FUN-damentals by Susan Clarke

WOW Word-Of-the-Week #289: Acceptance

Susan Clarke — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:51:04 +0000

Acceptance – approval or agreement with the situation. Are you able to accept things you have no control over? Has worrying or fretting about a situation ever made it any better? Are you able to move through a problem situation quickly and find a solution if possible? The key to acceptance is taking responsibility and being accountable [...]

WOW Word-Of-the-Week #288: Resilience

Susan Clarke — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:29:48 +0000

Resilience – The ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune. How quickly do you recover from unexpected setbacks? Do you bounce back or fall apart? Do you have an inner strength that keeps you going? Bouncing Back The Mayo Clinic says, “Resilience is the ability to adapt well to stress, adversity, trauma or tragedy. People who [...]

WOW Word-Of-the-Week #287: Alterable

Susan Clarke — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:27:59 +0000

Alterable – capable of being changed. How do you feel about change? Do you find it easy or difficult? Have you altered your lifestyle in the last year? Last week I wrote about being optimistic from Dr. Ranit Mishori’s article, “Why Optimism is Powerful Medicine,” featured in Parade Magazines StayHealthy section. This week I want to share [...]

In Search of the New Seven Wonders of the World

Susan Clarke — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:22:09 +0000

In the summer of 2007, more than 90 million people cast their votes to determine which architectural marvels in the world deserved to be one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. There were a total of twenty-one landmarks vying for that title. Of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, only the Great Pyramids [...]

WOW Word-Of-the-Week #286: Optimist

Susan Clarke — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:30:07 +0000

Optimist – one who looks at the bright side of a situation. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Is the glass half full or half empty? Or, like engineers say, do you see it as being twice as big as it needs to be? Dr. Ranit Mishori’s article, “Why Optimism is Powerful Medicine,” featured in Parade [...]