Alast Alast insistence reigns down
Alast dividing minds and renting hearts sore
Unworthy might A last word
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(c) 31Dec2011 JAM
Thank you, everyone, for shining and sharing your own unique light of you with me through 2011.
Love,
Janice
3 Hearts
(Three Hearts is my signature for the past 30 years, my way of sending Love and Light to the Body, Mind and Spirit of all readers, receivers of my message(s))
We all know red poppies mark November 11th every year: Armistice day, Remembrance day, Veterans day as it is deemed by many. Red poppies are synonymous with remembering the valor of those who made our countries what they are today as well as those who still do. This is what is honoured, respected, remembered and always will be by many even if some among us disagree with war.
But I wonder, inside my quiet self, if we couldn’t do more. What about all those “little wars” around us, over petty grievances that make no difference to anyone and would seem utterly foolish to a soldier in the trenches with nothing to eat for days?
Differences with workplace mates, classmates, relatives and friends. All these little wars affect the greater peace for all of us.
It is one thing to choose your battles. It is another to choose them irrationally, without reason or realism.
It is another to fight for a good cause. And yet another if we think it is a good cause but have failed to do the research to substantiate same. Not everything is as “good” as it appears and many a battle is lost or ignited because people did not have all the facts to make their decisions on.
Still, I believe it is much more important to recognize that sometimes the most noble battles are those we choose not to fight at all.
(c) November 11, 2011
JAMISM: "Once one has had their fill of eating crow, they will no longer assume anything about anyone or anything. Those sharp beaks are just too hard to swallow." LOL ....... Image by crowdive via Flickr
In 1989-1990 I took a Public Relations course that was very brief but some of the teachings have stayed with me to this day.
Including the way the facilitator broke down the word: ASSUME just as I did in the title here. Ms. Lemon, I believe her name was and she was a superb instructor for the messages she was trying to convey. We got it in spades.
Anytime we assume in life, we make an Ass of ourselves and the person we are assuming something about. What is the alternative? Well, it’s really very simple. Assume NOTHING. Instead:
That is all.
Too simple, huh.
Why is it we humans tend to avoid the simple road and complicate our lives or those of others in choosing to do so? Why, when it is so easy to simply ask instead of assume?
Ooops, my eternal why’s are slipping again, I better go pull them up under my skirt before I get lost in hours of useless wondering, LOL I fear I shall soon become the Queen of WHY and have to change my whole profile on here if this persists… lol
Here’s the breakdown of the 30 DAY SONG challenge found on WordPress.com:
Day 01 – Your favorite song
Day 02 – Your least favorite song
Day 03 – A song that makes you happy
Day 04 – A song that makes you sad
Day 05 – A song that reminds you of someone
Day 06 – A song that reminds of you of somewhere
Day 07 – A song that reminds you of a certain event
Day 08 – A song that you know all the words to
Day 09 – A song that you can dance to
Day 10 – A song that makes you fall asleep
Day 11 – A song from your favorite band
Day 12 – A song from a band you hate
Day 13 – A song that is a guilty pleasure
Day 14 – A song that no one would expect you to love
Day 15 – A song that describes you
Day 16 – A song that you used to love but now hate
Day 17 – A song that you hear often on the radio
Day 18 – A song that you wish you heard on the radio
Day 19 – A song from your favorite album
Day 20 – A song that you listen to when you’re angry
Day 21 – A song that you listen to when you’re happy
Day 22 – A song that you listen to when you’re sad
Day 23 – A song that you want to play at your wedding
Day 24 – A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 25 – A song that makes you laugh
Day 26 – A song that you can play on an instrument
Day 27 – A song that you wish you could play
Day 28 – A song that makes you feel guilty
Day 29 – A song from your childhood
Day 30 – Your favorite song at this time last year
Source: Brittany
Image by FUNKYAH via Flickr
The first time I did these types of tests, I was blue. Roughly 20 years later, I am still blue. True blue, through and through. I scored almost zero on every other section.
Over two decades ago, as part of a staff workshop, we were given personality tests to determine what “colour” our personalities were. Understanding what ”colour” our personalities are is said to provide us with greater insight into what work we are suited for as well as into the personalities of our co-workers.
I was blue then and I’m still a true blue to the core. One thing I’ve learned is that personalities are fairly consistent and the “personality colours” have actually helped me a lot in understanding others.
There are many traits to each colour, too many to list here. But in summary, one word for each colour follows:
While I can’t find an online test that doesn’t require payment of some sort, this is the best site I could find to test yourself, have fun:
http://www.insightlearning.com/testing/testingcenter.asp
