Tuesday, March 18, 2014

10 More Lessons From 32 Years of Journaling



I noticed I listed 22 things I had learned from reading my journals.   I decided to add ten more for symmetry.  32 years.  32 lessons.

  • It is easier to seem holy from a distance.
  • I don't regret the hours spent parenting.
  • I haven't wasted enough time on Sharon.
  • I thank God for the pastors in my life who took the time to encourage me personally and vocationally.
  • I have more often been helped in my spiritual life by non-clergy than clergy.
  • Sinners are the only people allowed in the churches to which I belong.
  • Hindsight is always 20/20.
  • I should have trusted my intuition about people more, especially those in leadership.  I have been right about a person's character more often than wrong.
  • Churches would be healthier if people stopped talking about each other and started talking to each other.
  • As lives go, I'm pretty content with the one I've lived.

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