Talk Don't Text

There are many forms of communication in today's world. We have verbal, nonverbal, technological and in person. I believe that we are losing the ability to communicate in person because of technology. It has become so easy to type a few words on the computer or the phone, maybe even leave a voicemail and move on. Communication is more than that. We have eyes, ears, a mouth and the whole body to communicate with and we are not using these tools when we just type a quick message and assume the other party received and understood the message. We have no way of knowing that electronic message was received or how it was received. We don't know what mood the recipient was in when he received our message. We need to get back to communicating with our voices. So much is lost with short, text bursts. I can't remember how many times I had to say, “The heck with e-mail,” and pick up the phone and call the other party to get my message across. I know that e-mail, text, twitter, voicemail are here to stay and they are valuable tools but they are just that, tools. The next time you have an important message to convey, or you are frustrated when your message just isn't being heard, pick up the phone and call or better yet, visit the recipient can talk in person. If you remove the barriers you will communicate more effectively.

Give something of yourself to people every day… Smile and watch the magic happen.

Faith, Love, and Healing

It is not my intention for this blog to become a religious blog, however, I do believe that God and man work together in business, health, and life. God and faith healed me when I was very ill in 2007. Back in 2007 I was doing a lot of traveling for my former employer. I was in Seattle, Washington and I felt like I had indigestion. I didn't eat dinner that night and I just went to bed. I woke up the next morning and tried to go to work, but went back to bed. As soon as I gathered my thoughts I booked the next flight home and upon my arrival my wife took me directly to the emergency room. After a battery of tests the doctors discovered that I had a staph infection in my backbone. This is a very serious illness and some other folks have died from it. Many people had me with one foot in the grave. I knew I was going to make it, but the one person who never had a doubt was my beautiful wife Carmen. She knew in her heart that God and the doctors would heal me. Several people thought that Carmen was not worried enough about me. But she knew in her heart that God had me in his hands and that I would be all right. After a week in the hospital I was released with a PIC line and orders to inject an IV antibiotic into this PIC line morning, noon, and night. My wife did this for me every day for six weeks, never complaining, with only positive words of healing and a smile. Then there was the year of oral antibiotics, prayer, doctor visits, and the support of my family. Today I am cured and I owe this to the science of the doctors, the love of my wife, and the healing powers of God. God wants to be partners with us in all areas of our lives. I am living proof of this. Beginning each day with a positive outlook, ask God to be your partner, and you will experience when Louis Armstrong sang about many years ago, “What a wonderful world.”     

Give something of yourself to people every day… Smile and watch the magic happen.