The Best Minute: Moving forward, kindness, and Christian response
1 IDEA FROM ME
Don’t move on, move forward.
When dealing with difficult losses (the loss of a loved one, a dream that died, or anything you have to grieve), trying to get “over it” is often unrealistic and even unhelpful.
I lost my dad when I was 19 years old. You don’t “move on” from the loss of your dad. You don’t move on from the lessons he taught you. You don’t “move on” from him.
But I can move forward, carrying the impact (and grief) he had on my life as I continue to live.
Whatever it is you might be grieving the loss of, you don’t have to “move on” from it. It will always be a part of you. Rather, you can move forward and allow yourself to be shaped by your past experiences.
2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS
I. Leo Tolstoy on the importance of kindness:
“You should know that when a message you convey to another person is not understood by him, at least one of the following things is true: what you have said is not true, or you have conveyed it without kindness.”
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II. Larry Osborne on why Christians don’t need to panic:
“And then it hit me. Don’t we claim to know how the game of life ends? And if we do, shouldn’t that affect the way we interpret and respond to the Enemy’s short-term victories and temporary advances? If our sins are forgiven and our destiny assured, if we are joint heirs with Jesus and certain he’s coming back to set all wrongs right, then despair and panic over the latest court decision, or even the steady erosion of morality in our culture, hardly seem like appropriate responses.”
1 INTERESTING FACT
A waffle iron inspired one of the first pairs of Nikes.
Bill Bowerman was a track and field coach in the 1950s who didn’t like how running shoes were made. He first created the Cortez shoe but wanted a sneaker that was even lighter and could be worn on a variety of surfaces.
During a waffle breakfast with his wife in 1970, he came up with the idea of using the waffle texture on the soles of running shoes. Waffle-soled shoes made their big debut in the 1972 U.S. Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Oregon.
Source: RD
1 QUESTION TO LEAVE YOU WITH
Do I need to try harder or try something different?
P.S. A new type of shoe.
