By Derrick Brown (follow on Twitter @dbrowndbrown)
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Dear Hannah,
I'm a people watcher - a careful observer of human behavior.
Watching people has taught me that when I look at them ...
... sometimes I am looking through a window.
... other times I am looking in a mirror.
When I stare through a window in the afternoon, I see outside.
Staring through a window at night shows me "me".
The mirror always shows me "me" ... but also shows me what is behind me ... and what is to come.
Man, I hope all that makes sense.
But let me spell it out.
What you see is always a personal lesson for you ... if you see it that way.
That is a blessing.
Don't take the easy road of judgement and opinion.
Take the less-travelled road ... be advised and forewarned - especially when you watch someone else struggle or fall.
That might have been you - but for the power of healing and redemption.
That could still be you - but for God's amazing wisdom, grace and mercy.
Selah.
Love,
Daddy
I'm a people watcher - a careful observer of human behavior.
Watching people has taught me that when I look at them ...
... sometimes I am looking through a window.
... other times I am looking in a mirror.
When I stare through a window in the afternoon, I see outside.
Staring through a window at night shows me "me".
The mirror always shows me "me" ... but also shows me what is behind me ... and what is to come.
Man, I hope all that makes sense.
But let me spell it out.
What you see is always a personal lesson for you ... if you see it that way.
That is a blessing.
Don't take the easy road of judgement and opinion.
Take the less-travelled road ... be advised and forewarned - especially when you watch someone else struggle or fall.
That might have been you - but for the power of healing and redemption.
That could still be you - but for God's amazing wisdom, grace and mercy.
Selah.
Love,
Daddy
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"LEarning (People (Acceptance))"
By Derrick Brown
8-27-2017
People make the world go 'round.
People will also work your nerves.
Understanding personality, character, and temperament can help us to accept ourselves and others.
In some small way, this might put us on a path of getting along with each other a little better.
partner in crime
ally
hard-headed
defy
by the book
comply
evil villain
bad guy
enthusiastic
banzai
l'il shawty
bonsai
pipsqueak
small fry
happy go lucky
blue sky
a little boring
bone dry
captain america
good guy
smart bottom
wise guy
gullible
fall guy
space cowboy
sci-fi
perspective
bird's eye
ceo
neck tie
professor
bowtie
george clooney
black tie
Messy Marvin
pig sty
patient
drip-dry
protester
outcry
soldier
war cry
violent
drive-by
paralyzed
standby
loyal
stand by
fight to the finish
Popeye
popular
Shanghai
gatekeeper
deny
annoying
shoo fly
bloodsucker
horsefly
all-american
apple pie
faithful
semper fi
time for change
modify
metamorphosis
butterfly
scary
petrify
gonna let you know
notify
high society
dignify
mean mugging
evil eye
hypercritical
crucify
take a close look
magnify
excuses
alibi
big mouth
amplify
speak life
edify
spectator
passerby
solid as a rock
fortify
enlightening
firefly
double-minded
gemini
double-checker
verify
dot the i's, cross the t's
specify
speed slicer
samurai
take away the keys
dui
secret agent man
fbi
chatterbox
fyi
don't need no help
diy
investigator
csi
hurting
mri
intuitive
heart don't lie
bargain hunter
free wi-fi
big spender
buy buy buy
wanna get away
bye bye bye
bad, bad man
fe-fo-fi
fruitful
multiply
optimistic
can't we try?
believer
i can fly
regretful
well run dry
laid back
just get by
kinda silly
high school high
nimble
spry spry spry
thrill seeker
high high high
jet setter
fly fly fly
can't tell the truth
lie lie lie
hard worker
try try try
concerned
my my my
distrustful
shy shy shy
melancholy
sigh sigh sigh
sentimental
cry cry cry
scary mary
terrify
nosy rosy
spy spy spy
meddlesome
pry pry pry
mathematician
pi pi pi
sweet tooth
pie pie pie
controlling
don't ask why
in the moment
why ask why
inquisitive
why why why
I'm a people watcher - a careful observer of human behavior.
Watching people has taught me that when I look at them ...
... sometimes I am looking through a window.
... other times I am looking in a mirror.
When I stare through a window in the afternoon, I see outside.
Staring through a window at night shows me "me".
The mirror always shows me "me" ... but also shows me what is behind me ... and what is to come.
Man, I hope all that makes sense.
But let me spell it out.
What you see is always a personal lesson for you ... if you see it that way.
That is a blessing.
Don't take the easy road of judgement and opinion.
Take the less-travelled road ... be advised and forewarned - especially when you watch someone else struggle or fall.
That might have been you - but for the power of healing and redemption.
That could still be you - but for God's amazing wisdom, grace and mercy.
Selah.
About Derrick Brown (Principal Consultant)
I am Keisha's husband, and Hannah's father.
My *other* passion is empowering people via methods that balance skill & will, analysis & synthesis, ideas & execution, and activity & achievement.
I am the product of my mentoring relationships, peacemaking (and peacekeeping), and problem-solving ability.
I am a publisher, filmmaker, executive coach & registered mediator with engineering degrees from Clemson and Georgia Tech.
My education began when I finished school.
After school, I enrolled in a lifelong curriculum that includes the following classes ...
- ministry (serving people)
- entrepreneurship (developing solutions that serve people)
- stewardship (taking care of relationships, possessions, talents, body, mind, and time)
- literacy (reading & writing skills)
- numeracy (math skills)
- language (communication skills)
- self-expression (sharing "who you are")
- self-identity (knowing "who you are")
- analysis & synthesis (solving problems & sharing solutions)
KnowledgeBase is a ministry that has evolved from wisdom earned through lessons learned.
I want to share this wisdom to build teams of "triple threat" fellows - mentors, mediators, and problem solvers.
We will collaborate in simple, powerful ways that allow us to help people.
I now know that power is work done efficiently (with wise and skillful use of resources, interests, communication, and expertise).
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