Betty Whitaker Jackson

12 Mar

The View from Here March 12 “A Child’s formative years are the most improtant in instilling the right attitude”

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John Maxwell was right about this, and incidentally, about so many other things: “A child’s formative years are the most important in instilling the right attitude.” I can’t help but think that our fast-paced American society short-changes our little ones when they are so programmed for success that they lose the little things which will succor and support them as individuals in the trials of life.

What is so wrong with the home nurturing and holding close rather than sending…..

06 Mar

The View from Here March 6 music’s power

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Whenever I hear well-performed choral music, I am transported to days when I performed with the Hope College Chapel Choir. Last night we heard the Geneva College choir performing a delightful combination of pieces. It brought back memories.

The comraderie among group members is delightful, since people making beautiful music together depend so completely upon each other’s concentration, dependability, and confidence in order to produce the best possible performance. Additionally, relationships develop and grow when group members are confined to…..

05 Mar

The View from Here March 5, 2013 “Achievement”

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As I considered yesterday’s post, about the Vietnamese family I just met, and read the list of 26 Brevard County merit scholarship winners announced in the paper, the thought struck me once again that we should once more look at the culture of those newly arrived to America. They seem to raise their children with utter confidence that in America, they can achieve greatness, while most of us take this truth for granted.

Ana and Khan assumed their children would…..

05 Mar

Daily Vitamin 3.5.13

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“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determineshow well you do it.”

04 Mar

The View from Here March 4, 2013 new friends

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Ev and I had the pleasure of meeting a couple from Vietnam last night. Married for 46 years, Ana and Kahn, who moved here after much trouble in Vietnam in 1989. They raised three children here; lost one child. Two of their children studied hard and became doctors; the other chosse engineering. They all won scholarships to Temple and Howard University. The parents told the children they must study hard because they were so lucky to live in the United…..

01 Mar

The View from Here 3.1.13

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Isn’t friendship a blessing? There’s a group here called the Magnolias. I met with them again this morning for breakfast. One of the founding members has returned for a few days from yet another of hubby’s temporary jobs out of town. It’s as if we had seen her yesterday.

Here’s a piece I wrote about this group:

Magnolia Sisterhood

Christmas 2012

Betty Jackson

Few experiences in life are as precious as friendships which weather storms and vicissitudes, bond…..

27 Feb

The View from Here February 27, 2013

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Few experiences surpass the birth of my firstborn, Paul, on this date 33 years ago this morning. The surrounding circumstances still have me, in retrospect, rejoicing at God’s grace and providence. The Jacksons rarely do things by the book. This event was just one more exclamation to prove that point.

The week before Paul’s birth, due date March 3rd, his daddy was very ill. He ended up in the emergency room, where doctors could not diagnose the problem. Finally, he…..

26 Feb

The View from Here February 26, 2013

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We all know that decisions we make have consequences, and that our actions certainly do. Norman Cousins wrote: “Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.” I expect each of us in looking retrospectively can attest to this truth.

I’m thinking particularly about the school board of Brevard County today, because it is responsible for making some very difficult funding decisions right now in anticipation of a 30 million dollar deficit for next year. That necessitates deep destructive cuts. In particular,…..

26 Feb

Daily Vitamin February 26 to help your mind and spirit grow

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“Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.” (Normal cousins)

23 Feb

Review of Job Loss:What’s Next? A Step by Step Action Plan

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This from Authonomy where my second book is displayed for comments:

Time is a great healer and it is with time that the healing process helps us to overcome the drastic consequences that have befallen us. In the meantime it is wonderful to have a book like your book to help lessen the pain that the person who has lost their job is going through. Because it is painful to lose your job. It can be a mind numbing experience……

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The View from Here March 12 “A Child’s formative years are the most improtant in instilling the right attitude”

The View from Here March 6 music’s power

The View from Here March 5, 2013 “Achievement”

Daily Vitamin 3.5.13

The View from Here March 4, 2013 new friends

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The View from Here February 27, 2013

The View from Here February 26, 2013

Daily Vitamin February 26 to help your mind and spirit grow

Review of Job Loss:What’s Next? A Step by Step Action Plan

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