It seems like the vice of the day is entitlement. Other call it consumerism, but the underlying attitude and correlating actions are anything but pleasant. And that's the problem. Entitlement isn't just unpleasant for those around selfish people, it's actually unpleasant for the entitled person themselves. The entitled person cannot experience two critical things in life:
The primary reason my training in track was astounding, was because of my coach. Training was his thing. He wanted us not just to run faster and better - his goal was for us to know how and why we could run faster. The same must be true in our parenting...
Truth be told, questions are devices that can be used as fuel or fertilizer. They can burn a conversation to the ground or cultivate it to bear fruit.
What's your ONE thing? When you get to the end of your life what one word or phrase would you want to define and describe you? If there was simply one way people would remember you after you are gone, what would that be?
My son just turned 7 this week. 7 years old. In the large scheme of life it's not old at all. However, it hit me one day driving him to school in the morning - he is already past the... Continue Reading →
I was reflecting this morning on yet another new year beginning. My reflection began looking to the past. I thought about the events in my life over the past year. I put time into thinking about how many of those... Continue Reading →
Preacher on the Run... 