Well, my original intent for this blog got hijacked by a desire to write a book. A book about my life. As a memoir to leave from my family. Something my grand kids and great-grand kids can read long after I am gone. Every wonder what your grandparents were like? You've heard stories passed down to you. But you would really like to have your grandfather or grandmother telling you in his or her own words. In the process of writing, I gained a whole new understanding of myself. The book morphed into a project that expanded well beyond a simple memoir. I still have not written a title for the book even though I am 80,000 words into writing it. The book has taken on a life of its own. I am sure the title will present itself at the appropriate time.
For years, I have lived with “personally minded” individuals in churches who genuinely believed that if they blew out my candle then their candles would burn brighter. My book, For Pastors Only: Dealing with Rejection in Ministry , is a memoir of my life centered around the theme of rejection. How to cope with it. How to deal with it. How to overcome it. How to learn from it. Even how to benefit from it to help others through negative life experiences. Two selections of George Bernard Shaw’s insights on life are combined into a literary piece called “A Splendid Torch”. “This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. And also the only real tragedy ...
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