So here is the deal, we had a business lunch yesterday with a really cool entrepreneur who goes through life trying to soak in as much "good truth" as possible. Matt and I were able to give him some insight on how we go through our daily lives trying to improve our marriage, our parenting and of course increasing the household income (who isn't trying to increase this one?) and he was able to share his success' with us...and yes this was a business meeting :)
Anyway, in the meeting he said something that has embedded itself in my brain and won't detach until I talk about it. Remember when I said this blog thing is sometimes better than talking to actual people...case and point... here we go...
"Before you judge people make sure that your ladder is horizontal".
Juvenile, right? The old "Don't judge a book by its cover" and "Before you judge someone, take a walk in their shoes" comes to mind when I think of this. But this is different, maybe because I haven't heard the underlying message said in this context. So why has this made a home in my brain? A few reasons, one being that we ALL need a refresher in how we should treat others (remember the 3 R's in grade school?...how can you forget them if you were in my class, they were on a perfectly lined bright white piece of poster board all spelled out in Glitter Gold paint...thanks Mrs. Good!) Anyway it's kind of like that, it stared at us daily and as we get older the message isn't so bold and clear (or glittery), so a reminder every once in awhile is nice.
The message...
Think of everyone as if we were all on a step of a ladder...now turn the ladder so it is horizontal. When you look at a person remember that your job, your money, your "class", your race or your religion doesn't make you above them or below them...it just makes you on a different step. YOU are not above anybody and vice verse. We all have our own step on this ladder (life) but we are all at equal starting and ending points. I know still juvenile but a great refresher!
Sorry, my soap box was getting rusty I just thought it needed a dusting.
Thanks for reading...listening
Anyway, in the meeting he said something that has embedded itself in my brain and won't detach until I talk about it. Remember when I said this blog thing is sometimes better than talking to actual people...case and point... here we go...
"Before you judge people make sure that your ladder is horizontal".
Juvenile, right? The old "Don't judge a book by its cover" and "Before you judge someone, take a walk in their shoes" comes to mind when I think of this. But this is different, maybe because I haven't heard the underlying message said in this context. So why has this made a home in my brain? A few reasons, one being that we ALL need a refresher in how we should treat others (remember the 3 R's in grade school?...how can you forget them if you were in my class, they were on a perfectly lined bright white piece of poster board all spelled out in Glitter Gold paint...thanks Mrs. Good!) Anyway it's kind of like that, it stared at us daily and as we get older the message isn't so bold and clear (or glittery), so a reminder every once in awhile is nice.
The message...
Think of everyone as if we were all on a step of a ladder...now turn the ladder so it is horizontal. When you look at a person remember that your job, your money, your "class", your race or your religion doesn't make you above them or below them...it just makes you on a different step. YOU are not above anybody and vice verse. We all have our own step on this ladder (life) but we are all at equal starting and ending points. I know still juvenile but a great refresher!
Sorry, my soap box was getting rusty I just thought it needed a dusting.
Thanks for reading...listening
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