Years ago I had a patient tell me that I had my own uniform.   I began to laugh.   I did?  What is it?   “Well you wear black slacks and white blouses!”

That was short lived, as I thought “Oh my Goodness, how boring!”  Yet uniforms do 2016-07-10 12.19.26have a great purpose in many ways.   First of all they make it simple to dress and just get going; they allow us to focus on more important things.   Secondly, they take away the competition and equalize the playing field.  When I taught  I saw this value.   It also gave me permission to wear the same thing each Friday. 

3rdly, it puts us in our place. If we are at school or work, it identifies our mission.   How great is that?  Pretty great!  Next of all, it eliminates spending extra money just to have a variety.  In my quest to simplify my life, I am going to buy less and repeat wearing my outfits more.  Anyone else doing this?

Can you identify the brothers here?  These mission students are all dressed the same!  Although they are constantly in competition, they are pretty unified in their mannerisms and interests.   I suspect as they get older, they may be more on the same page than they want to admit.

Often we do things, or talk in the same way.  My daughter and granddaughter sound identical on the phone. My father and his brothers stood with their hands folded behind their backs.   It was obvious they were brothers.  Some brothers look alike, talk alike, or even dress similarly.    Here these guys 18 months apart are standing arm-in-arm.

Well, already we are on the 2nd of August and the allergies are in full swing for me and many other people.   We all seem to deal with them in different ways.   Some disappear and others blossom; sort of like the flowers, trees, and vegetation.   And because we are outside more, eat different seasonal foods, and have different activity levels, allergies flair-up.

Allergies certainly have defined me along the journey.  And many health related things may define you or your family.   The good thing is that so many of the things we live through can be helped by sharing with others.   In that way, we are a family with common concerns.   Now is the time to stand with your team just as these mission students stood together to help work on a common problem.

Have a great day.  Delight in the Mini Miracles you find along the journey today!

 

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