40 Day Challenge - Day 40! - 13 views
I agree! I will definitely need to revisit (and revisit, and revisit...) I continue to struggle with "who" I need to let go so, continued evaluation is necessary. Thanks for leading this Joe!!!
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40 Day Challenge - Day 1 - 17 views
Excellent work - Doug and Beverly. Keep going; I am looking forward to your progress!
started by Joe Bennett on 04 Aug 14
3 follow-ups, last by Joe Bennett on 06 Aug 14
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A 40 Day Challenge - 12 views
Thank you everybody for taking this on! We will of course, be patient with those who can't check-in everyday.
40 Day Challenge - Day 32 - 6 views
You're welcome!
40 Day Challenge - Day 36 - 2 views
Concentration Concentrate on the bad to the exclusion of the good and I see a problem, not a person. See problems rather than people and I don't help at all. For the help that is needed is hel...
40 Day Challenge - Day 37 - 2 views
Yesterday Yesterday is done, today is a new day. But it is always helpful to reflect on yesterday - what went well, where did I blow it? Who made me angry, frustrated or annoyed? What was I unc...
40 Day Challenge - Day 35 - 4 views
A Covenant We're getting close to the end of our challenge - if you made it this far, congratulations. It has taken a great deal of perseverance to keep going. Today I want to highlight a paradi...
40 Day Challenge - Day 25 - 5 views
Encouragement The higher your expectations, the more likely your other person will fail you and cause you frustration. But if you are realistic enough to understand that your other person is huma...
40 Day Challenge - Day 28 - 2 views
Unity Unity always strengthens relationships, teams, and families, while division always destroys them. What if you wisely navigated through conversations and misunderstandings in such a way to g...
40 Day Challenge - Day 27 - 4 views
Motivation It doesn't take long to discover that your other person will not always motivate you to be a responsive person. Many times they may actually de-motivate you. Although moods and emotio...
40 Day Challenge - Day 33 - 3 views
Dreams What is something your other person would really, really love? Common sense tells us that we may not be able to fulfill every one of their dreams due to time or budget constraints. But ho...
40 Day Challenge - Day 34 - 3 views
Endurance When you have done everything in your power to be consistent, faithful and responsive to your other person, they may still forsake all your efforts, all your kindnesses. And if your eff...
40 Day Challenge - Day 38 - 4 views
The Full Truth What is the full truth about those I am blaming? Are they as monstrous as I think? Are they as guilty as I insist? Is there no room for compassion? To ask this question is to a...
40 Day Challenge - Day 26 - 3 views
Sacrifices When life is difficult for us, we notice. Sometimes the only way we notice that life is hard for our other person is when they complain about it. We chalk it up to a bad attitude or g...
40 Day Challenge - Day 29 - 3 views
Completing It's almost a cliche to say that we are all made differently. Different temperaments, different bodies, different personalities, different life experiences, etc. Often, we see these d...
40 Day Challenge - Day 30 - 2 views
Applause When you see your other person growing in character, exhibiting behavior that is exemplary, persevering through difficulties, embracing service to others, exhibiting humility - it's time ...
40 Day Challenge - Day 31 - 2 views
Accountability Everyone needs wise counsel throughout life. Wise people constantly seek it and gladly receive it. Fools never ask for it and then ignore it when it's given to them. It is crucial...
40 Day Challenge - Day 39 - 4 views
Learning Learning happens in relationship with others. The quality and quantity of learning is a function of the quality of the relationships in which the learning takes place. Today's Challen...
40 Day Challenge - Day 16 - 4 views
You cannot change your other person. As much as you may want to, you cannot play God and reach into their heart and mold them into what you want them to be. But isn't that what we spend a large p...
40 Day Challenge - Day 13 - 3 views
Conflict & Fighting Fair Whether we like it or not conflict in relationships is going to happen. When we are in relationship with one another we are not only in relationship with their strengths,...