Curt Ghormley

The more I read the news, the more I need a break from reading the news. My mental health is much healthier with a strong dose of irreverent humor.

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Plans are required For health, you and your other For wealth, you and your descendants For legacy, you and everyone you have touched.

Retirement: Scary to most happy to some uncertain to all. It is more related to access to your benefits and restructuring income than a new lifetime of leisure.

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Learn to see your life not as a series of coincidences but as a purposeful mosaic of events. Share the story; complete the portrait of your times. The effort serves your people and honors your God.

Reject imposter syndrome. Show your worth: Seek out the difficulty. Your value is doing hard things. Nobody needs the one looking for easy. Always true, whether for your employer or for yourself.

Years ago, I was nearly mugged in Las Vegas on business. I managed to escape through situational awareness and dumb luck. The incident reminds me to be aware of threats I face today. Now, threats are usually not so immediate, but have to do with health, wealth and legacy.

@birdchadlouis As usual, there are a wealth of overtones in the Old Testament. Thanks, Chad, for showing us the symphony!

Sin’s Skin Story צרעת Again, the LORD said to him, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” And he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous like snow. Then God said, “Put your hand back inside your cloak.” So he put his hand back inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, it was restored like the rest of his flesh. —Exodus 4:6–7 Though usually translated “leprosy,” the Hebrew word tzra‘at is not Hansen’s disease. True leprosy is not curable, but biblical tzra‘at is. Moreover, tzra‘at not only is found on skin but has effects on clothing and houses (Lev. 13–14). Whatever it was—perhaps “skin disease” is the best translation—its effects were unwelcome. Among the Israelites, those who had it were forced to live alone, unclean, “outside the camp” (Lev. 13:46). A few times, it was divine punishment, such as Miriam, Uzziah, and Gehazi suffered. Mostly, having tzra‘at simply meant your skin told the tale of sin’s impact on the world. It betokened the gradual decay of a body destined for the grave. Jesus welcomed, cleansed, and even touched those with real leprosy (Matt. 8:3). In so doing, he demonstrated the depths of his mercy in going to those “outside the camp.” He came for all, that all might be made clean, whole, and beloved in him, with the promise of resurrection to come. Jesus, who forgives all our iniquity, who heals all our diseases, have mercy on us. +++ This devotion is from my book, Unveiling Mercy: 365 Daily Devotions Based on Insights from Old Testament Hebrew. It was chosen to correspond to Leviticus 13, one of the chapters we read today in Bible in One Year: 1517.org/oneyear For a further discussion of the Hebrew terms commonly translated as "leprosy," see this video. My talk on leprosy begins at that 8:10 mark: facebook.com/writingsofchad…

@EdwardLHamilton I picked up your comment from the Further Up substack post, and spent 20 minutes finding out what the heck the quartodeciman controversy was about LOL. Love the humor! I too would love it if the left agenda suddenly had to adhere to a Jesus calendar to sell their ideology!

I'm always in favor of the funniest outcome, which is why I hope that Biden transforms all the March and April LBGTQ holidays into movable feasts relative to the Paschal season, and thus to Jewish Passover. Our timeline is overdue for a gender-identity quartodeciman controversy.

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An afternoon visiting cancer patients is hugely rewarding. Like anything worthwhile, it takes time and effort. Cancer: Clarifies important priorities. Surprises everyone it touches. Is not payback for bad decisions. Brings sudden focus to one’s future.

Who you ARE counts. What you SAY is a mere tool. Character, not content, changes lives. Compose your content to reveal your character.

“He is risen!” “He is risen indeed!”

@kim03writes I took a job as a sales manager once. I didn't want it, but if I didn't take it, the job would be given to someone who would not adapt to it as well as I thought I could. I took the job and adapted. Not perfect, but we made it work.

People get good at their jobs. They get promoted to be responsible for people doing their old job. No one teaches them how to transition into being a leader. The reason they become micromanagers is because they actually do know how to do your job better than you. That's why they were promoted. People need that transition into leaders need to learn how to become responsible for the people and not the job.

Genuine humility shows your confidence. Everyone is attracted to confidence.

@BowMsu Great advice, Jeff. Just get moving! I have often told customers: "I am sorry I made that mistake. I'm just glad I got that mistake out of the way, so that now we can proceed." A little humility demonstrates confidence and makes a relationship genuine.

Activity is the most important factor in sales results. You’ll never make any sales if you don’t talk to anyone.