3 Points to Ponder
- “We all know people who bring life and who take life from a relationship. Long-term, impactful relationships come from people who bring life. If you were to survey 10 random friends or colleagues, who would they say you are?”
- “Great friendships can be identified when both sides believe they benefit most from the relationship. Both have given so much to one another, they mutually believe the other gave more. Are you investing in your best relationships so much that the other would believe they benefit more?”
- “A great life can be traced back to great relationships. Notice I didn’t say a successful life. We all know successful people, whose life we’d never want, because we see all the brokenness around them. On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your relationships?”
2 Quotes to Share
“True friends are those rare people who come to find you in dark places and lead you back to the light.” — Anonymous
“That’s how it goes, kids. The friends, neighbors, drinking buddies, and partners in crime you love so much when you’re young, as the years go by, you just lose touch. You will be shocked when you discover how easy it is in life to part ways with people forever. That’s why, when you find someone you want to keep around, you do something about it.” – Ted Mosby, How I Met Your Mother
1 Story of Impact
About a month ago, my family made a trip up north, to visit the great state of Michigan. One of the best things about my job is I meet awesome people. One of the bummers is my family rarely gets to meet these wonderful people. Thus, the trip up north. We were so truly blessed by the hospitality, warmth, and genuine love shared with us by our friends. They invited us into their homes, fed us, entertained us, and were so generous to my family. They inspired me to be more generous in my life, to bring life to my relationships, and go above and beyond for my friends in Iowa. And isn’t that just a better way to live life? To Kevin, Deb, Dave, Judy, Steve, Rebecca, and all the others who showed us what friendship looks like… thank you. I definitely feel you have blessed me more than I have blessed you and I want to pass this on to another family. And the ripple goes out, slowly changing our world, one relationship at a time.
