Around six years ago my wife and I went to six flags. We were just two adults doing something not very “adult-ish” and it was awesome. As we pulled into the parking lot there were signs everywhere about a Flash Pass that would let you cut to front of the line on any ride when
Month: November 2018
Everyone needs a safety word. Something to bring you back into focus of what’s important – who’s important. A word that can snap you back into the right perspective when the circumstances and situations are chaotic and disorienting.
Everybody’s got them: cares. The question isn’t how to get rid of them or best manage them or dare I say “hack” them. Nope. The question is knowing when to be free of them and when to be full of them. When you’re coming down the ladder from the attic with a heavy box of
1) Those who make the map. They carve their way; strategize and come up with a plan. They go first. 2) Those that genuinely ask for help, insight and feedback. They are humble and extend an invitation to be changed by others. 3) Those that don’t want to do the work: they just want the
Seems obvious and straightforward. However, there are a lot of things that are obviously straightforward but get over-complicated and neglected. If a farmer wants watermelons, she doesn’t plant green pepper seeds. She would never complain and get upset if she grew what she planted. That’s not interesting. What’s interesting is when we get annoyed, frustrated
I attended a funeral several weeks ago. It was unlike any service I had been to before. It was celebratory, reflective, thoughtful, and dynamic. There were photos, videos, interviews, words, and songs. It was powerful to say the least; life-altering to be specific. One of the pieces that resonated the most was the nickname given
In strength training, there’s a point when you hit a plateau. At first, it can seem like this is a negative thing. We’ve had the phrase “if you’re not growing, you’re dying” pounded into our heads for years. So the concept of plateauing in anything can feel defeating. However, the plateau is the sign that
Wendell Berry wrote that line. Over the last couple months I’ve been reading poetry. I’ve never read poetry other than the few lines quoted in whatever books I’m reading. However, over the last nine months I’ve found my mind racing, life moving at a very fast pace and my consumption of information increasing rapidly. So
My father-in-law let us have his old 1980’s Cruiser – except they didn’t call them cruisers back then, just bikes. I got it out to ride with my son as he was perfecting his bike skills free of training wheels. One morning I was walking my wife to her car as she left for work
Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. Jesus said this. Typically we can get a good gauge of what’s going on inside us by what’s coming out of our mouths. What’s the consistent theme of our discussions? Is it money? Is it time? Is it just small talk? Or are our conversations marked