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What breaks your heart?

By Merry MaryJanuary 26, 2024January 26, 2024Leave a Comment on What breaks your heart?

This week I received an email from North Point Community Church about a sermon series they just concluded…and it is making me think. The overarching theme for this sermon series was ‘A Better Question’ which I presume has to do with what you should be asking yourself as you start the new year. I’m betting …

Pick up the phone

By Merry MaryJanuary 25, 2024March 26, 2025Leave a Comment on Pick up the phone

The subtitle for this post could be ‘The Lost Art of Phone Conversations’. With the advent of email and then text, the desire to actually pick up the telephone and call someone has declined tremendously. I get why you might think that an email or text is an easier way to communicate. Fun fact – …

Gratitude Challenge – being grateful for static electricity

By Merry MaryJanuary 24, 2024January 24, 2024Leave a Comment on Gratitude Challenge – being grateful for static electricity

I thought of this gratitude challenge over the weekend as my hair stood up straight in all different directions due to static electricity. I have NO idea how to be grateful for those zaps you get from static and the lovely hair styles it produces. Do you? Which is what makes it a wacky challenge …

Recognizing the transactional nature of employment

By Merry MaryJanuary 23, 2024January 22, 2024Leave a Comment on Recognizing the transactional nature of employment

Today on LinkedIn I read a post by Henry Kirk. Henry was terminated in 2023 by Google after 8 years of employment. His LinkedIn post is his rewrite of that termination letter. I would encourage anyone who gets terminated to rewrite their termination letter like he did, acknowledging all your contributions. Really you should be …

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