I usually reserve Saturday for sharing something inspirational from another source, but today you’re stuck with more of me. Sorry. This clip from my recent retreat traces a reflection on the opening verses of Mark 2. Please forgive the very informal video quality. If you’d like to know more about bringing this workshop to your […]
Continue readingWho’s In Charge?
Who’s in control? Ultimately, of course, God is in control. But what if we narrow the scope a bit? If I think about myself and my own reactions or responses, who’s in control? I asked that question earlier this week in a group of eighth grade boys. How do you think they answered? I worked […]
Continue readingWhat’s The Value Of Stuff That Matters?
How do you decide what really matters? How do you balance what’s fun, interesting, or rewarding with what matters? I know about the platitudes—what matters to me is what matters to God. That’s true enough, I suppose, but it doesn’t always help me know if what I’m doing right now is work that’s worthy of […]
Continue readingSemi-Regular Newsletter 10.6.10
Here’s a link to the 3/4 edition of Rich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter. Thanks for all of your continued support.
Continue readingGasoline, Money, And Stuff That Matters
Do you have a good working definition of “what matters” to you? I like to think and write in terms of metaphors and analogies. I heard a comparison a while back that helped me think about money in my own hierarchy of what really matters. In life’s journey, money is like gasoline for a car. You have […]
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Welcome to Monday and a whimsical word-of-the-week. This week I’m thinking about … FOOLISH Last Saturday I shared a talk by Steve Jobs (Stay Foolish). I’ve been thinking a lot about this simple advice. Sometimes I think I take everything—especially myself—a little too seriously. When this happens I lose track of what’s really important and […]
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Steve Jobs is a pratty amazing guy. In this video he tells three powerful stories to graduates at Stanford University. I encourage you to leave a comment and tell us your favorite line from the speech. If you can’t see the video, click here to watch it on my site. Have a great weekend!
Continue readingUnspoken Expectations …
…get me in a lot of trouble. I got disappointed this week. Disclaimer: I’m only telling this story because I think it contains some valuable lessons. The details don’t matter—this is about my personal failure, nothing else. # # # # # A couple of years ago I was invited to be a very small […]
Continue readingWhat Did You Learn?
What did you learn? The big event’s over, the project’s complete, the crisis has subsided—now what? My “teacher mentality” trained me to move on to whatever’s next. Get ready for the next class, the next lesson, the next unit. It just keeps coming, and there’s little time to reflect. It’s a huge lost opportunity. It’s […]
Continue readingRetreat And Reflect
Majestic. The dining room of this old lodge overlooks the entire valley. The cloudless sky is an impossible shade of blue. Across the valley some aspens are just beginning to turn, splashes of gold amidst the deep green pines. Aside from a narrow dirt road and an occasional four-wheeler heading into the national forest, there’s […]
Continue readingOverload
Welcome to Monday and a good news/bad news word-of-the-week … OVERLOAD Today I’m starting the week by looking back—I’m operating on overload. I’m thinking there are two kinds of overload. One is overwhelmed, when there’s just too much input or too much to do. That’s the overload that jams the emotional circuits until something snaps and […]
Continue readingHarness The Wind
Are you ever tempted to think it’s impossible? Whatever “it” is, there just aren’t enough resources, or nobody believes in you, or there’s just too much doubt? I’m betting this short video will inspire you to re-think “I can’t.” If you can’t see the video, click here to watch it on my site. Have a […]
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