What did you say about me? I got a call from a friend who wanted some juicy gossip about a friend of ours. I listened and was pondering how I should address this situation. He started to share very personal details about our mutual friend. I said wait a minute, how about if we just go to Bob's house and confront him and ask him if what your sharing is true! The silence on the other end was deafening. I waited for him to respond, and had to ask him, if he was still on the phone. He stammered and...
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Are you hurting from a sting of pain from the source of gossip? You're with a friend, and somehow you start talking about a mutual friend who has hurt both of you in some way. It makes you both upset when you both talk about the hurt you both have had from this mutual friend. So, you begin to unload about this person. You feel so much better by sharing very personal details shared with you. You hold nothing back, you let it rip! You blast your feelings with everyone that will listen. In your co...
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The morning started out pretty well, it was snowing, no wind, quiet in the back country. I had planned a nice hike and photo shoot in the woods that Saturday morning back in Wisconsin. I had a friend that wanted to go along and take pictures of winter scenes. I showed up at his place at 6:00 AM, and waited in his driveway while trying to find a decent radio station to listen to. The defroster was on high, the wiper blades were brushing the snow that was falling, it was beautiful outside! I foun...
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Here is a blog that you can just sound off on. What's bugging you in your life, or your job, the country, the world. Let er rip! All I ask, that no profane language be used. If you mad or angry at men, women, God, your parents, teachers, politicians, or your happy with someone, you appreciate a co-worker, someone did something nice for you! This is the place to share those thoughts. Keep in mind no personal attacks, no slander, no gossip, keep it clean!...
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I listened to a client last night rant and rave about how they wanted to get back at someone who hurt them. The tirade went on for about 20 minutes. As I listened I felt pretty sorry for this person. Then finally they stopped, probably too tired to continue, I asked them, what's the point in wanting revenge? You will only have temporary peace, then the guilt will eat you up, if you follow through with what you shared with me. Revenge can be very consuming. Remember when you were in Junior Hig...
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