Are you determined to eat well? If so, the grocery store might not be the best place to be. Why you say? Great question.
According to Pollan, the supermarket is designed to get you to buy as much as possible. Doesn’t it make sense that you need to pass the Doritos to get to the milk?
Watch for yourself.
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So, I know that yesterday was Mother’s Day, but I wanted to do a little something special today. I wanted to take the time to introduce you to my mama, if you don’t already know her.
Meet my mom Christi (AKA Mom).
Let me tell you why I’m lucky to have her as my mom.
She loves me no matter what I do. (Kind of like Jesus). She has a heart of gold. She would give the shirt off her back if someone needed it. She made the words “I Love You” mean something in our family. Her actions speak love to me. She is a great caretaker when I’m sick. She is a great encourager when I’m down. She sticks up for her family. She fights for what she believes in. Did I mention she has a great heart?
I could keep going with the list of ways to describe the awesomeness of my mother, but I’ll jut give you a teaser. I hope you too can look at your mom and write this list. If not, I’ll be happy to share her with you.
Happy Mother’s Day Mom! I am blessed that God chose YOU to be my mama.
Guess what? Mother’s Day is right around the corner. Have you gotten your mom that special gift yet? Me neither.
Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. These are the words from 2 Timothy 2:23.
This verse is hard to live by and I am sure others would agree. First, I like to be right. It’s my pride and my flesh likes my pride, but the Holy Spirit living in me hates it. But as I grow in my faith daily I realize just how much I must live this verse out loud, especially as I take leadership roles.
Being a leader isn’t always easy. People are watching you. They watch how you talk. They watch how you tip the waitress. They watch your body language. Most importantly, they are watching your walk with Jesus.
So as I continue to step up in the role of leadership I am learning that my decisions won’t make everyone happy. The words I say won’t be pleasing to everyone. That’s hard for me. I want everyone to be happy and just get along. But I can’t do that. I have to speak the truth. However, after I speak the truth and others don’t agree with that, my role as a leader is to decide whether the next words that come out of my mouth will be foolish and produce a quarrel.
Instead of quarreling I must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. (2 Timothy 2:24)
Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will. 2 Timothy 2:26-27.
So, as leaders we are called to:
I recently heard this quote from a friend: “Successful people don’t wait for everything to be perfect to move forward.”
Very interesting indeed. How many of us are striving for success, whatever that looks like to you, only to stop ourselves because things aren’t working out perfectly? Put me on the “guilty” list.
I am constantly striving to face my fear of success. I have struggled with the fear that if I become successful people’s expectations of me would be too high. Therefore, I would constantly find myself sabotaging little things to make sure the “big” thing didn’t happen. (Insert slap to the forehead here) I also struggle with trying to be perfect to fit the needs of others. Honestly, it can wear a person out.
Here’s the reality: I am not perfect. I will never be perfect. If I keep waiting for the perfection, I will find myself twenty
years down the road still going in the same circle like a dog chasing my tail. Keep moving forward. Keep moving forward. I am learning that success doesn’t necessarily depend on the outcome. Success depends on what you do in the process of reaching the outcome. How you treat others. How you treat yourself. Whether you put God first or your own desires. What values you keep in the process.
Thanking Jesus we don’t have to be perfect.
What is your definition of success?
What are you searching for in your life? A better relationship? A better career?
I was skimming through the May edition of Enjoying Everyday Life, the monthly magazine by Joyce Meyer Ministries, and I ran across this article from John Maxwell.
Maxwell says we just need a little know-how to get on the path to excellence.