“I quilt”
When you’ve had enough, can’t tolerate your job any longer and are ready to quit, perhaps you could try one last thing.
Quilt instead.
You’ve got nothing to lose, right? I mean, you’re going to quit anyway, so what’s the worst that could happen to you?
So quilt. Spend hours every day integrating the people you work with into a cohesive group. Weave in your customers as well. Take every scrap, even the people you don’t like, and sew them together. Spend far less time than you should on the ‘real’ work and instead focus on creating genuine connections with the people you work with. Including your boss. After all, once you quit, you’re never going to see them again anyway, right? Might as well give it a try.
Careful… it might change everything.
Author: Allen Bingham
I am a follower of Jesus, husband, father, and pastor of Haymount United Methodist Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA.
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Seth Godin challenges us to expose ourselves … its not what you are thinking.
Expose yourself…
With so many options in media, interaction and venues, you now get to choose what you expose yourself to.
Expose yourself to art, and you’ll come to appreciate it and aspire to make it.
Expose yourself to anonymous scathing critics and you will begin to believe them (or flinch in anticipation of their next appearance.)
Expose yourself to get-rich-quick stories and you’ll want to become one.
Expose yourself to fast food ads and you’ll crave french fries.
Expose yourself to angry mobs of uninformed, easily manipulated protesters and you’ll want to join a mob.
Expose yourself to metrics about your brand or business or performance and you’ll work to improve them.
Expose yourself to anger and you might get angry too.
Expose yourself to people making smart decisions and you’ll probably learn how to do it as well.
Expose yourself to eager long-term investors (of every kind) and you’ll likely to start making what they want to support.
It’s a choice if you want it to be.
Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir – gathered by web cam from the corners of the earth – sing ‘Lux Aurumque’
via youtube.com
Great web pic on cell phone etiquette – maybe our kids will do better
The Freakonomics guys ask “what would your if you knew you were going to die?”
What Would You Say If You Knew You Were Going to Die?
Here’s an interesting-but-disturbing story from the Freakonomics blog. A study of the last statements offered by several death-row inmates found that 36 percent admitted responsibility, and 32 percent expressed sorrow or sought forgiveness from family members impacted by the inmate’s crime. As the author of the piece points out, “what’s really interesting is how the content of final statements changed after Texas, on January 12, 1996, began allowing family and friends of homicide victims to attend executions.” Knowing they had to face the ones they wronged, dramatically increased the number of confessions and petitions for forgiveness on the part of the inmates.
NY Taxi Drivers Overcharged $8 Million. In what the New York Post dubs a “mind-boggling ripoff,” the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission revealed yesterday that 1.8 million passengers were affected by a scheme that charged suburban rates inside the city. According to officials, 35,558 of the city’s 48,300 taxi drivers were caught at least once secretly switching their meters to fare code No. 4, which is for trips outside the city, rather than code No. 1, for those within the five boroughs. The move cost passengers an average of $4 to $5 extra per trip, for a total of $8.3 million. Seeing as though the practice is so widespread, officials believe the real number of passengers who fell victim is really much larger. Within the next few weeks, meters will be equipped with a mechanism to make it more evident for passengers when the higher rate is being charged. Read original story in The New York Post | Saturday, March 13, 2010
Conservatives in Texas Change History. The Texas Board of Education approved a new social studies curriculum “that will put a conservative stamp on history and economics textbooks,” reports the New York Times. As part of the new plan, textbooks would have to call into question the idea that the founding fathers wanted a secular nation as well as the general concept of separation between church and state. Students would also be told about the general superiority of capitalism and be taught about the rise in conservative politics of the 1980s and ’90s. And those are just a few examples of the changes that would be implemented as part of an effort to confront what many of the board members believe is the liberal bias in schools. As one of the largest buyers of textbooks, the changes in Texas, which still need to pass a final vote in May, could affect other states. But that’s not as important as it once was since technology has made it easier for publishers to customize books to specific states. Read original story in The New York Times | Saturday, March 13, 2010
Some things only make sense in the rearview mirror or with 20/20 hindsight. via @MarkBatterson
I keep reflecting on this little statement in Jeremiah 30:24: “In the latter days you will understand this.” I realize this has eschatological undertones, but I also think there is a general principle at play. Hindsight is 20/20. Jeremiah prophesies doom and destruction. He prophesies calamity and tragedy. And he knows that it won’t make sense until the Israelites come out the other side of their Babylonian exile. I think most of us go through our own babylonian exile. They are seasons when things don’t make sense and you can’t see your way forward. But the Lord promises to heal the wound and restore their fortunes and rebuild that which was destroyed. But it only makes sense in retrospect. If you can learn this lesson, it will help you navigate so much uncertainty in your life: some things cannot be understand looking forward. It is only in your latter days, when you look backward from the vantage point of eternity, that they will come into perfect perspective.
Rumors: Preaching Materials for March 21
When lightning strikes … sometimes you just have to laugh. via Ralph Milton @ Rumors.
Mirabile Dictu! – (Latin for “holy lightning!”) All the Christian denominations were having a big ecumenical meeting in a church. Suddenly, lightning struck and the church caught on fire! The Methodists gathered in a corner and prayed for the fire to go out. The Baptists gathered in a different corner and prayed for rain. The Quakers gathered for silent meditation on the many benefits of fire. The Lutherans nailed a list of the ninety-five evils of fire to the church door. The Catholics passed the collection plate a second and third time to pay for the damage. The Episcopalians gathered up their incense and formed a dignified processional out the door. The Fundamentalists declared that the fire was God’s just wrath on everybody else. The Presbyterians elected a chairperson to appoint a committee to study the problem. And the United Church people shouted “Everyone for themselves!” and ran for the doors.
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