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| Blog Name: | Dave's Blog |
| Url: | http://daverussellsblog.wordpress.com |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | change, learning, belief |
| Description: | Things are moving so fast and change has accelerated to such a degree, that professional obsolescence is a real threat. It is time to wake up from lethargy and get with it. Two killers of personal growth are at play here: fear and apathy. I will primarily be dealing with these themes and providing helpful information on how to stay alive until you don’t need to be. |
| Popularity: | 1 Followers |
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What a difference a preposition makes!
So often we hear that to be really spiritual, we’re supposed to be thankful for all the unpleasant things that might befall us. “My back’s killing me since I fell down the stairs, but I’m thankful for it.” “Oh, my daughter has come down with H1N1 and have to stay home from work. I have a critical deadline, and I don’t think that I can make it… but I’m thankful for all this.” What a bunch of malarkey! Our old brother, Paul wrote to the Thessalonians 5, “…give thanks in all circumstances….” In the times of suffering, affliction or confusion, we recall the promises that ar
So often we hear that to be really spiritual, we’re supposed to be thankful for all the unpleasant things that might befall us. “My back’s killing me since I fell down the stairs, but I’m thankful for it.” “Oh, my daughter has come down with H1N1 and have to stay home from work. I have a critical deadline, and I don’t think that I can make it… but I’m thankful for all this.” What a bunch of malarkey! Our old brother, Paul wrote to the Thessalonians 5, “…give thanks in all circumstances….” In the times of suffering, affliction or confusion, we recall the promises that ar
“Thanks” needs an object
We say and hear it all the time — “Boy, I’m thankful I didn’t get the pink slip,” or “Thankfully my souffle didn’t fall.” To be thankful means that we have gratitude that is directed at somebody. To say, “I’m happy that I didn’t get the pink slip” is another matter. You are stating that you have have a sense of wellbeing. But to be thankful implies the presence of somebody else who has been benevolent, kind, or generous. So on Thanksgiving I stop to remember that everything that I have is from the hand of my Father, even every breath. I pause to remember things like this from Ephes
We say and hear it all the time — “Boy, I’m thankful I didn’t get the pink slip,” or “Thankfully my souffle didn’t fall.” To be thankful means that we have gratitude that is directed at somebody. To say, “I’m happy that I didn’t get the pink slip” is another matter. You are stating that you have have a sense of wellbeing. But to be thankful implies the presence of somebody else who has been benevolent, kind, or generous. So on Thanksgiving I stop to remember that everything that I have is from the hand of my Father, even every breath. I pause to remember things like this from Ephes
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