11/09/2026
This morning, as I prayed and reflected, one word kept coming to mind: defensiveness.
About 45 years ago, an employer told me I was defensive and didn’t take correction well. It wasn’t easy to hear, but it taught me something I still carry today. Back then, I wrote:
“Learn to stretch. Learn to bend.
Don’t be defensive anymore.
Become tractable. Be teachable,
and you’ll do nothing but soar.
We can be like the Master,
for He managed, taught, and led,
but first, all defensiveness
must become dead.”
I’m still learning to pause, listen, and keep a teachable heart. When correction comes or a conversation feels like an attack, I want to respond with love and understanding.
Today, that’s my reminder to myself. Stay humble. Stay teachable. Walk in love.