I wanted to share the news of the past few weeks with those of you haven’t heard. Jude Shaw Blackerby was born into this world Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 4:05 am. 8 lbs 3 oz and 21 inches. He already has a purpose here. He is already loved. I’m sure he will provide many [...]
Its okay and totally helpful to do some things right the first time. Some things are just better done right the first time around. Think surgery, landing a plane, or defusing a bomb. These are things that we need to be trained to do flawlessly well on the very first try. But there are so [...]
Harry Houdini was an artist and a showman. There is no question about his skill and expertise as a magician and escape artist. There is much debate about his death, though. Many thought that he died of a ruptured appendix due to several blows to the stomach from a college student in his dressing room. [...]
…is often doing the thing that you secretly believe is beneath you. …is often spending time with those who don’t really “deserve” your time. …praying. The things that appear useless are often the things that are most vital to our survival and to becoming fully alive. These are the priorities. It’s almost as if God [...]
Being wrong comes with plethora of benefits: 1) It gives you the opportunity to show others that you don’t need to be right… 2) Shows you how to ask for another person’s help. 3) Teaches you humility. 4) It buys you an education- the greatest learn by failure. 5) Being wrong means you were willing [...]
…. I think everyone should share. Not forced sharing, but in the way of “I care and love others” … “I enjoy life more when I give” … “I have a greater hope knowing that I will take care of others and they will take care of me.” Money, time, talents, strengths. There currently seems [...]
We want to get there… now! We want food… now! We want relationship troubles to go away… now! Living a life that values instant gratification might kill you. Even if it doesn’t do it immediately, it creates a habit of “now” in your life that is tough to break. Think of many of the arguments, [...]
I anxiously await the arrival of my son. I’ve never met him, but it feels like I know him deeply. It almost feels as if he’s on a journey in a faraway place, soon returning home. I have a sneaking suspicion that I will soon relearn amazement. He’ll be able to find joy in the [...]
Do you know your stopping point? I recently read a quote from an artist, “There is no finished art, only art where the artist decides to stop creating it.” (My paraphrase) I discovered this personally a few weeks ago when working in Photoshop on a particular design. I was shooting for perfection, yet because I [...]
It is not our duty to rescue everyone. It is our duty to show rescue to everyone. If we look within ourselves, all we really want to do is help. We want to offer an opportunity and we’d like the flailing, dying person to accept that offer with humility. We want people to grab the [...]
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