I was on my way to bed thinking that I might catch the end of the Mariner's game before falling to sleep. Instead, I stopped at my desk and searched the web for my daughter's weekly column in the WSU Daily Evergreen. It's Mom's Weekend at WSU and Cindy is there with the twins to enjoy some time together. I had a hunch that Abby may have written a special column for her mom this week. I wasn't disappointed. This is what I found.
Abby Student | Daily Evergreen relationship and sex columnist
Writing For Mom: The Only Opinion That Matters.
I have been in a serious relationship for more than 20 years. She's an older woman, but age is just a number, isn't it?
As a sex and relationship columnist, I have had the opportunity to reflect on the many different relationships in my life and evaluate their importance to me. This week, I had the privilege of reflecting on the most important relationship in my life: the one between me and my mother.
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There are days when I least expect it that I am blessed by the well-chosen words of a text message from someone special. Yesterday was one of those days. Thanks Abby!
"I'm looking up at a pink and blue sunset after a workout on Mooberry track and I realize that you and I share this sunset. I realize that you've looked up at the very same one along with all other Cougs. Its the sunset that cuts through our campus and sits on rolling wheat fields. It tells you that you can rest because the day is over." - Abby Student
Getting paid for your passion
To know what you love is the first step toward loving what you do. I saw this post in my Facebook news feed this morning that reinforced the benefit of identifying our passion.
For decades I've been talking about the importance of "going to fun" instead of "going to work." In my opinion, it's the only thing that makes sense. Congratulations to all who have found the to identify your passion and then fournd someone who will pay you to do it. Congratulations to you Trishann. And thanks for inspiring this short post.
Bringing Her Whole Self
I'd like to introduce you to another of the new friends that I've had the good fortune to meet during the past year. Her name is
Olivia McIvor and she is a remarkable individual that was invited to provide the thought leadership for one of PEMCO Insurance's Interactive Leadership Sessions last year.
Olivia and I have enjoyed exchanging ideas and experiences that help to identify the edges in how people live their lives. Olivia is an accomplished author, speaker, and leadership facilitator... she's even a board member of The Kindness Foundation of Canada. How cool is that!
I invited Olivia to contribute to my guest book and somehow she found the time. I hope you enjoy her life changing story. It's about how she discovered her edge.
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I resolve to make no new resolutions for 2012
When it comes to resolutions for 2012, I've decided to stick with the few I've made recently and to make them an important part of my focus. It seems to me that if they were important enough to resolve about in the first place - just a year or less ago - they must still be important today. An
edge that I've benefitted from during in my life is that "focus is a good thing!" There's no reason to set out toaccomplish something new just because we turning the page on the calendar.
What's Your Story?
Thanksgiving traditions can be special for sure. The memories from big family gatherings; the aromas of favorite foods being cooked; and the sounds of football being played in back yards and on living room televisions all come racing back to my mind.
And, as special as those thoughts are, I'm sure that there are even deeper and richer stories that deserve to be shared.
This Thanksgiving I'd like to invite you to share your stories in my guest book. I'd especially like to hear from you about the appreciative edge you may have received or one that you've provided. Let's celebrate our stories of Thanksgiving.
Wishing you all the very best and continued happiness throughout the holidays.
Please add your story or personal edge of Thanksging to my guest book. Thanks!
Jack be nimble, @ComcastWA be QUICK!
I recently had the opportunity to speak to a group of public relations professionals at a meeting of PRSA, Puget Sound. I asked them to consider examples that they recall observing as a competitive edge. Walter, who is a self defined member of the "Comcast Washingon Twitter Response Team", sent this me this reply. From it, I was reminded that sometimes it can be the smallest act of communication and kindness that give us our edge. In this case the customer recognized it as
timeliness. Great job demonstrating your edge @ComcastWA Twitter Team. And thanks for sharing your story.
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