Allowing Yourself to Mourn
“I need to trust in the goodness of God.”
May 2020
Issue 32: Don’t Stuff It!
Fellow Tennis Ball, Please excuse my calling you a tennis ball, but many of you recognize the Resilience God Style signature question: Are you a tennis ball or an egg? Rather than fragile and fractured … it is far better to be ready and resilient, able to bounce back from the toughest of life challenges, …
Don’t Stuff It!
by Bob Dees Let’s face it – we have all lost something in this COVID19 pandemic! Maybe a job, a loved one or friend, a business opportunity, a graduation or prom event, a wedding, the opportunity to say a final goodbye to a departed friend, our own health, or simply personal freedom or future plans. …
Issue 31: Honor The Fallen, Lead The Living
Fellow Corona Virus Navigator, Last week our feature article focused on the unglamorous topic of PERSEVERANCE. Actually, many of you felt it was very relevant. How do we “keep on keeping on.” In Paul’s word, how do we “press toward the mark?,” not quitting, not wavering, not compromising, finishing strong. Perseverance is an essential element …
Honor The Fallen, Lead The Living
by Bob Dees I asked the packed church service in California “Are you a leader?” A few businessmen, city officials, and the pastor held up their hands. “I’m sorry, maybe some of you didn’t hear the question,” I responded. “Are you a leader?” The hands began to raise slowly until every person had signified “yes” …
Issue 30: Perseverance
Fellow Corona Virus Navigator, Last week our feature article “No Man is an Island” discussed the importance of FRIENDS in living a resilient life, in navigating crisis. I suspect that most of us have come to a greater appreciation of friends in these days of CV19, with social distancing and quarantine causing us to miss …
Perseverance
by Bob Dees As I was rolling up my parachute, the elderly Dutch woman grabbed me by the knees in a tight hug. With a translator, we learned her agitated words meant “We saw you coming. The eagle from the sky (referring to the Screaming Eagle shoulder patch). You saved my father!” (who had been …