Laina Turner-Molaski

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Means small three-masted pirate ship. Arrrr…matey’s

Laina

I was talking to a friend of mine the other day when the call got dropped. I was then talking to the same person later that day and was told another call they had been on got dropped and that both parties then spent about 5 minutes calling each other and getting voice mail and it was frustrating.

This led us to a discussion about who has the responsibility to call back when a call gets dropped. Shouldn’t there be etiquette around this? If there was a rule wouldn’t it save a lot of time wondering if you should be calling back or if you are calling back and you keep getting a busy signal should you stop calling? But then what if they stop calling because they were getting a busy signal too. Look at how complicated it is just to try to reconnect after a dropped call.

Let’s put an end to this frustration and vote. We will take the voice of the majority and it will become official etiquette!

Vote now – polls end May 28th, 2010.

Laina

Now this is a word I like. Vicegerent, meaning…acting in place of another; having delegated authority.

I love to delegate!
Laina

The fact is, that to do anything in the world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can.
Robert Cushing

Life is scary. Especially as an adult. Fear can sometimes seem to be an everyday occurrence. Family, health, finances, job related stressors, just to name a few. Fear can be ok as long as it doesn’t paralyze your ability to think clearly and be objective to the problem. Not always an easy task. So how can you stay objective and not shut down when you are faced with the difficult? For me I try to only focus on finding a solution. Not worry on what could happen if I don’t find a solution because focusing on the negative won’t help and will definitely hurt. A healthy number of repeating “where there’s a will there’s a way” can help too. Taking one day at a time can sometimes be the best course of action. Worrying too much about next week won;t help you fix today.

Would love to hear your input on this.
Laina

Means everywhere. I wish I could be ubique. The words I have been profiling lately make me wonder why we gave them up in lieu of the words we use today. These are pretty cool words.

Laina

The way to gain a good reputation (notoriety for some particular characteristic), is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. – Socrates

We all want to have a good reputation. It can be as a business person, a parent, significant other, or friend. We want want to be known for doing the right thing at the right time. But do you ever act in a way that doesn’t really support the reputation you are wanting to project? Don’t deny it, we all have done it at one time or another. It can be hard to always uphold the “motto’ you want to live by.

One of the people whom I feel does live consistently up to the reputation she projects and others perceive is Maya Angelou. She is an amazing women and always has that positive outlook I know I wish I could have all the time. With what I have read about her she hasn’t let adversity get her down and i know personally when i am stress by obstacles it is when i am at my worst. It seems hard to care about your reputation when your life seems to suck. But doesn’t that just perpetuate the suckiness?

What can be done? The saying “fake it until you make it” can sometimes be the best advice. Letting it get to you can just make it worse. Be strong! No obstacle out there can get the best of us!

Laina

This Saturday I had the pleasure of spending some time talking to Sarah McDonald. A outgoing, 25 year-old who was diagnosed with MS at the age of 18. As a former Nursing student, Sarah calls herself a natural caregiver. Instead of letting MS get her down she says her focus is not on feeling sorry for herself for having this disease but rather on being an advocate for increasing awareness for the disease and helping others. Something that is definitely needed.

Thanks Sarah!
Laina

Naumachy means mock sea-battle. As if any of us reading this blog would have a real one. But what a fun word for the kiddos!

Laina

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Meaning to wrap up. Like a pretty Christmas present. For example “I am going to mabble the present for Mother’s Day.” It kind of has a nice ring to it doesn’t it.

Laina

Marc Lerner was diagnosed with MS on May 15th 1981. Instead of taking a back seat to the disease Marc said “this has been an amazing challenge and a journey of self-discovery.” He wrote a book, A Healthy Way to be Sick, to share how he learned to cope with a chronic illness. Marc said “I found that, no matter what the challenge we face, the key to consciously deal with it is found in The Wisdom of the Body. I have found that the natural reaction of a person in a struggle is to look outside for the solution. By developing one’s inner wisdom, you can consciously participate as a partner with your doctor.”

Marc has an inner strength we can all learn from. It is hard to face any challenge life throws in our path without wanting to run toward finding that easy solution. But really when it comes down to it we must be strong. Stay strong and fight to overcome any challenge.

For National MS Week 2010, Marc was featured in his local paper,
AnnArbor.com on 3-17-10.

Marc also gives tele-seminars for the chronically ill and disabled to teach
them four main life skills; positive self-image, self-trust,
freedom from negative thinking, connecting to The Wisdom of
the Body. marc says “In my seminars, I am often told by the
participants that these are the skills that everyone
needs—not just those in a health crisis. In 1982, I
founded Life Skills Institute and continue to serve as its
president. Please go to A Healthy Way to be Sick to
review my e-book, which was endorsed by Bernie Siegel. Go to
Life SKills Inc to view the rest of my work.”

Thanks Marc for being a positive role model and such an advocate for Multiple Sclerosis.
Laina