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June 2007 Archives
June 21, 2007
Hanging Out At McDonald's
Filed under: Life's Journey
Last night Jamaica and I hung out with a group of friends at the McDonald's in Eagle Rock, a city nestled between Los Angeles and Pasadena. Every Wednesday night, a group of people--I've been a couple times, Jamaica a few more than that--spend time connecting and conversing amidst the cheap food and sincere smiles.
The cool thing is that this McDonald's is also an evening hub for the locals without homes. It's interesting to hear the stories about life on the streets. The pain. The joy. The weather. The crazies.
I'm not exactly sure what may come of this collaboration of the home-less and the home-bound, but it's interesting to experience the evolution of friendship among people outside of MySpace, LinkedIn, or Facebook.
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June 10, 2007
Being Vulnerable
Filed under: Life's Journey
Aside from my own pride and arrogance issues, I can't figure out why I love it when others are vulnerable, yet I have such a difficult time being vulnerable myself! I have a long way to go in this category and I'm convinced that until I can learn the discipline of being vulnerable--and I do believe it is a discipline--I will never be able to fully benefit from its rewards.
Mark Batterson had a post today about vulnerability that hit me like an angry piñata swinger without a blindfold.
Mark gave "10 random thoughts on vulnerability," and I've modified a few of them for the sake of application to my own life and work (Batterson is a pastor in DC). I've also converted the exclamation points at the end of Mark's original thoughts to be periods instead. The lessons were already challenging enough, I didn't need exclamation points to make me feel even worse.
1. People will only be as vulnerable as their leader.
2. Embrace your imperfections.
3. The happiest and healthiest people laugh at themselves the most.
4. The greatest freedom is having nothing to prove.
5. It's a good thing to cry in public.
6. It's not how much you know, it's how real you are.
7. Quit trying to be your title, and try to be yourself.
8. I'm unique and special, but not any more or less than the next guy.
9. Be open to correction.
10. Hang out with people, be available.
I think #1 is the point that jumps at me the most, especially in light of the two teams I lead at work every day. Jamaica will read this and want to put #5 on the bathroom mirror.
My oh my do I have a long way to go.
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