Beginning To Think Creatively

Written by Etienne A. Gibbs, MSW, Management Consultant and Trainer


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"I'm surprised at you," repliedrepparttar teacher, "Yesterday I didrepparttar 129352 same exercise with a group of kindergartners, and they thought of fifty different thingsrepparttar 129353 chalk mark could be:

* a cat's eye, * a cigar butt,

* a star, * a pebble,

* a squashed bug, * a rotten egg,

* a head, * and so on.

The lesson that I wish to share with you isrepparttar 129354 importance of looking for more than one right answer. When you look, you will be surprised to learn how many answers are available.

We have been trained in school to look only forrepparttar 129355 first right answer to every problem. The average person does this;repparttar 129356 creative person looks for many.

Looking beyondrepparttar 129357 first solution to a problem can result in a whole new set of serendipitous solutions - solutions that can be a hundred times better thanrepparttar 129358 first one.

Remember: When you maximize your potential, everyone wins. When you don't, we all lose.

Etienne A. Gibbs, MSW, Management Consultant and Trainer, conducts seminars, lectures, and writes articles on his theme: "... helping you maximize your potential." For more information go to www.maximizingyourpotential.blogspot.com, or email him at eagibbs@ureach.com.


Some Challenging Thoughts

Written by Terry Dashner


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This is whererepparttar other key word appears—"Kenosis." It is a word used to speak of how Jesus emptied himself. But when Jesus emptied himself to enter our world as human, he was acting and loving out ofrepparttar 129350 dance ofrepparttar 129351 Holy Trinity.

Sorepparttar 129352 incarnation offers us a mysterious and astonishing vision—the Holy Trinity as a dancing community of divine poverty. Each eternally, joyfully, disposing themselves; emptying, pouring themselves out torepparttar 129353 favor and glory ofrepparttar 129354 other. Nothing claimed, demanded or grasped. They live and know each other inrepparttar 129355 simple ecstasy of giving.

We are invited to participate in this dance. There are accounts in early Christian writings of churches expressing their prayer through dance. God’s desire from before all time has been to draw us into His dance. So put your dancing shoes on and grab your partner. He isrepparttar 129356 one withrepparttar 129357 nail scared feet and hands. Don’t under estimate His dance steps. I assure you,He can "cut a rug." He’s doing it now withrepparttar 129358 Father and Holy Spirit!

(Sources cited are available)

Senior Pastor of Faith Fellowship Church in Broken Arrow, OK (918-451-0270).


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