Faith Venture

Structure is very important to how I live. I organize myself around it. That’s why I appreciate the Spiritual Disciplines (or Spiritual Practices). That’s why I practice rising early every morning and encourage others to do the same.

I often discuss structure in the life of kids. Beginning from just days old, kids need structure. They need to know boundaries. They need to know “yes” from “no”. They need a certain regularity. My daughter is a therapist who works with kids. She deals with the result of lack of structure many times a day.

Here is another TED Talk. Chris Anderson, the founder of the TED Talks, calls them “Ideas worth sharing.” I agree, so I’m sharing this talk from Colin Powell, “Kids Need Structure.” He’s the retired Army general and former US Secretary of State. He rose from rebellious kid to the top of his profession. Worth 10 minutes of your time. And if it causes you to help a kid grow, then it’s priceless.

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