The Power of Past Perfect.WHO? Richard Lewis Richard Lewis may be:
WHAT? President WHERE? Forest Resources Association, Inc., Rockville, Maryland Rockville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. According to the 2006 census update, the city had a total population of 59,114, making it the second largest city in Maryland. WHEN? Since 1990 Q: Where did the idea for keeping a joy list come from? A: A motivational speaker A motivational speaker is a professional speaker, facilitator or trainer who speaks to audiences, usually for a fee. The keynote speech generally takes place either at the beginning of the event, or the close of the event. at one of ASAE's annual meetings suggested that a way to keep your sanity Reasonable understanding; sound mind; possessing mental faculties that are capable of distinguishing right from wrong so as to bear legal responsibility for one's actions. SANITY, med. jur. The state of a person who has a sound understanding; the reverse of insanity. through tough times is to intentionally not dwell on dwell on or upon Verb to think, speak, or write at length about (something) Verb 1. dwell on - delay linger over problems, challenges, or difficulties all the time. Instead, consciously focus on the happy times in your life. A way to do that is to record the events or activities that stand out as things you have especially enjoyed. In the difficult moments, you can look back and know that those times were possible--and that they will be possible again. After considering the speaker's message, I went home and listed five or six things that came to my mind as particularly joyful joy·ful adj. Feeling, causing, or indicating joy. See Synonyms at glad1. joy  ful·ly adv. times. Each year I move this joy list to the first page of a new
appointment calendar. That task reminds me to add significant events
from the past year to the list before I put it in the new calendar.
Q: What are the qualities of activities that make the list? A: The events must give me considerable happiness and joy while I'm doing them. I've come to realize that there are certain things that I have not expected to bring me pleasure that end up doing so. For example, I never thought that "curling curling, winter sport, similar in principle to bowls and quoits (see horseshoe pitching), played on an ice court by teams of four. Each player hurls a squat, circular stone—weighing 38 lb (17. Becca's hair" would make the list. But when my wife was called out of town for a week, someone needed to style my daughter's hair. With Becca's direction, I became pretty adept at wielding wield tr.v. wield·ed, wield·ing, wields 1. To handle (a weapon or tool, for example) with skill and ease. 2. To exercise (authority or influence, for example) effectively. See Synonyms at handle. a curling iron. I enjoyed learning how to do something for her--that was definitely a case of finding joy in the unexpected. Q: When do you refer to the list and what value does it give you? A: Often during particularly tough times at work--when there are lots of challenges and many things that are not going well--I'll flip open my appointment calendar and sometimes just fall upon the joy list. It reminds me that life is a roller-coaster ride full of high and low cycles and I need to be able to enjoy both the ups and the downs. Many joy list entries relate to my family. We've enjoyed a number of fishing trips and outdoor activities--and I've had some fun working with my daughters on their school science fair exhibits. Since the projects take a fair amount of planning, my daughters and I get to spend a lot of time together on them. I'll admit that some of the project work is not exactly fun. But they make it onto my joy list because I know that I've experienced something special that, as my daughters grow up, I'll never experience with them again. |
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