And possibly change your life.
Categories
Categories
I Need a Life Coach
Yesterday when I was eating dinner with my mom I said, “I need someone in my life that constantly checks in on me, listens to me when I talk about my goals, and supports and guides me.”
This person is often referred to as a mentor, I decided to use the term Life Coach. Coaches have whistles and they yell, but you like them for it because it means they care.
I’d like a life coach like Fred. Fred is one of those people who seem to really have done things right. Great family and well-balanced.
I’d even like to start a LifeCoach system where older men mentor younger men and there is a trickle down affect. Like if you are being mentored, you have to mentor someone else. Maybe not at first, but eventually.
The title of this post is from the husband of a very popular mommy blogger. I love both of these people and this isn’t a “hate” post or anything like that, it is rather a post about how people that are passionate about their ideas often feel that the opposing party is being a baby or whining when they are being passionate about their ideas.
As I’ve gotten older one of the things that I have come to realize about “Hot Button” issues is that they are complicated and both sides normally have very valid points.
Healthcare
Abortion
Religion
Politics
Same-Sex Marriage
Evolution v. Creation
These are just a few topics that come to mind when I think of people being extremely touchy. Why do we feel touchy? Because we feel threatened. When you give one person a certain freedom we may feel, whether it is a realistic fear or not, that we are going to be giving up something that we hold dear.
If I say yes to free healthcare for those in need, what is it going to cost me? If I say that abortion is okay, then where will humans draw the line on playing God? If we say yes to Same-Sex Marriage will that erode traditional family values? If I say I accept my neighbors religion and that religion happens to believe in human sacrifce where does that leave me?
Some items are more black and white than others. There is a such thing as moral absolutes, most people just don’t want to use the Bible as a guide for moral absolutes. But if you don’t use the Bible, where do you get get your moral compass? Where do you find truth?
In the end we each must have to come to our own conclusions about what is right and wrong in life and we each individually will have to deal with the consequences of our actions and those choices. When interacting with people who don’t have similar beliefs as yours it is important to be respectful. Don’t name call, patronize, condescend or insult. Instead, seek to understand why they believe their believes and be prepared to intelligently back up your own.
Categories
SOS June Devo – Final Draft
http://www.songofsolomon.com/junedevo.htm
It’s simplified, less clutter.
In an effort to improve the effectiveness of our Monthly SOS Newsletter I have updated it with more content.I’m trying to figure out how to create dividers to make it look more compartmentalized, but so far all of my attempts have only made it feel more cluttered. I’m also thinking about redoing the header image in something more fantastic…
It is now chock full of useful information and a free digital download of Romans Vol. II session 1 by Tommy Nelson.
You can checkout the Newsletter here.
Also, if you want to subscribe to the Newsletter then go to http://www.songofsolomon.com
(The Subscription option is on the left hand side of the screen.)