living authentically with your values (part 2)
Being a paid work or unpaid work mother is one reflection of the choices we make to live by the values we have. Choosing frugality in lifestyle is another. These choices are all based on values that are held closely in one’s heart, and the way you make your choices should honour those values.
Continue Reading Add comment November 6, 2009
angelvalerie
Tags: choices, positive, simple life, values
living authentically with your values (Part 1)
I would like to honour the women of our world who are mothers, and who have made choices about their lives that reflect their values. Whether you stay at home in unpaid work or go out to paid work, you are living authentically by your values. Well done!
Continue Reading Add comment October 30, 2009
angelvalerie
Tags: choices, dream, relationships, values
the triumphs and disappointments of modern technology
So, a few weeks ago when my Palm finally gave up the ghost, I set out to get a new one….only, now everything is “smartphones”. Mmmm, no idea about them… shopping, looking, asking questions…. OK, pick one and head home.. “It’s so easy” they said….little did I know.
In the first 10 days I had to reload my calendar 3 times! It lost a heap of appointments, and that is a real crisis for me!!! Panic, breathe, panic, breathe… keep breathing. OK, so it seems to be working OK again, yay! Victory, I have won!
Hang on, how does the synchronise work with my non-MS software??? Oh, it doesn’t? What to do?! *ringing hands* Research the net, ask…. ahhh, get a whole new something else program, then another something new program, then have them talk to my computer and the smartphone (just how smart is this thing anyway?!), ahhh, finally by some miracle of Chinese whispers everything works… great! Triumph of the plebs!
Two weeks later, how come that appointment is at 1pm not 2pm? Hang on, there is a whole set of them out by 1 hour! Scream, panic, breathe, panic, what?! How?! Technology has struck again!
And so the last few weeks have gone. I have not resolved the 1 hour out, except to have figured out its something about google having the wrong time in its calendar (they use daylight savings in a place that doesn’t have any!)… but on the smart phone that appointments are correct. Of course, I can’t use the online calendars to enter anything, because they then go to the smartphone in the wrong timeslot… but its a start.
Now, if only I can get the hang of how to use the teeny keyboard designed for the handspan of a 2 year old….
Wasn’t this supposed to be a smartphone that saved me time and stress???? Have I been duped?! Sigh… how does that missed call thing work again…
Add comment October 22, 2009
angelvalerie
Tags: change, stress, technology, time
the freshness of spring
We talk about the new life of spring and often enjoy new growth after winter’s dormancy…yet, I wonder if we could enjoy that sense of newness all year round if we just focused on freshness?
Continue Reading Add comment October 7, 2009
angelvalerie
Tags: change, dream, self-care
on dreams and disappointments
Don’t you hate disappointment??? I do! I was talking with a friend this week who had things all lined up to pursue a new dream, following some disappointment of her last dream job, only to find that the new job is not quite working out. Double whammy of disappointment. I have recently come across people who have given up on dreaming.
Continue Reading Add comment October 1, 2009
angelvalerie
Tags: choices, dream, focus, passion for life, positive, thinking
leadership (or the lack thereof)…
But, the essence of leadership is that it is not management. Sometimes the two look the same, but when we see a difficult situation arise, then we also see leadership arise.
Continue Reading Add comment September 23, 2009
angelvalerie
Tags: conflict, leadership, relationships, values
introducing the good doctor
graduation day
Continue Reading Add comment September 18, 2009
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motivation to move (as in exercise)..
Day 2 went, “I am really tired and the dogs have wiped me out”. Starting to sound like an excuse??? Day 3 was, “I can train tomorrow”. If I make choices that allow me to drift away from my goals then they are not really a priority.
Continue Reading Add comment September 10, 2009
angelvalerie
Tags: change, choices, intentions, patterns, values, will
following up on good intentions
Do you too find that the good intentions can be stymied by not making such small changes to behaviour? What ideas do you use to remind yourself and keep yourself on track?
Continue Reading Add comment September 3, 2009
angelvalerie
Tags: change, choices, habits, intentions
good intentions vs inertia
Naturally, I always intend to do good, to help others, to make a difference. I am challenged by this man and his family, they are not just thinking about it but acting on it. How rewarding it must be to live your values out in such a unique way!
Continue Reading Add comment August 26, 2009
angelvalerie
Tags: change, choices, thinking, values
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