Tag Archives: Perspective

Message in A Minute: Perspective

A little perspective from a day I welcomed a friend’s newborn into the world, and later that day spoke at a funeral for a church member.

I think each of us should be required to stand at the nursery window and quietly watch the newborn babies for twenty minutes.

Then immediately each of us should drive to a cemetery where we would quietly read the tombstones for twenty minutes.

We should do this every few months and maybe we wouldn’t waste so much time and energy on things that don’t matter.

Life is a gift, time is a treasure, and you have both at this moment.

Let go of things that aren’t meaningful, focus on the things that matter the most.

And if you are willing, let God be involved in all you do.

-Tom Wise

BE THANKFUL FOR THE THINGS THAT CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE

A few years ago, I had a series of events happen that changed my life, and my perspective.  In August 2013, I had the first of several life threatening episodes.  Over the next year, I would be admitted into the hospital several times with symptoms similar to someone that was suffering from sepsis.  The first time that I was taken to the hospital, was by far the worst.  The doctors told my wife if she had waited in longer to bring me in, there is no way I would have survived.  With each incident, I was admitted into ICU, and remained there for several days.  Each time I was fighting for my life as my internal organs were shutting down, by blood pressure had dropped to unsafe levels, my potassium was too high, my heart rate was too fast, and so much more.  With all these symptoms, the doctors never found a source of infection in my body. Continue reading →

28 WAYS TO EXPERIENCE GOD | #19: PERSPECTIVE

28 WaysWhile doing a hospital visit yesterday, I walked past the newborn baby viewing area. I stopped for a minute.

It’s been a few years since I’ve been by that window. When my kids were born I was there watching every breath, completely in awe. Later when a friend or church member had a baby I walked by the window a few times. But yesterday I didn’t know any new parents, I just happened to be going down that hallway. Continue reading →