OK, so how do you motivate someone who does not want to be motivated?
Do you threaten them?
Do you beg them?
Do you consequence them?
What?
Imagine what life must be like when you have nothing to look forward to or feel wanted or loved by anyone or anything. Imagine what it must feel like when everyone you interact with is paid to do so! Try and imagine that all of your coping skills are nothing more than ineffective behaviors and that those behaviors are the only way you have to communicate.
How many of us can watch the behavior without responding with a behavior? Discover what caused the behavior and you stand a very good chance of ending the behavior.
Treat others with dignity and respect even when they are not treating you in such a manner! Become a positive role model and show others by your actions not only your words.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Life as a endless Power struggle
Ever wonder what the world would be like if we didn't constantly get into needless power struggles? A teenage girl posed this question to me yesterday and I must admit it would be a very pleasant place indeed! What are your thoughts?
Sad News
A wonderful woman I work with had some terrible news last week her partner had a stroke. Her partner is young, in the forties! Brandi My thoughts and prayers are with the both of you.
Sunday, February 26, 2006
My how the time does go by
My old truck is dead! here is what I replaced it with!
OK here is another weekend and as you can tell I have not had time to post as much as I would like to have. So what else is new! Time is a very fleeting thing and once it is gone it is gone! Just got another 8 inches of snow yesterday and I must admit Brattleboro looks like a winter wonderland.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Here we go again
So I get through the weekend without any major incidents and just as I think I got by, BAM! My truck dies. The Crisis appears to continue.
Monday, February 20, 2006
Empty nest
OK it's 8:10 and the house is just about back to normal. All the in-laws are gone including the mother in-law and my daughter is off back to school. I am in defcon 0 once again. The world is back to normal, Except my son has bought a pay for view show "Wrestling", but that is even better than the Olympics! I must admit I did enjoy the curling events.
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Weekend Crisis
Well here I am with three adolescents with a bad case of cabin fever! there are driving not only myself crazy but also the dog! The grown-ups for the most part went to play tennis and left the two dads to deal with the Kids! I think some sort of diversion is called for, God help me but here I go!
School Vacation
Everything is the same as it always is. Right, as if! A house full of in-laws and a daughter back for the weekend with a ton of laundry, a dog and the most important a Mother-in-law! Lucky for me they are all really nice folks and are fun to be with. Weekend CRISIS appears to have be diverted for now.
College kids
My daughter came home for the weekend and brought her luandry. All of her laundry, bags of it!
She said to me, " Dad you should be a college student" Hey, been there did that! I love my daughter and it is always good to see her. But just once I would like to see her without the laundry!
I know it is a small thing. And someday it won't bother me so much but it's not that day!
She said to me, " Dad you should be a college student" Hey, been there did that! I love my daughter and it is always good to see her. But just once I would like to see her without the laundry!
I know it is a small thing. And someday it won't bother me so much but it's not that day!
Saturday, February 18, 2006
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