by Jim Chaput | Jan 8, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Often when something bad happens to us, we wonder if we could have done something differently. Maybe, but how do we know whether that would turn out better in the end? Things that are bad in the short term might be great on the long term. I remember doing poorly on my...
by Jim Chaput | Jan 7, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Back when I lived in London, I took my last Siberian Husky, Silverbear everywhere I could. He was a regular at The Old White Bear, the greatest pub we could have asked for, until it tragically closed due to developer greed. He also frequently joined me at CrossFit...
by Jim Chaput | Jan 6, 2019 | Jim's Blog
One of my favorite sports movies of all time is Cool Runnings, the story of the Jamaican bobsled team. It is such a great story about athletes who wanted to go to the Olympics so badly that they found a (very unlikely) way. There is so much inspiration in the movie;...
by Jim Chaput | Jan 5, 2019 | Jim's Blog
On a recent road trip, Trish and I had an interesting discussion about the frustration of conflicting priorities. Are conflicting priorities even possible? Not really. At any given time, you can have only one priority. If you have “conflicting priorities,” you have...
by Jim Chaput | Jan 4, 2019 | Jim's Blog
The key to living a fulfilling life is captured elegantly in the Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference. When you are feeling angry,...
