Tag: Choices
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
React or Respond?
| 2:01 MIN READ | Every situation in life comes with choices. We either react or respond to them. Reaction is emotion-driven. Response is thought and principle-driven. There’s a great story in the Bible about two individuals named Mordecai and Esther. Esther came on the scene of history after the Persian king, Xerxes, deposed his […]
Friday, November 16, 2018
Slippery Slopes
| 1:45 min read | You’re likely familiar with the term “slippery slope.” Metaphorically it describes “a course of action that seems to lead inevitably from one action or result to another with unintended consequences.” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). This phrase is almost always used to describe a negative sequence of events that started ignorantly or innocuously, […]
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
The Value of Self-Inspection
| 1:11 min read | The tough times of life are often some of the most instructional times. They provide incredible opportunities for learning and growing. There’s nothing like hard times to show us what is in us. There’s nothing like trials and pain to show us the cracks in our character. These situations can […]
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Growing Up
| 1:40 min read | What do you want to be when you grow up? Most kids are asked this question. Answers range from doctor to fireman to sports champion. Growing up is usually associated with what people do as adults rather than what people are as adults. Growing up is not about graduating from […]