Tag: #lifestyle
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Genuine Generosity
In my journey toward greater life balance, few things rattled me more than the discovery of how selfish and self-centered I was. Even though I have been a follower of Jesus for over 50 years, an honest look inward revealed a heart that was more miserly, materialistic, and me-centered rather than others-centered, I had to…
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Do you have Qi?
Do you have Qi? The word Qi pronounced “Chee” Is traditional Chinese medicine commonly defined as vital energy or life force that keeps a person’s spiritual, emotional, mental and physical health in balance. Those of you who have followed this blog for any amount of time know that I frequently refer to our spiritual, emotional,…
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Ran the 100-meter dash in 62.95 seconds.
The current world record for the 100-meter dash is 9.58 seconds set in 2009 by Jamaica’s Usain Bolt. Now, that’s fast! So, you are probably asking as you read the title of this week’s post, “What’s the big deal about running a 100-meter race in 62.95 seconds? After all that’s 6 1/2 times slower than…
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Relationship Precedes Task
Only in a Western work culture do we blow past relationships and go straight to the task and work at hand. In my overseas travels over the past 24 years, every culture I have encountered understands that relationship precedes task except in western culture and those countries who adopt the west’s work practices. During my…
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Beyond the triple filter test
In my last post I wrote about filters and in particular the need for language filters when it comes to our speech and what we write. The intent of the post was to challenge us to carefully filter the words that come out of our mouths, especially when it comes to not taking private and…
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Filters please, People!
On April 11th,1970 Apollo 13 launched for a manned space mission to the moon. Fifty-five hours into the journey an explosion ripped a hole into the side of the space craft. The mission went from landing on the moon, to a rescue mission to get the Apollo 13 crew home safely. Of the hundreds of…
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Pardon the Interruption
My oldest son C.J. and I meet each Tuesday for dinner and coffee. We usually eat at our favorite place to get Peruvian chicken and then after dinner, head a few doors down to a coffee shop in the same plaza. It’s a special time each week to spend father and son time together, talk…
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Don’t yell at the gift giver!
I recently celebrated my 69th birthday. My wife surprised me with an amazing gift. She spent three months researching and consulting with friends of ours to find the right one. On Saturday morning I was upstairs when she shouted, “Your birthday present is here.” I thought Amazon had delivered a package only to come downstairs and…
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At What Cost?
When talking about the cost of something we usually think in terms of cash, currency. How much money will this item or service cost me? For most the financial resources we have access to in our banking and brokerage accounts are limited. We can’t afford to buy anything we want and must live on a…
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Why Don’t We Rest?
Three responses that I hear on a regular basis when I ask friends, family, co-workers and even just acquaintances how they are doing is busy, tired, and exhausted. Busyness is for sure a problem. In the workplace the expectation seems to be you are available 24/7. Busyness is worn as a badge of honor if…
The Rest Stop 