Does being a softy make us vulnerable or indomitable?

Walking dead book display
See the theme, and this is in a game store (seriously)

 

Does being a softy make us vulnerable or indomitable?

Showing our soft side. Isn’t that what the Dalai Lama calls compassion?

Isn’t that forgiveness, humility?

Love?

Self awareness?

Desire to live outside of hate and bitterness?

Focus and discipline to polish our rough edges?

Be the change we wished we’d see?

Sure seems so.

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Would an ultra pure heart find fault in an awful situation?

random, photo of two red buildings and a fence gate
This photo and what happened between Trayvon and George is challenging to explain

 

Trayvon Martin’s Mom and Dad lost their Son. Under any circumstance, losing a child is tragic. Period.

As a father, I grieve. Children should bury their parents, not the other way around.

May God’s Grace, Mercy, and Never Ending Love provide a blanket of peace and comfort for every parent (Aunt, Uncle, etc) who buries a child.

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Can you be a Christian and claim hopelessness?

Frederick Douglass slavery quote
Would a slave have felt hopeless in 1852?

 

Can we be a Christian and claim hopelessness?

Seems hypocritical, to my ear anyway.

Christianity is implicitly designed to be the antidote.

If we don’t feel close to God, guess who moved?

Right?

Or am I missing something?

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A cup of coffee or $50 grand?

Fancy dessert at Disney Legacy Award banquet
I’m well-versed at both ends of the spectrum, finding more joy on the front line

 

A cup of coffee or $50 grand?

The conversation between the executive and the line worker yesterday entered the philosophical realms of what is worth more.

Mailing a $50,000 donation check to charity or being the volunteer to hand the fresh cup of coffee to the homeless woman.

Being close enough to deliver, appreciate, and receive immediate joy in her face?

Or…

Visualizing from your living room how many people’s lives are changed from your massive donation.

Tough call.

I propose we should know our answer intimately.

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