Here’s another installment of direct quotes from my kids as they are in the heart of their transition as our family moves to Manila…. “If I cry really hard for 10 days…
Tag: Quotes
Coach Mike Ditka on Encouraging
One of my all time favorite quotes on encouraging people in the context of mission and balancing the tension between support and challenge. “If you want to get the most of out…
The Implications of Giving Away Power
I came across this thought from Michael S. Malone in my reading of The Future Arrived Yesterday: The Rise of the Protean Corporation and What It Means for You. Malone is a…
The Ticket to Enjoyment and Meaning Comprehension?
Wanted to see if I could solicit some responses to this quote by Robert Greenleaf that I’ve been thinking about this past week. He writes, “There is no one best way to…
The Nature as Mirror (with a brief review)
A few days ago I finished Fyodor Dostoevsky’s classic Crime and Punishment. I thought this was an unbelievable novel and I’m so glad I finally read it. It has become one of…
Roots and Fruits
I’ve enjoyed a nice little blog-cation since hitting #500 last week, but mostly I’ve been sick in 2010 and am hoping the rest of the year isn’t like this. I hope you’re…
Parting of the Ways
I’ve shared that one of my proactive ways this fall to manage my stress this fall has been my reading of the Harry Potter books. I’ve learned over time that just stopping…
Contextualization or Re-Contextualization?
In an email exchange with my friend Nolan, he responded to some of the themes I’ve been thinking about pertaining to contextualization with a great observation. He may have drawn this from…
Is Personal Courage a Prerequisite to See Truth?
Howard Thurman believed it is, as he wrote in his devotional classic Meditations of the Heart. He writes, “It is a fearful admission that courage is required to see the true thing….