Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Diary of Excellence: Don’t Quit
Diary of Excellence: Don’t Quit: Don’t Quit When things go wrong, as they sometimes will. When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill. When the funds are low and the deb...
Don’t Quit
Don’t Quit
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will.
When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill.
When the funds are low and the debts are high.
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit.
Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns.
As every one of us sometimes learns.
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow —
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out —
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems so far.
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit —
It’s when things seem worst that you must not QUIT....*Let your LifeExcel*
Welcome to your year of BIRTHING......
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will.
When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill.
When the funds are low and the debts are high.
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit.
Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns.
As every one of us sometimes learns.
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow —
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out —
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems so far.
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit —
It’s when things seem worst that you must not QUIT....*Let your LifeExcel*
Welcome to your year of BIRTHING......
Saturday, September 10, 2011
The Disengaged Employee Epidemic
A Saratoga Institute study found that 89% of managers believe that most employees are pulled away by better pay. Yet the data reveals that, in 88% of voluntary turnovers, something besides money is the root cause.
Recently the Gallup Organization reported: "In average organizations, the ratio of engaged to actively disengaged employees is about 2:1."This troubling statistic implies about half the employees in most companies are simply punching the clock, getting by with minimum effort, and showing up at work to collect paychecks and health benefits.
"Actively disengaged employees erode an organization's bottom line while breaking the spirits of colleagues in the process. Within the U.S. workforce, Gallup estimates this cost to be more than $300 billion in lost productivity alone" (www.Gallup.com, August 23, 2011).
Actively disengaged employees are not excited about their jobs, they are disconnected from the work community, and they can have bad attitudes...resulting in limited innovation, minimal teamwork, lackluster customer focus.
What is the antidote for actively disengaged employees?
Ultimately, it's the leader's effectiveness in creating vision for a preferred future, in establishing an appropriate, values-driven culture that determines the level of employee engagement and thereby, organizational results.
The antidote for actively disengaged employees is vision, empowerment, trust and fulfillment. And the best remedy is a leader who will embrace and practice values-based leadership.
Are you a values-based leader? Ask yourself the following questions and rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10 (highest). Better yet, ask your employees to rate you - the answer you receive will indicate how close, or how far, you are from being a values-based leader.
* Provide vision and direction
* Do I provide a compelling vision for the future?
* Do I articulate and live-out corporate values, leading by example?
* Do I act with integrity, valuing people over profit?
* Do I relate to others with humility and compassion?
* Do I strive to provide fulfillment and significance for all employees?
* Do I foster empowerment and teamwork?
* Do I communicate with and coach my team effectively?
* Do I demand accountability for myself and others?
Values-based leadership is about you aligning with and living-out corporate values on a daily basis. It's about you as a transformational leader bringing true value to employees, suppliers and customers rather than seeking personal rewards, recognition or power.
Wiser than showing half of your staff the door would be examining answers to the questions above. Becoming a values-based leader will make a positive difference in your organization, in the lives of your employees and in your own career.
Will you be the antidote to the Disengaged Employee Epidemic?
Recently the Gallup Organization reported: "In average organizations, the ratio of engaged to actively disengaged employees is about 2:1."This troubling statistic implies about half the employees in most companies are simply punching the clock, getting by with minimum effort, and showing up at work to collect paychecks and health benefits.
"Actively disengaged employees erode an organization's bottom line while breaking the spirits of colleagues in the process. Within the U.S. workforce, Gallup estimates this cost to be more than $300 billion in lost productivity alone" (www.Gallup.com, August 23, 2011).
Actively disengaged employees are not excited about their jobs, they are disconnected from the work community, and they can have bad attitudes...resulting in limited innovation, minimal teamwork, lackluster customer focus.
What is the antidote for actively disengaged employees?
Ultimately, it's the leader's effectiveness in creating vision for a preferred future, in establishing an appropriate, values-driven culture that determines the level of employee engagement and thereby, organizational results.
The antidote for actively disengaged employees is vision, empowerment, trust and fulfillment. And the best remedy is a leader who will embrace and practice values-based leadership.
Are you a values-based leader? Ask yourself the following questions and rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10 (highest). Better yet, ask your employees to rate you - the answer you receive will indicate how close, or how far, you are from being a values-based leader.
* Provide vision and direction
* Do I provide a compelling vision for the future?
* Do I articulate and live-out corporate values, leading by example?
* Do I act with integrity, valuing people over profit?
* Do I relate to others with humility and compassion?
* Do I strive to provide fulfillment and significance for all employees?
* Do I foster empowerment and teamwork?
* Do I communicate with and coach my team effectively?
* Do I demand accountability for myself and others?
Values-based leadership is about you aligning with and living-out corporate values on a daily basis. It's about you as a transformational leader bringing true value to employees, suppliers and customers rather than seeking personal rewards, recognition or power.
Wiser than showing half of your staff the door would be examining answers to the questions above. Becoming a values-based leader will make a positive difference in your organization, in the lives of your employees and in your own career.
Will you be the antidote to the Disengaged Employee Epidemic?
Monday, January 24, 2011
TALK THE WALK
Have you ever said something about yourself or referred to something you wanted to do and then thought, "Why did I say that? What are people thinking of me right now? They must think I am boasting or have a big ego!" If so, then that may be why you can't clarify your purpose, simply because you are not comfortable talking about or referring to yourself. Don't worry, however, for I have someone who can help you. Read on.
DID HE REALLY SAY THAT?
So David, armed with the right equipment (a sling and some stones), stepped onto the battlefield to face this fearsome giant. Immediately he was confronted with some daunting threats from this behemoth:
He said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. "Come here," he said, "and I'll give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!" (1 Samuel 17:43-44).
Now if David was like some people I know, he would have then said, "Well, maybe, I mean perhaps the Lord may want to use me, but don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I know for sure and if something good does happen, it will be the Lord and not me. I don't want you to ever think it's me."
Fortunately, David was of a different mindset. When Goliath verbally attacked, David was quick to retaliate:
"You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will hand you over to me, and I'll strike you down and cut off your head. Today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give all of you into our hands" (1 Samuel 17:45-47).
What bravado! What courage! What confidence David had! There was nothing tentative in what he said or planned to do. He was bold and specific. Many think that kind of talk alienates God. Are you one of those who thinks that? If so, then you need to change the way you think!
God isn't repelled by such talk; that talk drew Him to David's cause. He promptly went out with David to meet the giant. David made good on his promises, while Goliath died trying to figure out what went wrong.
TALK THE WALK
How can you apply this lesson to your life right now? First, David had a track record from which he could draw. He had killed lions and bears, and he saw killing this giant as a continuation of those exploits. You must allow God to put you in challenging situations so that, when you overcome, you will be able to refer back to those experiences to help you fight future battles.
Second, you must know who you are and what you want to do. David did not hold back; he was clear and concise. He said, "I am a champion of God and you, Goliath, are not. You are coming down, in spite of your size, words and confidence."
Finally, David said what he was going to do without fear of what others thought of him. He spoke positive, affirming, and powerful words and then set about fulfilling them, even thought he was young - a lot younger than all those soldiers, his brothers, and even King Saul.
What are you speaking these days? A better question is what aren't you speaking? Tentative, faithless words produce tentative, faithless actions. Positive, powerful words produce similar actions. Stop being hesitant and fearful of making bold statements where your purpose and dreams are concerned. Dream great things, talk about them and don't worry about how you sound to other people. Only be concerned with how you sound to God.
Many people are concerned with walking the talk, but if you aren't talking about what you are going to do with God's help, you won't have anything to walk! Dream great things, talk about doing them and then go for it! It's simple to describe but not simple to do, I know. I also know that you can only do great things once you stop stumbling and mumbling through your purpose and dreams. Every day this week, you need to watch what you don't say and follow David's example.
DID HE REALLY SAY THAT?
So David, armed with the right equipment (a sling and some stones), stepped onto the battlefield to face this fearsome giant. Immediately he was confronted with some daunting threats from this behemoth:
He said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. "Come here," he said, "and I'll give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!" (1 Samuel 17:43-44).
Now if David was like some people I know, he would have then said, "Well, maybe, I mean perhaps the Lord may want to use me, but don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I know for sure and if something good does happen, it will be the Lord and not me. I don't want you to ever think it's me."
Fortunately, David was of a different mindset. When Goliath verbally attacked, David was quick to retaliate:
"You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will hand you over to me, and I'll strike you down and cut off your head. Today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give all of you into our hands" (1 Samuel 17:45-47).
What bravado! What courage! What confidence David had! There was nothing tentative in what he said or planned to do. He was bold and specific. Many think that kind of talk alienates God. Are you one of those who thinks that? If so, then you need to change the way you think!
God isn't repelled by such talk; that talk drew Him to David's cause. He promptly went out with David to meet the giant. David made good on his promises, while Goliath died trying to figure out what went wrong.
TALK THE WALK
How can you apply this lesson to your life right now? First, David had a track record from which he could draw. He had killed lions and bears, and he saw killing this giant as a continuation of those exploits. You must allow God to put you in challenging situations so that, when you overcome, you will be able to refer back to those experiences to help you fight future battles.
Second, you must know who you are and what you want to do. David did not hold back; he was clear and concise. He said, "I am a champion of God and you, Goliath, are not. You are coming down, in spite of your size, words and confidence."
Finally, David said what he was going to do without fear of what others thought of him. He spoke positive, affirming, and powerful words and then set about fulfilling them, even thought he was young - a lot younger than all those soldiers, his brothers, and even King Saul.
What are you speaking these days? A better question is what aren't you speaking? Tentative, faithless words produce tentative, faithless actions. Positive, powerful words produce similar actions. Stop being hesitant and fearful of making bold statements where your purpose and dreams are concerned. Dream great things, talk about them and don't worry about how you sound to other people. Only be concerned with how you sound to God.
Many people are concerned with walking the talk, but if you aren't talking about what you are going to do with God's help, you won't have anything to walk! Dream great things, talk about doing them and then go for it! It's simple to describe but not simple to do, I know. I also know that you can only do great things once you stop stumbling and mumbling through your purpose and dreams. Every day this week, you need to watch what you don't say and follow David's example.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Time To Clean Up!
This is culled from W.D. Favour's post. I think it will bless you too.
Here’s the text from a 3-part teaching I gave over the weekend on the subject of holiness and purity as we continue on our 40 day’s of fasting and prayers. It is a very rich spiritual resource for personal meditations as well as for use in group bible studies and retreats.
1. Turn from your evil ways!
Bible Reference:
Jonah 3:5-10
"The Ninevites believed God. They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.
"Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: "By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let any man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish".
When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened."
I’d like you to observe that it was not just their fasting that moved God, but the fact that they also turned from their evil ways. For your fasting and praying to be acceptable to God, you must turn away from those things that are against the ways of the LORD. It’s not just enough to fast and pray. We must turn from our evil ways if we intend to see the LORD’s compassion.
2. Spiritual and moral cleansing
In fact, one of the most important thing you must do during any fast, particularly lengthy ones, is to review your life in the light of the commandments of God.
Bible Reference:
Psalms 139:23-24
"Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."
A season of fasting is a time for soul searching, repentance, contrition, and thorough spiritual and moral cleansing.
Those relationships that are opposed to His ways and commandments must be forsaken.
Those behaviours that contravene His laws must be repented of and rejected.
Every weight that hinders your peace with God must be thrown off. Every besetting sin must be put off.
Stop meddling with unclean things. Stop defiling yourself. Stop sinning against God.
Speak the truth from your heart and deceive no more. Put all lies and falsehood away from your life.
Repent and turn from impurities and every immorality and lust.
Repentance is the surest and fastest key to restoration. But it must be genuine, sincere, and total.
Our God is gracious and compassionate. He is slow to anger and abounding in love. If you return in sincere humility and contrition, He will relent from sending calamity.
Practical and abiding holiness and moral purity should be a major goal of every fasting season of yours.
3. Make every effort to be holy
Bible Reference:
Hebrews 12:14
"Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord."
Let me repeat that last line: without holiness no one will see the Lord.
To see God means to enjoy fellowship with Him, as well as to experience His power and glory. So, holiness is a major condition for intimacy with God, and for supernatural manifestations.
Holiness was the major reason the level of intimacy that Jesus enjoyed with His Father and the level of supernatural manifestations He commanded while on earth.
Bible References:
John 8:46; Hebrews 4:15
"Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me?" (John 8:46).
"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are- yet was without sin." (Hebrews 4:15).
His life on earth was a testimony of a stainless spiritual and moral purity. That was why He enjoyed an unparalleled height of supernatural glory while walking on this earth.
And you and I have been called to walk with God as He did, for as He is so are we in this world.
"Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world." (1 John 4:17).
For this reason we must make every effort to be holy.
4. Depart from iniquity
Bible Reference
2 Timothy 2:19
"Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity."
As Christians, and particular praying and fasting ones, it is our personal responsibility to proactively and reactively move away from any possibility of spiritual and moral defilement. You and I can’t afford to be calling on the name of the Lord and still be toying with sin. The consequences are just too grave and devastating.
5. Cleanse yourself
Bible Reference:
2 Timothy 2:20-21
"In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble. If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work."
The issue of spiritual and moral purity is not something you can afford to leave to chance. It’s not a matter for wishing either. It is your duty to cleanse yourself. And this is one of the major reasons God introduced the mystery of fasting, mourning, and sackcloth.
A time of fasting should include quality sessions devoted to humble contrition for, confession of, and repentance from known and unknown sins.
Practical and abiding spiritual and moral purity should be a major goal of every fasting season of yours.
6. Let go of your worthless idols
Bible Reference:
Jonah 2:8
"Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs."
Imagine the grace that could be yours if only you’d stop clinging to worthless idols and holding on to empty distractions.
How far have your idols brought you; those things in which you so shamelessly lean on?
Is it not yet time to return to the LORD? Are you not yet tired of your backslidings and frustrations? Aren’t you yet weary of your sins and hypocrisies?
Return and He will have mercy upon you. Call upon Him and He will answer you. Repent and He will restore you.
But if not, behold the sword of His wrath lies at your door step to cut you off from your place. And none shall be able to deliver you from the coming wrath.
Turn to Him now while His mercy is still extended to you.
Let go! Let go!
Let go of your worthless idols.
Cling to them no more.
Lift up your eyes and look to your Maker; look to your Heavenly Father only.
Here’s the text from a 3-part teaching I gave over the weekend on the subject of holiness and purity as we continue on our 40 day’s of fasting and prayers. It is a very rich spiritual resource for personal meditations as well as for use in group bible studies and retreats.
1. Turn from your evil ways!
Bible Reference:
Jonah 3:5-10
"The Ninevites believed God. They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.
"Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: "By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let any man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish".
When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened."
I’d like you to observe that it was not just their fasting that moved God, but the fact that they also turned from their evil ways. For your fasting and praying to be acceptable to God, you must turn away from those things that are against the ways of the LORD. It’s not just enough to fast and pray. We must turn from our evil ways if we intend to see the LORD’s compassion.
2. Spiritual and moral cleansing
In fact, one of the most important thing you must do during any fast, particularly lengthy ones, is to review your life in the light of the commandments of God.
Bible Reference:
Psalms 139:23-24
"Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."
A season of fasting is a time for soul searching, repentance, contrition, and thorough spiritual and moral cleansing.
Those relationships that are opposed to His ways and commandments must be forsaken.
Those behaviours that contravene His laws must be repented of and rejected.
Every weight that hinders your peace with God must be thrown off. Every besetting sin must be put off.
Stop meddling with unclean things. Stop defiling yourself. Stop sinning against God.
Speak the truth from your heart and deceive no more. Put all lies and falsehood away from your life.
Repent and turn from impurities and every immorality and lust.
Repentance is the surest and fastest key to restoration. But it must be genuine, sincere, and total.
Our God is gracious and compassionate. He is slow to anger and abounding in love. If you return in sincere humility and contrition, He will relent from sending calamity.
Practical and abiding holiness and moral purity should be a major goal of every fasting season of yours.
3. Make every effort to be holy
Bible Reference:
Hebrews 12:14
"Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord."
Let me repeat that last line: without holiness no one will see the Lord.
To see God means to enjoy fellowship with Him, as well as to experience His power and glory. So, holiness is a major condition for intimacy with God, and for supernatural manifestations.
Holiness was the major reason the level of intimacy that Jesus enjoyed with His Father and the level of supernatural manifestations He commanded while on earth.
Bible References:
John 8:46; Hebrews 4:15
"Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me?" (John 8:46).
"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are- yet was without sin." (Hebrews 4:15).
His life on earth was a testimony of a stainless spiritual and moral purity. That was why He enjoyed an unparalleled height of supernatural glory while walking on this earth.
And you and I have been called to walk with God as He did, for as He is so are we in this world.
"Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world." (1 John 4:17).
For this reason we must make every effort to be holy.
4. Depart from iniquity
Bible Reference
2 Timothy 2:19
"Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity."
As Christians, and particular praying and fasting ones, it is our personal responsibility to proactively and reactively move away from any possibility of spiritual and moral defilement. You and I can’t afford to be calling on the name of the Lord and still be toying with sin. The consequences are just too grave and devastating.
5. Cleanse yourself
Bible Reference:
2 Timothy 2:20-21
"In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble. If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work."
The issue of spiritual and moral purity is not something you can afford to leave to chance. It’s not a matter for wishing either. It is your duty to cleanse yourself. And this is one of the major reasons God introduced the mystery of fasting, mourning, and sackcloth.
A time of fasting should include quality sessions devoted to humble contrition for, confession of, and repentance from known and unknown sins.
Practical and abiding spiritual and moral purity should be a major goal of every fasting season of yours.
6. Let go of your worthless idols
Bible Reference:
Jonah 2:8
"Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs."
Imagine the grace that could be yours if only you’d stop clinging to worthless idols and holding on to empty distractions.
How far have your idols brought you; those things in which you so shamelessly lean on?
Is it not yet time to return to the LORD? Are you not yet tired of your backslidings and frustrations? Aren’t you yet weary of your sins and hypocrisies?
Return and He will have mercy upon you. Call upon Him and He will answer you. Repent and He will restore you.
But if not, behold the sword of His wrath lies at your door step to cut you off from your place. And none shall be able to deliver you from the coming wrath.
Turn to Him now while His mercy is still extended to you.
Let go! Let go!
Let go of your worthless idols.
Cling to them no more.
Lift up your eyes and look to your Maker; look to your Heavenly Father only.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
The Dynamism of Knowledge
Contradictions are beautiful; as a matter of fact, I prefer them to conclusions. Conclusions tend to restrict and choke the freedom of individuals to think for themselves. Contradictions on the other hand allow the mind and spirit to roam freely and question everything.
I understand, though, that this holds true only for those who love to think for themselves, and who have developed their minds to do so. For the rest, I can imagine that contradictions would breed confusion. They would rather have conclusions, that is, thoughts that have been processed in the minds of others, and then served to them , either for a fee, or for free.
According to the New York Time’s A Scientist Takes on Gravity, Erik Verlinde, 48, a respected string theorist and professor of physics at the University of Amsterdam, has challenged the basic laws of Newtonian and Einsteinian Gravity. He categorically stated that ‘For me gravity doesn’t exist.’
It was quite thrilling for me to read that.
I truly admire the kind of mindset that is neither intimidated by the age of any conclusion, nor by the authority and expertise of those that made the conclusion.
I prefer to keep an open mind on all subjects and to keep learning.
Knowledge is infinite and extremely dynamic; there’s no end to it. So why conclude?
Heaven would be so boring were it not for the fact that we’ll be exploring the inexhaustible depths of God’s infinite knowledge and wisdom through all eternity.
I used to be upset and annoyed by dogmatic conclusions. Now I find it all rather amusing, silly, and boring.
I know what I know. I don’t know what I don’t know. But I know that what I don’t know is greater and superior to what I know. Furthermore, the progressive knowledge of what I don’t know will ultimately modify, or overwrite what I know.
In that case, I avoid any emotional attachments to any thing that I know, in spite of how sensible, reasonable, or logical it may appear.
knowledge is essentially dynamic.
culled from W.D Favour
www.wdfavour.com
I understand, though, that this holds true only for those who love to think for themselves, and who have developed their minds to do so. For the rest, I can imagine that contradictions would breed confusion. They would rather have conclusions, that is, thoughts that have been processed in the minds of others, and then served to them , either for a fee, or for free.
According to the New York Time’s A Scientist Takes on Gravity, Erik Verlinde, 48, a respected string theorist and professor of physics at the University of Amsterdam, has challenged the basic laws of Newtonian and Einsteinian Gravity. He categorically stated that ‘For me gravity doesn’t exist.’
It was quite thrilling for me to read that.
I truly admire the kind of mindset that is neither intimidated by the age of any conclusion, nor by the authority and expertise of those that made the conclusion.
I prefer to keep an open mind on all subjects and to keep learning.
Knowledge is infinite and extremely dynamic; there’s no end to it. So why conclude?
Heaven would be so boring were it not for the fact that we’ll be exploring the inexhaustible depths of God’s infinite knowledge and wisdom through all eternity.
I used to be upset and annoyed by dogmatic conclusions. Now I find it all rather amusing, silly, and boring.
I know what I know. I don’t know what I don’t know. But I know that what I don’t know is greater and superior to what I know. Furthermore, the progressive knowledge of what I don’t know will ultimately modify, or overwrite what I know.
In that case, I avoid any emotional attachments to any thing that I know, in spite of how sensible, reasonable, or logical it may appear.
knowledge is essentially dynamic.
culled from W.D Favour
www.wdfavour.com
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