Reflective posts about goal setting.
Have you ever read a book that changed your life? Or at least made a significant difference? I have. I remember the winter, the book, the revelation. Background It was the winter of 2009. As an administrator of a school, I was a successful professional. I was accomplished, serving students well as a teacher, a…
I remember the heavy plumb bob that my dad had as a surveyor. It’s conical, made of metal, steel or brass attached to a line or cord. The weight of the plumb bob would cause the cord to hang very straight so the surveyor could identify a vertical space perpendicular to the earth or a…
I reflect on the past twice a year and consider “new year” goals. One of those times is in August, mostly because I lived most of my adult life on a school schedule. The other time is now, as the new year begins. Today I’ve been thinking about what worked this past year and what…
The tree is down; the ornaments are safely boxed, and the wrapping paper is recycled. Christmas, it’s a wrap! Today, on the eve of a New Year, I wonder what’s in store! Wonder! Such a Gift!To think or speculate curiouslyto be filled with admiration,amazement, or awe; to marvel Wonder Remains In Foolsgold, Susan Wooldridge writes, “I wonder if asking, inside and out, may well be at the…
Many people think about and plan to read their Bible as the new year approaches. They hear about this or that plan or dig in with the first few chapters in Genesis. All is well until they get to the long lists in Numbers or the laws in Leviticus. Often times we run out of…
In flesh’s solitude, I count it blestThat only you, my Lord, can see my heartWith passion’s darkness tearing it apartWith storms of self, and tempests of unrest.But your love breaks through blackness, bursts with lights.We separate ourselves, but you rebindIn Dayspring all our fragments, body, mind,And spirit join, unit against the night.Healed by your love,…