Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
Most of us live very busy lives - a result of combining things we must do with other things we want to do. There are occasional periods where the sum of the two seems to be more than we can sustain for a long period. I've had stretches of weeks and months where working 60+ …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #147: It’s Nice To Catch Your Breath
This week I tried something new in my scheduling at work. I blocked out all morning hours on my calendar between 7:30 and noon to work on major, newer initiatives. There is always a much longer list of tasks to get done than can be done, but the issue that was starting to bother me …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #146: Take Control of Your Schedule
As pervasive as social media is today, a majority of the people on earth still don't use it. That's hard to imagine for some of us whose work lives and much of personal lives seem to revolve around it, but it's true. Facebook's nearly 1 billion users is a genuinely impressive number, but so is …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #145: Social Media Brings the World To You
As I left work today and crossed the street, I met a jogger who stopped at the same corner waiting for a light change. As I always do when walking down the street, I made eye contact and we briefly acknowledged each other. He was about to go a different direction than I, so I …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #144: You Never Know Who’s Watching
Today is the first day in over 33 years I went without wearing my wedding ring. No, nothing is wrong between Linda and me. Something wacko happened to the ring finger on my left hand Sunday night that made it hurt considerably all day Monday and swell to the point where I could not get …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #143: Some Things Become Part Of You Over Time
