I’ve just finished reading Rod Wilson’s book – Thank you, I’m sorry, Tell me more.
After a few days on contemplation has me thinking.
These title words can change your world. At the same time there is a niggling thought in the back of my head.
My mother taught us to use these words. Some times it was to deal with my own stupidity – and I needed to back up and revisit the things I had done. These were instructional moments. My use of these words were not always motivated by gratitude, remorse or even desire to know the other.
And that’s where I’m struggling. My mind goes to my mother to instruct me on the use of these words. But, where does my mind go in terms of the words my father put into my life? [A thought that is forming in my mind is that mom taught me from a mode of working with others who had various power positions (empathy). I wonder if my dad taught me how to live with power (humility).]
Not sure I even know what to say on Dad’s phrases at this point, but here are a few phrases (I’ve paraphrased to suit my own approaches).
1. Give more than you get
2. You’re not greater than anyone else
3. Peace is work
That is a start. Do you have any phrases your father used that have affected your life?