Makes Cents

Caught this entertaining AMC movie with a lesson. Teri Garr starred as the former wife of a doctor. They are both kidnapped, plane crashed, got into drug dealers, imprisoned, bolted out, shipwrecked, and reunited on a street collision in Mexico City. In the end, they remarry.

A lot of mediating circumstances could yet bring back persons in conflict.

Steps to Wellness

According to the Zen Institute, these are:
1. Diagnose
2. Cleanse/detox
3. Intervene
4. Rejuvenate
5. Educate/maintain

Like mediation's handling of relationships between both parties to:
1. Trace the issue
2. Unload hurt acceptably
3. Negotiate
4. Renew relationship
5. Learn to handle future conflict

First Retort

This usually starts the road to mediation, the last resort hopefully. (Lacking a topic for today, Our Daily Bread had a very apt and timely issue.)

Christ' reaction or lack of it to the taunts of the Jews those fateful faithless days is the example present players versus this oddministration have to extol. 

Matching

Some prisoners and pit bulls are being paired in the hope of their mutual benefit. The dog is provided a parttime  companion while his human caretaker becomes more humane.

That's like a win-win in Compromise Agreements.

Red Panter

DU30's allegations are getting to sound like scenes from Pink Panther. Outrageous!

At least it sounded well with the French model. But not here with all the cussing and name-calling. No-nos in mediation.

Look Who's Talking ll

Or calling the kettle black? The lynch mob is at it again in Batasan. Rep. Bag-ao had a good point when she noted that the luxury vehicle of the Chief Justice is likewise all over the Lowest House parking lot.

The "come to court with clean hands" does not apply in mediation. Both parties could have soiled pairs.

Look Who's Talking

A lot of fakes appeared at the Senate hearing on fake news.
PCCO Usec Eg(o)co read a statement that they would do well to implement even on themselves. Asec Mocha Us(e)on was spotted also. Thinking Pinoy, one of the groups blacklisted by the Church, was represented too.

Not really optimistic about this exercise in aid of soothing the frayed nerves of the left-out Seven Senators.

DU-minions

His wealth is something Duterte does not leave to chance spokespersons. You know he is affected when he personally takes charge. Read his lips or SALN.

Too bad he is beyond mediation or medication? No goodwill, just bad wind.

Uncanny Mekeni

After Pinatubo, the Garcia patriarch of Porac wrote to all his children abroad to come home and help their hometown. He reasoned out that they were able to study from the iced candy, eggs and chicken/pork products their kababayans bought.
The children came home, attended to the needs of the community and led the family business to greater heights. (As featured in a CNN PH Boardroom episode)

Like the give-and-take of mediation.

Giving a Life

Churchill had said, "We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give."

Especially in mediation's Compromise Agreement.