Don't Look Back...
It's not just a great tune by Boston - it's a concept that is currently impacting multiple threads of my life...
The personal thread - I just returned from two days in Bemidji, MN - hangin' out with 'Grandmama' in the hospital as she recovered from a recent surgical procedure. We talked of current events and family history - of our family's tendency to look backward instead of forward - focusing on rehashing the past as opposed to living today and figuring out ways that our lives can impact others in the future.
She emphasized the fact that our lives should be focused on pleasing God, not on pleasing her or the memory of my grandfather and his desire for the family to 'walk the talk' when it comes to our faith and belief systems... She essentially said... Don't look back, look up and look ahead...
The work thread - we've all heard stories about business "giving back" - essentially taking a cut of profits and reinvesting them into the community... well Rhumbline has kicked off a program called "GiveAhead" - where we make the investment first and trust that the relationships we create will result in referral business down the road... The concept didn't take long to stick -- we're already in the midst of our first project and are looking forward to impacting lives through quality Web, Organizational Alignment, and general IT Advisory services and discounted prices for human services nonprofits... stay tuned for more on the topic...
So think about what you're thinkin' about - are you looking back? Are you embracing the future or fearing that you'll reproduce someone else's past? Are you simply reacting to what's around you?
It's amazing to me how much of a gift an 80-year old woman can be - even while she's going through the scariest experience of the last 30 years of her life. Thanks for the talks, grandmama - I'm glad you're feeling better and that your trademark glisten returned to your eyes before I had to head back to my little fam...
The personal thread - I just returned from two days in Bemidji, MN - hangin' out with 'Grandmama' in the hospital as she recovered from a recent surgical procedure. We talked of current events and family history - of our family's tendency to look backward instead of forward - focusing on rehashing the past as opposed to living today and figuring out ways that our lives can impact others in the future.
She emphasized the fact that our lives should be focused on pleasing God, not on pleasing her or the memory of my grandfather and his desire for the family to 'walk the talk' when it comes to our faith and belief systems... She essentially said... Don't look back, look up and look ahead...
The work thread - we've all heard stories about business "giving back" - essentially taking a cut of profits and reinvesting them into the community... well Rhumbline has kicked off a program called "GiveAhead" - where we make the investment first and trust that the relationships we create will result in referral business down the road... The concept didn't take long to stick -- we're already in the midst of our first project and are looking forward to impacting lives through quality Web, Organizational Alignment, and general IT Advisory services and discounted prices for human services nonprofits... stay tuned for more on the topic...
So think about what you're thinkin' about - are you looking back? Are you embracing the future or fearing that you'll reproduce someone else's past? Are you simply reacting to what's around you?
It's amazing to me how much of a gift an 80-year old woman can be - even while she's going through the scariest experience of the last 30 years of her life. Thanks for the talks, grandmama - I'm glad you're feeling better and that your trademark glisten returned to your eyes before I had to head back to my little fam...
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