There are, apparently, different stages involved in the managing of groups. One of the stages looks at managing the group for what they are about to become. This is not a definite practice. It is not about having everything worked out and manipulating people to fulfil your desires. Rather it is the capacity to know […]
Read More Things Are Shaping Up: For What Is And Will BeApparently, when she was younger, she was always pushing at the boundaries. Always testing the edges of what was permissible. She would be told what she could do and what she was not allowed to do and for some reason she would keep pushing until she discovered what it was that tipped things over the […]
Read More Things Are Shaping Up: Open SpacesThere is something reassuring about routine. You know where it is, you know what it s, you know when it will happen, you know when it will end, you know when it will start up again. You even get to know how to fix it if it goes broke or at least ensure it that […]
Read More Bent Out Of Shape: Familiarly UnfamiliarIt was a really good conversation which as ever was based on a really good question. “What are you going to do now?” The question was coming from a great place, because it came from those who had a great deal of love and respect. It was not to gain ammunition for gossip. It was […]
Read More What Shape Are You In?The conversation was about the player in his peak. He was at his peak because his experience had allowed him to get smarter as to how to play. His body was still at the place where it would adjust to his commands and be able to deliver the desired results at an even better rate […]
Read More Different Times Different ShapesI’m not fat. OK, I don’t think I’m fat. That’s an issue because my loved ones have certainly noticed something of a paunch developing around my tummy area. My daughters have been really sympathetic about it … Well, by sympathy, I’m referring to them not letting the issue get them down. Well, by not letting […]
Read More Get Into ShapeStumbling and fumbling and bumbling around. Not having a clue what to do, not having a clue where I’m going, not having a clue about anything except for the apparent need to do something or else I’m not really alive. For all that, though, it’s still just stumbling and fumbling and bumbling. Anything good or […]
Read More Focus On The Light To Lead The WayHistory fascinates me. Not all of history. Some bits of history leave me with the glazed eyes of a man who is effectively forgetting everything that is being presented to him. There are some parts of history that I am very intrigued by. My interest in history was instigated by the Bible. My Mum did […]
Read More Something On Selective HistoryMovement, activity and events. These are important ways in which stories unfold. Important as they are, what makes a story compelling to me are the characters involved. I can understand how action set-pieces have captured the imagination of some. The level of them and their impact on a story can raise the expectation and excitement […]
Read More Character Drives The StoryOne of the encouraging things that came across in his speech on endurance, was how focusing on Jesus would help us to endure. It was particularly appropriate having heard about Jesus being the author and finisher of our faith. If we can focus on Him, He is sure to help us endure. He gives us […]
Read More What Did He Say?
