by Patricia C. Brooks | Oct 23, 2017 | Food for Thought AND Action
The Universe is on my side, and it is on yours too, though it might not seems this way sometimes – when things in our lives seem to go “wrong”, when we don’t get our way, when one “bad” thing after another befalls us. Despite our thoughts and...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Aug 3, 2017 | Food for Thought AND Action
I learned anything is possible, during a radio segment called “Second Date”. The two morning show hosts autopsy a first date that did not result in a second one. The goal of the “Second Date” segment is to see what went wrong and if after...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Jun 18, 2017 | Food for Thought AND Action, Overcoming Fear
“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” I often hear these words in the voices of my mother and father, when I’m considering doing something that might upset my current circumstances. It has been a guiding force in my life, meant to protect me, but more and...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Apr 1, 2017 | Food for Thought AND Action
Why do we do the things we do? To feel safe? To have an experience that will benefit us in some way? Because that thing is easy? Because that thing is hard? These are all motivations for our actions, but they don’t explain the irrational things we do or are...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Dec 29, 2016 | Food for Thought AND Action, Growing Bold, The Book
Have you ever gotten a bad vibe about someone after you’ve known them for a short time? A feeling that there was something dark or underhanded or dishonest about them, but the exact reason you felt that way about them eluded you? I have. In recent months, however, I...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Oct 12, 2016 | Food for Thought AND Action
Why is there so much stress and unhappiness at work? My mother was a school teacher who would often complain about her job to Mrs. Sussman, a peer of hers. In response, Mrs. Sussman told her “What do you expect, Pat? That’s why they call it work.” This statement...
