Tag: Personal Growth
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My 7th Inning Stretch
Are you a pruner or a stretcher? As you know when you prune a bush or a tree you do it either to restrain growth or to direct growth in desirable ways. It strikes me that most people go through life actively pruning themselves. Often once they reach adulthood they try to keep themselves exactly…
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Happily ever after
It’s been a busy three-day weekend but at least I wasn’t at work. Work has not been terribly inspiring lately, but the last time it has truly inspiring was about three years ago so no surprise there. Still it was weekend with the chance to catch up with friends. As Lisa reported on her blog…
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Personal growth through relationships
Maybe this is a “no duh!” but this observation snuck up on me today when I least expected it. But it seems that we grow as a person by how well we manage the relationships in our lives. For many people there is not much to manage. Maybe they have great social skills, or are…