SPACE

Between stimulus and response, there is space.  In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response.  In our response lies our growth and freedom.  ~ Victor Frankl
This is a reminder about the privilege and responsibility of choosing how I will respond in any given situation.  I always have a choice:  When I hear [...]

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Finding the Floor

“He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure.”  Isaiah 33:6
Sometimes life throws us a curve…those unexpected circumstances that make you feel like the bottom just dropped out and you are left falling and floundering.
Those [...]

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Action Minded

There is no power or change in intention.  Power and change come only through action.
Action is the process of getting something done - moving to accomplish something.  A dream, a goal, an idea or a thought - all can have the potential for greatness.  But without action, they are merely concepts trapped in the mind [...]

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Forgiveness Factor

Forgiveness is a gift that increases in value as it is passed on to others.
Choosing to forgive others is often one of the most difficult decisions I face in life.  After all, when I have been wronged, I am the one who hurts.  I am the one who suffers.  I am the one who has [...]

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Time Is Ticking!

        “Everything requires time.  It is the only truly universal condition.  All work takes place in time and uses up time.  Yet most people take for       granted this unique, irreplaceable, and necessary resource.”                   ~Peter Drucker
Everyone has the same 24 hours each day, so why do some people seem to have an abundance of time and [...]

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Contagious Heart Condition

Who I am matters because everyday I influence others - not that I have a huge platform or name recognition or great riches or power - that’s not it at all.
Rather it is the fact that I have been placed in a specific setting, in a specific time frame to live my life.  That unique [...]

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Open the Gift

There is a gift that is always delivered several days after Christmas.  The gift is ushered into every life at about the same time.  Everyone recieves it, and it is the same gift for all, but not all have the same feeling about it…you see, some feel anticipation about the gift and others feel apprehension about the [...]

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Magnified

Have you ever noticed how this time of year seems to magnify everything?

relationships are either enjoyed deeply or strained to the limit
we are either truly thankful for what we have or we become very aware of what we don’t have
we either experience physical energy or overwhelming lethargy
business is either booming or coming to a total standstill
we either [...]

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Progress in the Process

Anytime we choose to make a change for better, there is a process involved:

Recognition of the need to change
Making the decision to change
Learning “how to” change
Walking it out step by step

As we continue the journey of positive change, the PROGRESS reveals itself through the PROCESS.  Sometimes the process involves a huge leap of faith - a big [...]

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Two Are Better Than One

In today’s world there are many opportunities for independence - and that can be a good thing as long as you don’t allow independence to become isolation.  When independence is the only road you travel, you miss out on some great benefits. 
Instead, when you choose to join together with others in authentic relationship, you can experience [...]

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