if you want to see where you are among the people of the world with the most money, check out this website. Might shock you.
http://www.globalrichlist.com/
I am not endorsing the donation that is solicited, though feel free if you want.
9.30.2005
9.29.2005
Prayer for Children
Just participated in the Cutting Edge Conference sponsored by the Viva Network (http://www.viva.org/). More on the specifics later perhaps, but here’s a prayer I came across that might bless you.
Prayer for Children
WE PRAY FOR CHILDREN
who sneak cookies before supper
who erase holes in math workbooks
who can never find their shoes
and probably watch too many cartoons on TV.
AND WE PRAY FOR THOSE
who stare at photographers from behind barb wire
who have no shoes
who were born in places we wouldn’t be caught dead
and who live in an X-rated world.
WE PRAY FOR CHILDREN
who bring us sticky kisses and fistfuls of dandelions
who won’t eat their vegetables or go to be on time
who hug us in a hurry and forget their lunch.
AND WE PRAY FOR THOSE
who can’t find bread to steal
who never get dessert
who don’t have a room to clean up or a blanket to drag behind them
who watch their parents watch them die.
WE PRAY FOR CHILDREN
who like to hear ghost stories but are afraid of what’s under the bed
who get regular visits from the tooth fairy
and spend their weekly allowance before Tuesday
who squirm at church and don’t want to be kissed in public
AND WE PRAY FOR THOSE
who go to bed hungry and cry themselves to sleep
whose nightmares come in the daytime
who eat anything and have never seen a dentist
who aren’t spoiled by anybody
who live and move but have no being
WE PRAY FOR CHILDREN WHO WANT TO BE CARRIED
and for those who must be carried
for those that we never give up on
and for those who might never get a second chance.
Prayer for Children
WE PRAY FOR CHILDREN
who sneak cookies before supper
who erase holes in math workbooks
who can never find their shoes
and probably watch too many cartoons on TV.
AND WE PRAY FOR THOSE
who stare at photographers from behind barb wire
who have no shoes
who were born in places we wouldn’t be caught dead
and who live in an X-rated world.
WE PRAY FOR CHILDREN
who bring us sticky kisses and fistfuls of dandelions
who won’t eat their vegetables or go to be on time
who hug us in a hurry and forget their lunch.
AND WE PRAY FOR THOSE
who can’t find bread to steal
who never get dessert
who don’t have a room to clean up or a blanket to drag behind them
who watch their parents watch them die.
WE PRAY FOR CHILDREN
who like to hear ghost stories but are afraid of what’s under the bed
who get regular visits from the tooth fairy
and spend their weekly allowance before Tuesday
who squirm at church and don’t want to be kissed in public
AND WE PRAY FOR THOSE
who go to bed hungry and cry themselves to sleep
whose nightmares come in the daytime
who eat anything and have never seen a dentist
who aren’t spoiled by anybody
who live and move but have no being
WE PRAY FOR CHILDREN WHO WANT TO BE CARRIED
and for those who must be carried
for those that we never give up on
and for those who might never get a second chance.
9.24.2005
How to be TrueFaced
I’m currently re-reading my way through TrueFaced, by Bruce McNicol, Bill Thrall and John Lynch. Bruce will be visiting Seattle for a Leadership Catalyst event and then staying with us at our home for a small dinner gathering. I guess it was fitting to go back through some of his book.
One thought I had is that it seems to compare to Keith Miller’s perspectives when he went through his “crisis” a few years back. What Truefaced calls masks, I think Keith called the “constructed personality.” Keith went to great lengths to explain how when we go through our development stage as adolescents, we “learn” aspects of performance to gain approval and esteem from others.
The irony is that because of this constructed personality we often can loose what we are really seeking: love, acceptance, intimacy and the success that comes with self-esteem. They are sacrificed and put in the prison of our souls.
As the spiritual disintegration process continues, we become less conscious of who we really are and what we really want. The constructed personality is really only good at emotional one night stands – being able to share reality only for an evening.
The key is in developing a process where we can break free of the construction and move into the reality of who we really are – and being good with that. Easy to say.
I find TrueFaced one of the better resources out there -- suitable for small groups and mentoring relationships that are pursuing being real with one another -- and creating a culture of trust.
One thought I had is that it seems to compare to Keith Miller’s perspectives when he went through his “crisis” a few years back. What Truefaced calls masks, I think Keith called the “constructed personality.” Keith went to great lengths to explain how when we go through our development stage as adolescents, we “learn” aspects of performance to gain approval and esteem from others.
The irony is that because of this constructed personality we often can loose what we are really seeking: love, acceptance, intimacy and the success that comes with self-esteem. They are sacrificed and put in the prison of our souls.
As the spiritual disintegration process continues, we become less conscious of who we really are and what we really want. The constructed personality is really only good at emotional one night stands – being able to share reality only for an evening.
The key is in developing a process where we can break free of the construction and move into the reality of who we really are – and being good with that. Easy to say.
I find TrueFaced one of the better resources out there -- suitable for small groups and mentoring relationships that are pursuing being real with one another -- and creating a culture of trust.
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