December 22, 2009 | By: | Leave a Comment

Daily KIP:  Compliment others, people you know AND strangers. Look for the little things you appreciate in the people you encounter and share it with them. There will be times when the compliment a person receives from you, is the only nice comment they hear that day.

December 21, 2009 | By: | Leave a Comment

Daily KIP:  To improve your relationships, consider this. Ask 3 open ended questions before you ever react or ask a closed question. You will change the relationship and truly start to understand the other person and their point of view.

December 20, 2009 | By: | Leave a Comment

Daily KIP:  Gifts don’t always have to cost money; sometimes the most valuable gift we can give to another person is free. What FREE gifts are you giving away this holiday which may be priceless to someone else?

December 19, 2009 | By: | Leave a Comment

Daily KIP:  Do you have the desire, are you willing to grow? We cannot demand growth & maturity from others if we ourselves are unwilling to grow.

December 18, 2009 | By: | Leave a Comment

Daily KIP: Be in the moment. Instead of worrying about everything else that’s going on tomorrow or next week……this may be difficult considering the time of year, BUT, focus on the here and now — the food, the company, the conversation.

It Takes A Village

December 17, 2009 | By: | Leave a Comment
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I am a pediatric nurse who specializes in evaluating and treating children who have been suspected of being physically or sexually abused. I’ve been a nurse for the last 16 years, and at my current job for just under 11. Some say to me ‘working with abused children must be so hard’. Yes, I suppose

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December 17, 2009 | By: | Leave a Comment

Daily KIP: Connection isn’t JUST about making time for friends and family, it’s about CARING for others. Who are you REALLY connecting with? Make the connection…….make the time to truly connect.

Declined

December 16, 2009 | By: | Leave a Comment
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My morning routine, when it’s my turn to take the boys to school, is to go through the drive-thru at Starbucks and grab a coffee before I “hit the highway”. So, last Thursday I did just that. Placed my order, pulled up to the window looked in my wallet – had absolutely NO cash, thanks

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December 16, 2009 | By: | Leave a Comment

Daily KIP:  Who has been encouraging to you? Sometimes we are encouraged “in passing”; sharing with others how they have encouraged us can be a blessing! Think about this and tell people how they have encouraged you.

December 15, 2009 | By: | Leave a Comment

Daily KIP:  UNDERSTANDING……….often we are so quick to judge what’s going on with others or why people in our world do what they do. Take the time to ask questions, listen, and connect to get a better understanding. “Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding

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