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I’ve thought many times about how different my life would be if I’d given up when I wanted to. My story could’ve become something like, “Yeah, I used to think I was supposed to be this, but I gave it a shot and things didn’t work out. That’s just how it goes.” I’m certain you’ll have to wrestle with occasional challenges in different seasons of your life: a boss you don’t think you can stand another day, a relationship that’s suddenly hurting, a dream that’s running out of resources, a move that’s failed your expectations. When you face difficulties, it’s natural to reconsider your huge, life-altering decisions. You might ask questions like these. Should I take my chances, quit this job, and look for something else? After my spouse’s affair, is it time to move on? Am I really cut out to run a business? Should I cut my losses before things get any worse? In each of these examples and with most major life choices you’re at a crucial fork in the road, and it’s time to decide: sho

It Never Came

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We all believe that we’re right about whatever a situation is and the other person is wrong in whatever wrong we believe they committed. The thing is, at the end of the day, we all should make peace with the apologies we’ve never gotten. The apology that never comes or you're taking time away from living a life you truly deserve to live, peacefully. Sometimes we recognize when we’ve done others wrong and fully admit it, but there are other times we may not know it, or just don’t want to admit it. Our ego tells us that we were justified in whatever we did or said. We were right and they were wrong. End of story!  At that point, we truly aren’t aware of how our actions or behavior affected or hurt another person, it’s not the focus, proving we are right in our actions and words, it the focus.  The person on the receiving end might feel like it’s incredibly obvious what we did, but we genuinely don’t see what we did wrong or that the way we behaved warrants an apolo