During one of the final high school meets of the year, Lee Cahoun knocked over one of the hurdles near the beginning of the race, which he hadn’t done all season. His misstep allowed his competitors a considerable lead, but Lee gutted it out and managed to take fifth, which give his school the championship….
What I do have is some embarrassment, a heavy dose of reality, and an opportunity to witness to you about our obligation to be grateful.
The idea that people are born for success or have been lucky to get there is a temptation and a trap. If we give in to attributing their success to factors out of our control, we lose. We assume the victim stance and retreat to the safety of mediocrity. The one place that success isn’t.
Harold Campings might be clueless when it comes to predicting the end of the world, but we can all elevate our appreciation for how we should live our final day…whenever that may be.
Frustration reaches a critical point when we have something we want to do and we still don’t do it. This article helps move past procrastination.
#11 of the 13 Questions That Started It All How do I find my life’s purpose? It’s the mythical quest that has lead people into the desert for centuries. What does my life mean and who is going to tell me? Raised in the Christian faith, I read and heard numerous references to gifts, talents,…
