Beth Terry | October 25, 2008
Picture your sweet 6-month old infant in her crib. You play peek-a-boo and she giggles. You scrunch your nose up and she giggles again. You pick up this tiny, sweet bundle of joy in your arms. You hold her to your face and you say, “OK kiddo, today you are going to go jogging with […]
Beth Terry | October 8, 2008
It’s nuts out there. But you knew that. Just did a seminar yesterday for one of my favorite clients out here in Hawaii. Kamehameha Schools has over 100 year-history of providing education for the children of Hawaii. I love those people. Every time I get to train on their campus, I can feel the real […]
Beth Terry | October 3, 2008
Why be leery about Propositions? If ya got one from a hooker on a street corner, it might sound interesting and tempting. But then, you look back at it later and realize there were some unintended consequences that you cannot reverse. IMHO - THAT is why they call them PROPOSITIONS. Sound good. Probably not all that good.
Beth Terry | July 17, 2008
The media just loves to stir the pot and make us all believe the end of the world is near. We all know bad news sells newspapers! Yet, we take most of our cues from headlines, don’t do our own research, and typically jump on board with the sheep if we’re not careful.
Beth Terry | July 7, 2008
I had run out in the heat of midday Phoenix to get printer paper at Staples. On a Sunday afternoon in July the streets of this 3.2 million person town are nearly empty. Most were probably still at the lake for the fourth of July. The blast of air conditioning was welcome relief. No matter […]
Beth Terry | July 4, 2008
Just passing on a website to make your family’s summer safer and healthier. I’ve had to watch the sun all my life, so I’m always looking for safe sunscreens that actually work. the Environmental Working Group has just released a study on sunscreens that I think you’ll find very useful. You can search through over […]
Beth Terry | July 3, 2008
It was 2004 and I was going through a rough patch. My big brother Glenn, an honest-to-God cowboy from Nevada, told me I needed to read a new book that had just hit the shelves. James P. Owen, a stockbroker in Austin, and David Stoecklein, an amazing western photographer, had just put together “Cowboy Ethics: […]
Beth Terry | July 3, 2008
Simple request, fraught with cultural meaning. In Hawaii I learned quickly that you never visit a home empty handed. If an invite says, “BYOB” it doesn’t really mean “bring your own beverage,” it means ‘bring you only the best.”
The difference in US mainland and Hawaii culture always shows up in the food. And they aren’t […]
Beth Terry | June 29, 2008
The Resilience of the Human spirit. That’s what captivates me. Watching little kids dance. Seeing an older couple on a walk, still holding hands. Hearing a stadium full of kids in Hawaii singing (and signing) the YMCA song.
I love watching people connect; love seeing them forget themselves for a minute and reach out to […]
Beth Terry | June 16, 2008
That’s a wonderful quote from Gerald Jampolsky’s book “Love is Letting Go of Fear.” And it’s so true. It’s rare for an upset to be a simple cause-and-effect situation.
Here, let me save you thousands of dollars in payments to a shrink. You’re sitting in the docs office. First question, “So, tell me what’s bothering […]
The way I see it, Cactus is the most resilient plant in the desert. If you find yourself stuck out on the desert and you can get past the thorns, its fruit will save your life. The same goes for us human critters. If we can get past the thorns of our own life, what we find in our core will save us and sustain us.
