Daily KIP: It is difficult for us to appreciate the qualities in others when we project OUR expectations on them and they continue to fall short. They are human and will ALWAYS fail us. Accept others for who they are and appreciation will follow.

Daily KIP: Are there areas in your life that are baffling to you, that you don’t understand? Do you find yourself trying to control the outcome? Consider taking YOUR “claws” out of life. Freedom comes when we let go.

Daily KIP: Do you ever find yourself wanting something for others; Encouraging them to do something that maybe you’re not practicing or doing for yourself? “Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means.” ~Albert Einstein

Daily KIP: “At the end of the day, can you look at yourself and say that you did everything you could to be your best?” Paraphrased from Apollo Ohno. What ever it is that you find yourself doing, be it a parent, spouse, sibling, employee, friend, colleague, boss… do it the best way you know

Daily KIP: We are ALL where we are “at”, even though we often would like to be somewhere else. Knowing this…….what expectations are we placing on others for them to be where we think they should be? Are you placing unfair expectations on others in your world?

Daily KIP: Quality time is different than just being in someone’s presence. You could “be around” someone (children, spouse, friend, sibling, etc.) all day, but if you don’t spend quality time with them, pay attention to them, talk to them, and listen to them, it doesn’t matter that they’re just around you.

Daily KIP:  Tame YOUR tongue. Through rumor, gossip, half truth, and evil speaking comes tremendous destruction.

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Why do I do this, COMPARE?  I haven’t written a “long” blog for a couple of weeks now BUT I know that this is what I need to write about.  I know that God is teaching me something here and I thought maybe, just maybe, others could relate to what I’m experiencing. The last couple

Daily KIP: We will be judged by the same standards that we use to judge others. There are TWO sides to every story. Remember innocent unless proven guilty. REST……..and give others a break too.

Daily KIP: There is a fine line between humility and being a door mat. Do you sometimes wonder which side of that line you’re on? Take inventory of how you are feeling. Humility is absence of pride or self-assertion and should leave you feeling at peace. Being someones doormat, on the other hand, may mimic