"Service is the rent you pay for room on this earth." - Emma Vernon. Here's one of life's fundamental concepts: "There's a price to pay for everything," and the rightful price required for our very existence is Service to those around us. Just to be sure that we're on the same page, let's define Service as seeing… Continue reading Life Purpose Is About Service – Not Privilege
Tag: Character
Anger Leads To Shame
11/6/18 Brandy, Addy, and Grace, "Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame." - Ben Franklin Unrealistic expectations lead to frustration - frustration leads to either apathy (an "I give up" attitude) or anger, and anger leads to shame for one or more of the people involved. Shame is a painful feeling of humiliation and… Continue reading Anger Leads To Shame
Character Comes From Attitude
9/12/18 Brandy, Addy, and Grace, "Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character." - Albert Einstein Our attitude is the lens through which we see the world - everything around us is received through our senses, goes through our mind for processing and classification, is sent to our hearts for judgment, and then it goes back… Continue reading Character Comes From Attitude
Saying “Amen” By Picking Up The Hammer
9/5/18 Brandy, Addy, and Grace, "Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me." - Carol Burnett All change begins with a vision, a realization, and a decision: Vision - Is a clear picture of what we want the future to look like. It shows us the direction we need to… Continue reading Saying “Amen” By Picking Up The Hammer
Astounding Capability
9/2/18 "If we did all the things we're capable of, we would literally be astounded." - Thomas Edison Capability is about how much we can produce and how well we can perform, and these levels of proficiency are a direct result of the amount of Competence and Fitness we possess in an area of our life: Competence… Continue reading Astounding Capability