And Tochi Says… Whose thoughts are YOU thinking? » Entries tagged with "help"
Think You’re Safe?
“It’s none of my business.” “I don’t want to draw attention to myself.” “What if I become the target?” “My people will abandon me.” “What if people find out?” “Somebody is watching.” And other excuses. Looking the other way when you are in the position and have the power to help, save, protect, comfort or defend. Standing down evil involves the littlest things: Listening with attention. Pointing the way to freedom. Giving of resources. Introducing … Read entire article »
Filed under: Being Real, Courage Series
The Lonely Yet Rewarding Path
One of my female friends decided to claw her way out of prescription medications. They were supposed to alleviate her depression, but she found out that she was moving through her life as if in a mental fog, motiveless, aimless and uncaring. She hardly knew whether anyone was coming or going. She couldn’t connect with herself, or anyone else for that matter. yet when she mentioned her concerns to her physician, he warned her not … Read entire article »
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Courage Attracts Help
As I walked with him along the forest path, we came across a sleek, grayish tiger. We stopped to look at it. The tiger quickly paced in a circle around us, watching me with its dark eyes, its body tensing to pounce. I shouted at it. It stopped and snarled back at me, baring its formidable fangs. My companion threw something at it, then beat it off with a log of wood. The creature fled … Read entire article »
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Don’t Despise Small Beginnings
I enjoy hanging out with very young kids for many reasons, especially for this: Their spontaneity. Most of them haven’t learned what’s impossible. That inspires me to no end. Generally, if children try something and it doesn’t work out immediately, their first inclination is to keep on trying several times until it either succeeds or they are convinced it isn’t working. Then they ask for help. Normal children are not shy about asking for help; they … Read entire article »
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Punishment Is Not Always The Answer
Signs everywhere at residences, businesses and on the streets, threatening fines, imprisonment or both. The language is forceful, adamant, non-conciliatory: “Don’t…” “Do Not…” “You must not…” “You are being videotaped/recorded…” “You are prohibited…” Then we watch closely for the infraction of laws, policies, rules, regulations so that we can pounce. We carry this over to the personal: Instead of spending time to correct and advise, we punish with poor performance reviews, poor customer reviews, complaints via … Read entire article »
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Coincidence, Luck and Synchronicity… or Not?
Merriam-Webster describes these words as follows: Coincidence: The occurrence of events that happen at the same time by accident but seem to have some connection Luck: To come upon something desirable by chance. Synchronicity: To occur or cause to occur at the same instant. Many would group these words together. I say, “Balderdash!” To repeat an anonymous quote, “Coincidence is God’s way of making Itself known.” Oprah Winfrey taught me that luck is simply preparation meeting opportunity. Synchronicity is nothing … Read entire article »
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