You are NOT Me

You are NOT Me

You are just like me. You think like me. You act like me. You respond in exactly the ways I would expect. You share my attitudes and beliefs. You know what I know (even if I didn’t tell you.) What motivates me would motivate you. What would reward me, rewards...
Not a Shotgun Wedding

Not a Shotgun Wedding

Your agenda is a barrier to true connection. If you approach the use of social media tools with a clearly defined agenda and looming deadline for results, you’ll find yourself frustrated, invariably. The more urgent your need to get “something”  from...
Permission to Move On

Permission to Move On

A friend called me on Monday afternoon. He knew I’d hit a few rough and bumpy patches lately. He listened to me moan and whine and then he said some pretty powerful words. “You have 24 hours to feel bad about this — eat a lot of ice cream, whatever it is...
Innovative Service Lessons at Church

Innovative Service Lessons at Church

We pulled into the parking lot and my daughter read the sign out loud “Newcomers, turn on your flashers.” Parking lot attendants directed newcomers’ cars to the parking spots closest to the doors of the church. And as I held my girls’ hands to...