Photo by Uggboy on Flickr won·der [wuhn-der]: to be filled with admiration, amazement, or awe - from dictionary.com When was the last time you experienced wonder? The last time you were filled with awe, with admiration? Maybe it was when you watched a sunset, or walked along the beach, or watched children play. Maybe it [...]
Archive > November 2011
Living With Purpose
Photo by xprogrammer on Flickr “Purpose is to life what the skeleton is to the body. The muscle may have strength, but it needs support and attachment.” -Ravi Zacharias Our pursuits need a supporting structure. Without a supporting structure, life drifts. Without purpose, affections and ‘emergencies’ and people-pleasing define our life. We move from one [...]
Why Vision Matters
Photo by Walt Stoneburner on Flickr “Art, to be art, must point at something.” – Anne Lammot Having a vision helps point our lives in the right direction. It helps us know what choices to make, what relationships to build, what activities to be a part of. With vision we have purpose. Without vision, we [...]
Authentic is Better Than Awesome
Photo by Nana B Agyei on Flickr What will you be to the world today? Authentic or awesome. Actually, I don’t think they are mutually exclusive. I think you can be both, but it depends on which one you focus on. “It’s more important to work at being authentic than to work at being awesome.” [...]
Joy: The Ability to Enjoy
Photo by bingbing on Flickr Have you been around people who have a profound ability to enjoy life? They laugh more, play more, see more, feel more. They may also cry more, express more, …basically…they live more. It makes me ponder, How does one really enjoy life? Is it something we learn…or is it something [...]
Our Worth: Acceptance vs Approval
Photo by Julie Rybarczyk on Flickr You are more than your behavior. You have great worth outside your behavior. – Greg Anderson in Cancer Conqueror Where is your worth placed? Specifically, where do you place your worth? Do you place it in your performance? Your work? Your relationships? Your family? Your religious activity? How well [...]
