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Kindness At Work Business Conference 2020 - Kindness@Work

Kindness At Work Business Conference 2020, Live Online Event! Important for business? Does kindness matter? 12 keynote speakers, Nov.11-13 2020

This is something that every business owner should see. It’s a very inspirational business conference hosted by Mari-Lyn Harris of Heart@Work that I have known for many years. Don’t miss out on how Kindness Matters.

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The North East Growth Fund provides formula milk and diapers to young children of up to 6 years old. If you would like to do a part, you can donate and help ensure that their well-being and health are not compromised because of financial difficulties. To contribute, please go to: go.gov.sg/negf If you know of any families in need, you can also refer them to NECDC. #HelpChildrenInNeed #MakeADifference #SGUnited #NEgrowthfund #HeartAtWork https://www.instagram.com/p/CEQ7exHHa5z/?igshid=112amqm5qk6wd

[akvalley]

Four building blocks for rebuilding from the ground up. #HeartAtWork #Nehemiah ### Make it personal Nehemiah 4:1-6 Where are the places in your life that God has placed and burden in your heart that you have put your name on? When rebuilding happens, some resistance happens as well. Nehemiah has a reflex to pray. ### Pray over and again Nehemiah 4:7-9 The Lord does not grow tired of your prayers -- neither in joy nor in suffering. If we are rebuilding what the enemy has destroyed, we are destroying what the enemy has built. The people of God came together to pray. ### Protect all you have with all you got Nehemiah 4:10-14 2 Timothy 1:14 We need people to stand with us in accountability. Guard all with the help of the Holy Spirit in the community of others Remember our God and how good He is. Remember who He is and who we are in Him. #### Persevere and persist Nehemiah 4:15-21 Do not grow weary in doing the good work. Keep going. Reach out to others who can help when you need help. Keep going side by side with one another. (at Fellowship North)

[akvalley]

It’s a wonderful day of worship at Fellowship North. I get to work with some of the best music and creative arts people It’s an honor. #HeartAtWork. (at Fellowship North)

[akvalley]

The only person who is able to put a life back together again is God. Nehemiah 2 reveals four principles of restoration. #HeartAtWork #Nehemiah Four principles of restoration: ## Realize the Condition Nehemiah repeated the condition of the people and the walls around Jerusalem. The people we exiled from God -- away from Him with no ability to sacrifice or commune with Him. We all have sinned and come short of the glory or God. We all need his grace and mercy. His desire is that we are in a relationship with Him. Nehemiah 2:3 The walls represented security and safety, however the only authentic security and safety is found in Christ. When Nehemiah heard about the condition of the walls: * wept * fasted * prayed Then he took action. What in this world moves you so much that it causes you to fast, weep, and pray? ## Request help from the sovereign Lord We pray to God with the full assurance that He is able to do immeasurably more than all we can think or ask. Sovereignty of God : Isaiah 46:8-11 ## Resist the attack of the enemy James 4:7 Ephesians 6:10 ## Rely on God to grant success I answered them by saying, “The God of heaven will give us success. We his servants will start rebuilding, but as for you, you have no share in Jerusalem or any claim or historic right to it.” ‭‭Nehemiah‬ ‭2:20‬ ‭NIV‬‬ ...being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭1:6‬ ‭NIV‬‬ (at Fellowship North)

[akvalley]

Nehemiah lays down the privileges of the palace to pick up the pain of a people. Our pursuit: ​Hold the heart of God. ​Carry the compassion of Christ. ​Pursue the power of the Holy Spirit. Pillars of Prayer: Praise • Confess • Remember • Ask #HeartAtWork #Nehemiah (at Fellowship North)

[akvalley]

Kari killing it on “Abba”. #HeartAtWork #Nehemiah @karip_p (at Fellowship North)

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H.E.A.R.T.

I attended a talk, and I liked what I heard.  I think I learned.  This is like a student’s reaction paper.  My thoughts on things, and the perseverance to move forward and be a better individual than I was yesterday. HUMILITY. I was one of those who made sure I leave the impression of being a smart ass.  I’ve had my share of being shamed, pretending I’m wise.  Along the way, I’ve learned to admit that I don’t know everything and that it’s okay that I don’t know some stuff and there’s no shame in saying, “I don’t know.” We were once asked if we prefer to be a follower or a leader.  I would’ve ambitioned to be a leader.  But after analyzing, I preferred to be a follower.  My reason?  Being a leader may limit me to the generic outside view of things.  Being a follower would put me in the spot where I know the details because I sifted through it.  And I would be able to make better suggestions since I’m fully aware of what’s happening and I could be idealistically logical and fair. Now, there’s an urge in me to become a leader.  And I realize that may be, on why I once chose to become a follower, was that I was afraid to lead.  To make mistakes and be held responsble for the failures.  I don’t want to be blamed.  I’m well aware that not everybody would understand and I don’t want to be placed in that position where I would be judged and shamed. Being a leader is way more than that.  It’s having the courage to go beyond or against the flow for a more prosperous result despite the scrutiny of everyone.  It’s trusting your constituents to do their thing and do it best and proud.  It’s manning up when they fall and fail but making sure they learn and get back up and still move forward. "No man is an island." ENTHUSIASM. I remember not feeling any satisfaction nor contentment nor fulfillment in anything.  And I don’t think that those were one of the darkest days of my life.  I don’t think I’ve had dark days.  Just greys, perhaps.  Dark is so dark.  Black.  Absence of light.  Nothing.  No, I’ve not had dark days, just greys. Enthusiasm was said to have come from “En THEOS”, meaning, in God.  I don’t think I lost my faith in Him, just that I didn’t seek for Him nor try to need Him, and just contented myself to be on my own for a while.  And all those times, I think I was lost.  And for some reason, I liked being lost, to stay lost for some time.  I felt empty and none seemed to amuse me.  I wake up, get through the day, sleep, then start all over again.  An everyday routine.  I don’t remember clearly how nor when I truly decided to wake up.  But when I did, I started to have directions again, paths laid out in front of me and senseful choices to make. "En THEOS".  Life is not life without Him. ATTITUDE. I have lots this, both good and bad. "Attitude to gain altitude.  Being competitive is an attitude of the mind."  I’m not sure what to say in this.  I’m pretty sure I’ve not harnessed mine enough. Competitive.  I’d like to think I am one.  But I would admit, I do not like competitions.  There’s too much pressure.  Until now, I’m trying to reach my goals with just doing better with what I’m good at.  Regardless if others would see me as a threat or competition, I refuse to adhere to the demand.  They may end up ahead of me, but I’ll get there.  Not exactly in my own comfort zone, but in my own pace.  I don’t like having to prove myself all the time, it’s exhausting.  I’d rather that I shine amidst the glimmers, surprising people and surprising even myself. RESPECT. Guilty as charged, I choose who I respect.  We were once advised, “You, who understands more, be the one to make way and adjust.”  Give respect even if it’s not earned. I lived like this for a while.  I got tired eventually and diverted to “You reap what you sow.”, giving respect only when one deserves it. I learned kind of the hard way.  “Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts. - Confucius”.  It’s way more than just saying, “I will not stoop down to your level”.  It’s more like, giving it regardless if it’s deserved or not, depicts kindness as well.  Kindness and respect, combined, reaps way more than one could imagine. I’ve had my fall, and now I’m struggling to make it back up again.  What’s done is done, and I could only move forward. TRUST. "Trust people and learn to adjust.  Listen and learn to read between the lines." I wasn’t easily trustful, given the pessimistic way we were brought up when it comes to dealing with people —- so that we won’t get fooled easily. But growing up, I tried to give benefits of the doubt.  Countless second chances on certain scenarios in life.  But it’s a cruel and tricky world.  I ended up giving chances to the wrong people and the wrong scenarios.  Perhaps, because I did not learn to adjust.  Or I didn’t make enough adjustment. As I am writing this, I could say that it’s because I didn’t listen enough.  I hear, but I did not listen.  In the end, I still insisted on what I think.  I failed to read between the lines and kept to my rationalization.  I see now that when  you trust, you have to let it go enough to enable it to move about on its own and fulfill what it has to fulfill.  I am such a control freak cloaked by a facade of not giving a damn and leaving things be.

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