Paul the Values Coach

Don't try to balance your life; work, home, church, community, friends. Instead, try to behave consistent with your values. Consistency seeks its own balance.

Trump has never made anyone a better person; he has only given bad people permission to show how bad they are.

This is Florida. Spend 3x more money fighting a court-ordered action than it takes to actually just do it. By contrast, waste millions of taxpayer dollars on things no one wants. Caution: probably paywalled article. www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/04/27/f...

Leaders accept people "AS-IS" while inspiring them to be more.

So someone in the used car industry please answer a question for me. You can in a car you plan to resell. If you are a legititate biz, you are going to invest money in making it as sellable as you can. So why charge the customer for something you were going to do anyway?

It's National Leadership Day! Also, by no small coincidence it is John C. Maxwell's birthday! "Leadership is Influence, nothing more, nothing less!" Share a story of how you are bringing positive influence to a situation.

If you are surprised by this, you haven't been paying attention. www.hrdive.com/news/worker-...

The “good” we seek is only as good as the evil we excuse to win that “good.” When a Christian excuses an evil, they explicitly say that the Cross is only as good as the evil they excuse or ignore. Consistency matters. Inconsistency is the mother of all hypocrisy.

In true Meta style I've been kicked off Threads with absolutely no explanation at all.

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Basically Jason Brodeur, Susan Plasencia, and David Smith are telling you is they favor a system that doesn't work and is open to corruption and profiteering over providing effective public education to all. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/25/f...

Better?

Maxwell: Pam Bondi as ethics counselor for Qatar jet? What a farce www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/05/14/p...

It's not a new argument, of course, but Chesterton dismissed it effectively in 1908. "You will hear everlastingly... this argument that the rich man cannot be bribed. The fact is, of course, that the rich man is bribed; he has been bribed already. That is why he is a rich man."

So does DEI now stand for Drunk Executive Integration?

The really good news is that Mike Waltz is also no longer a Florida Congressman! He can try to find a job in the Trump created market disaster like everyone else!

Reading up on how MTG abused her own constituents during a town hall, it confounds me completely that anyone would think, "yeah, that's the congressman for me!"

Am I the only one who finds many of the Orange One's minions to be much scarier than he is? Lutnick for one and professional political weasel Rubio.

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

Not only should you read this single-name-redacted copy of the supposedly “unclassified” Signal convo between Trump Administration officials that should cause them to be impeached. You should support the work of The Atlantic for speaking truth to power’s lies. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

if you just scan the headline — or if you’re just uncurious — you’ll think this is a “trump bad” piece but if you read it you’ll find that it is my attempt to explain what makes something “anti-constitutional” and why that is distinct from an “unconstitutional” act.

Dear maga, The global right, who used to admire Trump, has absolutely turned on him and now is openly saying he works for Russia. The right in Canada has dropped in the polls and now openly distances themselves from you. Same with Germany and UK You suck

Even if you believe, incorrectly I might add, that it's just easier to do it yourself, as a leader that's not your job. It's to raise others up to contribute to the team.

On a semi non-political topic, I am re-reading Fridays with Red by Bob Edwards and reflecting on Edward's career. I still maintain that one of the dumbest moves NPR ever made was to remove Edwards as host of Morning Edition.

A rare glimpse of @thejan6plaque.bsky.social

So the world remembers: a list of just some of the injuries sustained by just the MPD officers on January 6th. h/t @ryanjreilly.com

The idea that right deserves might…appeals to our ambition through our virtue…[and] masks its darkness. …if you believe your ideas are just and right, then it’s a problem for everyone if you’re not in charge. Why Are So Many Christians So Cruel? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/o...

The 1947 Miracle on 34th Street is the only one to watch. The other versions just don't measure up.

Thankful that I haven't see anyone here start a post with "Unpopular Opinion".

Am I the only one who doesn't consider Thanksgiving complete without listening to the full version of Alice's Restaurant?

Is there a centrist starter pack here anywhere?

Call me a Boomer or whatever, but Green Jello Salad always has a place at our Thanksgiving table. What's the one thing your table must have?

"In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich." -Dietrich Bonhoeffer Daily focus on gratitude for little things makes a difference mentally and physically. What are you grateful for today?

One of the biggest mistakes people make is walking around afraid they're going to make one.

Values define and drive direction if you are clear what they are and make them non-negotiable. How do you reinforce your values daily?

I finally officially pulled the plug on Twitter. Somehow, I feel relieved and free.

Checking myself. What's your first reaction if you were to see this posted?

Hello to all! Had this account for a while but making the transition from the ex place.