Time Invested is not Time Wasted
We live in an ever-connected society. The technology that was supposed to make our lives easier, actually makes it more frantic. Our need to be connected often shortcuts our ability to connect with those around us. The same with time. Our time-saving technology has tricked us into believing that there is a microwave option for nearly everything. We can summon rideshares, check real-time reports, gauge user response, and click ourselves to exotic far off lands through the lens of a smartphone. What we forget is the long game. The view that is only accessible by taking the walking path. Or the efforts now that will help us next week, or…
Cultivate a Culture of Compassion
Compassion is seeing a long face and genuinely asking what’s wrong. Compassion is seeing another struggle and offering to help. Compassion is knowing the news will be bad, but asking anyway. Compassion is the essence of care and concern and being willing to help when possible. Compassion is digging deeper than the glossy surface. It is seeking to learn more, even if it will be unfavorable for you. It is getting out of your own safety and security to help another in a bad situation. It is inconvenient. It is easy to pass over and ignore. It takes intentionality. But the payoff is without measure. The impact you have on…