I envision new possibilities for my life once I’ve moved out of my comfort zone. So, let’s look at the link between pain and personal growth. Introduction We get it that there’s a trade-off between risks and rewards. As well as a link between comfort and confinement. However, “getting it” doesn’t guarantee that we’re willing […]
What follows is what I’ve learned about relationships over the course of my life. In short, they are rewarding and difficult. As an introvert, my circle of close relationships has always tended to be fairly narrow. Mostly they’re immediate and extended family. Now that I’m retired, I don’t have as many professional connections as in […]
The essential teachings of Proverbs are packed in Proverbs 22.17-21. Thus, we can see Proverbs in five verses of scripture! Grasp these essential teachings to become fluent in the precepts. The Essentials The essential teachings of Proverbs are packed together into five verses, Proverbs 22.17-21. As such, those five verses are clearly a single conversation […]
From Proverbs 24.10, we learn that a lack of resilience is deadly. Conversely, if I intentionally grow then resilience keeps me strong during difficulty. The Precept Explained Like some other precepts, Proverbs 24.10 is worded in the negative. As such, its key phrase is “… faint in the day of adversity …” Thus, according to […]
When I absorb the precepts I change how I talk. Conversely, the words of the foolishly unteachable are idle chatter. A Precept-driven Life Proverbs 10.8 defines a precept-driven life. Basically, it says the wise-hearted absorb the precepts. In doing so, they become precept-driven. In contrast, the babbling of the foolishly unteachable is self-destructive. Hence, there […]
