1. Personal Update: chilling with family
Going a little light in
this week's newsletter again. I'm visiting family: my parents celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary, and a nephew and niece celebrate high school graduations.
Last night I did the follow up webinar about "Changing the World," and this time focused more on the challenge of getting clear about what you want to do with your life (ie.
clarifying your purpose and mission). It's not so easy to do that when there are so many opportunities, needs, and distractions.
I'm excited to launch the Thriving Leader Blueprint. If you're interested in hearing about this program, let me know by replying to this email.
2. Anthony de Mello offers a parable to remind us that the Bible is the lens through which we see God ... and we need to keep our focus on God, not the lens
The explorer returned to his people, who were
eager to know about the Amazon. But how could he ever put into words the feelings that flooded his heart when he saw exotic flowers and heard the night-sounds of the forests; when he sensed the danger of wild beasts or paddled his canoe over treacherous rapids? He said, ‘Go and find out for yourselves.’ To guide them he drew a map of the river. They pounced upon the map. They framed it in their town hall. They made copies of it for themselves. And all who had a copy considered themselves experts
on the river, for did they not know its every turn and bend, how broad it was and how deep, where the rapids were and where the falls? - Anthony de Mello
3. FEATURE ARTICLE: Millenials are Obsessed with Self Care ... that probably tells us more about Boomers and GenXers than it does about Millenials
A recent article that caught my attention came from the MPR page. It's a story about how Millenials are obsessed with self care. It's worth a read ... access it here. What are we to make of
this?
There are lots of reasons for this obsession, and the article does a good job of bringing them up. It's not a flattering picture. But for what it's worth, my take is that this trend says as much about previous generations as it does the Millenials themselves. Millenials grew up seeing parents and friends' parents who are frazzled, overworked,
unhappy, many of whom are not doing well financially, physically, emotionally, or spiritually.
Can we blame them if they say, "I'm going to make sure that doesn't happen to me"? Maybe today, many Boomers and GenXers would be doing better if they'd been a little more diligent about self care
themselves.
4. Quote of the week:
"People say, 'What is the sense of our small effort?' They cannot see that we must lay one brick at a time. A pebble cast into a pond causes ripples that spread in all directions. No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There is too much work to do." - Dorothy Day
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