I think kindness creates opportunity for blessings multiply. If I’m kind to one person and then that person is kind to another, the ripple effect can go on and on. Kindness is having a good nature or disposition coming from a gentle spirit. I think I could argue that Christ followers should possess kindness because…
I have enjoyed reading and studying history since I was in third or fourth grade. I have really studied World War II recently and read several books written about some of the key players in that war. One of my favorite characters in WWII was Winston Churchill. He was an amazing leader who seemed to…
I used to love how my grandmother (aka “Mammie”) said the word humble. She made the “h” silent and it sounded like “umble”. She was a great example of humble. (Side Note: It’s ok to mispronounce a word like that if you display it in your life!) I had a hard time imagining her to…
It is so cool to be in the presence of someone who is a great person. I have had the privilege of being around some great people. The strong leaders whom I’ve been around are mostly humble and kind. There have been some leaders who were arrogant and full of themselves. I think I would…
There are times that I’ve felt stuck. It seems that anything I do just stops short of really working out well. Then the break-through comes and things take off. I am so thankful for “break-throughs” over the years. I know that the break-through don’t always come on my time schedule, but they do come. I…
Revenge is “to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit”. Revenge can be destructive to the person in the path of revenge as well as destructive to the person exacting the revenge. Revenge carries with it some very negative and self-destructive baggage. I have first-hand…
There are many things that go on with people holding public positions, but behind the scenes is where the real work is being done. I know that there are meetings that happen to develop a strategy to bring harm to a nemesis. The things that go on behind the scenes often comes to light in…
There have been times when I’m in a meeting and feeling compelled to say something, but I hold it back. I’ve learned the value of timing. I’ve also learned to speak up because I might say what everyone else is thinking. I have to keep a check on my ego for sure so that I’m…
There have been times when I laughed at something that should have made me sad. I have also had times when I simply said the wrong thing in response to an event that happened. I see a difference between response and reaction. A response should be thought out and measured. A reaction is quick and…
This pandemic has really made me think of how the ending goes. I’m not necessarily thinking of the end of the pandemic as much as I’m speaking of the end of this life. My Dad is 26 years older than me and I don’t know how long I will live on this earth. I don’t…