Hello Friends!  Welcome to Mini Miracles from Minor Moments. This is your host Linda Gullo. I treasure the small things in life the encounters with people, and even the struggles that often bring us insight.  Each week I bring you a theme and thought provoking stores for these 10 to 15 minute episodes.   The are based on simple ideas with upbeat and hopefully encouraging tidbits for you to take along.  My plan is to help you like yourself and to recognize the gifts you have been given.  Check out lindagullo.com where you can get the show notes. Today’s  podcast is meant to be light and uplifting.   Some of us are self starters, gentle, humorous, easy going, high energy, or a combination of the above. Some are detail oriented, and controllers while others may be easy going and let things flow.   We all have talents that we can embellish and enjoy. Until someone or some experience shows us our talents and gifts, we often miss seeing them.  I hope here you will see a bright spot. Last week I talked about how wonderful it feels when someone acknowledges us. People can make us feel great by a simple hug, a kind word, or even a smile.  We don’t even need to know someone to feel happy after someone waves for us to move ahead in traffic or nods to us. Feeling good made me think about a fun time in my life.   I was a stay at home wife of 5 years when we moved to our current home.   We didn’t have children yet, but  we did have Lord.  He was a spunky high energy 4 legged friend that my husband found.  My husband went searching for this dog to a Breeder in Warrensville. We found a pup we decided to... Continue Reading

Hello Friends!  Welcome to Mini Miracles from Minor Moments.  This is your host Linda Gullo.  I treasure the small things in life, the encounters with people, and even the struggles that often bring us insight.  Each week I bring out a theme and a thought provoking story or two for these 10 to 15 minute episodes.  They are based on simple ideas with upbeat and hopeful encouraging tidbits for you to take along.  These Podcasts are also on lindagullo.com where you can get the show notes. Hopefully here at Mini Miracles from Minor Moments, you’ll find of insights and knowledge about yourself.  My plan is to help you like yourself and recognize the gifts you have been given.   We all have them and until someone or some experience shows us, we often miss seeing them in ourselves. As many of you who follow me know, I have an office for meeting people one-on-one for Clinical Counseling.  I decided to expand my services to you in this weekly Coaching Podcast.  It certainly is not the same, but maybe it can lend you perspective. Acknowledging one another is one of the most important things we can do to feel valuable.  Just a wave, a simple hello, and an occasional conversation makes people feel that they aren’t so alone.  I recently invited a bunch of people for a Group to my office.  It does call for a commitment to come regularly. One lady I invited, sent me a few sentences back acknowledging the invitation.  It was so nice to hear from her just to know that she received it. People seem to be hiding behind emails and social media.   This is an opportunity to meet people face-to-face and break the cycle of loneliness that I see so often on a daily basis. Now ... Continue Reading

Hello Friends! Welcome to Mini Miracles from Minor Moments.  This is your host Linda Gullo.    I treasure the small things in life, the encounters with people, and even the struggles that often bring us insight.  Each week I bring you a theme and thought provoking stories for these 10 to 15 minute episodes.  They are  based on simple ideas with upbeat and hopeful encouraging tidbits for you to take along.  These Podcasts are also on lindagullo.com where you can get the show notes. NOTE:  Mini Miracles Cafe is starting in October on the 28th. We’ll  meet at 411 Suite A in Crystal Lake, IL.   Please put on your calendar.   Email me at [email protected] and register.   I’d love for you to be part of the Master Mind group.  It is for people trying to get ahead, to figure out what they want, and to unite with others who have the entrepreneurial  spirit.  It calls for a commitment to be better. As we enter into the month of October, the weather has taken on the crispness of Fall.   The cooler weather has been a pleasant relief and reminder that we need to pull out the jackets and warmer clothes.  Time to put away the sandals and focus on getting back into warmer shoes to protect our feet. This has been a good week of reconnecting with a few old friends.   I am trying to write people personal notes over these next few months in lieu of Christmas cards.  I am trying to simplify and prioritize what is important for myself and others.  Last year at this time we were waiting for a new grandchild so it made me think of all that has happened in the past year.  And it brought me to the setting my vision on the future. I... Continue Reading

Hello Friends! Welcome to Mini Miracles from Minor Moments.  This is your host Linda Gullo.    I treasure the small things in life, the encounters with people, and even the struggles that often bring us insight.  Each week I bring you a theme and thought provoking stories for these 10 to 15 minute episodes.  They are  based on simple ideas with upbeat and hopeful encouraging tidbits for you to take along.  These Podcasts are also on lindagullo.com where you can get the show notes. Life is short when we think in terms of the longevity of the world.  We are here only a small fraction of time. Each one of us is blessed with different talents and personalities, but we do have unique profiles. Today I want to share with you the idea of putting things off,  and engaging in what you want to do.  As I began getting this together several things seemed to run across my path and so I will share them with you. **Ray Edwards has a copywriting seminar going on now and I have been listening to that series.  It is just for my own self-knowledge.  Ray is speaking with David Garfinkel in one of the classes. He shares how he was once intimidated to approach a person he strongly admired and in not doing so, missed an opportunity that would never to appear again.  His own self doubt stopped him from a chance to grow.  Listening to that resonated with me. I have done the same thing.  People want to help us, but we need to let them know we need help.  We can’t assume others know what we need or that we are in need.  It is something I keep telling husbands and wives who come in for relationship building.   It is easy... Continue Reading

Hello Friends! Welcome to Mini Miracles from Minor Moments.  This is your host Linda Gullo.    I treasure the small things in life, the encounters with people, and even the struggles that often bring us insight.  Each week I bring you a theme and thought provoking stories for these 10 to 15 minute episodes.  They are  based on simple ideas with upbeat and hopeful encouraging tidbits for you to take along. Life is short when we think in terms of history.  Today I want to leave you with a few thoughts on what you can do for yourself.  We are going to discuss feedback and self-talk.   How do we receive it from others?  What do we take in and leave out as people come into our lives? And how do we give it or play it forward?  Self-talk can provide us with confidence and a feeling of worth.  These are internal thoughts that can lead us forward into greatness or keep pushing us backwards.   If they are upbeat and positive that is wonderful, but often they are not validating at all. The greatest example of self talk that is done well comes when you watch the Olympics.  These athletic people, are focused on executing their activity the best possible.  There can be no doubt in their mind.  We have even see injured people who set their mind on go and get it done. If you were blessed with good role models that were encouraging, you may hear their voice cheering you on from the sidelines.  I recently was eves dropping on two sisters in a playground. The younger one about 5 or 6 was hesitating to walk hand over hand on the overhead bars.  The older sibling just said ready, go” and on she went at her own pace across... Continue Reading