no place like home!."

05/03/2010

"He that won't be counseled can't be helped."

04/26/2010

"The next time you are on your way to work and dreading the day ahead, stop yourself. Decide, just for one day, to think in a whole new way. Try these affirmations ? they just might change the way you feel about what it is that you do."

04/01/2010

"Low- & No-Cost Professional Development Ideas."

03/15/2010

"True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment."

03/08/2010

"The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy."

03/01/2010

"It is never too late to be what you might have been"

02/22/2010

"Optima EAP: 1st Quarterly Leadership Bulletin 2010"

02/15/2010

"This week, I will try not to bark at others, I will attempt to shake things off that are not supportive of my happiness, and I will sniff out the best that life has to offer!"

01/25/2010

"Reflection: What can I do right here, right now, to impact others in a positive way?"

01/18/2010

"Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough."

01/11/2010

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."

12/28/2009

"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."

12/07/2009

"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things"

11/30/2009

"Creative Director of My Life"

11/16/2009

"We are better than we know. If we can be made to see it, perhaps for the rest of our lives, we will be unwilling to settle for less"

11/09/2009

"How would you describe your decision-making ability?"

10/12/2009

"A smile starts on the lips, A grin spreads to the eyes, A chuckle comes from the belly, But a good laugh bursts forth from the soul, Overflows, and bubbles all around"

10/09/2009

"The pursuit of perfection often impedes improvement."

09/28/2009

"United We Stand, Divided We Fall."

09/21/2009

"Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I, but when the trees bow down their heads, the wind is passing by."

09/07/2009

"Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood."

08/31/2009

08/31/2009

"Communicating with Purpose"

08/24/2009

"Nobody will ever win the Battle of the Sexes. There's just too much fraternizing with the enemy."

08/17/2009

"Optima EAP: Quarterly Leadership Bulletin 3rd Quarter 2009"

08/03/2009

07/20/2009

"Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful."

07/13/2009

07/06/2009

"The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready, and it may be a long time before they get going."

06/22/2009

"We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same."

06/15/2009

"We can easily manage if we will only take, each day, the burden appointed to it. But the load will be too heavy for us if we carry yesterday's burden over again today, and then add the burden of the morrow before we are required to bear it."

06/01/2009

"Uncertainty is the only certainty there is and learning to live with insecurity is the only security."

05/25/2009

"May their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored."

05/11/2009

"I want to see life as artists see paper... a freshcanvas upon which I can create anything."

05/04/2009

"You learn something every day if you pay attention."

04/27/2009

"I have a friend who eats a cookie whenever there?s a rainy day. I once asked her why she does this and she responded that she used to hate rainy days, but by attaching a small indulgence, she now looks forward to them."

04/20/2009

"To combat the ?doom and gloom? inundating us through the news media, let?s rewrite a week?s worth of headlines:"

04/06/2009

"A playful path is the shortest road to happiness."

03/30/2009

"Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses."

03/23/2009

03/16/2009

"I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it."

03/09/2009

"Parable of the Lost Axe"

02/23/2009

"When you rise in the morning, form a resolution to make the day a happy one."

02/16/2009

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."

02/09/2009

"A light heart lives long."

02/02/2009

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."

01/26/2009

When trouble comes our way, we typically hear the warning cry "Look out!" but what we really need to be reminded of is to "Look in!"

12/08/2008

"A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to an opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us."

11/17/2008

"If you worry about what might be, and wonder what might have been, you will ignore what is."

10/13/2008

"Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes, but no plans."

09/29/2008

"Most of life is routine dull and grubby, but routine is the momentum that keeps life going. If you wait for inspiration, you'll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street."

09/22/2008

"Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life."

09/15/2008

"A house is no home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body."

09/08/2008

"Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, or a new country."

08/25/2008

"If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you?ve got."

08/18/2008

"IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, TRY, TRY AGAIN."

08/11/2008

"Look both says when you cross the street, Left and right, what do you see? If no cars are coming, you're safe as can be. Look both ways, look both ways."

08/04/2008

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover."

07/28/2008

"He, who has a why to live for, can bear with almost any how."

07/21/2008

"Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every conceived notion, follow humbly wherever and whatever abysses nature leads, or you will learn nothing."

07/15/2008

"Effective Listening."

07/14/2008

"It's as if dogs just go with the flow of life, take what is before them, and enjoy it for what it is."

07/07/2008

"A Lesson on Proverbs."

06/30/2008

"Parable of the Pencil"

06/23/2008

"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination."

06/16/2008

"What?s In a Name?"

06/09/2008

"One Extra Degree Makes The Difference."

06/02/2008

"Gardening is something you learn by doing ? and by making mistakes ... like cooking, Gardening is a constant process of experimentation, repeating the successes and throwing out the failures."

05/19/2008

"True understanding is an actual practice itself."

05/12/2008

"Like a garden, planning is bringing the future into the present so that you do something about it now."

05/05/2008

"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."

05/01/2008

"10 Tips For Improving Family Mental Health."

04/30/2008

"The Art of Effective Questioning."

04/28/2008

"Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."

04/21/2008

"Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching?"

04/07/2008

"It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone."

03/31/2008

"The meaningful life: Using your signature strengths and virtues in the service of something much larger than you are."

03/28/2008

"What Gets You Going?"

03/24/2008

"It's spring fever ... you don't quite know what it is you DO want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!"

03/17/2008

"Sometimes the best things are right in front of you; it just takes some time to see them."

03/10/2008

"Friends are treasures."

03/03/2008

"Giving up is not giving in, nor is it failing. It is no longer needing to be right."

02/18/2008

"In calm water every ship has a good Captain."

02/11/2008

"People are, if anything, more touchy about being thought silly than they are about being thought unjust."

02/04/2008

"Courage is fear that has said its prayers."

2008-02 Autism

"Information about Autism"

01/28/2008

01/22/2008

"Advocating for your Child"

01/21/2008

"The Chinese symbol that is used for our English "to listen" is composed of four elements: ear, eyes, undivided attention, and heart."

01/14/2008

"Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn."

01/07/2008

"Inspiration never arrived when you were searching for it."

12/31/2007

"For last year's words belong to last year's language. And next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning."

12/19/2007

"Relax by Taking a Deep Breath"

12/17/2007

"This is my wish for you: peace of mind, prosperity through the year, happiness that multiplies, health for you and yours, fun around every corner, energy to chase your dreams, joy to fill your holidays!"

12/10/2007

"For right now, let go of all the other stuff and let the spirit of the holidays enhance you!"

12/03/2007

"I can't give you a surefire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time."

11/28/2007

Sentara EAP: Supervisor Quarterly Bulletin

11/26/2007

"Heap on the wood... the wind is chill; but, let it whistle as it will. We'll keep our 'Holiday Season' merry still."

11/19/2007

"The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear."

11/12/2007

"No pressure, no diamonds."

11/05/2007

"I am kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy. "

10/29/2007

"Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain."

10/22/2007

"Love, the magician, knows this little trick whereby two people walk in different directions yet always remain side by side."

10/17/2007

"Taking the Hustle Out of the Holiday Bustle"

10/15/2007

"The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers."

10/09/2007

"Recognizing Domestic Violence"

10/08/2007

"Hearts live by being wounded."

10/01/2007

"In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you."

09/24/2007

"An idea can turn into dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it."

09/20/2007

"The Impact of Anniversary Dates Remembering Traumatic Events"

09/17/2007

"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."

09/10/2007

"When it is darkest, men see the stars."

09/03/2007

"Those who lose dreaming are lost."

08/27/2007

"You cannot always control what happens to you but you can control what happens in you."

08/20/2007

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

08/13/2007

"Walk a mile in my shoes."

08/06/2007

"To stop behaving in a certain way is to risk the unfamiliar."

07/23/2007

"To be nobody but yourself in a world that is doing its best day and night to make you like everybody else means to fight the hardest battle that any human being can fight."

07/16/2007

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."

07/09/2007

"Determine not to be a reactor but an initiator."

07/02/2007

"Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian."

06/04/2007

"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or to usher a storm, but to add color to my sunset sky."

05/28/2007

"There is no way around it. You absolutely must have fun. Without fun, there is no enthusiasm. Without enthusiasm, there is no energy. Without energy, there are only shades of gray. "

05/21/2007

"The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live."

05/14/2007

"It never occurs to me that there are things I can't do"

05/07/2007

"If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be for each individual to learn to laugh at himself"

04/30/2007

"What the mind doesn't understand the heart fills in"

04/23/2007

"You don't have to join every argument you are invited to"

04/16/2007

"The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose"

04/09/2007

"Wise sayings often fall on barren ground; but a kind word is never thrown away"

03/27/2007

"Social Anxiety: Far more common than you would think"

03/19/2007

"One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others"

03/12/2007

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us"

03/05/2007

"Be willing to be a beginner every single morning"

"Most of life is routine ? dull and grubby, but routine is the momentum that keeps life going. If you wait for inspiration, you?ll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street."

"We are better than we know. If we can be made to see it, perhaps for the rest of our lives, we will be unwilling to settle for less"