Forgiveness

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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