On Dr. Phil this week, if you watched it, you got to see a really good example of a fake cry. This example hit every marker there is.
If you’ve attended my classes, test your skills to see if you can articulate all the clues that this is not genuine! Good luck!
Oscar Pistorius received his sentence today, and it was a slap on the wrist if you ask me. I believe Oscar Pistorius killed Reeva in an emotional outburst.
The judge in the case said, “I am of the view that a non-custodial sentence would send a wrong message to the community. On the other hand, a long sentence would not be appropriate either, as it would lack the element of mercy.”
Who on earth believes Pistorius should get mercy? I find this shocking, but not as shocking and as arrogant as what the judge said next.
Judge Thokozile Masipa said, “Society cannot always get what they want. Courts do not exist for a popularity contest but only to dispense justice … The general public may not even know the difference between punishment and vengeance.”
That statement shocked me as extremely arrogant–that the people are likely clueless to determine such.
Ironically, I believe that Pistorius actually killed Reeva in vengeance, and this judge doesn’t see it sadly, or doesn’t want to, perhaps.
According to this news reports, it is believed that Pistorius may only serve 10-20 months in prison, and then will be allowed to serve the remainder of time in house arrest.
Unbelievably sad and quite privileged.
I fear for the next woman who dates this man as he is unable to control his emotions.
There is an interesting study done that looked at children and their interactions with digital media. Did you know the more a child is connected, the less skill he has at being able to recognize emotions in others?
As they surmise, you cannot learn about human interaction by watching it on a screen. You have to experience it firsthand. I agree with that completely.
How much time does your child spend a day, or a week playing video games, using a cell phone, tablet or watching TV?
Check out this article.
Many thanks to MF for the story!
Last year, I went to Hawaii for business and I unexpectedly fell in love. Having traveled to the South Pacific before (Fiji, the Cook Islands and Australia), I incorrectly assumed the congested state of Hawaii would be a turn-off for me. When I landed in Honolulu over 20 years ago at 6 a.m., the traffic was so congested, it was at a crawl for miles up the mountains that I made a mental note–skip Hawaii. I figured it would be too built up for my tastes, too touristy, and wouldn’t hold a candle to the Cook Islands. But when I got an opportunity to go on business, I had to explore it.
My trip to Hawaii truly topped all of the places I have been including the South Pacific and the Great Barrier Reef. I was blown away. It was the like South Pacific on steroids. I kid you not!
Hawaii is truly magical and stole my heart on every level possible, and I have a strong need to get back there again–more permanently. I don’t know that I will be able to make it happen, but the dream lives on.
While driving back and forth to do training on the island of Oahu, I happen to spot these stairs going up the most incredible steep incline on the jagged mountains as I drove on the highway. I wondered what on earth is it for, and who would in their right mind climb it?
The stairs are known as the Haiku Stairs or “The Stairway to Heaven”. It turns out the stairs are illegal to hike right now and there is a guard posted to prevent people from climbing them. You can read more about it here.
I accidentally ran into this video the other day, and I was captivated by this video on many levels. The video truly captures the stunning beauty of Oahu. And I was truly amazed by the climber in the video.
I was most amazed by what is missing when I look at the climber as he climbs over 3,000 stairs straight up.
Do you know what it is?
(Recommendation: If you have a big computer screen, you must play this video on it. A tablet or phone won’t do this video justice)
This is one weird and sad story. Jessica Smith is accusing of killing her 2-year old daughter and injuring her teenage daughter after which she fled leaving the children behind.
In the video above, Jessica smiles and winks at the judge.
This could be because she suffers from some form of mental illness, but we cannot rule out that she might want us to believe she is mentally ill as well.
Strange behavior to say the least.