Batch Batchelder

Your capacity for excellence is inversely proportional to the number of your commitments.

Surround yourself with people who are thoughtful in ways you are not, because they see what you can’t.

Those of us who desire to foster a politics of forgiveness might feel like our commitments are easily overwhelmed by the violence of this age. But this is precisely the time when we need to do everything possible to root ourselves in this alternative form of politics. And for those of us who find our identity and the world’s ultimate logic in the l... See more

In his introduction to Born from Lament: The Theology and Politics of Hope in Africa , Fr. Emmanuel Katongole contrasts the “politics of violence” which characterize so much of contemporary life with the “politics of forgiveness,” the church’s “alternative form of politics, one that is committed to saving and serving the very lives that are often w... See more

Making a point doesn’t take very long and it can be gratifying in the moment. Making an impact happens over time, and rarely brings the same sort of short-term glee.

Who are you afraid of disappointing and how would your choices change if you released that fear?

Writer Harold V. Melchert reminds us that success is sweeter when you savor the path:

“Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. Climb slowly; steadily, enjoying each passing moment; and the view from ... See more

Priest and philosopher Desiderius Erasmus reminds us of the power of concentrating on a single target:

“He who chases two hares catches neither.”

Source: Adagia ​​​

“Work hard on what comes easily.”