Day: June 6, 2017

So we don’t usually do a backblast for Crusade, but I figured, what the heck? Give it a shot and see what happens. We started a new book today called Killing Lions by a father/son author. It is a “confession, invitation and manifesto” about how a son receives “fathering” or how a father learns what must be spoken to his son, as well as how to “begin the lion hunt or what face our lions are hiding behind.” The “lions” are the great challenges we face while learning how to become adults and live a life with a story worth telling. Some of the “lions” they mention include fear, entitlement, and despair. Either you kill them or they eat you and your dreams for dinner. There are similarities with Freed to Lead that are interesting, one in particular was a reference to a quote by Frederick Beuchner: “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” This is the D2X described in Freed to Lead-the task formed by the intersection of a person’s Dolphin and their Daffodil. If you aren’t sure what this means, look it up or ask me next time you see me. Better yet, read Freed to Lead.

Another part of the first chapter I really liked was this: “Do not give way to despair; do not lose heart. This battle toward a life worth living is far more art than science. It is the art of the warrior.” I really think this applies to all of us-every day, everywhere you are. THE ART OF THE WARRIOR. That is powerful stuff-think about it.

Hope to see you this week in the gloom, possibly at the convergence Saturday at Downtown. Also, come try out the Crusade. Next week, chapter 2 with Stroganoff leading the charge.