Posted by Rescue Mission Team on Tue, Jun 05, 2012
The goal of every social service, whether governmental or private, ministry or secular, should be to help improve the life of another.
Don't just help someone with their job, help them with their life.
Don't just help someone find a home, help them with their family.
Don't just feed them a meal, give them something that will nourish them.
Don't give teach a class, inspire a desire to learn.
Don't just preach a lesson, inspire spiritual growth.
Don't just babysit kids, interact with them.
If the goal is to do a task, that will leave people with the root cause of their pain. If your goal is to make a lasting difference, you will help solve their most entrenched problems.
David Curry
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http://blog.rescue-mission.org or visit the Rescue Mission at
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Posted by Rescue Mission Team on Tue, Nov 15, 2011
Life is so much more fun when you enjoy the people you are surrounded by. It brings laughter, learning, expands horizons, and off-sets strengths and weaknesses.
Yet so many people have the attitude that they must endure others, not enjoy them.
Here's a few simple ideas to help you enjoy others:
1. Stop trying to fix everyone. No pressure to feel the need to make everyone see things your way or do it the way you do it. Just Let it be.
2. Look for the humor. It's easy to find fault, how about trying to find the fun, the good, the eccentric in others and enjoy it?
3. Drop embarrassment. Often we don't enjoy different people because we feel embarrassed for them. That is just foolishness, everyone stands on their own and there's no need for you to try to carry someone else's emotions. Let them be a quirky as they want to be and deal with the fallout.
4. Learn. You can learn from just about anyone, even if it's from their mistakes and quirks. Just be a student and try to learn all you can so that you can be a more loving, caring, interesting version of yourself.
All you can control is you, so just enjoy the ride.
What are the barriers to enjoying others? What keep us in judgement mode instead of accepting?
David Curry
Read all of David Curry's blogs at
http://blog.rescue-mission.org or visit the Rescue Mission at
http://www.rescue-mission.org