By Gerry Delval

If you find your smart phone daunting, you are not alone.  I often have conversations with other VRMNC members about our individual experiences regarding using smart phone features, or apps, and I find that some use their smart phone only as a portable telephone. The most common reason given is that it is too complicated or too much trouble to figure out how to use the smart phone apps.  But there are many useful and easy to use features and apps with a smart phone.

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Are you setting new goals and seeking to solve problems? 

If yes, consider coaching process called GROW. GROW is an acronym that stands for:

For those who are senior, perhaps more than 60 years of age, John Murphy and Frederic M. Hudson identify 10 characteristics of successful elders in their book The Joy of Old: A Guide to Successful Elderhood:

Gratitude involves recognizing, acknowledging and being grateful for the good things in our lives. 

We can be thankful for:

“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain

Eating mindfully, that is, with purposeful awareness, is an important way to stay healthy. The following are some suggestions for mindful eating:

In each decade of life, you can adopt a growth model, envisioning yourself maturing into fullness, always adding value to your life. Each decade has its positive characteristics which can be nurtured. 

Three famous quotes from Mark Twain, Lao Tzu, & Jim Rohn

Your values represent your highest priorities and are guides for how you behave. They may range from a belief in hard work to concern for others and social justice. They represent your highest priorities.

Self-Compassion

Self-compassion is a way of relating to ourselves with kindness and acceptance in instances of pain, struggle, suffering or failure.

Kristin Neff defines compassion as consisting of three central components: mindfulness, common humanity and self-kindness.