What Other People Think About Ain't None of your Business

Chaplain Colonel Khallid Shabazz, PhD is the United States Army’s first division level Muslim chaplain in May, 2017. Shabbaz is one of only five Muslim chaplains in the U.S. Army. Shabazz brings 17 years of experience working with military adult learners that includes active duty soldiers, their spouses and family, and Department of Defense civilians, and more. Shabazz shares his inspiring and moving story of personal formation, and he asks us to seek the same deep awareness from others who we also require from ourselves.

CENTERING WISDOM

1. Reflection: What is your guiding principle in life? Do you have one, or is it a work in progress? How would your philosophy shift as you got older?

2. Reflection: How do you feel Lt. Col. Dr. Khallid Shabazz four I’s applies to your own life?

3. Activity:  Discuss in a large group your response to Lt. Col. Khallid Shabazz’s philosophy, and why it may or may not have spoken to you. Discuss lessons that can be gained from these guiding principles.

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