the other side of judging

Several months ago, I went on a rant about judging. I generally came to the conclusion that I had hoped wouldn’t happen... Of all the “judgers”, I am the worst. I’ve thought about the whole judgmental thing a lot...

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the problem with Ozzy…

... is the problem of “me”. I remember today’s Ozzy from last year and find myself not too different from a year ago. This quote cut thru the core: Beware of refusing to go to the funeral of your own...

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dear God…

I know that often, it’s not about what it’s about, but at some point, doesn’t it have to be about it?

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Ozzy and Our Town

. . . someone said to Him, ’Lord, I will follow You wherever You go’ —Luke 9:57 And thus starts the Ozzy thought for the day. Once I read that, I knew I’d be in trouble. I’ve been thinking about...

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present

For many years, I was a “should’ve” guy. Basically, in a strange twist of illogical thinking, I would spend waste time obsessing about things past that I had no control over. In many ways, I am still that guy....

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wisdom

A friend of mine is praying for wisdom. That in and of itself is pretty remarkable. I sometimes wonder to myself, if God gave me 3 wishes, what would I wish for? The most immediate things that come to mind...

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the other side

I suppose it’s human nature. When we feel good, when things “go our way”, we are happy. And when they don’t, we aren’t. You could say that’s a “duh” statement. I should dig into the sociology and psychology classes from...

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Ignorance vs. Truth

I had a conversation earlier this week with my dad about my mom. She is struggling with some immense pain and overall tiredness. In preparation to see her oncologist later next week, an MRI has been ordered to try...

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Hurdles Part 2

One my biggest/hardest hurdles vs. closed doors thing comes with the FH thing, namely, OTB. Tonight we had a meeting to begin “closing out the books” on our professional relationship. I was dreading the meeting and had already postponed...

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perspectives

I’ve been reminded lately of how perspective can change everything. Tonight Will had a baseball game. The whole game was filled with examples of perspective. And reactions to differing points of view. Will plays on a team made up of boys...

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