Every day I have one less day on this earth, one less opportunity to make an impact. If that thought can't motivate me to action, what will?
No neutral
There's no neutral when it comes to growth. You're either getting better or you're getting worse. Choose to get better more days than you get worse and you will keep growing.
Show them
The best thing we can do is to lead by example. Not to harp or lecture or judge. Just act. Act in the way that we believe is right. Show them our strengths and weaknesses; our fears and vulnerabilties. Show them how we overcome and move forward. Show them how we don't sometimes. Show them... Continue Reading →
Lazy in love
When we've been doing something for a long period of time and get comfortable with it, we can sometimes get lazy on it. Some of those things will play out just fine, just don't let love be one of those things.
Embrace the work
The hard work will come. It doesn't care when, where, or how. It doesn't care how you feel or what is happening in your life currently. It will come. Some of the hard work will be of your choosing; parenthood, discipline, career, sports, challenging oneself etc. Most of it will be involuntary. The more voluntary... Continue Reading →
Expectation can be a curse
It takes you out the moment and cheapens it by ceasing presence. You can fall in to the trap by expecting a result from your effort, when all you are entitled to is your effort. The rest isn't up to you.
Waste
It's not so much that life is short, but that we waste most of it if we aren't careful. Moments are what life is about and there are no ordinary ones. Pay close attention to as many of them as possible.
Free Range
We globally accept the importance of 'free range' for animals and their ideal health. For some reason the same isn't as accepted for us. We need 'free range' too.
Space to struggle
Your job is not to save your children from struggle, it's to give them a space to struggle in relative safety. By trying to protect them you inadvertently have the opposite effect. Struggle, hurt, and failure don't belong solely in the bad category - they exist in the good as well. They are necessary for... Continue Reading →
Our job is to be the adult
"An escalated parent can not de-escalate an escalated child." I read this line a long time ago and it floats back into my mind every time that I mess up with my parenting. Every time that I raise my voice or feel a complete frustration in what to do. Parenting is hard, but that's not... Continue Reading →
Inspired Lion 