Weakest Link
Over the weekend, my nephew Josh came to visit his best cousin Robert (my son). Usually, Robert and Josh play video games, ride bikes and shoot hoops in the driveway -- this weekend started out as any other. Somewhere between Thursday evening and Friday morning though, Robert began to misbehave repeatedly. After the first couple of warnings, I confiscated his video game system. When that didn't seem to sting him into compliance, I made him stay inside - no hoops, no bike, no fun. For the rest of the weekend, poor Josh sat in front of the television bored instead of playing basketball until he smelled like a puppy or pushing game controllers till his thumbs hurt. Today's Inspiration One Tossed Stone Causes Many Ripples Most of us are raised to be kind and considerate of others. We usually behave in this manner. Every now and again though, we make decisions without regard for how others may be affected - as if how we feel in the moment is ...