Does our Pain keep us from Doing Our Best?

Monday, July 20th, 2009

I’ve been pondering the question of Doing Our Best. I’ve had several Intersections of late regarding this point and the universal thinking I’ve run into is that NO, most of us do NOT do our best.  We simply do what it takes to get by.   AND if they would simply Do Their Best everyone’s life around us would be improved. In essence I’m hearing the world say  that if those around us would only do their part then my life, my job, my economy and my world would be a better place to live.

My CBT (Current Best Thinking) is this is a big lie we choose to believe and by choosing it moves the blame for the condition of our world to “the other guy”.

WRONG! I believe 80% of us our doing the very best we can in almost every situation.

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Perfection, Excellence and Our Best

Friday, May 29th, 2009

How do you define Perfection versus Excellence versus Our Best AND what is our role in each of them?  What does God call us to?  Does it really matterr?

My Current Best Thinking is:

  1. Perfection is defined by God and represents His standard.  Perfection is a standard unattainable by humans.  It is a standard, however, meant to inspire us to greater things.
  2. Excellence is a standard defined by the world we live in.  It is dependent on the thinking of the “designated experts”.   It is the opinion of man and is therefore relative.  Be (more…)