The DAILY SPARK Blog

BELIEVE MORE…

EVERYBODY needs SOMEBODY who believe in them more than they believe in themselves.

Quote by Pastor Mark Batterson

National Community Church- Washington DC

REFLECTION:

  • Do you have someone who believe in you more than you believe in yourself?
  • How can you embrace this vision of you more deply?
  • Is there someone who needs you to tell them of their worth… that you believe in them?
  • Communicate that… write, call, text, meet for coffee…

DAMAGING LABELS

Arbitrary damaging labels have the power to turn the brightest people into meek shadows of their potential selves.

Quote by Adam Alter  -Adam Alter is a marketing author who also teaches at New York University Stern School of Business.

REFLECTION:

  • What label have others put on you?  Do you like that label? Is it true?
  • What label have you put on others?  Is it true?
  • Is there a “label” you can create for yourself or another that can encourage yours or another’s highest potential?
  • What is the “new” label?

DISARM HOSTILITY

DEER meaning... Be gentle with yourself and others.

If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we would find in each man’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

REFLECTION:

  • Everyone has a backstory…be it a co-worker, boss, family member, friend or enemy. There is no excuse for bad behavior but staying calm, soft-hearted and gentle may be a better way to be. More often than not, the person snapping is in need of compassion and loving kindness even if it seems they are the least to deserve it.  
  • Is it possible the person being unkind, disrespectful is really unhappy and suffering from low self-worth?
  • Find out their back story…
  • Try kindness.