by marshal | Sep 6, 2007 | Competence, Lessons Learned
Six inches shorter than my twin sister! As typical boy-girl development would have it, my twin sister grew taller first. I was terribly embarrassed. She was developing into a young woman and I was still a boy. Maturation – whether physical, emotional or social...
by marshal | Aug 23, 2007 | Competence, Lessons Learned
Do you remember the story of the Cherokee Indian walking down 5th Avenue in Manhattan with a New York businessman? Suddenly the Indian stopped and said, "Did you hear that?" The business man asked, "Hear what?" "That cricket" replied the...
by marshal | Jul 19, 2007 | Competence, Lessons Learned, Purity
Overeating. I know the "I wish I hadn't done that" feeling that accompanies the too-full sensation after a buffet dinner. Where did my resolve go? Restraint and self-control: we rarely hear these words today. Could it be because living out these words...
by marshal | Apr 26, 2007 | Competence, Confession, Lessons Learned
Writing a Lesson this week has been hard…I just don’t feel in the mood to learn. When my children were young my wife and I spoke of teachable moments. I am sure this week has brought some of those teachable moments; I just didn’t recognize them. So I...
by marshal | Apr 19, 2007 | Competence, Lessons Learned, Priorities
"What is important is not what is next but what is now." My friend continued by saying that many times she thinks so far ahead and worries about what might happen in the future that she misses the joys and opportunities presented to her in the "here and...
by marshal | Feb 22, 2007 | Competence, Lessons Learned
As a paperboy, I began each morning reading the sports page, then the comics, and finally the front page. Only then would I hop on my bike and deliver my papers. Those six years of rising at 5 A.M. and reading the daily news instilled in me both an interest in current...
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