Love Poems from Our Wedding

During our reception, we asked guests to share poems or words of wisdom. Here are a few of the things people shared. Enjoy – Your partner for success, Coach Julie, RN ~ Nurturing Your Success  Apache Blessing Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be the shelter for the other. Now [...]

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A Poem About US

For our wedding Lou and I asked people to share poems, passages or to write something that they would be willing to share with us about love, marriage, family… People shared some beautiful thoughts and poems – which I will share with you in future posts. At night, after the wedding, Lou asked me why [...]

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Assert Yourself or Eat Potato Chips

When people make requests of you, how do you respond? Often, people can become very upset, angry – even irate - when asked for favors; when people at work ask you to do things or to take on projects; when family asks questions that are intrusive; when neighbors ask to borrow; or kids ask you to [...]

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Powerful Communication: Apology Dos and Don’ts

Do you apologize for anything and everything? Do you apologize for things that are completely out of your control? How about apologizing for other people’s behavior? Do you tend to apologize just to see if the other person will apologize? An apology can be a very cathartic act. It can mend fences and build bridges. [...]

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My Pain is My Pain; Don’t Make It About You

As a practicing RN, I recently hurt myself at work. I was sharing with someone my story when they immediately started talking about themselves – “I had two surgeries on my back. You don’t need to tell me about back pain.” Then why did you ask?! Did you ever have this happen to you? You [...]

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