tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456630.post1130462330576308455..comments2023-10-31T07:44:15.922-05:00Comments on Partners in Prayer for our Prodigals: I DON'T do resolutions!Diane Vierehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02859925247520578754noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456630.post-39846726732060721602011-01-01T18:10:35.688-06:002011-01-01T18:10:35.688-06:00Diane,
I am thrilled with the "new start&quo...Diane,<br /><br />I am thrilled with the "new start" you've already made toward the end of 2010 and all that it promises for the year ahead. This post reminds me of how I sometimes respond when people ask me to answer "What is coaching?"<br /><br />We are all observers in the world. As a result, each of us sees our world in a particular way, which produces three choices. <br /><br />1. We can do nothing, allowing ourselves to become reactionary "pin balls" bouncing off of life's circumstances - we become "victims" who allow circumstances to define us. I especially appreciate your consistent message to parents of prodigals, that they NOT be victims.<br /><br />2. We can take new actions based on how we see the world, with the intent of producing new results. This is how most people and organizations typically approach change. Sometimes, even when we feel like we are trying "everything", well, everything isn't enough to change anything.<br /><br />3. We all have a third choice, although it is too seldom exercised; that is, we can see the world in a new way, which produces many new possibilities for action that did not exist before. The third choice requires a different lens through which to focus. This is the world I work in as a coach. This is how the Holy Spirit works in us; when we allow His control, everything changes; we become aware of new possibilities that were once inconceivable; we have a true sense of hope.<br /><br />I pray more than that God blesses your work in 2011. I pray that you are blessed in doing His work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214645268165466870noreply@blogger.com