Twenty statements from 2020
One of my very first blogs in 2005 was Twenty statements closer to really knowing myself. If ever a year had the potential to really help you achieve self-knowledge, this was it. Here follows a retake on that original post. 1. Parents .... are a treasure. While their lives increase in fragility with age, they can also show themselves strong as they navigate the challenge. Sometimes their energy and drive puts mine to shame. 2. My greatest ... anchor in 2020 was the word of God, the Holy Scriptures. Everything else seemed to become like oil in my hands - impossible to hold on to. As friends lost homes and loved ones, I stood with everything I value in my hands and realized, there is nothing I can hold on to. More than ever the scripture in 1 Peter 1:23 rang true: " For, Äll people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord endures forever." 3. I secretly ... struggled in 2