Restraint

Are You Strong Enough To Use Restraint?

Nathan SmithChristian Maturity, Thought Provoking

Our world is all about strengths. Maximize your strengths, stick with your strengths, play to your strengths. While I agree with some of the principles and concepts associated with the ‘strengths philosophy,’ I believe the most overlooked and underused strength is restraint. It does not take much skill, humility, or wisdom to engage brute force. I believe the greatest of all …

The Transformational Truth

The Transformational Truth

Nathan SmithChristian Maturity, Faith

Caterpillars are kind of cute. I mean, they are an ugly-cute, but there is something endearing about their unassuming nature.  Yes, they can be chubby and hairy and gross, but I still enjoy watching them trudge along a branch in route to then next leaf to devour.  Some, like me, find them enjoyable while others are repulsed.  Regardless of which …

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Where Did My Hunger Go?

Nathan SmithFaith, Perspective, Thought Provoking

An all you can eat buffet can be a wonderful and dangerous thing.  It is amazing how in such a relatively short amount of time you can go from feeling like you are starving to never wanting to see food again in your life!  Perhaps you have had the experience?  You came because you were hungry but after seven plates …