Podcast Yesterday, I was driving around the keys all day as ominous black clouds passed overhead. The clouds looked heavy with rain and they cast black shadows over land but not a drop of rain fell. That is…until someone complained and the skies opened up. In that...
Podcast Have you ever met someone who just seems to say things that, although they may be true, carry a hint of negativity or criticism? There’s a new character like this on the new season “Ted Lasso” who says things like, “Everyone played well today — except...
Podcast Fully 50 years ago, there was a major movie flop about a virus that spreads from person to person on respiratory droplets. Although some of the biggest stars of the day were in the movie, the film was about a subject that’s really hard for people to embrace...
Podcast Are you noticing the rising use of the term “toxic (whatever)?” Phrases such as “Toxic masculinity” are becoming quite common and the other day I even saw one of my posts as “toxic positivity.” Say WHAT? “Toxic” means poisonous and rarely is being positive...
Podcast In a previous JumpStart, I invited you to adapt to your circumstances and make the most of them. Someone typed a question in the comments section asking if adapting and accepting are the same. They’re not. We must first accept a situation to adapt to it. Put...
