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Protected: Discernment Series: Knowing what is true
Protected: Discernment Series: 5 Insights from Peter Kreeft
Vulnerable = Lovable
It’s always an honor to hear someone really share their pain. Not wallow, mind you. Not over-exposing their fiery emotions and gory details. Something real and raw from a tender and seldom seen place.
The heartfelt wounds that still hurt from some kind of past or unnoticed pain. The cries of the heart. The reaching out to be heard, and then the comfort realized.
It always strikes me that at the very time when someone is most revealed and open they are at the same time supremely vulnerable and yet exquisitely lovable.
Truly human. It’s not just an honor because it is so rare …(it happens usually through time and trust and other options are unfavorable)…it’s an honor because there is within that moment a genuine glimpse of glory.
“The glory of God revealed is the human most fully alive.” -Irenaeus of Lyons
We have a rebirth–a fully alive moment–in those sort of times: Vulnerability through the struggles and between destinations. There the messy becomes beautiful. Redeemed.
Even though it feels really risky, the chance to be truly seen and heard in our vulnerability engenders compassion because what is common between us transcends the boundaries that keep us isolated.
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5 Tips to Vision-casting…
In the start of a new year…sometimes we cast a vision for the next 12 months.
Sometimes it’s through a New Year’s resolution or a multipage strategic proposal.
Here are 5 things to keep in mind as you craft a healthy vision for the months to come.
• Don’t decide a vision in a relational vacuum.
(Make use of community to account for the blind spots or gaps you’ll have. Trust me you have them.)
• Don’t forget to have “check-ups”
(Every 2-3 months re-energize the vision cast by reiterating the vision, for some extra oomph. Gosh it’s fun to type “oomph”!
• Adjust the vision when needed.
(Since vision-casting is future oriented, it’s a mistake to act if it’s written in stone. During the check-ups see what needs to be adjusted, added, or put aside.)
• Focus on the strengths of your team.
(Whether it’s a personal or team vision-casting for the year, play to your strengthens.)
• The vision trifacta! Set immediate, intermediate, and longer-range goals.
(Part of making progress is sensing movement. Accomplishing some short term goals right away boosts morale. It’s a psychological edge.)