Good Day, God!
Pope Francis said it so well. We are all Artisans of the Common Good. I love that phrase! It embraces us ALL. All of us “ordinary folk” are welcomed into the Creative Pool. Given the Title of Artisan, and given a task truly worthy of each of us — to work on creating The Common Good.
David Brooks took it and wrote about How Would Jesus Drive. Bringing our calling into better focus. As I pondered how I might become a better artisan I thought of the Five Small Steps that I had intended to be for “managers” and other leaders. But, hey, God, they are for ALL of us.
- Names — calling someone by their name implies you are seeing them as a fellow human being . . . worth of respect. Learn and use names.
- Thank You — we all need appreciation and recognition . . . and a simple Thank You . . . when done with eye contact and a smile . . . does that.
- Please Excuse Me — lawyers say never apologize but statistic show fewer law suits when we do apologize. A heartfelt apology makes it so much easier to extend forgiveness.
- What Do You Think? — This simple phrase invites folks IN . . . into participation and solution finding/creating.
- What Do We Do Now? we so often take the wrong turn, get lost, and our first reaction is often to blame others. How much more fruitful to ask one another “What do we do now? Where do we go next?”
Maybe I should mount these on my mirror? Or a wall . . . Or? Well, we shall see.
Thank You, God, for Pope Francis.
Story teller,
A Moment with God 
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