Show grace to others, especially to those who don't deserve it. Grace by definition is undeserved. Hold onto truth, but always with grace. Look children in the eye. Give them undivided attention, even if just for a few moments. Don't simply plan; prepare. Planning expects things to work the way we've drawn things up; preparing…
Listening to Those On the Other Side
Can you learn something from someone on the opposite side of an issue? Or, to put it another way: What would happen if people in our country chose not to demonize someone they disagree with, but listen to them? Really listen to them? Can a pacifist learn something from a lifelong member of the military?…
You think?
I used to enjoy watching those political debate shows on television. You know the kind; the ones where they line up people on the right and the left (literally and politically), and they proceed to yell at, through, and around each other. For some reason, I used to enjoy that kind of stuff. Not so…