Brummet's Conscious Blog

Pondering Thoughts Whenever I get to a stressed level in my life - you know, when you have a permanent frown inside even though you may appear alright to the world... Well, when that happens, I find myself recalling some of the best advice gleaned from a lifetime of encounters with people who knew better than I (which is a lot - ha ha) and I wanted to share some of those bits of advice in this mini-series of posts I'm calling Pondering Thoughts. So the first was " Start How You Mean To Continue ", followed by " Doing it right the first time "  ...and today we'll look at:  " Be patient with the process; be patient with yourself  - t his too, shall pass " This bit of advice came from my eldest brother, Larry (hey, Larry!) and was mixed with advice I heard during a talk radio interview. Many of you know the pain of caregiving for ailing parents (whether long-distance or close at hand) and saying the final good bye, then dealing with t...

Pondering Thoughts Whenever I get to a stressed level in my life - you know, when you have a permanent frown inside even though you may appear alright to the world... Well, when that happens, I find myself recalling some of the best advice gleaned from a lifetime of encounters with people who knew better than I (which is a lot - ha ha) and I wanted to share some of those bits of advice in this mini-series of posts I'm calling Pondering Thoughts. So the first was " Start How You Mean To Continue ", and today we'll look at: "Doing it right the first time" This little bit of advice was somehow ground into me during my youth and eventually took hold. My mother applied this principle to everything we were supposed to do - folding laundry, making the bed, putting away things, doing dishes and other areas of life too. I recall doing the dishes and we didn't do them right... kinda lazy job. My mom was very disappointed and to show it, we had to do...

Pondering Thoughts... Whenever I get to a stressed level in my life - you know, when you have a permanent frown inside even though you may appear alright to the world... Well, when that happens, I find myself recalling some of the best advice gleaned from a lifetime of encounters with people who knew better than I (which is a lot - ha ha) and I wanted to share some of those bits of advice in this mini-series of posts I'm calling Pondering Thoughts. So the first is: "Start How You Mean To Continue" You can apply this to a relationship ...such as in this amusing anecdote: Have you ever noticed that the individual chores that seem to fall on one or the other person... in the beginning if one person is apt to go out and mow the lawn, it is quite likely that person will be the one mowing the lawn 28 years later. The person doing laundry... same thing. Or you could apply this to your workplace... The amount of extra work you are willing to do including those that c...