Daily KIP: Surprise someone today with a small gift. It doesn’t have to be costly, it simply needs to be thoughtful.
Daily KIP: Are you able to forgive those who have wronged you? Our character is strengthened each time we show compassion.
Daily KIP: EXPECTATION, what is the definition? A looking forward to; anticipation. A looking for as due, proper, or necessary. A thing looked forward to, a reason or warrant for looking forward to something. WHO or WHAT are you placing your expectations? WHY? Things of this world WILL always fail us! “Anger always comes from frustrated expectations.” Elliott Larson
Daily KIP: Keep the drama at arms length. Before getting drawn in to others’ “business” carefully consider whether you’re a part of the solution or the problem.
Daily KIP: We all have enemies who we desire to be “brought down” for things they’ve done. BUT, it is NOT our responsibility to ensure others get what they deserve. “Love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst…..respond with prayer…….this is what God does. He gives His best—the sun to warm, the rain to nourish—to everyone, regardless: the good & bad, the nice & nasty.” Matt. 5:44 Msg
Daily KIP: Have you ever made a wrong choice because you wanted to “fit in” or be like everyone else? Why do we, at times, allow the values or actions of others dictate our behavior and attitudes? Be careful that the values of your friends or those you look up to don’t steer you away from doing the right thing. It is OK to be different and NOT be like everyone else.
Daily KIP: Why do bad things happen to good people? “In the final analysis, the questions of why bad things happen to good people transmutes itself into some very different questions, no longer asking why something happened, but asking how we will respond, what we intend to do now that it happened.” ~Harold S. Kushner
Daily KIP: Balance. How easy it is to become unbalanced!!! Sometimes our desire to do “good things” like helping others, volunteering, or working, can causes us to neglect our family, body, spirit. How are you weighing in?
Daily KIP: Do you have “strangers” in your life? We can all relate with the uncomfortable feelings, fear, and insecurity that come when we are the “new kid on the block” or in a foreign place/situation for the first time. Look for the “strangers” around you, maybe someone comes to mind. Go out of your way ~ step outside YOUR comfort zone to be friendly, kind, and loving. Start a conversation. Ask questions.
Are you living in the past and/or living with regret? When we are constantly living somewhere other than the NOW, are we being respectful and valuing our current blessings? Take off the "blinders" that are put on your eyes by moving out of regret. See today's gifts in current opportunities, relationships, and situations.