Guest post by BethAnne Dorn:
The Green Zone
“Don’t lose your grip on Love and Loyalty. Tie them around your neck; carve their initials on your heart.”
Imagine a graph with a brightly colored continuum. On the far left side is a blue side with the word printed truth above it. On the far right side is a yellow zone with the word love written above it. In the middle of the continuum is a green zone where truth and love mingle. Where would you place yourself on that continuum?
Are you the kind of person that prefers to be in the yellow zone? Are you proud of your reputation for always offering a word of encouragement and freely spreading love around? But do you shrink back from speaking words of truth? Do you pursue peacekeeping at the expense of the truth?
Or are you a sharp-edged person who prides yourself on living in the blue zone? Are you fearless when it comes to slapping people with necessary truth? Do you enjoy “fixing people?” But do you generally ignore that bit about kindness, love, and grace? – Bill Hybels, in Making Life Work
Each of us have natural tendencies to one side of the spectrum or another. But to be our best in this world we need both love and truth. It’s the genius of the and. The beauty of balance.
Think of a way today that you can share the whole truth – with a coworker, family member, or customer – with love.
BethAnne Dorn
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