Posts Tagged ‘Purposeful Living’
At the end of life, no one wants to visit the office one more time.
Ecclesiastes 1:2-9 “Wash. Rinse. Repeat.” Those are the instructions on the back of a shampoo bottle. I’ve often wondered if those instructions are really necessary to get your hair clean or is it there just to sell more shampoo? Probably both… “Wash. Rinse. Repeat.” is also a popular idiom in our culture (referred to as…
Read MoreIf a life is lived in “the blink of an eye”, a day is lived in “the blink of a blink”.
Psalm 144:4 Did you know that we blink our eyes on average about 29,000 times every day? I didn’t… until I Googled it. (All of a sudden, my eyes are getting heavy…) Suffice to say, if something happens in the “blink of eye”, more than likely, you’re gonna miss it. Too many of us treat…
Read MoreEarning respect for an opinion is a reward for thinking while earning respect for a choice is a reward for living.
I think most people want respect. Why? Because it validates what we’re doing is good and worth the effort that we put into it, whatever it is. And validation feels good. Today’s Tiny Words. Big Life. quote makes a distinction between respect that’s earned from “thinking” vs. “doing”. Neither one is bad but there’s a…
Read MoreLosing is a temporary setback while running out of time is a permanent defeat.
It’s generally accepted that time is the most precious commodity we have. Why? Do I really need to take up some of our most precious commodity to explain it? 🙂 Everything we do in life is measured by time. Work starts at 8:00. The soccer game starts at 3:00. Dinner is served at 6:00. Our…
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