Happy Monday, and welcome to an interesting word-of-the-week … MINDFUL Are you mindful? I thought that was sort of an interesting question, even though I had to think a while about exactly what it meant. I guess the opposite would be mindless, which seems like a pretty accurate description of how I stumble through life. […]
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Limits Or Possibilities?
I suspect we’re all pretty good at feeling sorry for ourselves. Then we meet someone like this. Go ahead–be inspired, smile, and cry a little. And then have a great day! If you can’t see the video, click here.
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Yesterday I wrote about The Hardest Thing I’ve had to do since my injury. One especially insightful commenter (Thanks Jen!) reminded me that humility is a two-way street. Submission In John 13, Jesus washes the disciples’ feet. It’s a well-known story, a frequently referenced model for Christ’s attitude of humble service to others. But […]
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What’s the hardest thing you’ve had to do? Have you ever wished you could gracefully get out of a situation? That’s how I felt when I arrived at my last speaking engagement.
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Here’s this week’s contribution to the One-Word-At-A-Time Blog Carnival. I encourage you to click the link and check out some of the other carnival attractions. As the last fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5), this week’s word is: SELF-CONTROL Is Jesus about “No” or “Yes”? I know this guy who used to have a really distorted picture of Christianity. […]
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Welcome to word-of-the-week on another Monday at Bouncing Back. Today’s word is … STRENGTH I don’t normally associate paralysis with strength. When I recall twenty-two years of adjusting to life in a wheelchair, it’s as though I’m programmed to greet difficult circumstances with: I’ll never be able to … A wise physical therapist named Leonard […]
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Do you ever think, “If I was in charge, I’d ___.” Fortunately for everyone in the universe, I’m not in charge. But if I was, I’d make life all fun. No saddness, no unpleasant realities, just laughs and chuckles. Yeah, I know all the reasons why that wouldn’t work, but one of the advantages of […]
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Yesterday I asked How Do You Help An Injured Porcupine? Today I’m thinking of a different question: Why bother?
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How do you respond when your life gets interrupted by—well—life? This isn’t the article I planned for this morning. I’d already written something insightful and thought-provoking—a certain masterpiece (at least in my mind). All it required was a few finishing touches and it would have been here to greet even the earliest risers. And then—life […]
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No matter where you are, you look around and, sure enough, there you are. Do you spend a lot of time and energy trying to be somewhere other than here-and-now? I’ve noticed lately that my inner life seems to be a roller coaster. Past experience tells me that the valleys will eventually outnumber the hills, […]
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Welcome to Monday—and another word-of-the-week. This week’s word is … STORY An exasperated teacher once admonished a complaining student, “If you’re bored, you’re boring!” I couldn’t think of a snappy comeback all those decades ago, probably because he was right. If I’m bored by this part of my journey, the best question I can ask […]
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As a former teacher, I was inspired by kids. I learned more from my students than they could possibly have learned from me. I taught them a bit of mathematics. They taught me about wonder and possibility, about seeing the world through eyes not yet jaded by the experience of what can’t be done. They taught […]
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