Bald tires
I just got new tires for my truck. Honestly, I let them go a bit longer that I usually do. They were looking pretty bad.…
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Mastery or perfectionism?
There's a perfectionism that's counterproductive. Dialed in to details that don't ultimately matter, this is a form of waste, and can lead to endless delays…
His tears
When I was a kid, our church had a scripture memory program for children. Each week we'd memorize our verses and earn prizes. If we…
Correct passions’ spite
Envy not greatness: for thou mak'st thereby Thy self the worse, and so the distance greater. Be not thine own worm: yet such jealousy, As…
Keep your promises
"That promise I did not keep." "Well, then, it was jolly rotten of you," said Digory. "Rotten?" said Uncle Andrew with a puzzled look "Oh…
‘Perennial note of surprise’
I wrote here asking the question: Would you invite Jesus Christ to your birthday party? The question reveals some of our gut-level impressions of who…
Summer job
During college, my summer job was to work on an assembly line building kitchen cabinets. I was on the "base" line, which meant we built…