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“A belief in God helps provide a foundation to arbitrate our decisions. Without this foundation, we are condemned to live essentially formless lives.”  ~Armstrong Williams Without this foundation (of faith) we are condemned to live essentially formless lives…Wow! When I’m living a life of faith, my perspective turns the spotlight off of me and onto…
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“You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. Â What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope.” Â ~Thomas Merton Merton certainly hits the nail on the head here. Instead of wasting…
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“Fear can keep us up all night long, but faith makes one fine pillow.” Â ~Unknown I wonder how many people have lost sleep over the presidential race????? Â I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for the Olympics to begin. Â Maybe we will all get to feel a little bit of unity during the Olympics….
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Over the next few weeks we will be studying excerpts from my book, “FEAR – PROOF” as we look at how damaging fear can be to the Mental component of our Wheel of Life. “Faith activates God. Fear activates the devil.” ~Joel Osteen Truth from Joel Osteen! As we continue our journey of strengthening the…
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 The other day I was watching the Turner Classic Movie channel and they were doing a spotlight on the life of Fred MacMurray. Depending upon your age you may remember Mr. MacMurray’s role as the dad in “My Three Sons.†MacMurray was one of Hollywood’s best as he was in over 100 movies in…
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I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer but when I need to, I can work with the best of them and many times over the years I have “worked” my way through fear, worry and anxiety. What are your worrying about? What do you fear? Name it, claim it, dump it…and get to…
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We all have fear, it is an emotion/feeling all human beings have. How we handle our fear is the difference maker. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@Eaglelaunch Proverbs 4:6, “Don’t worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.” (NLT)
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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change (other people, places and things), the courage to change the things I can (me, my attitude and my effort) and the wisdom to know the difference…wisdom “happens” once we effectively learn to accept what we can’t change and change what we can….
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 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…
I started this blog in 2008 because of my passion for helping others take their lives to the next level. My hope is that, through sharing my life experiences as a business leader, husband, father, and recovering drug addict, I will positively impact your life.