One of the differences between good friends and just regular acquaintances is seen in the area of encouragement. I’ve never thought about this before, but in the last two days it has jumped out at me. Good friends seem to have a knack for when to encourage you and how to encourage you. I think […]
The concept of encouragement is interesting. We all know what it means and we usually equate it with people flattering us every now and then (which can feel pretty good.) Real encouragement, however, is never what you were thinking of and usually not when you were thinking of it. Real encouragement is creative and
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One of the things that gets to me is when people express their ideas in a critical rather than helpful manner. If something isn’t the way it can be then our approach should always be encouragement, creativity or jumping in with sleeves rolled up and a willingness to help. Somehow the human race has a
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This week I’ve been reminded of the value of encouragement. I spent all the energy I had over the last year to make it to the finish line (Antioch’s Public Launch) only to find that instead of a finish it was just the beginning. What has kept me going this week is the encouragement that
