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Archives for December 2017

Only One New Year’s Resolution

December 31, 2017 By Tom Mungavan Leave a Comment

We have good intentions. In 2018 we are going to … (fill-in the blank) and … (fill-in the blank) … and the list goes on.  Most of us do not keep our New Year’s resolutions into February, and even fewer get to the next year with our new behaviors as habits. Only 10% of resolutions make it through the end of the year.  This failure confirms, once again, how hard it is to change.

Really? Yes, we are creatures of habit. If we have good habits that is a good thing. If we have bad habits … not so good. I have many of both types. So what is a new insight that might help?  Mark Manson has a book titled, “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*CK – A Counter Intuitive Approach to Living a Good Life” that attempts to shock us into a new view of the world. You can add the book to your list, or just take the one key idea and use it for 2018.

The one key goal

Manson argues that we spend so much time giving a F*CK about unimportant things that we do not spend enough time on the important things we should give a F*CK about.  The long list of things we think we should do aren’t that important. The number of “LIKES” on Facebook, or even Facebook itself, is not that important. Doing much of anything to look good to others on Facebook is a false sense of reality.

Focusing on negatives … things we don’t like about our behaviors, is much harder to overcome than moving toward what we really want more of in our life.  How important is it really to lose a few pounds? That exercise program may or may not be really important. Maybe walking more each week is better than a health club membership that you only use in January. My friend dying of cancer does not think work is that important.  He thinks family and friends are very important.

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Happy 2018

December 28, 2017 By Tom Mungavan Leave a Comment

The widespread official adoption of the Gregorian calendar and marking January 1 as the beginning of a new year is almost global now. Regional or local use of other calendars continues, along with the cultural and religious practices that accompany them. In Latin America, various native cultures continue the observation of traditions according to their own calendars. Israel, China, India, and other countries, continue to celebrate the New Year on different dates.

May the coming year be filled with blessings for you and those you love.

Dickens’ Message

December 21, 2017 By Tom Mungavan Leave a Comment

Scrooge with Ghosts

Charles Dickens  wrote A Christmas Carol in the fall and winter of 1843. Dickens’ father was put in debtor’s prison by a man like Ebenezer Scrooge. Dickens wanted to highlight the greed of the rich that was caused by unchecked capitalism. He also gave us hope that seeing clear evidence (from the three ghosts) is enough to allow us to change how we think and behave … overnight!

We know people can change quickly if they see powerful reality. We each can look for that reality for ourselves in the coming year. That is a positive ending for all of us.

2017 CNN Heroes

December 19, 2017 By Tom Mungavan Leave a Comment

My TV viewing is very limited, but I happened to have the 2017 CNN Heroes show on while I was doing something else. I really needed to hear about people doing good for others out of love and caring.  People of all ages, people with widely different backgrounds, and people who saw a need, were highlighted by CNN for making a very big difference in the world. They all started from where they were. They made a difference. Their motivation was compassion, or personal experience.  Remembering a painful childhood motivated one person to find a way to change childhood for many kids who faced what he had faced.

The school boy from Tanzania who made creative puppets to cheer children fighting cancer has impacted people around the world. Not only with his puppets, but by raising enough money to send affected families on cruises around the world … all by using a sewing machine in his bedroom.

The policewomen who took an empty room and made it into a safe place after school for children surrounded by violence. There was an Iraqi vet looking for relief from mental pain after returning home from war. He found his only relief when he was on a surfboard. Not only did he help himself, he showed other veterans how to surf and feel relief as well.

Purpose

Most people I know want their life to have purpose. I know I do.  It is easy to think it is far away or abstract … maybe even not attainable. To see people finding purpose that was right in front of them, and changing the world, says almost anyone can have purpose. Most started small, and it grew, which is great. The truth is that meaningful purpose does not need to win a CNN Hero award.  Impacting even one other life is meaningful. Some simple acts can improve the lives of those you work with … particularly when done from a place of caring and compassion. We all spend a lot of time at work. Most of us would like it to be a kinder place. Maybe a few more people can take on compassion at work as their mission in 2018. The videos made me think that it’s possible.

The CNN stories helped me move to better spirits for the holidays and increased my optimism for 2018. I hope you find time to watch some of the stories, and that it will improve your HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

 

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