This week, I want to dive into a memory lane moment that’s been tugging at my heartstrings, all centered around a term we’re all too familiar with — bullying. But, I’m not just talking about the kind we remember from the playground; I’m eyeing its more grown-up, yet equally damaging counterpart in our adult lives.
It’s not all about you.
It’s not all about you. It never has been. Check this out: “I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. The poet’s, the writer’s, […]
Getting even.
It may be that “getting even” with someone is something you’re plotting right now. “I’ll show them,” you say. “I’m gonna get them back. They will pay for what they’ve done.”
And so forth. We’re talking revenge here.
Problem is, getting even doesn’t serve any real purpose.
Change that lasts.
We’ve all been caught up in emotions and had all the “feels.” Then, when the emotions subside and the feels go away, we’re back to where we once were. I’m not discrediting the human need to feel good. We all know that feelings can be great betrayers. They will for sure lie to you.
So how do you recognize authenticity? How do you know if something is genuine?
If you want change that lasts, it needs to be because God has ordained it.
This corruptible political season.
Politics can corrupt you. I’m about to save someone’s sanity here.
Burying your head in the sand and other survival hints.
You can’t control what others do to your heart. But you can control what you voluntarily put into it.
Love all. Be kind. Get slammed.
Some of the kindest people I know have lived in a world not so kind to them.
How to not be a self-serving little clod.
“I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. The poet’s, the writer’s, duty is to write about these things. It is his privilege to […]