tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228373715934482728.comments2012-04-01T17:41:16.546-04:00BARB'S WORLD ~ my 2² senseBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14998502510438878970noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228373715934482728.post-82031261002716964072012-04-01T17:41:16.546-04:002012-04-01T17:41:16.546-04:00Dear Barbara,
I acknowledge your courage and asser...Dear Barbara,<br />I acknowledge your courage and assertiveness in writing about your personal reflections on honesty. We all share in your sentiments to some degree. I say we hug and kiss little red-guy goodbye and honestly, completely befriend ourselves in love, acceptance and self-care.<br /><br />Keep blogging!Wendy Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228373715934482728.post-68464811663655762112008-11-16T14:27:00.000-05:002008-11-16T14:27:00.000-05:00Well, this is interesting. The second time I chose...Well, this is interesting. The second time I chose this. Sometimes the cards repeat and it is my job to learn the lessons in that virtue. <BR/><BR/>I believe that I am oozing with initiative, so much so that I can't focus on one thing. Even as I am writing this, I have 2 emails; my google group and a calendar open. <BR/><BR/>I have a list of 13 initiatives that can be broken into 5 categories.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14998502510438878970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228373715934482728.post-86195375149389695532008-11-15T20:17:00.000-05:002008-11-15T20:17:00.000-05:00It has been 3 days of perseverance. The private ca...It has been 3 days of perseverance. The private calendar of events that I was attempting to create for the Facilitators and Master Facilitators was not cooperating. I am dedicated to bringing things into simple harmony, and this feat was no different. <BR/><BR/>As I tried different approaches, I was growing weary from the vision in my mind not matching what the technology was able to deliver. The delicate balance of vision vs. view was what had kept me going. This same, vision vs. view, is what was slowing me down. Deflating my hopes. <BR/><BR/>Counter-balancing this, were the beautiful Virtues Project Angels who sent a steady stream of emails, abundant with acknowledgments and gratitude. It buoyed me to hear their thoughtful and caring words and I persevered.<BR/><BR/>I noticed that each time I tried a new approach, and it failed to meet my vision, I felt closer to the view... like the next thing would be THE ONE. This only makes sense now that I am re-viewing it from this angle. <BR/><BR/>During the discouraged moments, the view was depressing. At one point yesterday, I even sent an email across the world saying that I had resigned myself to the format that we started with - which was far from my vision. I had given up hope. I detached.<BR/><BR/>Then, an associate sent me a sample of something and it rekindled inspiration again... awakening perseverance. In a single hour, I had created almost the exact view to match my vision. My task was done.<BR/><BR/>I am thankful for the gift of Perseverance. It kept me going.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14998502510438878970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228373715934482728.post-77330408773219811662008-11-12T16:02:00.000-05:002008-11-12T16:02:00.000-05:00Initiative is something that comes to me naturally...Initiative is something that comes to me naturally. I am a creative person and often think outside of the box. <BR/><BR/>Today, initiative has taken on a new twist. As I look at it from a responsibility angle, I see that if initiative is not tempered with discernment then being an "over achiever" may be the result.<BR/><BR/>Today I worked for 1 hour to support an initiative that is dear to my heart. I am one of the administrators in a googlegroup for Virtues Project Facilitators and I am trying to embed a google calendar so that we can all post our "initiatives".<BR/><BR/>After an hour, I realized that this approach would require much too much time and energy. I took the initiative to give up that particular aspect.<BR/><BR/>After making this decision, I felt free.<BR/><BR/>Note to self: making decisions which protect my own personal boundaries is quite freeing and opens my initiative up to other things.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14998502510438878970noreply@blogger.com