The Port Strike and Teddy Roosevelt

It’s easy to criticize the leaders in an around this port strike. I have seen articles blasting the leaders of the union, the steamship lines and the government. Unfortunately we currently have a lot of focus on criticizing others rather than sticking to Teddy Roosevelt’s , philosophy ?of:

It is not the critic who counts: not the person who points out how the strong person stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the person who is actually?in the arena,

Rather than reflecting on how the three parties in this deal could do better, should I take the opportunity to look in the mirror and ask:

·?????? Am I in the arena enough? Am what I doing matters?

·?????? Do I bring confidence and ?peace when I enter a room or is it the opposite of that?

·?????? Do I tear others down to look like the slightly better solution, or am I actually getting better at being a leader?

This is not much of an update on the port strike because at this point there is nothing really new to report. Ultimately someone will have to lead in this situation and be the adult in the room.

In the meantime I am going to do my best to focus on having peace going beyond my circumstances or season. It’s not a place to arrive at tomorrow, it’s a path to walk on today. My life is full and my day is busy, but my heart will not be hurried. I live with the unforced rhythms of grace, and every room will be better because I walked into it. I will be a calming and confident presence, leaving tracks of peace everywhere I go. For someone that is naturally a fighter this is not easy but the world truly needs it right now.