Sally,
Starting the week with some final thoughts from the encouraging words provided by Brittany's dad. What does it mean to be a person of effect? He said, "One that shows others how to find happiness in the wheel of life." This reminds me of my favorite sentence from Steven Covey. The word 'voice' and 'effect' could be interchangeable.
"I will tap my talents and fuel my passions in a way that rises out of a great need in the world that I feel drawn to by conscience to meet - for therein lies my voice, my true-calling, my soul's code."
It would be so easy if we just inherently knew what this voice (or effect) was supposed to look like or to be? But I don't believe it works that way for most of us. I believe finding your voice/effect is something that is developed over time. I also believe it is developed when we take care of the four parts of our nature: our body, our mind, our heart, and our spirit. The four capacities are all covered in Covey's sentence. The words talents, passions, need, conscience; correspond to mind, heart, body, soul.
The nugget from Brittany's dad, addresses all four of the capacities as well. It covers the body (working out), the mind (work), the heart (karaoke), and the soul (beam machine).
Make it a great Monday,
Dad
