Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: behavior, charity, day, effort, freedom, friends, habit, life, money, pattern, power, tardiness, teacher
A teacher who was lecturing on habits told his class, “Anything you
repeat twenty times is yours forever.” From the back of the classroom
came a whispered voice, “Sarah, Sarah, Sarah, Sarah….” Of course, what
the teacher was trying to say is that any behavior, often repeated,
becomes habit.
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The Dutch scholar Desiderius Erasmus once said, “A nail is driven out
by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit.” And if I understand him
right, he suggests that saying no to a bad habit is not enough.
Instead, we should try to replace it with a good one. Repeat the new
behavior twenty times … and it is yours.
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If any behavior, good or bad, is often repeated, it becomes stronger
and more powerful. “Since habits become power, make them work for you
and not against you,” said E. Stanley Jones. In other words, drive out
the undesirable nail, the behavior you’d like to change, with a better
one.
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May 15 2009
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW".
Tags: adorable, attention, audition, ballerina, Britain, celebrity, children, classic, contestant, dance, Idol, judges, link, music, pattern, performance, photos, reality, runway, sensation, show, singer, smiles, spotlight, success, talent, television
Lungs Of Steel
Hollie Steel
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At first, 10-year-old Hollie had trouble dancing, but then she started to sing. » Better than Boyle, Shaheen?
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Posted Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:40am PDT
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I don’t know about you, but I’m already sick of Susan Boyle from Britain’s Got Talent. And I don’t even live in Britain! I’ve just reached my Boyling point with her.
Well, it does seem now that the population of Britain agrees with me, at least, because U.K. viewers’ fickle attention has already turned first to younger and cuter 12-year-old Britain’s Got Talent hopeful Shaheen Jafargholi and then, as of last night, to the even younger and cuter 10-year-old singing ballerina, Hollie Steel.
Hollie’s performance on Britain’s runaway-hit talent show is the latest Interweb sensation after airing on U.K. television yesterday, and along with the obvious
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Advice & Tips.
Tags: advice, age, aggression, anger, attitude, behavior, compassion, compliment, decision, emotion, expression, feelings, guidance, health, humanity, inspiration, life, message, pattern, peers, power, praise, promise, quotes, service, thought, tips, youth
Layers Of Feeling
Coping With Passive Aggression
Many people are taught from a young age to suppress feelings commonly regarded as negative, such as anger, resentment, fear, and sorrow. Those who cannot or will not express these emotions tend to engage in passive-aggressive behaviors that provide them with a means of redirecting their feelings. Passive aggression can take many forms: People who feel guilty saying “no” may continually break their promises because they couldn’t say no when they meant it. Others will substitute snide praise for a slur to distance themselves from the intense emotions they feel. More often than not, such behavior is a cry for help uttered by those in need of compassion and gentle guidance.
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Oct 10 2008
