Point A to point B

There are things in life that we have to deal with on a daily basis. The main one is what I like to call, changing variables.

For example, we will always have four seasons in a year.... but the weather (at least in Arkansas) can change in one hour. Another example is, you have to get from "point a to point b" to get to where you need to go. However, certain variables can change that. Such as detours, a new road was built for easier access, or you just go a different way. The point is, "Points a and b" have not changed, just the things in between.

Get ready, because your life could change in a second! Just hold on tight to you core values and enjoy the ride!

Just a thought!

The Now to the Wow

Do you remember the commercial from "Duncan Donuts" where the baker said," it's time to make the doughnuts". It was a "mechanical" job.

You know what I mean? Doing the same thing day in and day out.

Don't misread me I like stability I like to know that I always have a place to run back into that is familiar. however i do not want that familiarity to become my enemy. i do not want to live a mechanical life.

Enter - adventure. Trying new things. tasting new foods, new culture, new areas along with my family. Taking the familiar and introducing it to adventure. Taking the now and introducing it to the wow.

Taking the donuts and adding some sprinkles.

How bout you?

Dancing with Chaos

There is a theory called "Social Entropy". Its basically another phrase for Dancing with Chaos. Another key phrase is "being fluid"

There is nothing "wrong" with having principals to stand on, but being "non-fluid" is.

With ANY social gathering and or event there MUST be a leader that is willing to dance with Chaos. Why? Because anywhere there are more than one person gathered THERE WILL BE CHAOS. There must be a person, leader that is willing to ALLOW the tension in the room create a rhythm to dance too.

No, i do not like chaos. However, I do like to try and be fluid enough to hear ALL sides of the story to try and come to a resolve.

Its tough, very tough. But someone has to dance. Someone has to "hear the song" and dance. Its the only way to be the agent of change.

At the office, factory, school, or where ever there are people.

Sister blabsitall and the piano

There is an old story about a pastor who had just took a church that had not seen productive change in 43 years. After about 3 months of successful ministry he thought he would make some changes, only to be met with some up hill challenges. They didn't like the new paper towels in the kitchen. They didn't like the fact that he parked his car behind the church and not in the "pastors Parking". They didn't like the fact that he removed the "pastors parking" sign. And then the one that just about "quenched the spirit", you ready for this shocker?!.......... He moved the piano!!!!!!!!! Oh the shock!!! Oh the horror!!!! The piano player (who knew all of 3 songs) said "surly these are the last days!!" So, the pastor moved it back. But, as he pondered these new challenges, he thought of ways that he could make tiny changes that only would be noticed in tiny but curious ways. So, one day he began to move the piano 3 inches every Saturday night. Before the year would be out he would have moved the piano 12 feet. As the weeks rolled along he faithfully moved it 3 inches a week. Then, one day he saw sister blabsitall (the piano player) standing at the back of the sanctuary just staring and scratching her head. The pastor approached her and said, "sister blabsitall, is everything OK?" (he knew he was busted!) She said "yea, something is different... hmmmmm... " , "oh, i see, haha, so you think you can just come in hear and change everything about this house of the lord don't ya?" .... "well don't think you can pull the wool over my eyes pastor, I hear from the spirit every day. He talks to me ya know! As the pastor was getting ready to take a chewing for moving the piano, sister blabsitall said with a passion, "you not only tried to change the paper towels 12 months ago, now your trying to change the brand of toilet paper!!!" A sheepish grin came across his face and he responded. "Yes mam, I will see to it that we go back the the generic brand". She turned and walked to the stage too her seat at the piano bench and began to play one of the three songs she knew "changed in the twinkling of an eye". From that day forward the change slowly happened and the foundation was set. The pastor just caught the secret. Change is gooooood, even if its just 3 inches at a time. The next change? The flowers in the foyer! Just a thought.....