Woe! Words of wisdom for sure. Thanks for sharing.
Vicki
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From: "BD" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: I'm Back
> If vacations were as short as your time away, the car wouldn't even be
> loaded yet hahaha. Good to have you back. I heard a wise message this
> morning, well actually two, one came from a preacher, and the other came
> from my dog. Dog? Did I hear him say dog? Yes dog. And I'll tell you what
> my dog told me this morning over coffee in another post. But the lesson I
> learned from the preacher was about making the journey. Along with other
> points that are indeed important, the one which I'll mention here stood
out
> to me, and even Phil, applies to your return. The point of making the
> journey that make the other points which were things like, knowing that we
> are in fact on a journey, knowing where you are going, recognizing the
road
> you are on and if it is in fact leading you on the desired journey, the
one
> point that stood out and became so responsively attractive is the point of
> knowing that as you make your journey, you will undoubtedly, and without
> trying, bring others along with you on your journey. How? By simply their
> watching your life, your response, your direction, your habits, and all
the
> things they see in you, which they feel they have need to follow based
upon
> your quote, unquote, success. Success, there is that word again. But I'm
> sure you know the intent of that word in this context. Surely we all have
> people we admire spiritually, and wish to attain to that level of maturity
> and etc., so we tend to liken ourselves to their way of dealing with
> things. So, knowing that my, and your, journey in life could well attract
> others who need a leader to follow, if even for a short time as perhaps
> they may pass you up even, but being we may have, and hopefully will have,
> an impact on others in our lifetime, that brings a level of responsibility
> to let others see our lifes as an open book. As we have seen recently,
that
> can well open up for less than desirable affects, but without that open
> book of our lives, would we each be much poorer a person, a leader or a
> follower of those who shared their life by example to us? We do not
display
> our lives as a prideful means of show and tell, or to be leaders for the
> sake of making ourselves feel superior in anyway, but that in fact to
> humble ourselves and put ourselves in a position of accountability as
well,
> and to know, just as Paul knew when he was praising in the prison cell,
> that the other prisoners are watching. So in your journey of life, take
> heart that there may be those that have no other example to follow than
the
> road you are on. Keep that road humble before you with God as captain, and
> realize to be a great leader, one must first know how to be a great
follower.
>
> Brad
>
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