Monthly Archives: December 2020

That’s Just Who I Am

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“I call ‘em like I see ‘em,” “I’m direct, I say what I mean,” “I don’t pull my punches,” I’ll tell it to you straight.” Usually these kind of statements are followed by “that’s just who I am.” I think we can all appreciate being told the truth, but more often than not these kind of comments, and the vitriol that often accompanies them, amounts to nothing more than evidence of poor or nonexistent people skills (emotional intelligence).  If you are wearing that phrase like a badge of honor, proud of your personal integrity, the only one you are fooling is yourself.

For more on this check out the short video below:

Control of the Tongue

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The book of James in the Bible, chapter 3:1-12 talks about the control of the tongue. James writes, ”We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check.”(v.2) and “no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.”(v8) There are many other references in the Bible regarding the difficulty in controlling what we say. This is such a common issue that our society has clichés which highlight the problem, like: “think before you speak,” or “foot-in-mouth disease,” or “stop running your mouth before you swallow your head.”

For more on this check out the short video below:

Find the Balance

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You may have walked across a balance beam as a young person, or perhaps across a log stretching between the banks of a stream or gully. When we were growing up, my brother and I would walk across a log over an empty streambed, but when we got to the middle we would do whatever we could to get the other one to fall off. I learned quickly that, while it takes balance even to get across the log, when you are faced with challenges, keeping your balance can be much harder.

For more on this check out the short video below: