Daily Attitude Email 03 03 25

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. – Galatians 5:22-23

I was listening to a podcast the other day and they talked about how if we could all act like this it would be heaven on earth.

Certainly a challenge.

I know I fall short of that list every day, but I’m working on it.

Every time I read it I think to myself about how much better my life and those who I am around would be if I could be more and more like this list.

And I want the same for everyone around me.

For their lives to be full of this fruit.

Make it a great day.

Jake

Friday Morning Toe Tapper

https://youtu.be/xwTPvcPYaOo?si=_wmGjUnhd3ElPVJk

Annie’s band announced this is one of the songs for the next marching band season.

It’s a cool process to watch as the kids go through the summer and then the fall season.

They start with a lot of work over the summer and then slowly but surely they get better and better.

By the end of the season they put on quite a show (I might be biased….and primarily watching a redhead play the flute).

A lot of life is like this. First, you kind of stink at it. It’s awkward and you make mistakes. But then you get a little better and it starts to make sense. Then you’re making music.

The key is working hard and sticking with it.

Make it a great day.

Jake

Daily Attitude Email 02 27 25

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. – William James

It’s easy to feel like it doesn’t matter.

Like working hard, doing the right thing, discipline, etc. aren’t worth it.

That’ll it all go to waste in the end.

It just isn’t true.

What we do does make a difference.

Not always in a one for one kind of way.

Not in a way that is always repeatable.

But it does work out in the end.

Make it a great day.

Jake

Daily Attitude Email 02 25 25

We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all. – Eleanor Roosevelt

No risk, no reward. A truth of life that we can’t escape.

We get to decide what kind of person we want to be – do we want to care and risk vulnerability or not care and live with distance between us and others.

Sometimes distance is wise. Sometimes vulnerability is the way to do.

We have to choose. We don’t get to sit on the fence.

Choose wisely.

Make it a great day.

Jake

Daily Attitude Email 02 19 25

Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. – John F. Kennedy

As President Trump works to implement new plans and changes, opinions about whether he is right or wrong abound.

It’s easy to fall into the trap (on both sides) and argue the points and changes being made and whether or not they are the right ones without really thinking through what we are saying.

I’d like to encourage all of us to engage in the discomfort of thought.

Not just thinking of what the best policies would or should be.

Thinking about things like:

  • What does love require of me?
  • What would a wise person do?
  • What would bring people together?
  • How can I be of the best service in love?

Those are just some of my ideas….I’m sure you’ll think of even better questions.

The point is to think more clearly about our place in this world and how to make the most of what little time we have.

Make it a great day.

Jake