Comments on: MKE Week 20 – Going the Distance

By: Traci Southerland

Traci Southerland — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 20:37:59 +0000

I love your insight Michael!! You said, “My progress has been hindered at the start by people who help me “stay where I am” because it is easier to prove me right…”stay with my cement” than to step out of the boat and walk on the water.”
I have felt the need to step out of the boat for a long time, however listening to those people in the past has kept me from walking on the water. It has also kept me from moving forward into doing the most with what I have been called to do.

By: Carolyn Huff

Carolyn Huff — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:13:25 +0000

Michael, I appreciate your insight into ego as “cement”. The definition of ego is “a person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance”. I believe that to change you let something die to become something else. Maybe the cement is letting one belief (ego) die to accept another. What if my cement is the belief that it will take a while? What if I believed the cement fell off as I heard the chimes? Thanks for your thoughtful insight.

By: Chandrashekar N

Chandrashekar N — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:20:48 +0000

"Powerful metaphor, Michael! That cement is real—but so is your commitment to breaking through it. Keep going! "

By: Arlene Laskey

Arlene Laskey — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 03:14:59 +0000

Well done, Michael – I love your analogies here. And now I have those songs in my head! Maybe they can work on my cement a bit, too:)