There is a particular type of discomfort which accompanies personal growth. I say "particular" because it is different than the discomfort that comes from failure, dishonesty or disobedience. It is more like the "good burn" you get from an intense workout than the aches and pains which follow periods of sustained idleness. Your tolerance for …
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The Little Secret that Changed the World
In life you'll occasionally come across small changes that transform your perspective and magnify your ability to accomplish things. I've discovered one that I feel you need to know for a number of reasons, chief among them from my perspective is the opportunity to catalyze massive change not just locally, but globally. My secret little …
Chronic Imbalance
Growth inside is the counterweight to growth outside. Allow me to explain. If you spend your days growing on the outside, that is, honing your "doing" skills and fail to grow on the inside, the resulting imbalance will eventually lead to implosion. If, on the other hand, inner growth in any person or collection of …
Dancing Horses
"Dancing Horses" by Gregg Hake Dancing horses on the wall Leaving dancers' light footfalls. Dancing horses in my room How you lift a day of gloom!
Give Thee Rest
Thou giver of my deepest thoughts of joy, Who from the solemn darkness doth proclaim Words unformed through my heart no longer coy, How can I give thee rest and fan thy flame? The world has grown cold, embers once red hot Now smolder with righteous indignation And earth, disfeatured by man's cold fiat, Yearns …
Time to grow up!
“The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up.” - John Maxwell Taking total responsibility for your attitudes requires that you eschew blame altogether. To turn your back on blame you must: Realize that you have a choice as to …
At Length, Truth Will Out
Miserable comforters are ye all, Ye who bray and shout; My ways are true, I did not fall At length, truth will out. Though thorns and nails and fantastical tales Give thee brief redoubt, Rest assured for all your travails At length, truth will out. The patience of Job is thine, dear compeer Sink never …
Radiant Redoubt
The answers that you seek dear friend Cannot be found without. And if you ask me how I know I'll say "without a doubt." Too long you've kept the truth inside Your scarred and troubled heart. But now I say to you dear friend It's time for a new start. "What can I do?" you …
Tell Me Again
Tell me again I am alone and listening. Tell me again I can now see the glistening. Show me the place From whence I was born. Show me the place To which I am sworn.
Uncompromising Living
One of the great secrets of living is this: if you live radiantly, truly radiantly, then you will begin to recognize compromises you have made in your expression of who you really are and abandon those compromises forthwith. To be sure, true expression is tempered by many things, not the least of which is the …
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