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Turn Around Tuesday

December 4, 2007 By 4 Comments

“Look, Charlie, let’s face it. We all know that Christmas is a big commercial racket. It’s run by a big eastern syndicate, you know.” -Lucy, A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

A Charlie Brown Christmas is my all time favorite Christmas show. It was on TV last night and I thought, “What a better way to celebrate this season than to have a quote a week from this great holiday cartoon?”

To start things off, we have gem from Lucy Van Pelt. The darling know it all characteristically had big ideas and a ton of misinformation. However, she came dangerously close to hitting the nail on the head with this one.

Christmas tends to be beautifully flashy, bright, colorful, and wondrous. It is a wonderful time to participate in and enjoy. Don’t miss that last part – enjoy. All the flashy in the world won’t feel good if it rides in on the back of stress and unrest.

There’s a great thing about this time of year – and any other time of year. We have a choice in how to run our lives. We can choose to remember why we enjoy this time of year, look forward to our personal traditions and celebrations, and forgo the massive stress factor.

Let’s start off December by remembering that we don’t need to participate more than we want in that “big eastern syndicate.” If that holiday frenzy it the part of the holiday that you look forward to, then, by all means, enjoy! But if it’s not, then let’s support each other in remembering what it is we do like, focus on the characteristics that do bring us joy, and spend our time doing those things that make this a memorable time of the year.

Learning more about all of you

A neat thing happened last week when I mentioned the Southern tradition of sending plates of leftovers home with company, my column turned into a conversation. Some of you saw fit to respond with some of your own traditions.

It is characteristic of what I like so much about my career as a Realtor, my involvement as a professional, and my place as a citizen. Nothing is better than the relationships created.

I wanted to let you all know that TAT is posted every Tuesday at Making Life Work for You. There are other articles there as well. If the conversational mood ever strikes you again, I hope you will join us over there.

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WE meme

December 3, 2007 By 12 Comments

Liz Fuller writes a great blog at More Than WE Know. Her blog is dedicated to Women Entrepreneurs.

She has Meme’ed me with the 7 Facts About Me challenge. Here are the rules

  1. Link to the person who tagged you and post the rules on your blog.
  2. Share 7 facts about yourself
  3. Tag 7 random people and include links to their blogs
  4. Let each person know they have been tagged and comment on their blog.

Alas, I have been tagged before. But, as Liz saw it fit to call me “multi-faceted,” I feel that I must be able to come up with seven more things. This also means that when I tag you, you are obligated to comply regardless of previous participation. I am sure you are interesting enough. How do I know? I read your blogs on a daily basis.

My previous entries are listed here – you can check out the explanations at their original home should you feel so inclined.

  1. My faith is a journey
  2. I still battle with the mean things kids say
  3. I have horrid fashion sense. My husband is my saving grace in this
  4. My favorite food is birthday cake
  5. I used to love going to the gym
  6. My kids and I all have Hawaiian middle names
  7. I hate the way I look in photographs and sound in audio recording
  8. Coloring my hair is one of my favorite things to do
  9. Children are my passion
  10. Rocky Balboa is my pop icon hero
  11. My husband is my BFF
  12. I am addicted to cashews and Webkinz
  13. I am really glad my folks are my folks

Now, on the the new seven

  1. Shallow politics grate my nerves. I won’t go much deeper than that – at least not just yet
  2. If it never made me dime, procured a client, or provided anything material of value, I would still write
  3. I lust after the college degree I am trying desperately to finish
  4. My house is consistently messy. I have tried several times to get it in order. Every time I pick it up, it falls back down. Maybe it’s because I have four kids. Maybe it’s because I am incredibly busy doing stuff I actually enjoy. Maybe it’s because I am a pack rat
  5. I am a pack rat. I hate throwing stuff away. It is emotionally exhausting to declutter. I think it is a part of my DNA
  6. I don’t drink water – hardly ever. Maybe at the gym…maybe. I could drink coffee and diet coke all the time. Health implications I am sure, but, it is my vice
  7. Blogging blows my mind. I can hardly believe the relationships I have created since becoming involved with this venue. I have learned so much about life outside and inside of me. It has been a phenom experience.

On to my tags (please refer to the “no pass given simply because you have done it before clause indicated above.)

Southern Mama
Robyn McMaster
Melinda Zook
Lisa Gates
Nettie Hartsock
Mariana Wagner
Vicki Moore

Have fun!

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Dawgs are today’s example Excellence, Action, Loss of Control, and Consequence

December 2, 2007 By 7 Comments

dawg.jpgSo much of our situation is uncontrollable. Or parts of it are not choice, but consequence.

It is little surprise that I am Georgia Bulldawg Fan. Yes, Dawg…D-A-W-G. Not a misspelling. If you are not a football fan, don’t leave…just skim to the bullet points. Or you can keep reading and get a taste of the best football in the country – NCAA, specifically the SEC.

It has been a tumultuous season for everybody. We started low in the polls. It got worse before it got better.

But, when it got better, it got A LOT better. After our October loss to Tennessee, we have won 6 consecutive games overcoming teams like Florida, Auburn, and Kentucky.

The Dawgs have been masterful the past 6 weeks. During that time, many of those ranked in the top spots have lost and fallen. Georgia is ranked an impressive #4 in the BCS polls. Now that the #1 and #2 teams both lost yesterday, Georgia could, theoretically, move up to #2 and have a shot at the National Championship game in New Orleans.

None of this changed the fact that it was LSU and Tennessee that played in yesterday’s SEC Championship game. Never mind the fact that Georgia has a better overall record than Tennessee. Tennessee and Georgia are tied within the SEC East. Remember that loss to Tennessee I just talked about? Tennessee gets to play, Georgia gets to watch, LSU got the win (not an impressive win – but a win none the less.)

With the LSU win yesterday also comes the BCS prediction possibility that Georgia will stay at #4 and LSU will move into the #2 spot and Georgia will probably be facing Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl. I will of course root hard for Georgia, but it is a hard thing to root against Hawaii.

For those of you who are not big NCAA football fans, what does any of this mean to you?

  • Excellence is important
  • Action is crucial
  • We cannot control other people
  • Consequence of prior actions do exist

It is important for excellence to continue regardless of past failures. Georgia may still get to play in the Championship game. They will at least get to play in a bowl game. Had they given up after their second loss, they would just be another team watching the big boys play.

Georgia needs to keep moving forward and doing what it does best – play exceptional football. This is the one thing they can control – their personal action.

Whether or not Georgia will play the National Championship game, the Rose Bowl, the Sugar Bowl, or whatever, is no longer up to them. There is now a machine in motion that makes that decision.

If Georgia doesn’t get the #2 spot and a chance at the big cookie, they can’t place blame anywhere but in their own locker room. They should have never lost to South Carolina. They may be a better team now, playing great ball, and doing wonderful things, but they still lost to Tennessee. It’s consequences and we all have to live with them.

Whatever the outcome is, the Dawgs are my team and I am proud of them. They give me an opportunity for excitement and fun. They also support the occasional life lesson.

GO DAWGS!

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