Tag: life

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to do something helpful for a friend or family member.

My daughter is coming home, after being away at university since early August. I’ve been caring for her plants, so watering every few days, but I did a few extra things to prepare for her visit.

First, I cleaned the linens in her room, so when she gets home (late in a week), the bed is clean. I also bought some kitty litter, as she’s returning with her cat and there aren’t supplies in her room.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to support a charity, cause, or campaign you care about.

I tend to concern myself with charities that deal with kids, food, and education. I support Habitat, mostly because this helps families and kids get into stable situations.

This month is one to think about others. I’m volunteering next week for Habitat, giving a day of time to help build a new house.

I’ve also purchased a few extra items at the grocery for local food banks, giving them donations to help with their work.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to give kind comments to as many people as possible today.

Today I’m in Las Vegas at the SQL Server and Azure SQL Conference. I’ll run into lots of people, and I’m making a note to myself in my calendar to complement people many times today. Here’s the view:

I have other appointments around these, so this is intended to keep the idea in my mind today as I walk around the MGM and see people.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to offer to leave a positive message for someone to find.

I keep meaning to do this more, leaving physical notes for family around the house. Too often I think of it and then get distracted by something else. I lack post-its, and my handwriting isn’t great. The friction here leads me to not do this.

I do have index cards, so I decided to take a few and follow Todd Kleinhans’ lead, writing a note to someone. I wrote a couple for my wife and daughter and left them where they’ll find them.

The messages are private, but intended to be positive and thankful.