This day follows another day follows another day and so on…. The system is the same, but the day is not. Yes, the day is still a day, perhaps like any other day, but it’s what makes it to-day that sets all the difference. One of the definitions of “to” is: expressing purpose or intention …
To gather is a chore. Whether we are initiating or simply attending. Gathering is an element of our life that asks for our participation. So what does participation look like to you? Does it mean to always be the one raising your hand? Or is it, when it’s time for a group event, to make …
Have you ever felt that the leap to ‘getting something done’ was just too far? Maybe you’ve found yourself forehead deep into things that… well, just… “things.” Whatever these things are, maybe they started out as fun, but now they have just turned into a big headache. Pretty much a detriment to being able to …
Do you have someone in your life who is always there? Perhaps a friend … Or maybe they are not always there, but they come to mind whenever something challenging comes around? Just the idea of this friend creates the illusion of enough support, that you end up emboldened in whatever task you’re performing. This distinction …
We are naturally small thinking beings. We tend to think that the world revolves around us, or people exist to serve us, or perhaps that something is set in motion because of us. Whatever the circumstance, it usually comes back to us. So when we set out to accomplish a goal or just do something …
Mercy is available… To the one who is drowning in hopelessness To the one where the days seem dark. To him who has an eager want and desires to hear. Mercy is available… To the person who has previously shut out the Maker. Return, return to His camp. To the one who’s been shamed, caught …
Don’t write him off. He is not there to make our lives harder. No, he’s not there to make our lives easier either… One main reason he is there, is to make our lives…life. Full. Happy. Non-ordinary. Different. Rich. Pure. Sad. Exciting. Overall, worth living! No, Don’t despise the middleman. It may seem like He’s …
And what’s good for one person may not be good for another. What is good anyway?… How does one measure goodness. When we think about what is ‘good’, is it that kind of goodness that extends outside of our moral definition? It would be a danger to think of goodness just inside the scope of …
People judge. As living beings, it’s what we do. Every hour, every second of the day, we are either sitting in a place of judging or a place where we ourselves are the one’s being judged by others. Have you ever been judged… unfairly… wrongfully accused? Good or bad … wrongfully perceived? … It doesn’t …
It’s Gonna Happen!
How can we be effective? We might think that effectiveness is before or during the completion of the task, but effectiveness is there in the hope of the completion of the task. The possibility of it is there before even starting. Before starting something, it’s important to say what the outcome will be by giving …
