As my father got older, he eventually got softer. I missed this for almost ten years and just concluded that he was always going to be the same. He went from father to brother, from task oriented working man to relationship focused grandfather, from independent to needy dependent, all of which I missed because I assumed he was never going to change. Man, if communism can rise and fall in 70 years, don’t you think my dad could alter his world view just a little? Well, he did but I thought he never would.
read more...Most of us have formed communities around work, school, church or someplace else outside of our neighborhood. It’s there that we have similar interests and goals. Places where other people formed the agenda which sometimes makes it easier to connect to, when we don’t have to initiate… Our relational comfort zones develop along these safe lines.
read more...What could have been an interesting friendship often turns into another painful disconnect because we moved too quickly into realms we are not ready for.
read more...You may not be winning today, but you are still a player because you will not let go, for any reason.
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