Life with Uncle Rev

Michael Jordan once said, " I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. " I wonder what this quote means for you today.

This week I'd like to invite you to consider reflecting on the following question: Who/What are you investing in?

This week I'd invite you to reflect on the following question: What are you learning from others?

Fill in the blank. What's holding you back from doing _____?

This week I'd like to offer us the following challenge: Lead and act out of love .

"My real questions and concerns are these things: Where do we go from here? How will we go about the process of love and reconciliation with one another?"

This week I'd like to offer us the following challenge: Make room to listen to what others are experiencing.

As we wrap 2020 up and head into 2021, I'd like to offer you the following blessing and challenge: Be what you want to cultivate .

What void(s) exists in your life that you're trying to fill (if any exist at all)?

How are you tending to your spiritual health and well-being?

What place does humor have in your life?

During an interview with comedian John Mulaney, host Stephen Colbert and Mulaney discussed their personal anxieties and thoughts toward how others view them. At one point in the conversation, Colbert said the following, "No one else can be your mirror." How are you being your own mirror?

One of the many questions that I've been mulling over for the past several months, which I invite you to reflect on, has been the following: What do you want in life?

“Don’t worry about failure. Worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try.” - District Judge Sherman Glenn Finesilver

"How will you create calm?" Editor's Note: I legitimately thought about not posting this episode because of how congested I was making it. Out of sheer self-consciousness I thought, "Who wants to listen to a stuffed up guy behind a mic?" But, why let something like this prevent someone from doing what they enjoy?

“ Kindness is choosing love over hate, light over darkness, compassion over judgment.” How will you practice kindness in the midst of these overwhelmingly dark times? 

"The way I live my life is to set examples." - Michael Jordan What examples are you setting?

If there's any one thing that I hope you take away from this week's Marcus' Monday Motivational, it's that you are not alone toward things like missing people, feeling the ongoing presence of social distancing (and isolation), and "normal" life.

How are you confronting the divisiveness in our current times?

Who/What are you in need of reconnecting with?

"My biggest fear is not living up to my full potential." - Mat Fraser What holds you back from unlocking and living up to your full potential?

"There is community when you recognize your hardship in others' hardship." You can read the article where I've quoted this week's MMM here: https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29844508/clemson-qb-trevor-lawrence-blm-listening-learning-journey-discovering.

How are you building resilience toward adversity?

This week I'd like to offer the following blessing and challenge: May our prayers lead us to action.

"As awful as 2020 has been, I'm thankful for what it's brought out of me." - Kenny Smith What has this year brought out of you thus far?