Blog Stats
- 49,545 hits
Categories
- blogging assignments
- Call me skywalker short story in blog instalments
- Christmas
- family
- food
- guest blog posts
- health
- humor
- Just being creative
- music related
- okanagan related
- reading / books
- short stories
- Some of my favorite posts
- South Okanagan Restaurants and Other Jewels
- Thinking Out loud
- Toastmasters
- travel
- Uncategorized
- wordless wednesday
- Yoga
-
Recent Posts
Top Posts
Tag Archives: Toastmasters
Power of Words – you already have it
Words, we use them every day and think nothing of it. But words can have power. They can encourage, educate, support, slash or inspire. If you are like me, you probably underestimate the effect that your words have on the people … Continue reading
Posted in Just being creative, Thinking Out loud, Toastmasters
Tagged encouragement, inspire, mohammed quatani, plant a seed, power of words, share, Toastmasters
19 Comments
Jour 14 – Day 14 : Baba and Guido
****************************************************************** Today I will share a memory. When Guido ( my Grandpa) passed, there was a funeral service and then the mourners all went back to their church to have an informal sharing time and some food. There was … Continue reading
Posted in blogging assignments, family, Just being creative
Tagged baba, guido, kindersley, railway, self confidence, Self Improvement, speaking, speech, Toastmasters, toastmasters organization
44 Comments
For Better or Worse
For Better or Worse What I say, what you say, our words have an effect on others. Almost daily, I am reminded to be conscious of what I say. I must not speak too quickly without thinking as I risk … Continue reading
Posted in Thinking Out loud
Tagged empathy, mohammed, power of words, quatani, react, respond, Toastmasters
20 Comments
P and C go together
P and C go together Praise and Criticism go together, like sweet and sour, if you believe in one, then you believe in the other. The trouble is we like praise, even if we feel like we don’t deserve … Continue reading
Posted in Just being creative, Thinking Out loud
Tagged criticism, feedback, how to improve, improvement, mo, point for improvement, praise, Qahtani, Toastmasters
17 Comments
Two Thoughts in my head today
Thought #1 – Life seems to be all about change and in my life I have initiated many new interests or employment in September, I guess that is when I am open to new challenges. Do you have a time … Continue reading
Posted in Thinking Out loud
Tagged challenges, confidence, dessert, improving, life is short, no regrets, regrets, rut, Self Improvement, Toastmasters
12 Comments
