Perpetually Chased by Wild Dogs Imagine being constantly chased by wild dogs. It would be exhausting and nerve wracking Metaphorically, this is how most people do life. They are running around trying to prove that they are good enough, trying to prove that they are okay. It is exhausting and nerve wracking. It is also […]
Defective life strategies
November 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Defective Life Strategies There are many defective life strategies. These strategies do not produce the result(s) that they claim to produce. But very few people have stopped to examine this, and so people keep on using these defective strategies – hoping that they will work. They won’t! Here are a few of them: Beating up […]
They are who they are
November 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Impossible to do better than thinking allows
November 19, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Arguing with a liar
November 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Arguing with a Liar There’s not much point in arguing with a compulsive liar. However, people frequently do this when they engage with the negative voices in their heads. “You are a loser because ______.” “No, I’m not!” “Yes, you are!” And on and on and on. A far better strategy is to quit interacting […]
Character and integrity
November 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Character and Integrity Integrity is often defined as what we do even when no one is watching. The character of an individual is revealed by his or her actions. Character is a choice and it is something that is developed over time, one decision at a time. We are either following our innate moral compass […]
Young people cracking the code
November 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Young people cracking the code On Wednesday, we drove around Buka Island to the village of Kesa where the YWAM (youth with a mission) medical ship, Liberty, was anchored. I saw something there that absolutely filled my heart with joy. I saw a bunch of young people (18 to mid-twenties) and some older people too […]
Seeds of corruption
November 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Seeds of corruption They say that power can corrupt. They also say that money can corrupt. However, on the other end of the scale, poverty can corrupt too. There are many forces and circumstances that can lead to corruption, that can have good people behave in ways that are not good. Webster 1828 defines corrupt […]
Laughing at Ourselves
November 4, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Laughing at Ourselves A good measure of self-kindness is our ability to laugh at ourselves. Self-judgment will have us beat up on ourselves. Yesterday I locked myself out which required Kendrick to drive across town and bring another key. Although I did not enjoy inconveniencing him, I did not beat up on myself. (Years ago, […]
Karis – a better way of doing business
October 24, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Karis – a better way of doing business I recently met the founders of Karis Properties in South Africa. Karis is a Greek word that means grace, or kindness, or love. And that is how Betsie and Andre run their business – with grace, kindness, and love. They are making the world a better place […]
