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My legacy
As I journey through life, I oft times struggle with what my legacy will be. As if, this is something I get to determine by conscious thought. The truth of the matter, my legacy will be determined by those who survive me and the impression I made on them. It is their interpretation of my…
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Foundations
When you build a house, you start with a solid foundation. It has to reach to bedrock. It is grounded. It has to be significant because it is the basis for building your house to make sure that it endures. Storms will come and go, and if your foundation is solid. Your house will survive.…
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Pillars
We work our lives to establish pillars to support the buildings in which we dwell, those in which we work, and even those in which we eat, drink and shop. Have you ever considered the pillars that we build to support our lives? What do these pillars look like? Are they people or actions? Are…
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Mindset
Mindset Do you ever wonder what dictates success? If everything is equal and genetics plays no part, what determines who will succeed and who will not? Who has the wherewithal to struggle through and not acquiesce? Who does not fail, but learns and applies the learned lessons to conquer? It is all about mindset. You…
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Perspective
Perspective Over the last two weeks, I spent some time fellowshipping with high school classmates. Some I have not seen in close to forty years, others I have seen in five year intervals, and an even smaller number that I interact with more often than every five years. Some of these folks I consider good…
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Seeds
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. Robert Louis Stevenson In the 21st century society worries so much about instantaneous results that we miss the trees for the forest. Life is lived with the expectation of a return in the short term. Today’s technology provides the…
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Choice
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. ~Oprah Winfrey~ Gratitude is a choice. I am lucky to have so many things in my life. I have a roof over my head. I have family that loves me. I have friends who care and would do anything…
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Dare
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt Do we dare to dream? Who knows what reality we could create if we do? Oh, the beauty of the earth Brought forth by the belief in creation. Can we bear the responsibility Of creating the future of which we…
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Trying
You never fail until you stop trying. Albert Einstein Instant gratification rules the world we live in today. We look for results. If I need to contact you or want to hear from you, I can send you a message to your phone which you carry everywhere. So, we get our reply, quickly without waiting.…
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Celebrate
It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it. Dale Carnegie The scale for happiness is so often placed on possessions. People believe they will be happy when they own the biggest house…