Do As I Say, Not as I’ve Done: Trying Too Hard Is a Problem
Well, many of us hear that “Do as I say, not as I do” thing as children, and yes, it’s annoying. But Ms. Sanity has inadvertantly provided a fabulous example of things not to do, and why people say that “do as I say…” thing. It can be helpful when we learn from the mistakes [...]
November 26, 2009
Tags: attitudes, blogging, calmness, capacity building, Congress, insanity, priorities, thoughts, Tips, writing Posted in: Insane, Tips 
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Five Helpful Things to Consider For a Happier Life
We all have challenges in our lives, there’s no question of that. And some years (decades?) are far more challenging than others. However, there are some time-tested and fairly (to Ms. Sanity) unquestionable “laws” of life that will go a long way to helping folks lead happier, lest angst-filled lives. Yes, some of you will [...]
October 27, 2009
Tags: capacity building, common sense, conservatives, critical thinking, health, sanity, thoughts, Tips Posted in: Sane, Tips No Comments
Best Online College Degrees? Be Careful!
In these challenging economic times, many people are thinking about going back to college. Many former service members recently became eligible for extra economic incentives for doing so.
This is a good thing – a sane thing, even – and as someone once told me, “They can take everything away from me, but they cannot [...]
August 20, 2009
Tags: business, capacity building, College, critical thinking, Education, The Web, Tips Posted in: Resources, Tips No Comments
Sometimes you’ve gotta say “Who Cares?”
Part of my work involves serving as a sort of lay counselor for some of my clients. One of the things I have noticed time and again is people, particularly women, driving themselves utterly insane, trying to figure out the “rules” in life and what is “really” the case about a certain situation. (In fact, [...]
May 13, 2009
Tags: anxiety, attitudes, calmness, capacity building, critical thinking, fears, questions, sanity, Tips Posted in: Sane, Tips One Comment
We The People…Make Your Priorities Heard
I’ve been interested in this relatively new website called “White House Two,” which is meant to give the man or woman on the street the opportunity to voice their priorities for the country to the White House and to their “fellow Americans.” Nearly 8,000 people have joined the site, including yours truly.
Not surprisingly, it’s questionable [...]
March 18, 2009
Tags: capacity building, common sense, critical thinking, culture, priorities, Resources, thoughts, Tips Posted in: Resources, Sane, Tips One Comment
Helping You
A newly found (and newly admired) fellow blogger really sparked my imagination today. His name is Rajesh Setty and his blog is Life Beyond Code.
In it, among many other useful thoughts and ideas, I came upon his exhortation that we should all “Increase our capacity to help other people increase THEIR capacities.” In other [...]
March 3, 2009
Tags: attitudes, blogs, capacity building, culture, helping others, priorities, questions Posted in: Sane One Comment
