Our minds are like a double edged sword that serves as both a blessing and a curse. It’s responsible for our most brilliant ideas, our lens in which we see the world, or the joy we get from others. But it can also drive us to feelings of despair and anguish, set us in complacency […]
Response to Ryan Light from Many Lamps Wk 6 Thanks, Ryan for sharing how the timeless instruction of listening first and speaking later can remind us how to lead through listening. I appreciate how you integrate the wisdom of the past into how you lead your school community today. You have done well to engage […]
Christina, You ask a very complex question. It is a difficult situation to live an upright life when those closest to you are not concerned or interested in righteousness. In Philippians, Paul gives us these instructions to focus our thoughts on good things. Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling […]
Sarah, I enjoyed your articulation of the valuable leadership lessons that Confucius gives us as well as your application of them in your daily life. I particularly like how you use the main philosophical principle of “what you do not… Continue Reading →
Light from Many Lamps – Week 6 For many, victory in the face of slander would be just cause for pride filled celebration. This was not the case with Abraham Lincoln as he carried the mantle of leadership, looking beyond both the private and public ridicule and threats (Watson, 1988) toward the goal of healing […]
When Monica wrote in her post: “It is important to keep in mind, that sometimes leaders have to make hard decisions or voice difficult things, that first seem negative, but actually in the larger perspective are positive and produce growth” it really resonated with me. I am faced with having to have a difficult conversation with an …
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“Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit–and man is his own gardener” (Watson, 1951, p. 170). I appreciated James Lane Allen’s excerpt found on pages 169-174. Allen drew a powerful comparison between the human mind and a garden; by using the metaphors of plants, seeds and soil and relating it to the mind […]
Abraham Lincoln’s ability to unite people around a cause is legendary and the focus of this story in Light from Many Lamps (Watson, 1951) is one more example. Lincoln’s second inauguration speech is remembered most for the first phrase of the closing paragraph. “With malice toward none; with charity for all” (Watson, 1951, p. 205) …
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Hello Norm Apart from integrating some very keen observations in terms of how they can be applied within a church context, you skillfully extract and reference components within the closing paragraph of Lincoln’s inaugural address connecting them with some very key servant-leader traits which speak to both his authenticity and his compassion for people. As a …
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Timeless Words From Act 1 Scene III of Hamlet, through the character Polonius, William Shakespeare speaks out sage advice. Make great friends and keep them, listen carefully to all before speaking, and finally for the benefit of yourself and others,… Continue Reading →