Tag: character
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I am just a man.
I used to think of myself according to the above sentence. I felt like,” I’m doing the best I can; I’m just a man.” If you think about it, it’s just a way to rationalize mediocrity. If I see myself as being just a man, I can fall back on the many fallacies of being…
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Spacial Awareness
Some time ago, I was so consumed with the “what’s next” of my life. I could never fully appreciate what was happening all around me. I wasn’t living in the moment, because I was so occupied by what was ahead of me. One day, I had had enough. “Lord, can you help me to see…
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The Character of Imperfections
I have often had a hard time determining who was genuinely for me, and those who just hung around. You see, I suffer from what is known as imperfectus charctus: Lacking the ability to see people for who they really are. It is pretty interesting because I’ve always been this way, or at least used to…
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INfluence
So, I have a new position. I am assistant band director at a high school that’s about 15 minutes from my house. I attend rehearsals three times a week, and I have the pleasure of interacting with all of the band kids. But it didn’t start off this way at first. Initially, I was hired…
