For those who have annoyances, it is easy to become so blind to life’s blessings that we focus only on the annoying aspects of our lives. It’s not a bad idea, when life’s minor problems start to get us down, to look at the mirror image. How would this problem appear to someone who has no possibility of experiencing such an “annoyance?” In many cases, they would be overjoyed to have our “problems.”

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1. Scrimping to pay the mortgage… to a homeless family.
2. The pains of growing old… to a woman who knows she will die before her children become teenagers.
3. Not having enough time to do everything… to the person who has just been laid off.
4. Being bored because there’s nothing to do… to the two-jobs-and-a-family single parent.
5. Dealing with family arguments about what to eat, or where to eat… to those who are starving.
6. Having to cope with difficult children… to childless would-be parents.
7. Driving a rusty old car… to the person who walks miles to get to work.
8. Having to walk to work… to a person who cannot walk.
9. Having no air-conditioning… to people with no electricity to turn the blades of a fan.
10. The irritation of family disagreements… to those who have no family.
Diana Gardner Robinson, PhD, has been coaching for more than twelve years and has built a reputation for integrity, insight and an intuitive grasp of client concerns. She specializes in coaching clients to transform their dreams into reality, sometimes aided by focusing on self-confidence, authenticity, balance, written and spoken communication, and/or creativity. Creativity and motivation were the topics of Diana’s dissertation when obtaining her doctorate in Social Psychology. She was recognized by the International Coach Federation as a Professional Certified Coach in 2005. She is qualified as a Confidence Coaching Graduate, a Certified Guerrilla Marketing Coach, and a Certified World Class Speaking Coach. Diana may be reached at Diana
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