Batch Batchelder

What looks like consistency and commitment can sometimes be fear in disguise. Are you sticking with it because it still serves you or because it’s what you already know?

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

If you want to understand someone, figure out the narrative they tell themselves about themself.

If you want to change your behavior, change your narrative. If you want to change someone else’s behavior, offer them a more compelling narrative they can tell themselves.

Truth trumps narrative. You can temporarily rally people around what sounds good, but reality eventually imposes its verdict.

PRAYER

Lord, my God, Light of the blind and Strength of

the weak; indeed, also, Light of those who see, and

Strength of the strong: listen to my soul, and hear it

crying out of the depths. Lord, help us to turn and

seek you, for you have not forsaken your creatures the

way we have forsaken you, our Creator. Let us turn

and seek you, for we know you are he... See more

In the Kingdom of Man, the seas are ribboned with plastic, the forests are burning, the cities bulge with billionaires and tented camps, and still we kneel before the idol of the great god Economy as it grows and grows like a cancer cell. And what if this ancient faith is not an obstacle after all, but a way through? As we see the consequences of e... See more

PRAYER

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,

to all nations grant unity, peace, and concord,

and to all people give dignity, food, and shelter.

Hear us, good Lord.

Grant us abundant harvests, strength

and skill to conserve the resources of the

earth, and wisdom to use them well.

Hear us, good Lord.

Come to the help of all who are in danger, necessity,

and trouble; p... See more

It is common to think about what you would like to accomplish. It is less common to think about what must be discarded to make space for your new endeavors. The time must come from somewhere. What do you need to give up to make space for what you would like to achieve?