Accountability
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Found this old blog post. Still need this reminder and this discipline. This post, written 10 years ago, still rings true. And I still struggle with the idea.
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“At the root of what makes us good, just, and decent, is a recognition that we owe a debt to those who have gone before us.” –Chuck Colson, Watergate figure who emerged from the country’s worst political scandal a vocal Christian leader and a champion for prison ministry, spent the last years of his life
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Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, is one of my favorite books. An exchange between Alice and the Cheshire Cat perfectly illustrates the importance of goal setting. Alice asks: “Would you tell me please, which way I ought to go from here?” The cat replies, “That depends a good deal on where you want to
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The Web is full of admonitions to stretch before working out or engaging in any kind of exercise. Why? The plusses are many: Stretching helps prevent injuries. It keeps your muscles in good working order. Tight muscles are less capable. It just makes you feel good. Plus, if you stretch first you’re less likely to
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“Accountability breeds response-ability.” —Stephen R. Covey I fear accountability. There, I’ve said it. I need it; but I avoid it. It hasn’t always been so. Early in my time at Bethel College (Indiana), I was invited to join a group called the Writers’ Accountability Network (WAN). You can still see me and the group here.
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