Oh what an awful title to start this entry for the day. But, have you ever thought about it? Jesus confronted, held and touched, and healed one of the most debilitating and damaging illnesses of His day-leprosy. All lepers (due to the contagion of the illness) were automatically removed from society, held with disregard, treated as if substandard, [...]
Archive for July, 2010
The Leprosy of Our Day
Posted in Abundance, Belonging, Connecting, Conversation, Growth, Leprosy, Loneliness, Meaning, Pain, Relationships, Self Leadership, tagged Confusion, Connecting, Conversations, Growth, Humanity, Inviting God, Judgement, Leprosy, Meaning and Purpose, Relationships on July 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Confusion: The Ultimate Saboteur of Conversation & Relationship
Posted in Confusion, Connecting, Conversation, Frustration, Growth, Listening, Living Life Well, Pain, Relationships, Sabotage, Self Leadership, Willingness, tagged Confusion, Connecting, Conversations, Courageous Conversations, Frustration, Growth, Personal Development, Relationships, To Listen on July 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The title says it all! I am finding myself perplexed by the degree of complexity that surrounds conversations and relationships. I ask myself, “How on earth did we get here and where do we go from this point on?” If you have ever been in the position of helping a conversation move forward, you know exactly [...]
Conversations That Turn To One Another
Posted in Connecting, Growth, Living Life Well, Loneliness, Relationships, When life does not make sense, tagged Connecting, Conversations, Depression, Emptiness, Growth, Inviting God, Life, Relationships, To Listen on July 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I am becoming more aware of the degree to which people feel isolated from one another. Loneliness, emptiness, despair, and turning one’s affections from what fulfills and creates life to indulging in parts of life that offer nothing more than the slimy consolation prize which in turn certainly communicates: ”you’re not a winner.” Sometimes I simply have [...]