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    Settling to a pattern

    I have settled into a pattern of feeling comfortable with my change projects and beng able to manage my busy scedule quite well now. No more concerns about what I might have missed or forgotten! The email reminders keep me on track really well. I think I am so used to being busy and trying to hold it...
    Posted to Parkes ponders (Weblog) by Helen Parkes on 08-29-2008
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    Quote on Personal growth - Change!

    Acceptance is such an important commodity, some have called it "the first law of personal growth." Peter McWilliams , Life 101 This quote really appeals to me at a personal level, until I accept that there is a need to make a change I remain stuck. The same notion of acceptance applies in another...
    Posted to Parkes ponders (Weblog) by Helen Parkes on 08-18-2008
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    Something to keep in mind!

    Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots. Frank A. Clark
    Posted to Parkes ponders (Weblog) by Helen Parkes on 06-25-2008
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    Taking a step forward.

    Change is often challenging, and the unexpected emotional experience can be distressing. For me this is a result of the loss of control. I have discovered the truth of this quote. "Growth demands a temporary surrender of security." Gail Sheehy When I surrender my security and step boldly forward...
    Posted to Parkes ponders (Weblog) by Helen Parkes on 05-31-2008
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    The value of crisis

    Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth. Susan Taylor
    Posted to Parkes ponders (Weblog) by Helen Parkes on 05-12-2008
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    Mankinds Virtues

    All of mankind has striven in some way for the next stage of development and has looked for a the next piece of their personal path - this is a time honored tradition , and I have stepped on the path. "If you consider what are called the virtues in mankind, you will find their growth is assisted...
    Posted to Parkes ponders (Weblog) by Helen Parkes on 04-18-2008
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    Lets get Active.

    All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work. Calvin Coolidge (1872 - 1933)
    Posted to Parkes ponders (Weblog) by Helen Parkes on 04-16-2008
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    What is the purpose of my growth?

    "I began to have an idea of my life, not as the slow shaping of achievement to fit my preconceived purposes, but as the gradual discovery and growth of a purpose which I did not know." Joanna Field A set of collective goals and a likeminded community help me achieve the small steps to discover...
    Posted to Parkes ponders (Weblog) by Helen Parkes on 04-14-2008
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    This is a challenging thought.

    "There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder." Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004)
    Posted to Parkes ponders (Weblog) by Helen Parkes on 04-10-2008
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    Growing Pains

    There is a wide world out there, my friend, full of pain, but filled with joy as well. The former keeps you on the path of growth, and the latter makes the journey tolerable. R. A. Salvatore , Sojourn
    Posted to Parkes ponders (Weblog) by Helen Parkes on 04-10-2008
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