Picture a large table. In the middle of a grassy area which is in the middle of a city. Someone sits down to eat; another joins, then another, then another. I wonder if we could have the courage to come to a table filled with anyone and everyone? All races, backgrounds, languages, beliefs and thought
Month: January 2019
“Choosing to be fearless for the other awakens in us a courageous heart and fosters a selflessness where true joy is born.” ~ Greg Boyle If we can’t be fearless for ourselves then let’s be fearless for others. Then let’s admit we are weak and blatantly ask a couple individuals, “would you be fearless for me?”
When does a runner become a runner? Is it finishing a race? Is it the right shoes? Is it talking the right lingo? Is it after months or years? I’d venture to say that a person becomes a runner with the very first step. Did that step have all the wisdom and experience? Nope. Did
(Part two) We need to get out of the fear-based mindset that everything is scarce and start living generously towards one another. This is the only way to contribute to an environment of abundance. For example: If we trade or merely transact with one another then all we’ve done is kept the same level of
This might be a “two-parter” – Greg Boyle who heads up Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, California, was asked in an interview, “aren’t you worried about being taken advantage of?” And he simply replied, “how can someone take advantage when I’ve already given it?” There’s power in the gift. The extra time, energy, money, or
Sell your cleverness, buy bewilderment. Rumi said that. Sometimes it feels like we are trying so dang hard to be clever when maybe it would be better to just be curious. Instead of operating in our relationships and work with a “CYA” mentality maybe it’s time to put ourselves on the hook by fearlessly stepping
I was making silly faces at my kids and they kept saying “again! Again! Again!” In the grand scheme, how could I not keep doing it?! But how often do we crater to our selfish desires of short-term gratification by saying, “that’s all” and then reaching for our phone or the tv or whatever thought
I just snuck into my kids bedrooms and watched them sleep for a bit. Kids are wild and incredible. It’s like I could feel my heart filling. This is the life. This is living our inheritance now.
It takes guts. It feels risky… until it’s not. If you planted a small oak sapling, watered it, protected it from animals and weather, you wouldn’t go out every so often and pull it up out of the ground to examine its roots. But we do this all the time with a lot of things
If we put more focus, energy, time on establishing the fulcrum instead of worrying so much about the weight itself then not only would we finally move the weight but we also might actually enjoy doing it. What’s the fulcrum in family, friendships, whole communities or our workplaces? If we could have the guts to