Designer's Block

I know a man who says he wants to be a logo designer, but he said right
now he has "designer's block." It's like writer's block. I told him to draw
a designer's block, but he didn't want to.

If you really want to do something or be something, you just have to do
it. Stop coming up with excuses and find a way.

Retouching Too Much

My son has picture day this week, and as I was looking over the picture
package choices, I was surprised by the retouching options. The option to
remove blemishes seemed innocent enough (although I survived 12 years
of school pictures with no retouching), but it was the other option that took
it too far for me. Now you can get your child's teeth whitened and skin tone
evened out as well. To me, this much retouching is too much.

These are school children taking pictures for a yearbook, not a magazine
spread. What happens when a child wants the retouching and the parent
can't afford the extra cost for the retouching? What if a parent has the photos
retouched without telling their child his photos would be retouched?

There's nothing wrong with wanting to look good in a picture, but removing
every imperfection is teaching children that they should look perfect and that
is just wrong.

Are You Your Best Self?

Are you doing your best and being the best person you can be? Only you
know the answer to that question, but if you're not in a good place right
now, maybe there is something you can change. If you have enough time
to be on the internet or on your cellphone for hours and hours; you have
enough time to improve yourself.

When I talk about improving yourself I mean taking baby steps. For ex-
ample, if you're unorganized, try to set aside at least ten minutes a day to
organize a small area in your house or office.

When you're at work are you giving 100 percent? If you aren't, whether
you believe it or not, your boss knows if you're giving 100 percent. If
you're a slacker you're hurting yourself and the company.

When you say you're going to do something do you actually do it, or are
you known for being unreliable? If you know you can't do something, or
you never intended to do so in the first place, don't lie about it.

For all of us, there is room for improvement. Make it a goal to try to
be your best self every day. 

If You Hate Yourself...

Stop! Stop! Stop saying that you hate yourself! The more you say it, the
worse you're going to feel. You need to talk to a positive friend, counselor,
pastor, teacher, boss...someone that you trust, that will let you know you
shouldn't be feeling this way. They can help guide you in a positive direc-
tion. They can help lead you to the path of self-love. They can help you
realize that the negative thoughts about yourself are wrong. Once the pos-
itive people in your life make you see what a wonderful person you are,
be sure to write down every good thing that they tell you.

No matter why you feel this way, or how long you've been feeling this way
you've got to stop it. No good can come from self-hate.

Good at Heart

Recently, I went to the grocery store, and when I got home I realized that I
had left a bag of merchandise at the checkout. I called the store to find out
if my bag was still there and it was. It had been turned in by another cus-
tomer. I believe most people are good at heart.

You see, the person that turned in my purchase could have easily kept it,
because it was already paid for. No one would've ever known that the pur-
chase was already made by me.

When you make decisions do you try your best to do what's right, or do
you find yourself making decisions that not only hurt you, but hurt other
people as well? Being nice to someone should come naturally, but if it
doesn't try being nice to someone and see how it makes you feel.