Category Archives: Acceptance

Tool For Tuesday Via Sheryl Sandberg: Ban Bossy.

Posted on April 1, 2014 by dianabletter

 “When a little boy asserts himself, he’s called a ‘leader.’ Yet when a little girl does the same, she risks being branded “bossy.” Words like bossy send a message: don’t raise your hand or speak up. By middle school, girls … Continue reading →

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Hermann Hesse: On Walking the Road to Reach Our True Selves & Nine Other Inspiring Quotes.

Posted on March 23, 2014 by dianabletter

  Each man’s life represents a road toward himself. —Herman Hesse Here are nine other inspiring quotes for today to think about. Practice forgiveness. First forgive yourself. Then forgive everyone else. We each live with joys, sorrows, challenges, disappointments, fears, … Continue reading →

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Tool For Tuesday: Everything We Do Out of Guilt Turns Into a Future Resentment.

Posted on March 18, 2014 by dianabletter

We’re students of life. We sometimes do things we don’t want to do because we want to be nice or because we’re afraid of hurting someone’s feelings or because we have a high tolerance for emotional pain and think, “Oh, … Continue reading →

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Mike Tyson: Life Is Hard But It’s Fair.

Posted on February 2, 2014 by dianabletter

  I never thought I’d be quoting Mike Tyson. But here’s real wisdom coming from Iron Mike, and proof that we can learn something from everyone. Whoever crosses our path can be our teacher: “We all feel so sorry for … Continue reading →

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Tool For Tuesday: Don’t Jump Ahead. Just Do Today

Posted on January 21, 2014 by dianabletter

If we’re going through a difficult time right now, we can remind ourselves that we only have to do this one day. We don’t have to—we can’t—tackle all our life’s challenges right now. We only have today to deal with. … Continue reading →

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Tool For Tuesday: Pick Your Word for 2014

Posted on January 7, 2014 by dianabletter

My word for 2014 (drum roll, please) is DIRECTION. Taking direction, not giving direction to anyone but myself. Knowing my direction and taking the steps necessary to reach my destination. It’s important to have direction. To know where we’re going. Hey, … Continue reading →

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Are Ya Doing Your Life’s Homework Assignments?

Posted on January 2, 2014 by dianabletter

I want to share a story a friend told me. She’s been down in the dumps for a while and on New Year’s Eve, she held an 8-month-old baby born to a drug-addicted woman. My friend wrote me, “I held … Continue reading →

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Tool For Tuesday: Toss Out the New Year’s Resolution.

Posted on December 31, 2013 by dianabletter

Toss out that New Year’s Resolution. Start with today. What can we do for ourselves today? There are 525,600 minutes in the coming year. As my friend, John Chancellor, points out on his blog, we can set aside 10 minutes … Continue reading →

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Tool for Tuesday: The Willingness To Accept Changes in Our Lives

Posted on December 17, 2013 by dianabletter

Tomorrow is my daughter Amalia’s birthday. I was reading an old journal and found notes from this time, 1989, in which I wrote, “Fear of baby#3!!!” I already had two sons, aged 4 and 2. Yikes! (This was nothing – … Continue reading →

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Tool For Tuesday: In A Relationship, Do I Want to Be Right Or Do I Want To Be Happy?

Posted on November 19, 2013 by dianabletter

  “Oh I am not going to apologize to him,” my friend Joelle (I wrote about her here) said. “He was wrong. He acted rude. He insulted me.” And yet—it’s three weeks later and almost every day Joelle tells me … Continue reading →

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