Communication – Gayle Tabor

VD it’s Not Just for Lovers

2012/02/14 Gayle 0

Today is Valentine’s Day. It is a day when we all express love to the one we love. Perhaps you also express that love to those around you. Last night I watched as Jenn fashioned little Valentines Day surprises for her choir. She was having so much fun. It lead to a discussion of our expressions of love to those around us. I was a stoic kid. Beyond grade school when everyone gave every one a valentine, I’m relatively sure it was a holiday that held no allure for me. Jenn says she was that kid pouring over the valentines she would give and trying to match them to the recipient. I just purchased a book by Gary Chapman called G The 5 Love Languages: The Secret The rest of the story

On a Scale of 1-10, What is your Pain Level?

2012/02/08 Gayle 0

No one knows how you feel unless you tell them. Unfortunately, I have spent far too much time in and around Doctor’s offices and hospitals in the past couple of months. One of the first questions you’re asked is always about how you feel. They have even developed a cute chart of faces to help you describe your pain. Why do they ask you? Because they can’t know how you feel without input from you! The same is true when it comes to emotional pain. Friends, co-workers and family can not know how you feel unless you tell them. We are all guilty. It happened to me last week. A comment was made in a public forum. I believed it was directed at me, and The rest of the story

Mind Reading 101

2011/07/29 Gayle 1

By now in our journey together I hope you are working toward a goal (or two). Chances are, somewhere along the way you have needed to enlist the assistance of another human in reaching your goal; perhaps a family member, or a co-worker, a friend or casual acquaintance. Regardless of who that other person is, you must communicate your needs to them. As much as we wish they were, at time, other people are not mind readers. The ONLY way they know what we need from them, is if we tell them. When we wish to transmit a message and it is not interpreted in the way we wish, it is easy to blame the recipient for not understanding. Consider this … really really think The rest of the story