There’s an old story about a little lady who was known to be very negative. In fact, folks at church hated to ask, “How are you?” Because she would given them an “organ recital”!
One Sunday as she was leaving the church building the preacher cheerfully exclaimed, “It’s beautiful day, sister! How ya’ doing!”
She turned and with a look of resignation whined, “Pretty good under the circumstances.” Continue reading
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Who said this?
“…at a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized – at a time when we are far too eager to lay the blame for all that ails the world at the feet of those who think differently than we do – it’s important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that we are talking with each other in a way that heals, not a way that wounds.” Continue reading
Stephen Covey died Monday. He was a former professor at BYU, author, motivator, and business coach. He was probably best known for his best-selling book “Seven Habits of Highly Successful People.” I have applied the “7 Habits” paradigm to church growth and personal discipleship, as have many others. His organizational tools through Franklin-Covey stores have helped many of us stay focused, organized, and on time!
Covey was a great believer in personal responsibility and accountability. He taught something he called the 90/10 principle. What does it mean? Continue reading
The other day I posted some reflections about life’s daily pleasures that were sparked by walking the dog through the neighborhood. Today finds me at the Temple Terrace Recreation Center on the treadmill.
Now, this is not one of those new state-of-the-art exercise centers. I’m a small room with concrete walls and a few narrow windows to see out. In front of me are two Middle Eastern men carrying on a conversation in a language I can’t understand. To the right, an elderly gentleman got on a treadmill carrying a book. I greeted him with a cheery, “Hello.” To which he uttered not a word. Not even a grunt. He promptly put the machine on a slow speed and began reading. To the left of me is a woman in a trance-like state, looking straight ahead. At least, I have a small TV where I can watch some fair and balanced news on Fox!
All of this got me thinking about how walking the treadmill is like life. Continue reading
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What do you suppose that I have in common with the fellow at the left–Michel Eyquem de Montaigne ?
Guess again.
It’s not the nose!
Who’s Montaigne? Continue reading
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“It still wasn’t a bad day,” said Denver Quarterback Tim Tebow. “It still was a good day.” What day was he talking about? When he had a flat tire on his car? Or his cell phone died? Probably when he had an off game, but the team still won? Right?
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