by Patricia C. Brooks | Mar 11, 2021 | Embracing Change, Food for Thought AND Action
“Peanut butter and jelly again,” complained the factory worker for the tenth day in a row. Jim, his friend and co-worker, was tired of hearing him complain and asked, “Who makes your lunch anyway? Maybe you should ask for something different.” To which the...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Feb 14, 2021 | direct experience, Food for Thought AND Action, forward action, living a full life, Self-confidence, Shift perspective, small step
Leap Before You Look? There is more to life than spreadsheets, back-to-back meetings with no purpose or seeming progress, and going home at night exhausted wondering: “Is this all there is to life?” Sometimes you’ve got to pull the trigger to figure things out. ...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Dec 22, 2020 | Food for Thought AND Action, fulfillment
Do you ever find yourself bored with something you once enjoyed doing, something that at first excited you to do because of its newness or because it posed a challenge? Do you ever find yourself trying to escape that boredom by looking for something new and different...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Sep 3, 2018 | Food for Thought AND Action
Anticipating a certain outcome, good or bad, or expecting things to go as planned can set us up to experience disappointment, frustration, annoyance, and unhappiness and can cause us to miss the joys of the present moment. Yesterday I went kayaking with a friend. We...
by Patricia C. Brooks | May 22, 2018 | direct experience, Effective Decision Making, Food for Thought AND Action, Uncategorized
There are feelings that we all have that can guide us in making better decisions. When we follow these feelings, often called gut instincts, life seems to flow effortlessly. When we don’t listen to them, we often experience difficulties and unnecessary stress....
by Patricia C. Brooks | Apr 26, 2018 | Effective Decision Making, Food for Thought AND Action
“If you do what’s easy life will be hard.” – Les Brown I take this statement to mean that if you take the easy path in life, if you put in the least possible effort in the things you do, what awaits you is struggle and hardship. For me this sentiment reaches...
