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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Taking Responsibility As in anything in life, the benefits we enjoy from our relationships with others depends on how responsible we are with them. That is why taking personal responsibility is o...
Forgiveness Imagine finding yourself in a prison-like setting. As you look around, you see a number of cells visible from where you're standing. You see people from your past incarcerated there ...
Protection Think about your other person for a moment. Think about your relationship with your other person. Is there anything that you are allowing to attack and/or poison that relationship? H...