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April 10, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Jean Zoet
“Excellence” is overused in our Mission and Vision statements. We have a hard time figuring out just what it is. Some of us have one idea of what it looks like and others have another opinion. What is “excellence?” How do we know when we have achieved excellence? How do we help our children to discern that which is excellent?
Does excellence mean perfection? We will never attain that. We live in a fallen world and are sinners. Our best efforts will not gain us perfection.
Is excellence a goal? Is this something we are striving for? We may be setting a wrong goal. We may be seeking something that has no value in itself.
When I look at a flower I see the color, size, the variety, etc. I even see the imperfections and sometimes those imperfection enhance the quality and uniqueness of that flower. So perfection may not be what we really seek.
So again what is excellence?
February 2, 2008 at 3:11 am
Hillary
Nice site… Cool guestbook…