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APPLYING FOOTBALL’S TARGETING RULE TO CONVERSATIONS

Chuck Lee

College football has this rule called TARGETING. If you tackle a player and your helmet comes in contact with the other player’s helmet causing him potential harm you are called for TARGETING. The referee throws the yellow flag and you have to leave the game. Hmmmmm….. Wouldn’t it be interesting if we passed a law and it said, ”If you use hurtful words directed at another person causing them emotional pain, a yellow flag will be thrown and you will be called for TARGETING and you will have to leave the conversation.” Hmmmmm….. Come to think of it, we already … Continue reading APPLYING FOOTBALL’S TARGETING RULE TO CONVERSATIONS

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LIKE CHARLIE BROWN, BE YOURSELF

Chuck Lee

In one of the Charlie Brown cartoons, Charlie says, ”Nobody likes me. Nobody REALLY likes me.” Lucy says, ”I know how you feel, Charlie Brown. You don’t want pity. All you want is a little understanding.” Charlie replies, ”On the contrary, I’ll take all the pity I can get.” One thing about Charlie Brown, he’s honest about his thoughts and feelings. There are no facades,no attempts to look good, no efforts to impress others. He openly expresses what he thinks and feels, and his desire to be liked and appreciated. Charlies Brown is always Charlie Brown. He is who he is— … Continue reading LIKE CHARLIE BROWN, BE YOURSELF

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THE UGLY DUCKLING WAS NOT UGLY

Chuck Lee

Everyone marvels at how the ugly duckling in The Ugly Duckling story becomes a beautiful swan. But it happens only after the duckling experiences rejection and abandonment. Most of us can identify with the duckling’s pain because we’ve all felt ugly at times, and we’ve experienced rejection. But here’s the catch. The little duckling was never ugly at all. NEVER! He was always beautiful, but no one noticed. No one took the time to notice because they were too busy focusing on what the duckling was NOT…….ugly, on what they thought him to be….ugly. The good news is that in time the … Continue reading THE UGLY DUCKLING WAS NOT UGLY

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HUMPTY DUMPTY COULD HAVE HEALED

Chuck Lee

Humpty DUMPTY sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty together again. Humpty Dumpty’s life fell apart. Poor Humpty died with his heart broken. Our lives are like that sometimes. We fall completely apart. Our lives get shattered. We go to pieces. We lose it. And it seems like nothing or no one can put us together again. But we don’t have to end up like Humpty. Our shattered lives CAN be put together. Our cracks CAN be mended. Our broken hearts CAN be healed. There’s … Continue reading HUMPTY DUMPTY COULD HAVE HEALED

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MARY LOVES THE LAMB, YOU KNOW

Chuck Lee

There’s an old anecdote that goes like this: ”What makes the lamb love Mary so?”’ the curious child asked. ”Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know,” the wise teacher replied. It’s a truism. We tend to love those who first loved us. The lamb loves Mary because Mary first loved the lamb. We respond to someone’s gift of love because it encourages us, comforts us, motivates us, inspires us, makes us feel special and valued No other emotion has such an impact. To be loved inspires us to love back, to give what we have already received. In turn, the … Continue reading MARY LOVES THE LAMB, YOU KNOW

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PARABLE OF THE SHOVEL

Chuck Lee

There once was a man whose shovel was missing. He looked everywhere for it, but it was not to be found. Someone stole it, he thought.. He suspected the boy next door. Afer all, he looked like a thief. He talked like a thief. He even walked like a thief. Several weeks went by and the man’s dislike for the boy grew. Then one day he found his shovel. It was under a shrub where he had laid it while working in his garden. The next morning he saw the boy as he was leaving for the day. The man … Continue reading PARABLE OF THE SHOVEL

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ALL LIVES NEED MENDING

Chuck Lee

I grew up in the ‘50s, those nostalgic “happy days.” Eight sisters and brothers and two parents on a little farm with dogs, cats, chickens, cows and pigs. Those years are etched in my heart forever. We had nothing, yet we had everything. We had little entertainment, yet we were entertained. We had outdoor movies, ice cream socials, fish fries, hayrides, and hot dogs roasted over a blazing bonfire. We were joined often by friends and relatives who lived near and our times together were rich and full. We sat and talked and laughed a lot and sometimes cried. We … Continue reading ALL LIVES NEED MENDING

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I’M NOT WHO I THOUGHT I WAS

Chuck Lee

Someone once told me I was slow…..and it made me feel dumb. I heard someone say I was awkward….and I started feeling self-conscious. I once heard someone say I was not attractive…..and I began to feel ugly. I overheard someone say I had no talent…..and I felt like I was a zero. I once was told I would never succeed….and I felt hopeless. And over the years I gradually became…..the person others told me I was. I BELIEVED THEM. Then one day I met a wise person who said, ”My friend, listen to me. You are not who you think … Continue reading I’M NOT WHO I THOUGHT I WAS

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I HAVE POWER

Chuck Lee

Sometimes when I’m feeling a little mopey, or discouraged, or overwhelmed, or sad, or have been made a victim, I forget that I have….. POWER. But then I remember that I do, indeed, have POWER And it’s right here within me. All I have to do is own it and use it. I have the POWER to make choices. I can say yes.                                                                           … Continue reading I HAVE POWER