And so we emerge from yet another leadership training weekend, and what a powerful weekend that was! Great breakthroughs to propel us into the future we're creating for ourselves.
We're finally getting the TWT show on the road, for one, and really seriously putting our noses to the grindstone. One wonderful thing that I learned from a great friend (and business partner), who I acknowledge and admire for her velocity and intentionality in getting her dream off the ground in a matter of a few months, is doing one thing everyday towards the fulfillment of the possibility one has created. And that's just what we did, especially with the powerful new distinctions we received over the ILP weekend. Things are falling into place in a great new realm, and it's absolutely thrilling!
Watch out for Third-World Traveler, Co. - we're gonna rock the Third World!
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Getting Present
...through just a smile, a conversation, an acknowledgment, a listening ear.
I love the people I work with: the mothers on kitchen duty and their stories of triumph and defeat and rising again, the people in the office with their hopes and dreams and possibilities, my partners in all the many endeavors I'm involved in - with their realizations of their own frailties, and most importantly, their greatness.
I love the people I serve for being just that - people who I can love, and to whom I can show my love through my service. I get that service does not mean bending over backward or sacrificing painfully, but comes from a genuine and loving acknowledgment of their dignity, their humanity, their equality. Service, indeed, begins with a smile - and sometimes that's all that takes. I've been profoundly made present to how that alone makes a difference.
I love my family and friends for who they are, and for what I can see they can truly be.
I love my God for BEING who He is and who He wants me to BE. My future with Him in eternity is truly the most powerful future that could ever call anyone into being.
My friend Peter recently acknowledged me for being "peace, ease, and profound happiness." I get that; I'm present to all of that. May I continue to be present to all the gifts, especially the most precious gift of relationship, that the Lord continues to shower me with.
Praise God :-)
I love the people I work with: the mothers on kitchen duty and their stories of triumph and defeat and rising again, the people in the office with their hopes and dreams and possibilities, my partners in all the many endeavors I'm involved in - with their realizations of their own frailties, and most importantly, their greatness.
I love the people I serve for being just that - people who I can love, and to whom I can show my love through my service. I get that service does not mean bending over backward or sacrificing painfully, but comes from a genuine and loving acknowledgment of their dignity, their humanity, their equality. Service, indeed, begins with a smile - and sometimes that's all that takes. I've been profoundly made present to how that alone makes a difference.
I love my family and friends for who they are, and for what I can see they can truly be.
I love my God for BEING who He is and who He wants me to BE. My future with Him in eternity is truly the most powerful future that could ever call anyone into being.
My friend Peter recently acknowledged me for being "peace, ease, and profound happiness." I get that; I'm present to all of that. May I continue to be present to all the gifts, especially the most precious gift of relationship, that the Lord continues to shower me with.
Praise God :-)
Hmmm...
I'm not into astrology, but we were going through a book at my friend's studio earlier, and the very first sentence of the entry under my birthday read:
"Those born on July 31 take a special interest in what it means to be a human being. Philosophical and moral questions concerning the nature of humanity absorb them, especially where unusual and abnormal aspects of people are concerned." -The Secret Language of Birthdays by Gary Goldschneider and Joost Elffers
Hmmm. Very interesting.
"Those born on July 31 take a special interest in what it means to be a human being. Philosophical and moral questions concerning the nature of humanity absorb them, especially where unusual and abnormal aspects of people are concerned." -The Secret Language of Birthdays by Gary Goldschneider and Joost Elffers
Hmmm. Very interesting.
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