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Choose Wisely Who You Learn From

“So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit.” Matthew 7:17-18

Life is made up of many choices, and I think it is important to remember the need to choose wisely as to whom you allow to speak into your life. This means that to know who you should learn from, it is a great idea to look at the good one’s life possesses before considering their advice as wisdom or folly.  [Read more…] about Choose Wisely Who You Learn From

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The Perfectionist Letdown

At the beginning of each year, I usually write a post about goal setting, but not this year. Why? Because I want to remind us of something important: none of us are capable of reaching perfection. This isn’t meant to offer a defeated or a ‘woe is me’ tone, nor is it a ‘get out of jail free’ card, but it is supposed to serve as a much-needed dose of reality. (I like to think of myself as an optimistic realist.) [Read more…] about The Perfectionist Letdown

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The Case for Learning How to Suffer and Struggle Well

In Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning, the author pens his struggle to stay alive while in a concentration camp during World War II. At this point in time, there have been over 12 million copies sold, making it one of the most influential books of our time. His experiences are what allowed him to write a book so profound on the subject of finding one’s meaning for life — the one thing that everyone is searching for. It’s such a valuable read, not only for this reason, but Frankl’s understanding of what it truly means to suffer and struggle well can turn any depressing situation into an opportunity to find hope for the future.  [Read more…] about The Case for Learning How to Suffer and Struggle Well