“Whenever you feel ‘short’ or in ‘need’ of something, give what you want first and it will come back in buckets. That is true for money, a smile, love, friendship. I know it is often the last thing a person may want to do, but it has always worked for me. I just trust that…
Category: Life Issues
Daily focalPOINT – unEXPECTED
“If you do nothing unexpected, nothing unexpected happens.â€Â ~Fay Weldon …nuff said P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Psalm 139:14, “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.â€
Daily focalPOINT – Begin
Don’t be afraid your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin.  ~Grace Hansen …so what are you waiting for? P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com John 10:10, “The thief comes to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so they may have life and have it to the full.”
Daily focalPOINT – Perspective
“Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.” ~Nicolas Chamfort “I feel sorrow for the person who thinks this life on earth is all there is. Even if it is and somehow I got it wrong; living in anticipation of eternity with Jesus has made me a…
Daily focalPOINT – Breakdown
“One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.” ~Bertrand Russell After yesterday’s blog I thought I would add a little balance to the work/life ration. Whenever I start thinking my work is too important, I pull out the book of Ecclesiastes and read it and re-ground…
Daily focalPOINT – Activity and Labor
One of my virtual “mentors” is Jim Rohn and I found this on his website yesterday: ACTIVITY & LABOR You must learn to translate wisdom and strong feelings into labor. The miracle of the seed and the soil is not available by affirmation; it is only available by labor. Make rest a necessity, not an…
Daily focalPOINT – Destiny(ies)
“One’s destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things.” ~Henry Miller Another way to view this quote is to understand life is a journey comprised of multiple destinations.. The challenge is to make sure the various destinations lead to progress, as I’ve seen a fair share of people going…
Daily focalPOINT – Belief Relief
“Your life is a print-out of your thoughts.” ~Steve Maraboli Years ago when I was trying to learn how to stay sober a day at a time, someone in a 12 Step Meeting stated, “Us alcoholics have  a thinking problem, not a drinking problem.” Those of us who’ve been to the depths of hell because…
Daily focalPOINT – Narrow or Broad?
“It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.” ~George Eliot The more I force myself to open my mind to other points of view, the more I grow as a human being… A person who has all the answers has obviously not asked enough questions… P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com…
Daily focalPOINT – Get over it…
“We often add to our pain and suffering by being overly sensitive, over-reacting to minor things and sometimes taking things too personally.”  ~Dalai Lama Is this you? Some ways to overcome being over-sensitive is; forgive when you don’t want to, love when you don’t want to, give when you don’t want to, be happy for others…
Jay Meyer
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.