Today’s Peace of Wisdom can be found in the joy of being a friend and the blessing of growing a friendship.
Teamwork
Today’s Peace of Wisdom can be found in being a team player.
The Value of Kindness
Today’s Peace of Wisdom can be found in discovering the life-changing power of kindness.
Giving
Today’s Peace of Wisdom Comes from Giving of Yourself to Others
Forgiveness
I recently read the story of an exhausted firefighter who fell asleep at the wheel on his way home after a long, difficult shift, crashing his car just four miles from home. The accident took the life of a young pregnant mother, and injured her little girl. A short...
The Blessing of a Helping Hand
A friend recently shared a valuable lesson he learned as a child. He and his dad were headed for the dumpster one afternoon with a couple bags of trash. A neighbor, running the same errand, noticed and graciously stopped and offered to take theirs. Not wanting to be...
Loneliness
Even extroverts need some alone time now and then – but solitude and loneliness are two very different things. Loneliness is a sadness that envelops us because our social needs aren’t being met. Our post-pandemic world, with more people working remotely, is...
A Right Sized Ego
Imagine you have a flat tire. You pull over and unfasten your spare. You have the jack and lug nut wrench ready to go. A good soul stops and offers help. But you know how to change a tire and you’ve got this. So you politely decline and they leave. After you’ve...
Kindness
A little kindness can go a long way. It’s a value we can practice in every aspect of our lives. It’s not always a grand gesture – kindness can be subtle. Don’t underestimate the impact a small act can make – holding a door open for the next person, letting someone in...
Service
Practicing a spirit of service invokes gratitude and empathy. It perpetuates kindness. Volunteering your time and skills pushes you outside yourself and plunges you into your community. Carrying a heart of service simultaneously and subconsciously acknowledges you...
Grace
Extending grace to yourself and others makes life sweeter. Grace encourages us to “try again” after a failure. When we give grace to others we foster an environment of learning and growth. It permits open discussion and understanding. Acknowledging you were...
Reliability
I don’t know about you, but I hate being late. If I say I’m going to be somewhere at a specific time, I want to actually be there early, when possible. My daddy called it Bear Bryant time. If you ain’t five minutes early, you’re late. Have you ever heard the old...