tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839575896417104888.post2733850778255100772..comments2023-10-29T06:09:36.633-07:00Comments on Hookin', Knittin' & Livin': A - Z Challenge: OStephanie Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03206167025245206754noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839575896417104888.post-53842938221013597432012-04-18T10:46:47.202-07:002012-04-18T10:46:47.202-07:00Thanks for all good wishes...the meeting went well...Thanks for all good wishes...the meeting went well. Any bloopers were mine and, I'm told, only I noticed.Stephanie Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206167025245206754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839575896417104888.post-82655868750576116062012-04-18T08:48:42.162-07:002012-04-18T08:48:42.162-07:00My mother used to tell me not to borrow trouble. ...My mother used to tell me not to borrow trouble. She was right. If we could see into the future, I imagine we'd never take the road less traveled, opting always for the path of least resistance.<br /><br />My years in the ICU taught me how to relax in the midst of chaos. I was always the one in the crisis who would tell everyone in the room to STOP! TAKE A DEEP BREATH! and miraculously, the calm would descend upon us like magic. I used that trick just last night when I placed my hand firmly on a woman's frantic shoulder. She, a fellow nurse, was beside herself trying to make her mother comfortable. The instant I put my hand on her shoulder, I could feel her entire being relax. She tried to explain how out of control she felt and I told, "I know. I can feel your anxiety. Let's just stand here a moment and breathe." Who needs an oracle when being present in the moment is so much more rewarding than knowing what will come?<br /><br />What will be, will be. <br /><br />Perhaps you could start your meetings with a deep breathing exercise that puts everyone in the room front and center in the present, or if you see chaos coming, institute the exercise right then and there.Rudeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889298704039071473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839575896417104888.post-58732430097999448562012-04-17T18:12:47.319-07:002012-04-17T18:12:47.319-07:00Hope everything went well. I'm pretty sure it...Hope everything went well. I'm pretty sure it is much better not to know the future. ;) blessings ~ tannaTannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484104973009411729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839575896417104888.post-41390934096814539922012-04-17T11:05:54.312-07:002012-04-17T11:05:54.312-07:00I don't know. I'm torn. In a way we women ...I don't know. I'm torn. In a way we women do have the ability to 'see' into the future though- it's called women's intuition! Hey! I just realized I missed your post yesterday. Hold the phone! Oh I LOVE it! Such a sweet post! Especially that last picture- so sweet!Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839575896417104888.post-8100551329619729422012-04-17T09:28:11.339-07:002012-04-17T09:28:11.339-07:00I think it is a blessing that we cannot see ahead....I think it is a blessing that we cannot see ahead. We worry and fret so much just with our day to day troubles...if we were to know the future it would be too much for us to handle, one day at a time for me.Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.com