I married an engineer. He's a planner. Every Saturday morning, no matter how early, he looks at me and says, "So what's your plan for the day?" Honestly. Let me drink my coffee before you make me plan. He's also the kind of person who needs to do something….even if not much actually gets accomplished. Me…I'm a bit more mellow. There's a place for both us in this world ...
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Effort does not always get an “A.”
We live in a world where people think they should be rewarded for showing up, that presence is enough for the prize. It simply isn't so. I hate to disillusion you, but you are not entitled to an award just because you tried. Sometimes you will do your very best and still fall short. I know I have. And, it hurts. Failure isn't fun. It is, however, part of life. It's part ...
Who you are is more important than where you are.
We Southerners have a real sense of place. For us, it's not just enough for the place to be home; it's got to be the "home place." Often, we live where one generation after another has walked the same paths and loved the same land. We know what it means to "belong" to a place and among a people. So what happens when we find ourselves somewhere we don't quite fit? What happens ...
The One worth pleasing makes you perfect.
The need to please. We all feel it. The question is: Who is the One Worth Pleasing? The need to please. Some of us feel it more than others, but I think everyone has someone or something they're trying to please. Their friends. Their family. The mirror. Their mentors. The scale. Their school. Coaches. Teachers. Bosses. ...