Life is a Project

Traveling On a recent flight I was rereading the book " Fish " by Stephen C. Lundin and Harry Paul.  This is a quick read in the genre of business fables.  The first rule of the Fish Philosophy is "Choose Your Attitude."  When I read this mantra, it hit me in the gut. These words were a direct indictment to me. A friend asked me to perform a favor.  A favor that many people would find enjoyable, but that put me outside of my comfort zone.  Instead of approaching this favor with a kind and giving heart, I fought against the situation and created a negative spiral of events.  Then, I made excuses for my attitude and actions.  I placed the blame on the actions of those around me, including my friend.  I blamed the fact that I was tired.  I was completely self-absorbed and could find fault with everything and everyone else around me.  I refused to look in the mirror, at myself. Sitting on the flight and reading "Choose Your Attit...

Shameless Selfie This week I want to share an amazing Toastmasters event with you and then my very boring Sunday at home. Live, every moment. Laugh, often. Love, thy neighbor. Laundry, it just needs to be done. Tuire Vuolasvirta - Keynote Speaker I had a fantastic weekend at the Toastmasters Division F District 95 Contest in Bensheim, Germany. The Humorous speeches were funny and the Table Topics were entertaining.  If you have never been to a Toastmasters meeting, a Table Topic is a one to two minute impromptu speech and you have no advance notice of the question or topic. Anything goes and no topic is too obscure.  Tuire Vuolasvirta, the District 95 immediate past Director, who came all the way from Finland for the weekend. was the English Table Topics Chair.  Her question was "When is the right time?"  A really thought provoking question with a lot of different answers from the five contestants. Let Them Eat Cake! The highlight for me was to ...