Friday, November 4, 2011

Time For A Self-Edit

For about the fifth time I have been revising and editing my book "Teaching In The Spirit". Funny how the things you wrote that you thought were so spot on, don't always have the same impact the next time around. As I have been doing the re-write something else struck me. I was reading my own words as I would any other self-help or spiritually related book. In effect, I was teaching myself. As I looked at those words I began to question how much of my own advice I was following. I guess the answer varied from page to page. It made me wonder how many of us as teachers abide by our own guidance. Are we telling our kids to do something and then doing the exact opposite? Are we living our own suggestions? Most importantly, are we being the person that our kids can look to as role models? As you move along in this year, please keep these thoughts in your head at all times and try to make sure your own words are those of truth. If not, it's probably time to start editing and revising your own actions.