As we get into autumn we have a choice… Sure all the leaves in your driveway will eventually blow away, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t value in raking them up.
Most things take care of themselves sooner or later.
But what if you err on the side of sooner?
The naysayers will criticise you and tell you not to bother.
But there are a lot of good reasons to ignore those people.
Do things because they matter, because now is better than later.
One of the greatest lies we tell ourselves is that we’re falling behind. That someone else is ahead.
As a young man I associated strength with force; louder voices, sharper opinions, firm lines in the sand.
There’s a strange kind of pride we’ve developed in being exhausted. But even lions, the king of the jungle, rest.
I can't remember a time in my life when I didn't have ambition.
We sometimes believe strength means self-sufficiency — that being independent means being isolated.
We often try to outrun the storm, emotionally, physically, spiritually.
We’re entering an age where machines do our thinking before we’ve even had a chance to try.
In church the other day, the pastor gave a sermon that really stuck with me. He talked about two people.