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Not a great day today. I’ve been in bed all day feeling terribly sick. Unfortunately I got “glutened” while out for dinner last night which is not a good thing for someone with Celiac Disease like myself.
Since I just finished reading Between Two Kingdoms 📚, I’m now watching American Symphony 📺. Both feature Suleika Jaouad and Jon Batiste.
I watched just a snippet of an interview Kate Bowler did with Fr. Greg Boyle and he said something that I’ve found myself chewing on a bit this morning.
“I believe God protects me from nothing but sustains me in everything.”
It’s ironic—every time I share what I think is fatherly wisdom with one of my kids, I soon stumble upon a quote from someone far more accomplished that echoes the same thought. I end up sharing their words—not to validate my own, but because sometimes another voice resonates more than a parent’s.
![A quote from Peak Performance written by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness. The quote asserts that growth only happens when people step outside their comfort zone.](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/109884/2024/6a2aeb4fca.png)
📚 Currently reading: Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
Over the past week, I’ve heard of several companies that have decided to eliminate the Scrum Master role, and one also cut the Product Owner role. They reassigned all SM and PO responsibilities to their Product Development Managers. Is this becoming a common trend in SAFe/Agile organizations?
I was reading the chapter on community building in The Second Mountain by David Brooks and then the following quote shows up in my Readwise daily review. It’s not intuitive to correlate these books but the idea of collective wisdom and the value of community over individualism is highlighted here.
![A quote from the book Piranesi by Susannah Clarke.](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/109884/2024/60cf18e2fe.png)