52 STEPS FORWARD
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Attaboy/girl for All the Right Reasons
What is the purpose of accolades, and what do we do with them? Acceptance First, accept the compliment graciously by thanking the provider. Often, we respond flippantly in an attempt at humility. Have you ever said, “Yes, the dress is pretty, but my butt looks big,”...
Don’t Silence, Give Them a Megaphone
Sweet Land of Liberty? In a country proclaiming freedom of speech as its preeminent 1st Amendment constitutional value, we now seek to silence voices instead of protecting them. College students protest to cancel speakers with “incorrect” viewpoints. News programs...
Sticks & Stones May Break My Bones, But…
…words will never hurt me. Do they teach children this lesson anymore, or has it gone the way of cursive? Today's message is for those needing a refresher and snowflakes. Of course, it is much easier to widely broadcast words today than when I learned this saying as...
Unavoidably Imbalanced
After a few months into this year's journey with your goals, you probably consider time constraints one of the biggest impediments to pursuing your goals. You seek perfect yet elusive balance. The answer is not measured by a beam scale of justice but more closely...
Resist the Temptation to Be Virtuous(?)
What do I Mean? It is too easy to pursue the avalanche of “opportunities” from within, family, work, and friends that take us away from doing what we previously determined to be most important. We discover the most troublesome enemies of accomplishing our goals are...