Category: Death

Live

Posted October 3, 2017 - Action, Death

There are people who do not live their present life; it is as if they were preparing themselves, with all their zeal, to live some other life, but not this one. And while they do this, time goes by and is lost.

— Antiphon (5th Century BC) —

There are people who do not live their present life; it is as if they were preparing themselves, with all their zeal, to live some other life, but not this one. And while they do this, time goes by and is lost…

Gains, Falls and Leaves

Posted August 24, 2017 - Death, Fruits of the Spirit

Stop focusing on what you have to lose and instead focus on what you have to gain.

— Unknown —

Stop focusing on what you have to lose and instead focus on what you have to gain…

Dust to Dust

Posted August 20, 2017 - Death

We've all heard "dust to dust." The greatest lives leave their dust a little better off than the dust God used to create them.

— JMeyer —

We’ve all heard “dust to dust.” The greatest lives leave their dust a little better off than the dust God used to create them…

Gravity

Posted June 25, 2017 - Death, Faithfulness, Goodness

There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.

— Erma Bombeck —

There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt…

Stories

Posted October 15, 2016 - Achievement, Change, Death, Leadership

If you are having trouble achieving your goals there is only one thing standing between you and the achievement of those goals: The BS story you keep telling yourself.

— JJM —

If you are having trouble achieving your goals there is only one thing standing between you and the achievement of those goals…the BS story you keep telling yourself.

Live Life

Posted October 14, 2016 - Courage, Death, Fear

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life then death.

— James F. Byrnes —

“Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life then death.” ~James F. Byrnes

I’ll Quit Tomorrow

Posted April 24, 2016 - Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Death

The addicts death sentence..."I'll quit tomorrow."

— JJ Meyer —

The addicts death sentence…”I’ll quit tomorrow.” I can’t help but write about what I am feeling right now. My wife and I were discussing the genesis of my blog a couple of days ago.  I started it in 2008 because I viewed it as an opportunity to make a dent in the devil’s playground, i.e….

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Past Building

Posted December 9, 2015 - Acceptance, Action, Courage, Death, Dream, Excuses, Prioritize-Prepare-Plan

Bring the past only if you are going to build from it.

— Domenico Cieri Estrada —

  The older I get the more I am amazed at how many people get stuck in a rut due to something that happened to them years ago and the rut conveniently turns into a grave with a life that stopped living because of the past. Nuff Said. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Isaiah 43:18, “Remember not the…

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Live or Exist

Posted July 9, 2015 - Action, Death

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

— Oscar Wilde —

  Are you living or existing? I know what it is like to live and I have also existed…existing sucks. I started living the day I committed to taking care of my spiritual, mental and physical being on a daily basis. Living takes work, existing takes nothing. Are you working at living or dying to…

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