Category: Acceptance

Best is Best

Posted July 6, 2017 - Acceptance, Love

You bring out the best in yourself by looking for the best in others.

— Gene Bedley —

You bring out the best in yourself by looking for the best in others…

Acceptance

Posted June 23, 2017 - Acceptance

Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.

— William James —

It was thirty years ago around this time where I was really getting close to doing something about my addiction problem. I began meeting with a recovering alcoholic/addict, he gave me the “Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous,” and told me to read the first 88 pages. I cringed at the thought of being labeled an…

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Acceptance and Change

Posted October 28, 2016 - Acceptance, Change

We cannot change anything until we accept it.

— C.G. Jung —

“We cannot change anything until we accept it.” ~C.G. Jung

Accept

Posted October 27, 2016 - Acceptance

It requires less character to discover the faults of others than to accept them." ~J. Petit-Senn

— J. Petit-Senn —

It requires less character to discover the faults of others than to accept them.” ~J. Petit-Senn

Thorns or Roses

Posted August 28, 2016 - Acceptance, Attitude

We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.

— Abraham Lincoln —

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” ~Abraham Lincoln

Fool Avoidance

Posted January 23, 2016 - Acceptance

Don't bother talking sense to fools they'll only poke fun at your words.

— Proverbs 23:9 (MSG) —

  2016 is all about making the most of ourselves and precious time is wasted every time we try to talk sense and reason to someone who is unwilling and/or unable to receive it. I learned from my own mistakes that the only time a human being is able to accept any type of correction…

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Battle and Energy

Posted December 28, 2015 - Acceptance, Faith

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.

— Thomas a' Kempis, Imitation of Christ c.1420 —

  Our greatest battle is the battle that takes place within us.  When we replace our inner battle with the Spirit of God the battle turns into positive energy. …I write from experience. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com James 4:1, “What causes quarrels and what causes fighting among you?  Is it not this, that your passions are at…

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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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Focus on Personal Growth

Posted October 14, 2015 - Acceptance, Discipline, Maturity

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.

— Thomas a' Kempis —

  P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com John 8:7, “When they kept on questioning him (Jesus), he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”  (NIC)

In the end…

Posted October 10, 2015 - Acceptance, Giving, Humility

In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

— Buddha —

  Great words to live by and a perfect recipe for serenity. If you find yourself under stress and in duress, step back and inventory how well you are loving, living and letting go. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Titus 3:2, “To speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.”  (ESV)