Rise Up!

Our stories aren’t all bad— and they aren’t all good. To learn and heal and move forward, we need to tell ourselves the most honest versions of our stories we can. The truth is that good people make mistakes and bad people do good things… 👇 … and, in the same way you can’t heal a hurt you refuse to acknowledge, you can’t build upon solid elements in your past if you don’t affirm them. ⭐️ Shannon...

So I wouldn’t have really described the apostle Paul in those terms… … but an ex-con did, after taking an honest look at the Bible. Turns out, the church guys of old were a lot bolder and stood for a lot more than we tend to do now…   And, taking an honest look at who men were designed to be— both tough and tender— makes a major difference. We don’t need men to be “less manlike” and more femi...

Your past doesn’t excuse you, but it does explain some things about you. And, if you’ll take a look around— ❌ without playing the victim-card ❌ without shaming and blaming ❌ without unnecessarily digging a ditch   If you’ll look back to— ✅ heal ✅ help others ✅ honor those who deserve it You can make some major shifts….

Most people don’t get to look at death in the face, re-think what they might do differently if given a chance, and then go back and— 🎙️ Have the conversations you wanted to have 📆 Make the appointments and meetings you promised yourself you would keep 🔁 Rewind, and do somewhat of a “do over.”   OK. It happened to Rob when he got shot.   But, since we all know that— at some point— it al...