Look For the Blessing
Fiction & Literature, Poetry, Inspirational & Religious, Business & Finance, Management & Leadership, Leadership
| Author: | Orlando Ceaser | ISBN: | 9781460004425 |
| Publisher: | Essence Publishing | Publication: | June 16, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Guardian Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Orlando Ceaser |
| ISBN: | 9781460004425 |
| Publisher: | Essence Publishing |
| Publication: | June 16, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Guardian Books |
| Language: | English |
We are conditioned to complain when things do not go according to plan. We lose our objectivity and dwell on the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Imagine a radical approach. What if we had a shift in perspective and searched for tangible benefits from our disappointments?
Looking for the blessings is counter-intuitive and awkward the first few times you do it. It is helpful to ask yourself a series of questions. What value can I get from this mishap? How can this ordeal make me stronger? Where is the silver lining? Is God trying to get my attention and teach me something? Is this a chance to model behavior that could help someone else through a difficult season?
Looking for the blessing will open you to the possibilities of coping better, seizing opportunities, influencing others and personal growth.
Orlando Ceaser is a sales director for a major pharmaceutical company. He has held leadership positions in his profession and within the church. He is currently on the Drama team and a part of Careers ministries at WillowCreek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois.
He is the author of Teach the Children to Dance, and Leadership—Above the Rim. In addition to his volumes of poetry, he has written several articles on leadership and motivation.
We are conditioned to complain when things do not go according to plan. We lose our objectivity and dwell on the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Imagine a radical approach. What if we had a shift in perspective and searched for tangible benefits from our disappointments?
Looking for the blessings is counter-intuitive and awkward the first few times you do it. It is helpful to ask yourself a series of questions. What value can I get from this mishap? How can this ordeal make me stronger? Where is the silver lining? Is God trying to get my attention and teach me something? Is this a chance to model behavior that could help someone else through a difficult season?
Looking for the blessing will open you to the possibilities of coping better, seizing opportunities, influencing others and personal growth.
Orlando Ceaser is a sales director for a major pharmaceutical company. He has held leadership positions in his profession and within the church. He is currently on the Drama team and a part of Careers ministries at WillowCreek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois.
He is the author of Teach the Children to Dance, and Leadership—Above the Rim. In addition to his volumes of poetry, he has written several articles on leadership and motivation.
