Here’s a link to the April 27, 2010 edition of Rich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter. A (hopefully) interesting new magazine article and a request for HELP. Thanks for being part of the circle. I appreciate you, and I don’t say it frequently enough. Enjoy!
Continue readingDon’t Make Me Your Project
What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like. Saint Augustine “I hate feeling like […]
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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. […]
Continue readingLimits 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 […]
Continue readingThe Hardest Thing
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.
Continue readingA Life Of “Yes”
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 […]
Continue readingPorcupines And Puppies
Yesterday I asked How Do You Help An Injured Porcupine? Today I’m thinking of a different question: Why bother?
Continue readingHow Do You Help An Injured Porcupine?
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 […]
Continue readingHow To Escape The Roller Coaster
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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