My new blog buddy Brett Trapp wrote this post on 28 things he’s learned in his 20′s.

Since I’m so much older and wiser than him…about 3 months older and wiser…and since I loved it so much, I thought I’d take each of those things and elaborate on them over the next several days. Or maybe I’ll get tired of it half way through…

Here are the first few:

1. People, for the most part, have lots of baggage. And what’s funny is that most people walk around thinking their situation is unique or unusual. But we’re all in the same boat. -Trappstr

Yup. Everyone carries baggage. And what we all need is a baggage handler. We all need someone that we can be REAL, GRITTY and HONEST with; someone who can help us handle our baggage.

This is why we’ve created Running Partners at Revolution. In the same way athletes train to reach physical goals, we need spiritual training partners to provide encouragement, pacing and motivation for spiritual goals. Running Partners encourage one another to become all God intends us to be.

Listen to this message for more elaboration on how we live this out at Revolution.

2. Enthusiasm wins. In all situations. -Trappstr

Ralph Waldo Emerson said “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”

I get accused of having too much enthusiasm often. My buddy Clayton Bell thinks I need to learn to chill. But I always wonder if I am enthusiastic enough. I’ve learned that enthusiasm does indeed win, but even more important, that its CONTAGIOUS. I like to be a carrier of it, spewing it all over the place.

More tomorrow…