Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
People cite different figures when discussing how many days it takes to develop a new habit. Some claim 21 days while other research shows the figure to be more like 66 days. Your mileage may vary. Regardless of how many days it takes, the purpose of this post is to reassure you that developing new …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #194: You Can Develop New Habits If You Try
I dropped my wife, Linda, off at the airport early this morning. She and a group of others from our church are headed to the Pacific northwest for a mission trip. They'll be back a week from today. Usually, I'm the one taking off on trips. For many years I traveled out of state about …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #193: Know Who You Are Alone
Yesterday my team from work walked to a nearby restaurant for lunch. As we went past the convention center in downtown Louisville, a homeless man was in the middle of the sidewalk holding a small, handwritten sign on cardboard in front of passersby. The sign read "happiness is a cheeseburger." We don't normally carry cheeseburgers …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #192: You Can Make Someone Else Happy Today
This was a very satisfying week for me at work. I got several things accomplished that had been camping out on my to-do list for way too long. We had a significant win in an effort that was years in the making; another significant win also written about here; my week was not filled with …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #191: It Feels Good To End Well
I have great respect for people who are themselves wherever they are. It irks me when I see someone behave one way in front of some people and an entirely different way in front of others. The only chameleons I enjoy are reptilian, not human. This is not to say that we are to be …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #190: Be Yourself Wherever You Are
