Category: Action

One or Two Legs?

“He who deliberates fully before taking a step will spend his entire life on one leg.” ~Chinese Proverb Nuff Said. Proverbs 6:6-8, “Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones.  Learn from their ways and become wise!  Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work, they labor hard all summer,…

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Fault and Much

“If you limit your actions in life to things that nobody can possibly find fault with, you will not do much.” ~Lewis Carroll Good stuff! Romans 8:31, “What shall we say about such wonderful things as these?  If God is for us, who can ever be against us?”  (NLT) P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com

Yodaism

“Do or do not, there is no try.” ~Yoda  Nuff Said James 1:22, “But don’t just listen to God’s word.  You must do what it says.  Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.”  (NLT) P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com

Act and Begetting

“Inspiration does not beget action. Action begets inspiration.” ~Chinese Proverb There is no better way to inspire yourself than by setting a goal and taking action to try your best to accomplish that goal. Proverbs 6:6-8, “Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones.  Learn from their ways and become wise!  Though they have no…

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Create Life

“… life never calms down long enough for us to wait until tomorrow to start living the lives we deserve.” ~Sarah Ban Breathnach If you are always waiting for the perfect time to get started on something new you will always be waiting. What life do you want to live?  What does it look like?…

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Doing

“Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.” ~William Ward As Pascal said, “There are three sorts of people:  those who make things happen; those who watch things happen; and those…

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Daily focalPOINT – Use What You Have*

Use what talents you possess.  The woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.  ~Henry Van Dyke What are your talents? Are you using them? P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Romans 12:6-8, Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them:  if prophecy, in proportion to…

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Face it…*

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”  ~James Baldwin And thinking about what you need to face is not facing it. Facing it is speaking it to God and another human being. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Romans 8:28, “And we know that for those who love God…

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Live*

“Contemplation often makes life miserable.  We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.”  ~Nicolas de Chamfort mmmHmmm. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Psalm 27:1, “Of David.  The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?  The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”  (ESV)

Is it Motion or Action?*

“Never mistake motion for action.”  ~Ernest Hemingway Hmm…one of my blog followers must need a little “boost” as this is the third day in a row I’ve touch on action. Years ago I remember reading a Tom Hopkins book where he challenged his readers to get up every morning and say to themselves; “Today I…

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