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She wanted to make sure G-Pop knew the story.
Even though she had messed up her life to the extent that most of her friends had abandoned her, leaving her to her own explanations and tales of woe, she still needed confirmation from G-Pop that he found some good in her bad.
Always looking for a way to find some good in our bad.
It’s why we come up with a story, a rendition, a plot line, and worst of all, an explanation.
When she started to offer excuses about what happened, G-Pop stopped her. She was a bit surprised and thought he was being judgmental. She immediately became defensive and challenged his Christianity and his charity. He explained that he had no judgment for her whatsoever–just some sage advice:
A story is useless.
When ignorance, stupidity or carelessness invade our lives with some form of mishap, what we need to give is a report. Not a story. A simple report.
It’s not that different from what we did in high school, when we stood in front of the class to cite our discoveries upon reading a book. We weren’t allowed to elaborate on the tale, or make up things the author might have chosen to do. Rather, we were told to showcase the actual events and offer some feelings on what they meant to us.
Here is a powerful thought–our story will not take away our responsibility, even if we enhance it into a Hollywood production with props and special effects. What garners the attention of our fellow-humans is when we have the audacity and tenacity to give a factual report. Here’s how it should go:
- This is what I did.
- This is why it was wrong.
- This is what I could have done.
- This is what I would like to do to make things better.
- What do you think? I value your opinion.
This five-step process places us within the ranks of human beings trying to move forward through change, instead of merely sporting a nasty attitude.
Give a report.
It’s a little piece of wisdom G-Pop offers to his children on this Friday.
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G-Poppers … September 22nd, 2017
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Even though she had messed up her life to the extent that most of her friends had abandoned her, leaving her to her own explanations and tales of woe, she still needed confirmation from G-Pop that he found some good in her bad.
Always looking for a way to find some good in our bad.
It’s why we come up with a story, a rendition, a plot line, and worst of all, an explanation.
When she started to offer excuses about what happened, G-Pop stopped her. She was a bit surprised and thought he was being judgmental. She immediately became defensive and challenged his Christianity and his charity. He explained that he had no judgment for her whatsoever–just some sage advice:
A story is useless.
When ignorance, stupidity or carelessness invade our lives with some form of mishap, what we need to give is a report. Not a story. A simple report.
It’s not that different from what we did in high school, when we stood in front of the class to cite our discoveries upon reading a book. We weren’t allowed to elaborate on the tale, or make up things the author might have chosen to do. Rather, we were told to showcase the actual events and offer some feelings on what they meant to us.
Here is a powerful thought–our story will not take away our responsibility, even if we enhance it into a Hollywood production with props and special effects. What garners the attention of our fellow-humans is when we have the audacity and tenacity to give a factual report. Here’s how it should go:
This five-step process places us within the ranks of human beings trying to move forward through change, instead of merely sporting a nasty attitude.
Give a report.
It’s a little piece of wisdom G-Pop offers to his children on this Friday.
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