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  • Hanging up the Shield

    Today is a bittersweet day for me. Today, I hang up the shield. After 10 years at Phillips 66 (Phillips 66 was spun off from ConocoPhillips in 2012, the split was announced a month after I started and I began working on the split at that point so I consider pretty much all of my time at ConocoPhillips as Phillips 66 work) I am moving on to a new opportunity starting on Monday, but before I go, I wanted to reflect on my time at Phillips 66. I have much to be thankful to Phillips 66 for. I started as an individual contributor and worked through several levels of leadership including functional leadership in some of our IT and company global events. I met some of the best people I’ve ever worked with in my entire 20-year career and was able to channel my passion for personal productivity into a group that is now one of the primary vehicles for end-user training at the company. I have been very blessed to have been at Phillips 66, my personal growth has been astronomical.

    As I move onto a new endeavor though, I want to speak to my friends, former employees, and mentees at Phillips 66. I meant it when I said I wanted to stay in touch. You are all phenomenal people and I am deeply grateful to have met you and I’m one of your biggest fans and hope you go on to crush all of your goals. Remember, I’m only a text/email/phone call away and I mean that.

    Keep Providing Energy and Improving Lives with Safety, Honor, & Commitment and I will be over here cheering you on!

  • Hugging the Cactus

    https://youtu.be/pF6NGq7tngg

    Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.”
    Matthew 18:21-22 NIV

    I love the video above, it is the perfect example of how we as people who have been forgiven much should forgive others. One thing I love about this video was that Mel Gibson’s sins were very publicized because of the nature of his job and the fact that he made The Passion of the Christ. So it is only fitting that his forgiveness/restoration be equally as public. On the other hand, I have huge respect for Robert Downey Jr. The man is known for his quick wit and Tony Stark style personality but, the video above shows a humble man who knows where he had been and what he has been forgiven who is more than willing to extend that forgiveness to others.

    The question for us is, are we hugging the cactus and need to stop or are we making someone else hug the cactus and we need to release them?

    • Is there something you need to forgive yourself for? That sin that maybe only you and God know about?
    • Are you holding an offense over someone’s head and you just need to let it go?
    • Do you need to ask forgiveness from someone and start the process of reconciliation?

    The beautiful thing about a relationship with God is that He is more than willing to forgive you and give you a clean slate. Have you accepted that clean slate?