Winning Words 9/25/09
“Never compare your inside with somebody else’s outside.” (Hugh MacLeod) This talented individual is able to take a few scribbles and a few words and make a profound impact. Today’s quote is an example of his talent. Why are we so obsessed with comparing ourselves to others, not knowing the whole story? Like Popeye said: “I yam what I yam and that’s all that I yam.” ;-) Jack

FROM SH IN MICHIGAN: My question is, we have all this diversity among us of amount of wealth, how can we show our insides which are caring so much for others less fortunate, in a way so the world can see our insides outside, even though we have material wealth others don't have, that the world can see that we care. What talk, actions will do that the best, what line of reasoning? FROM JACK: Ah there's the rub.

FROM MOLINE G.S.: Humans are comparative. If a neighbor here has only 1 car and his neighbors have 2 cars he might feel he is in poverty. But if he was living in rural Sudan he would feel very rich. Comparative. Not right, but that's how we tend to be. FROM JACK: So, are we content to let it be that way, or do we work for positive change, starting with ourselves? You're enough of an entrepreneur to know that is possible to effect change.

FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY: We try to walk with our insides showing so that they are readable from the outside. Doesn't always work, but we try...that' what a true Christ-following Christian is called to do. FROM JACK: I don't everyone seeing what I'm feeling on the inside. Houses have shades. Sometimes they're up; sometimes they're down. FROM MOLINER CF: Liked your response to Outhouse Judy. We don't heed to bare our soul every moment of every day. That's why they coined the word "privacy."

FROM DEB: LOVE that one!!!

FROM EMT SINGS IN MICHIGAN: Like I always say: Be yourself, who else is better qualified? FROM JACK: What you see is what you get.....sometimes.

FROM L IN ILLINOIS: I don't compare myself to others. We all have our strengths and our weaknesses, and it all pretty much evens out in the end.

FROM DK IN GULL LAKE: I love that one!!! I have a friend who gets Winning Words from someone else who forwards them to her. Crazy, huh?

FROM CA FROM MICHIGAN: Glad to hear from Popeye out of my past.