Mom’s Party Crock Pot Chili for 20! 5 lbs or more of cooked, lean ground beef (drained) 8 15-oz cans of red kidney beans (drained) 6 15-oz cans of chopped or diced tomatoes 1 30 oz can of whole green chilies (drained) OR 2 bags of frozen sliced bell peppers with onion (or 2 to 3 bell...
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When we were employed in the bureaucracy, it was expected to carry the Franklin Planner at all times to record mundane prospects past, current and future. We soon tired of the tiny fonts and all those tiny lines. Completely unsuitable for our needs. We requested the supply madam to gather us a goodly supply of blank pages...
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Three Part Joke – Rules for Change Wayne was downtown at the grocery store yesterday to pick up a few things. While he was gone a news flash came across the TV warning of a dangerous wrong-way driver on the Highway which goes through downtown. We called him on his cell “Wayne, there’s one crazy wrong-way driver...
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How important is change to you? In order to change you have to prepare your environment to be conducive to change. Environment is Important: Yours Theirs But mostly yours What happens when we decide to change something about ourselves. Our brains revolt. Change is Constant Not all change is great or world shattering. Change is constant and...
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What is a personality? What affects emotions, reactions and behaviors which determine individual personality traits? Is a personality trait the face we present to others? Is the face the same to others? Is there such a thing as “a” personality for one individual? Like Snowflakes, No Two Personalities are Alike A few of the billions of combinations...
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Where Communication Meets Condition: As we settle into the comfy chair and turn on the heat and vibrating mode to sooth these aging bones we realize we had neglected to bring along a drinking glass for the vino cabernet sauvignon. We ask the Other “We forgot the glass, would you bring us one?” The Other responds “I...
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Introducing Me, MySelf & I. Subject to Change, Growth & Self-Preservation. This might appear repetitive but bear with us… We are capable, confident and strong. We Are Not Hostages to Our Past. The key to knowing others is getting to know ourselves. In order to understand ourselves, we must communicate freely and often. Communication includes asking yourself...
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Each person brings a unique experience, knowledge and intelligence into a relationship. How we behave with each other can be influenced by oversimplified stereotypes based upon prior experiences. Stereotypes can be true, based on fact or completely false and baseless. What Do We Know About Relationships? What’s the Deal with Relationships? Why do some relationships pass? Why...
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per·son·al·i·ty (/?p?rs?’nal?de/) noun: personality plural noun: personalities: 1. the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual’s distinctive character. What is Personality? What combinations of emotions, reactions and behaviors coalesce to determine our individual personality traits? Is a personality static or an ever-changing face we present to others? Is there such a thing as “a” personality?...
Continue reading...Personality Quirks – Table Topics Questions
Personality Quirks Everyone has peculiar personality quirks because we have unique DNA, experiences, education skills, opportunities and abilities. In order to maintain society people don’t think “alike” we think “around” with a filtered nuance that forms a basic community personality. It’s a wonder we get along at all. It’s the nuances that violate the somewhat agreed upon...
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