Life of Significance Part 2

When I think of people whose integrity and character I admire, the first person who comes to my mind is my husband. I am constantly amazed at his humility and how he will tell the truth even if it will hurt him. He is quick to apologize and, when faced with criticism or complaints from others, he will always look at himself to see what he can take away for personal growth and change. To me, those qualities are amazing and rare.

Observing his life over these past thirty years has inspired me to ask myself how I can increase the level of integrity and character in which I walk. Interestingly enough, the answer always seems to come through a challenging situation – those times when I am tempted to be heard more than to hear, to speak more than to listen, or to be offended more than to forgive. I marvel at how it seems that the better of us is sometimes forged in the worst of situations.

So tell me. Who are some of the people whose integrity and character you admire? What is it that makes you esteem them in the way you do? How have they influenced you to live out a greater measure of integrity and character in your own life?

Let’s talk about it!

Dr. D’

Life of Significance Part 1

The people who most helped me to become the person that I am are my grandparents. My paternal grandparents took me in at birth and raised me until I was ten years old. I have come to realize that my confidence and security comes from the loving environment in which they raised me and the sense of value that they instilled in me. My maternal grandparents raised me from age ten to sixteen. It was in their home that I learned the value of hard work, integrity, and how to have fun. I love to laugh, and I know that comes from the joy that filled their home.

Both sets of grandparents were very peaceful people who demonstrated their love for one another throughout marriages that lasted more than fifty years. Their lives taught me the importance of stability and provided a model for marriage that has been invaluable. Most of all, their unselfishness in raising me, after raising nine and twelve children of their own respectively, has taught me how powerful it can be when we pour into the lives of others.

I recognize that I stand on the shoulders of many others, but my grandparents serve as what I call the architects on which God began the building process for my life. They are truly the foundation for my desire to impact the lives of others and to be a person of significance.

Who are some of the people who have helped you most to become the person that you are? Who has encouraged or inspired you to do your best? How have they helped you?

Let’s talk about it.

Dr. D’

Welcome to the Life of Significance – Reflection Series

I am so excited about this reflection series. This will be an opportunity for you to take a peek into my heart as well as a time for me to hear yours.

I am inviting you to join me on this journey of being people who are committed to building a life of significance.

Live in the overflow!

Dr. D’