My Personal Rule

Whenever a friend contacts me to have a meal or coffee, it’s a priority.

Mar 10, 2023

I created a personal rule for myself. I don’t remember when, but it was probably after leaving a large group one day, which, for me, means more than two people.

Here’s the rule: whenever a friend contacts me to have a meal or coffee, it’s a priority for me (if possible). It usually leads to a meaningful, one-on-one conversation.

Being in groups is challenging for me because I'm not the type of person who speaks up. In group settings, I prefer to observe rather than participate, and don’t even think about putting me on the spot. However, when someone wants to break bread with me one-on-one, I’m more engaged and can dive deep into conversation. It's something I crave.

Recently, I went to see “Jesus Revolution” with a friend. Afterward, we hung out in the concessions area, away from the crowd, and discussed how the movie impacted us. That’s the type of conversation that works its way into my soul and stays there.

What about you? When a friend asks you out, how quickly do you accept the invitation?

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Here are some tidbits you might find interesting this week:

I started a YouTube channel recently. Stop by and hit subscribe so I don’t feel like I’m speaking into a void.
If subscribing isn’t your thing, maybe you could just check out this video I shot after watching “Jesus Revolution” for the second time in a week.
“All photographs are memento mori. To take a photograph is to participate in another person’s (or thing’s) mortality, vulnerability, mutability. Precisely by slicing out this moment and freezing it, all photographs testify to time’s relentless melt.” - Susan Sontag
I’ve been using a journaling app on my phone called Day One for 2,987 consecutive days. I’d highly recommend it if you have an iPhone. It’s captured memories that I cherish.
Take the time to read this: The Eloquent Silence of It by Brian Doyle. Here’s a taste: “Some people need a certain amount of silence before they can work themselves up to speak. As if silence were food and drink and they must be fueled for the rigors of the road.”

When Lee isn’t writing essays, devotional books, or Christmas novellas, he is a freelance editor, as well as a freelance journalist who has written hundreds of articles for various newspapers and magazines. He’s also a fan of NASCAR, baseball, tennis, books, movies and coffee shops.

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