Gene’s Sabbatical Adventure, Issue 2: Jan 30, 2024

Gene’s Sabbatical Adventure, Issue 2: Jan 30, 2024

I began an Executive Coaching relationship just a little over a year ago… even though 'executive' is found nowhere near the description of any of my roles. But I knew that I had some big dreams. Bigger dreams than anything I was prepared for. I knew I needed help. Don came along and has listened, led, guided, and sometimes pushed. What I appreciate most about Don's craft though, is the way he draws out of me the best and most important ideas, purposes, and priorities. We've come along way in the last year+. Goals involving increasing multiplying movements on the…
Gene’s Sabbatical Adventure, Issue 1 : Jan 24, 2024

Gene’s Sabbatical Adventure, Issue 1 : Jan 24, 2024

I've had the good fortune to spend a good bit of time standing in cold trout water casting upstream to trophy trout. At least in my mind they were trophy trout. The idea is to gently land the fly just above the fish and let it drift as naturally as possible through the fish's feeding slot. It's also important is that the fly line land softly with just the right of slack so that on the one hand it doesn't drag the fly, and on the other the fisherman has sufficient amount of control of the fly to set the…

And yet…

There is so much that’s great. People. Ideas. Landscapes. Art. Friendship. Courage. Skill. Individuality. Purpose. Love… like the love Heather must have for me. And like the love Jesus must have for me… to give up his life for me on the cross, to redeem me. Me! A chief of sinners. What do I feel when I realize how retched I actually am … wholly incapable of pulling myself out of the muck I am so drawn to and turning and calling out to Jesus? Because if I am honest, I secretly wish I could be deserving of salvation on…