Good morning, Team! It’s Thursday! (I’m off tomorrow)

Last weekend I heard Jon Weece speak. He first posed the question we all get around to asking, “Who am I?” and then to help dig out the answer, he asked “What’s in you?”

He said

•Ludwig Von Beethoven had the fifth symphony in him

•Leonardo da Vinci had the Mona Lisa in him

…and he quipped that Colonel Sanders had the Kentucky Fried Chicken recipe in him

So what’s in you?

Is your masterpiece being an excellent parent?

Are you a famous artist, composer, or author?

What still needs to come out of you?

Prepare yourself that the answer might very well be love, manifested in ways you aren’t thinking about right now.

I had never heard of Jon Weece before last Sunday. When he finished, I turned to Anne and said, “I like this guy!” I mean, how many times do you remember laughing out loud (several times during one sermon) in church? It was a good day. So I Googled him later as I tried to recall more of what he shared. I found another message and picked up another nugget of what is in Mr Weece.

He took a new $20 bill and asked, “Who wants this crisp, clean bill?” Most hands went up. He then crumpled it, threatened to dip in water or drag it in the mud and asked, “Who wants it now?” Most hands still went up. We know the simple truth, as demonstrated by his well-crafted exercise that,

“Our condition does not determine our value.”

So once again I ask you, as I look in the mirror myself, what’s in you? (regardless of your condition)

I have some miles on me, figuratively and literally. Some mornings it takes me 10 minutes for my right eye to see clearly, I have to stretch my back to walk upright and it may take a little time to realize … how incredibly blessed I am, but before long I’m firing on all cylinders and the momentum is incredibly strong.

I still have a ton to give; Love, Devotion, Gratitude.

•I have an experienced Leader in me who has weathered countless storms and Faith to walk blindly into the next one.

•I have Knowledge that this broken world is full of bad actors and that Forgiveness goes a long way.

•I have the Energy to keep gleaning points from triumph and tragedy and publish them weekly, somewhere, for someone’s benefit, for the last 14+ years, thanks to the inspiration of my former business partner, Tammy.

One more time,

What’s in you?

Have a blessed weekend!

Eric