Batch Batchelder
@batchbatchelder
Batch Batchelder
PRAYER
CONFESSION: Lord,
help me to face the truth about myself.
Help me to hear my words as others hear them,
to see my face as others see me;
let me be honest enough to recognize
my impatience and conceit;
let me recognize my anger and selfishness;
give me sufficient humility to accept
my own weaknesses for what they are.
Give me the grace to say, “I was... See more
CONFESSION: Lord,
help me to face the truth about myself.
Help me to hear my words as others hear them,
to see my face as others see me;
let me be honest enough to recognize
my impatience and conceit;
let me recognize my anger and selfishness;
give me sufficient humility to accept
my own weaknesses for what they are.
Give me the grace to say, “I was... See more
“Mental toughness is often framed as the perseverance that gets you across the finish line:
But most days, mental toughness isn’t about crossing the finish line. It’s about getting to the starting line:
- Find a way to make it happen
- Push through the pain
- Grind it out to the end
But most days, mental toughness isn’t about crossing the finish line. It’s about getting to the starting line:
- Show up when no one is watching
- Keep your eye on the ball
- Do a little bit every
James Clear • 3-2-1: On the power of relationships, practicing mental toughness, and a little secret of life
"Today might be the best chance you have to take action.
The longer you wait, the more deeply embedded you get in your current lifestyle. Your habits solidify. Your beliefs harden. You get comfortable.
It will never be easy, but it may also never be easier than it is right now."
The longer you wait, the more deeply embedded you get in your current lifestyle. Your habits solidify. Your beliefs harden. You get comfortable.
It will never be easy, but it may also never be easier than it is right now."
3-2-1: On finding the best way to do something, how timing shapes communication, and making unreasonable requests
The problem with apathy and its cynical cousins isn’t only that we’re left contenting ourselves with temporarily comforting illusions. The real trouble with dodging reality is that we end up missing the Light shining in the shadows, the Light which, no matter how faint it appears at a particular moment, cannot be overtaken by the darkness.
Advent Shadows
PRAYER
CONFESSION: Lord,
help me to face the truth about myself.
Help me to hear my words as others hear them,
to see my face as others see me;
let me be honest enough to recognize
my impatience and conceit;
let me recognize my anger and selfishness;
give me sufficient humility to accept
my own weaknesses for what they are.
Give me the grace to say, “I was... See more
CONFESSION: Lord,
help me to face the truth about myself.
Help me to hear my words as others hear them,
to see my face as others see me;
let me be honest enough to recognize
my impatience and conceit;
let me recognize my anger and selfishness;
give me sufficient humility to accept
my own weaknesses for what they are.
Give me the grace to say, “I was... See more
Prayer and Light in the Darkness
Ouch
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be... See more
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be... See more
Prayer and Value-Truth
PRAYER
CONFESSION: Lord God, you require us to do
justice, love mercy, and walk humbly before you. We
confess that we have not loved you or our neighbor in
this way. We repent of this. Grant that your Holy Spirit
drives us to seek these things through Christ. Amen.
CONFESSION: Lord God, you require us to do
justice, love mercy, and walk humbly before you. We
confess that we have not loved you or our neighbor in
this way. We repent of this. Grant that your Holy Spirit
drives us to seek these things through Christ. Amen.
Ninety percent of success can be boiled down to consistently doing the obvious thing for an uncommonly long period of time without convincing yourself that you’re smarter than you are.
Farnam Street • The Obvious Thing
1. What do you think about the most right now? 2. When do you feel the most safe? 3. Who is your funniest friend, and why? 4. Are any of your friends going through a tough time? How can we pray for them? 5. What are you most excited about?