“Our youth now loves luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority, disrespect for their elders. Children nowadays are tyrants.” ~ Socrates
By the time you all read this…
we will be in the throes…
of what is literally the busiest week of our family’s year.
You know, it’s funny…
I used to think, back in the days…
when I was a mom with very young children…
how much “easier” things would be when they “got older.”
This, folks, is nothing more than a myth!
The “issues” are more intense…
complicated…
diverse.
But so are the rewards…
the proofs of abilities grasped…
concepts understood.
It’s nothing more than a trade off, really.
One form of “busy” exchanged for another.
We are participating in an event…
run by our church…
entitled “Summer Spectacular.”
The last day of school here in our desert…
was Friday.
Every day this week…
at least 1,000 children…
will converge on our campus…
to celebrate life…
the beginning of summer…
and a tremendous…
over-the-top event…
that really is…
well…
SPECTACULAR!
This year…
every one in our family over the age of 10…
was asked to commit to at least one key role.
Mine is to chair an area called “Shepherds”…
which are the individuals that work with the kids directly.
They move them from rotation to rotation…
build relationships…
and have a lot of fun.
I am also simultaneously debuting a new program…
for the Junior Shepherds.
It teaches Leadership Education principles…
and assumes that they signed up because they really want to be there!
So far, it’s going well…
but as always…
there are interesting situations.
I’ll share more about this with you next week…
if I live.
There are 105 junior high and high school age kids that signed up.
And over 200 adults.
The beautiful thing is…
Leadership Education works.
Every time.
If you will simply practice the 4 Phases…
and the 7 Keys.
It doesn’t really matter what the atmosphere…
or situation.
And given effective implementation…
the numbers can even be somewhat irrelevant.
You’re going to have success.
I keep telling myself these things over and over again.
Much like a mantra.
Because upon referencing the opinion of Socrates…
I think I recognize a few of those youth…
but we’re working on it.
I’ll keep you posted!
I have no doubt that you will survive… and you will impact at least one life, and that’s what matters. Socrates was so intuitive – lol. Timeless. Enjoy your week!
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