Comments on: The Princeton Event – Day Two, Afternoon Session http://shrinkingthecamel.com/2009/06/13/the-princeton-event-day-two-afternoon-session/ Connecting Business Life with Spiritual Life Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:41:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Karyn http://shrinkingthecamel.com/2009/06/13/the-princeton-event-day-two-afternoon-session/#comment-841 Karyn Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:16:52 +0000 http://shrinkingthecamel.com/?p=1272#comment-841 "My work is not about me – my performance, my impression, my perception. It’s about the Holy Spirit working through me to manifest God’s purpose..." A similar thought is beginning to seep into my mind: all my alignment with company goals, all my goal-setting, all my self-assessment... keeps me moving and growing, potentially, but it inevitably leads me off-track into some hollow, questioning place. This morning, in my woozy waking-up prayer, as I questioned the next major changes in my life at work and at home, it was as if God was winking at me and saying, "Hey, why don't you just take what comes to you and let it play itself out? I'll be directing it; you just be you and have fun." "That's all I have to do?" No answer... but I think it's time for me to sample the life of an instrument. Can I really be a part of the music by just being there? “My work is not about me – my performance, my impression, my perception. It’s about the Holy Spirit working through me to manifest God’s purpose…”

A similar thought is beginning to seep into my mind: all my alignment with company goals, all my goal-setting, all my self-assessment… keeps me moving and growing, potentially, but it inevitably leads me off-track into some hollow, questioning place.
This morning, in my woozy waking-up prayer, as I questioned the next major changes in my life at work and at home, it was as if God was winking at me and saying, “Hey, why don’t you just take what comes to you and let it play itself out? I’ll be directing it; you just be you and have fun.”
“That’s all I have to do?”
No answer… but I think it’s time for me to sample the life of an instrument. Can I really be a part of the music by just being there?

]]> By: Sam Van Eman http://shrinkingthecamel.com/2009/06/13/the-princeton-event-day-two-afternoon-session/#comment-828 Sam Van Eman Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:52:28 +0000 http://shrinkingthecamel.com/?p=1272#comment-828 I'm glad it went well, Brad. I’m glad it went well, Brad.

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]]> By: shrinkingthecamel http://shrinkingthecamel.com/2009/06/13/the-princeton-event-day-two-afternoon-session/#comment-819 shrinkingthecamel Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:59:10 +0000 http://shrinkingthecamel.com/?p=1272#comment-819 Glynn - THanks for the gut-wrenching honesty. We have all been there at times. THanking God for the bad stuff for me usually takes a while after the fact. No perfect cures here. LL - Yeah, next time? Definitely will collect the Blackberries and Cellphones. THanks for the tip, you seasoned professional, you. Glynn – THanks for the gut-wrenching honesty. We have all been there at times. THanking God for the bad stuff for me usually takes a while after the fact. No perfect cures here.

LL – Yeah, next time? Definitely will collect the Blackberries and Cellphones. THanks for the tip, you seasoned professional, you.

]]> By: L.L. Barkat http://shrinkingthecamel.com/2009/06/13/the-princeton-event-day-two-afternoon-session/#comment-808 L.L. Barkat Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:09:48 +0000 http://shrinkingthecamel.com/?p=1272#comment-808 :) I loved this little tidbit... "I only noticed one or two people secretly tapping into their blackberries." The measure of a good talk. (Well, or... hey... you hadn't done the old "please turn off your cellphones and all other electronic devices" announcement, had you?) :)

I loved this little tidbit…

“I only noticed one or two people secretly tapping into their blackberries.”

The measure of a good talk. (Well, or… hey… you hadn’t done the old “please turn off your cellphones and all other electronic devices” announcement, had you?)

]]> By: Glynn http://shrinkingthecamel.com/2009/06/13/the-princeton-event-day-two-afternoon-session/#comment-806 Glynn Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:41:44 +0000 http://shrinkingthecamel.com/?p=1272#comment-806 Bradley, as you know, basing your work on God's purpose is hard. When things go well, it's relatively easy. When things fall apart or blow up, it's hard. You spend toomuch time soul-searching, wondering if you did something wrong (inevitably, we do, but that's part of being human). I've had one of those times recently, and I had to tell myself that if it was all supposed to blow up, then I had to trust Him. That trust is day by day, and sometimes hour by hour. And more than that, I had to be thankful. I'm quick with the thanks when it's good stuff that happens; thanking Him for the bad stuff is hard. Bradley, as you know, basing your work on God’s purpose is hard. When things go well, it’s relatively easy. When things fall apart or blow up, it’s hard. You spend toomuch time soul-searching, wondering if you did something wrong (inevitably, we do, but that’s part of being human). I’ve had one of those times recently, and I had to tell myself that if it was all supposed to blow up, then I had to trust Him.

That trust is day by day, and sometimes hour by hour.

And more than that, I had to be thankful. I’m quick with the thanks when it’s good stuff that happens; thanking Him for the bad stuff is hard.

]]> By: nAncY http://shrinkingthecamel.com/2009/06/13/the-princeton-event-day-two-afternoon-session/#comment-803 nAncY Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:18:35 +0000 http://shrinkingthecamel.com/?p=1272#comment-803 i have faith that something is changing you from the inside out. i have faith that something is changing you from the inside out.

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