“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” [Matthew 11:28-30] Jesus can […]
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First, a bit of news: I’m excited to announce the impending release of a new free e-book titled STICKS AND STONES: Finding freedom in the face of criticism. We’re putting the finishing touches on it, and I hope it’ll be ready within a few days. Keep checking back for updates. Now–to more important stuff … […]
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A leader inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more. A reader recently emailed and asked if I ever did motivational speaking with groups of young people. I love speaking to kids. You don’t teach math for thirty-five years, especially at the middle school level, if you don’t like interacting with […]
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Happy Saturday! If you’re new to THE CRAZY QUEST, you may wish to read about it here. Basically, I’m tracing my journey as I attempt to answer the question: What would you do if you didn’t know you couldn’t do it? This week of training: 141 miles COASTING If you’re coasting, you’re either losing momentum […]
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Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me. Really? I think that innocent childhood adage should be revised. Sticks and stones can break my bones but words … can break my heart. Broken bones will mend, but surgery can’t heal a broken heart.
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Never wrestle in the mud with a pig. You’ll both get dirty, and the pig likes it. I think there’s a big difference between feedback and criticism.
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If you have no heart to change it, you have no right to criticize it. I’m skeptical whenever someone wants to provide “constructive criticism.”
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Happy Saturday! If you’re new to THE CRAZY QUEST, you may wish to read about it here. Basically, I’m tracing my journey as I attempt to answer the question: What would you do if you didn’t know you couldn’t do it? This week of training: 107 miles (and some vacation/R&R) DON’T STOP Pain is temporary. […]
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The success of love is in the loving – it is not in the result of loving. Of course it is natural in love to want the best for the other person, but whether it turns out that way or not does not determine the value of what we have done. Mother Teresa What do […]
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If you know what you’re going to write before you begin, why bother? How do you decide what to write about? It’s a question authors hear frequently. We try to offer deep, wise responses that make the process appear more purposeful, and less desperate, than it really is. However, I thought it might be a […]
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I like the way we released my dad last weekend. (To Everything There Is A Season)
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Happy Saturday! If you’re new to THE CRAZY QUEST, you may wish to read about it here. Basically, I’m tracing my journey as I attempt to answer the question: What would you do if you didn’t know you couldn’t do it? This week of training: 108 miles (and some vacation/R&R) SURVIVE OR THRIVE When I […]
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