It's Tuesday at 2:00pm! (PST Time: I live and work from Southern California)
Greetings to you!
Each week I send out a short leadership blog that's called "Tuesday at 2:00pm". The purpose of this is simply to provide a brief thought on leadership that you can read and think about in just a few minutes. I send it out every week at 2:00pm (PST) and encourage you to make an appointment with yourself to pause and think about the thing I'm writing about.
Russ...
LEADERSHIP QUOTE:
"Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?" Charlie Brown, A Charlie Brown Christmas
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A LITTLE BIT DEEPER:
We've been on a journey this year, learning, listening and digging in and now as we come into December let's just PAUSE a little and catch our breath. As the year winds down, it doesn't mean we just stop all that we're doing, but let's change up the pace.
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I'm going to simply share some Christmas Time Quotes this month, and encourage you to reflect, recharge, restore, reconnect, and then restart to the best of your ability!
Today the word is RECONNECT.
Charlie Brown figured this out when Linus broke down the true meaning of Christmas in the classic film, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Watch below...
The idea of RECONNECT can first be applied to PURPOSE.
What is the true meaning of Christmas? It's the story of Jesus
What is God's desire for of us? It's a relationship with us that matters the most, not what we do, but who we are. His love for us is powerful.
You may have DISCONNECTED from Him over the past days, months years. How can you RECONNECT with Him today?
DEEPER STILL:
DECEMBER REMINDER: REFLECT, RECHARGE, RESTORE, RECONNECT
To "link or be linked together again"
The second aspect of RECONNECT is to simply identify people who are significant to you and find ways to RECONNECT.
When we get busy, when life is full, when there are challenges, often the first thing that we let go of is relationship.
Relationship takes time, it takes effort, and it's hard to maintain especially when life is challenging.
As we come to the final days of this year, think of people in your life that you don't want to be DISCONNECTED from, and make the effort to re-engage.
Send them a note
Make a call
Do a surprise personal visit
Tell them you've missed them
Show them what they mean to you
Put in some effort to RECONNECT.
These relationships:
Bring Life
Deliver Joy
Reminds us of the Power of Community
Are Two-Way: Reciprocal
Are Important
Luke 2:8-14 "There were shepherds camping in the neighborhood. They had set night watches over their sheep. Suddenly, God's angel stood among them and God's glory blazed around them. They were terrified. The angel said, 'Don't be afraid. I'm here to announce a great and joyful event that is meant for everybody, worldwide: A Savior has just been born in David's town, a Savior who is Messiah and Master. This is what you're to look for: A baby wrapped in a blanket and lying in a manger.'
"At once the angel was joined by a huge angelic choir singing God's praises:
Glory to God in the heavenly heights, Peace to all men and women on earth who please him." (MSG)
Things I'm Reading, Listening To and Watching This Week:
I picked up The PAUSE APP this month simply to take some moments of PAUSE through this season.
I loved this podcast this past week from Harbor Ministries: Episode 169: DRAW ME BACK HOME
Gina and I just watched this film on Netflix called Jay Kelly. Really interesting perspective on life with George Clooney and Adam Sandler.
This was a funny Christmas Sketch by Nate Bargatze: Nativity Scene
Bing Crosby's White Christmas is the best selling Christmas song of all time and it comes from one of our families favorite Christmas movies... White Christmas! Enjoy