I am not sure why I was hearing what I heard, but I was sure I needed to hear it. The very words I was hearing spoken had been spoken a thousand times but today it was different. I was hearing them and things clicked. Continue reading Redundancy…Again…
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Encouragement Is What We Offer
What We Offer
I want people to move ahead. To get better. To be all they can be. Over time I have seen a lot of great moments where people “get it” and move ahead. I also have seen some disillusionment.
I want to help people. But through many interactions, I have learned the following thing. A lot of people want you to endorse their actions, their decisions, bringing “confirmation” to the direction they want to go. They want you to encourage them. (Ever have a conversation with a person who is going down the wrong path? “I know he/she is not saved…not sober…a drug addict…but I love them!”) Continue reading Encouragement Is What We Offer