Love Dare

This week I began to take the "Love Dare" challenge after seeing the movie "Fireproof". I purchased the book and put it on my stack of books to read. Well this week I started it and it has proven to be a challenge for me in all aspects of my life. The dare is to help the reader strengthened their relationship with their spouse by using Biblical principles. Instead of helping with my relationship with my spouse it has proven to be something that I have used to help me improve my relationship with my coworkers and friends. The dare is basically broken down into days and the book is comprised of a 40 day challenge. I started this book on Monday. Today is Friday and I am still on day one. Yes, DAY ONE! Only today did I put a check by day one to say that I had completed the easiest dare in the book! 39 more dares to go. It's different when you are coaching others through their weaknesses and difficult seasons. So, so different and difficult when you face yourself and find you can be pretty ugly. Not only did I see myself in the mirror but I also got a good glimpse of how others see me. Talk about wanting to have some invisible moments. This week I had a few. Talk about growth moments.

United are We?

When I was a child we only had about five channels on our television and when the president came on all of the stations covered his speech. I really hated to watch those speeches and would find myself doing other things instead of watching him. Besides what he had to say usually only spoke to a certain class of people and guess what; it was not my class. Tonight was so different. I found myself actually looking for what channel would cover the president best no interruptions or commentaries that would distract. It didn't seem to matter that he was on several channels but the fact of which one did I want to watch. The anticipation and excitement was beyond anything I have ever held for any of our presidents. I don't know what the future holds for us but it builds hope in my 12 year old who is sitting here watching a man of color deliver a message of hope not such for my generation but for his. Prior to watching Obama tonight my son had to deliver his own speech to a group of Boy Scouts. He stated that he never would be comfortable giving a speech to anyone, it's nerve racking. Well I sat and watched him watch President Obama and his eyes were glued to the set. I even caught him mimicking some of his gestures and saying "Amen to that". I then asked him how did he (Obama) feel about having to get up and speak in front of a group of divided people - some supporting him and some who didn't. He said to me as the cameras revealed faces that he could tell easily the ones who were with him and the ones who even after tonight were not. He then made a comment that really made me wonder if we will ever grow up as a country. He asked if we are called the United States why aren't we? Wow, how can a 12 year old bring you to your knees. I was put in a box. Although it's good to see a man of color hold the office of President, it must also be a place of difficult. It's one thing to lead people who want to be led but it's totally different to attempt to guide a group of people who only want what they want the way they want it when they want it. So much for being united. God help us all.

Happy V Day

The day of love. Why just one day. We should love everyday.

Happy

Can a person be happy just because they are? There are people out there that have such bubbly personalities they make those around them either happy or irritated. A questions was asked of me why was I so happy and my reply was I'm just happy. Their response was there has to be a reason why. People are not just happy for no reason. I looked at the person and asked them why were they so sad and upset with life. It stunned them and their response was a quick angry response, "I'm not". Could of fooled me. Ask yourself why are you happy. Happiness comes and goes for many but no matter how you are feeling or what is going on in your life happiness is a state of mind. One in which you think and ponder on daily. It's like taking lemons and making the best lemonade possible. Life can give us many reasons to be sad and frustrated but it can also give us memorable moments that carry us through the rough spots.

Who Drew the LIne

Today I heard someone say that someone else had crossed the line. What line? Who drew it? What rules guide and guard the line? Some say it's when you go to far. I still say who has defined too far for every situation. Listening to XMNPT, one author was being interviewed about a book he wrote on Legal Bribery. He stated that some of the politicians had crossed the line. In my mind I said who drew the line that others were not to cross and who determines when the line is crossed? I personally think that lines are drawn by the ones who push morality just so far and once someone else comes along and goes farther then they went, then the line has been crossed because they (the original line pusher) didn't go that far. Line pushers cannot be out done without blowing the whistle on someone else who went too far. Think about this. What if we all used the Word of God/Bible as our line and if we don't cross the standards and principles given there we don't cross the line.