Good Being is Contagious

“Good being is contagious.” ~ Brandon Leonard, Youth Mentor I met Brandon at workshop during a mentoring conference. His bright spirit andcompassionate perspective was the highlight of the workshop. This comment rocked my world! Photo by carf from a powerful story that is part of their Children At Risk Foundation. This organization is an incredible […]

Blessing Others: A Practice for Opening the Heart

by Janice Lynne Lundy “Blessings” is the sign-off I use in my e-mail correspondence. It was a conscious choice to do so. I was at a stage in my life when “Sincerely” was just too cold; “Love” a bit too warm for a general farewell, especially to business associates. I had to find the one […]

Receiving Compliments and Passing Them On

Tom Davis offered a wonderful practice for interacting with compliments in response to an earlier inquiry into compliments: When Malcom Forbes was awarded the first ever GQ Manstyle award he said something like, “We most appreciate those awards we least deserve.” So I always try to remind myself of that when someone gives me a […]