Good leaders communicate well. Great leaders know how to listen. “The Lord gave you two ears and one mouth for a reason,” I’ve often heard it said. Choose wisely. Yes, wisdom guides us when we should speak and when we should listen. We should try to listen twice as much as we speak and whenContinue reading “Thursday Thoughts | Listening Exceedingly Well”
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My Monday Morning Cup | 10 Key Strategies for Coping with Secondary Trauma
When a person is exposed to people who may have been traumatized themselves, secondary trauma can result. Hearing disturbing accounts of traumatic events retold by trauma survivors or experiencing people inflicting cruelty on each other can also lead to a person needing to cope with secondary trauma. None of us, no matter how compassionate, canContinue reading “My Monday Morning Cup | 10 Key Strategies for Coping with Secondary Trauma”
My Monday Morning Cup | Food on the Brain
As you might imagine, given what I do to earn a living and minister to others, I think about food a lot—-probably more than the average bear. Food is a gift from God meant to be shared. There is something about food that invites community. Food tastes better when consumed in the company of others.Continue reading “My Monday Morning Cup | Food on the Brain”
