Difficult People

Difficult people are those who impede action. Their motivations may differ, and our opinions of them may vary, but they stand between us and our ability to make something happen...
(Sandra A. Crowe, Since Strangling Isn't An Option, p. 48)

In dealing with difficult people, I try to remember that everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
(Mayor of Atlanta Bill Cunningham in Since Strangling Isn't An Option, by Sandra A. Crowe, p. 238)

In those for whom alienation from everything and everyone has become a way of life, you will note suffering from depression, anxiety, and even physical deterioration, which often results in institualization or death.
(Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, The Sky's The Limit, p. 288)
27 March 2015

Difficult People

... difficult people come in many different sizes, shapes, and colors. Few visual clues will alert you to difficult people before you engage them.
(Sandra A. Crowe, Since Strangling Isn't An Option, p. 115)
23 February 2015

Reasoning

San Francisco, CA

There's no point in reasoning with people who are unreasonable.

(Sandra A. Crowe, Since Strangling Isn't An Option, p. 117)

3 February 2015

Trust Yourself

Trust yourself and your intuition when something is out of kilter enough to mistrust.
(after Sandra A. Crowe, Since Strangling Isn't An Option, p. 248)
12 November 2014

I Saw That Coming

We are looking forward to seeing this flower blooming in our backyard.

If you realize that a person's behavior takes on a predictable pattern, you can anticipate that behavior and not let it bother you.
(Sandra A. Crowe, Since Strangling Isn't An Option, p. 204-5)
31 October 2014

I Don't Get It

As the speaker, you must do whatever you can to make sure the other person gets the message.
Just because you say it, doesn't mean it was heard.
(Sandra A. Crowe, Since Strangling Isn't An Option, p. 202)
25 October 2014

I Don't Know

Arrogance is a sign of ignorance. The more significant you think you are, the less open to change and learning you will be. People who think they know it all really know very little. The more you learn the more you realize how much you don't know.
(Sandra A. Crowe, When Strangling Isn't An Option, p. 192)

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Today is a "big" day at our house. Yesterday the plumbers were here to replace the washing machine cutoff valves in the laundry room. Today we expect to take delivery of a new washing machine. This wasn't an easy purchase. We spent many weeks making our decision. Sometimes the Internet is very helpful for pre-purchase research. In the case of washers, not so much. There are many unfavorable reviews and some noisy videos. It's not your Mother's Maytag any more folks!

Whenever I post to this blog I receive an Email.  I set up this option to see how it works. You might want to use it if a blog of interest is infrequently being updated and you don't want to miss anything.

Dick Henthorn

28 August 2014

Dysfunctional Behavior

... realize that all dysfunctional behavior comes from an empty place that ... [someone is] desperately trying to cover up ... The dysfunctional behavior you see on the outside is a reflection of the insecurity present on the inside.
(Sandra A. Crowe, Since Strangling Isn't An Option, p. 38-39)
4 June 2014

Being Rational

... being rational with someone who is irrational is pointless.

(Sandra A. Crowe, Since Strangling Isn't An Option, p. 258)

31 May 2014

Is It Worth The Effort?

With some people, you really want to put an effort into the relationship, with others, you don't want to deal with the person. How can you evaluate what's at stake? How do you know when to hang on and when to let go?
(Sandra A. Crowe, Since Strangling Isn't An Option, p. 242)
29 May 2014

Change

What people resist about change is being changed. They want to be enticed and supported, but not forced. They like to think that changes in their behavior are born of their own motivation to be better people, and they want to take credit for their own growth. They don't want to be made to change; they want to make the change themselves and they want to think it was their idea.
(Sandra A. Crowe, Since Strangling Isn't An Option, p. 35)
23 May 2014

Behavior Patterns

Whenever you change your behavior patterns, people don't know what to make of it. At first they will insist on maintaining their own behavior patterns, hoping to keep up the familiar game. Then they will probably be a bit confused. Ultimately they will change in response to you.
(Sandra A. Crowe, Since Strangling Isn't An Option, p. 179)
5 May 2014

Whiners & Complainers

Whiners and complainers are looking for allies. Don't allow yourself to be poisoned by their toxic attitude. Remind yourself that joining them in their misery will corrupt your state of mind.
(Sandra A. Crowe, Since Strangling Isn't An Option, p. 76)
6 March 2014

What You Think

What you think upon grows. Whatever you allow to occupy your mind you magnify in your own life. Whether the subject of your thought be good or bad, the law works and the condition grows. Any subject that you keep out of your mind tends to diminish in your life, because what you do not use atrophies.
(Emmet Fox, Around the Year with Emmet Fox found in Since Strangling Isn't An Option by Sandra A. Crowe, p. 163)

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On the 26th and 27th of February I worked on a project to create playlist folders for various artists on Spotify.  Many of my favorite Bluegrass artists have 14 or 15 albums on this music service. 

Consolidating the albums into playlist folders on the left of the display will make it easier to quickly find something I want to play.  I learned that if I click on the playlist folder all of the albums are aggregated into one big temporary playlist for immediate play.

While working on this project I discovered that an application upgrade to Spotify eliminated the feature that allowed us to post a song to the wall of our Facebook friends.  I can still easily post a song to my own wall where all of my friends can see it.

Mr. Dickie

1 March 2014

Difficult People

[Difficult people] ... think you don't understand them, and that may be one thing they're right about. But they don't understand either - not you, and not themselves. ... Once you've engaged in the dance with them, you've become a part of their problems.
(Sandra A. Crowe, Since Struggling Isn't An Option, p. 58)
9 February 2014

Change

What people resist about change is being changed. They want to be enticed and supported, but not forced. They like to think that changes in their behavior are born of their own motivation to be better people, and they want to take credit for their own growth. They don't want to be made to change; they want to make the change themselves and they want to think it was their idea.
(Sandra A. Crowe, Since Strangling Isn't An Option, p. 35)
4 February 2014