Category: Focus Areas

Debt

A man in debt is so far a slave.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson —

Today we conclude our discussion on the financial component of our Wheel of Life by taking a look at a four letter word the devil loves for us to struggle with…DEBT. “A man in debt is so far a slave.”  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson “Some debts are fun when you are acquiring them, but none are fun when…

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Poor and Wealthy

Some people are so poor, all they have is money.

— Unknown —

Some people are so poor, all they have is money.  ~Unknown We continue to look at the money component of our Wheel of Life. Money is an important part of living and what we do with our money is reflective of who and what we are living for. I don’t think it bothers God when humans…

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Rich and Content

He is rich who is content with the least; for contentment is the wealth of nature.

— Socrates —

  He is rich who is content with the least; for contentment is the wealth of nature.”  ~Socrates We continue looking at the financial component of our Wheel of Life… The following is a post from June 25, 2014: Several days ago I made a subtle “shout out” post to my wife Lori and it went…

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God Owns Everything

If you want to know how rich you are, find out how many things you have that money cannot buy.

— Unknown —

If you want to know how rich you are, find out how many things you have that money cannot buy.  ~Unknown We continue looking at the Financial component of our Wheel of Life. Psalm 24:1, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.  The world and all its people belong to him.”  (NLT) I remember…

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Money

If you do not know how to care for money, money will stay away from you.

— Robert Kyosaki —

If you do not know how to care for money, money will stay away from you.  ~Robert Kyosaki The final component in our Wheel of Life is Financial. I’ve seen a lot of lives crumble and fall due to poor handling of finances and is the reason why I include it as one of the…

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No Eggs Part 4

Never look down on someone unless you are helping them get up.

— Unknown —

Never look down on someone unless you are helping them get up.  ~Unknown This is a continuation of a post from June 7th, 8th and 9th… After handing him my Bible he quickly leafed through some pages and turned to the passage below from Philippians and read it to me. He proceeded to tell me that…

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No Eggs Part 3

You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.

— John Bunyan —

You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.  ~John Bunyan This is a continuation of posts from June 7th and 8th… Luckily my God-conscious won out and  I looked at him and said, “Hey, come with me, it looks as though you could use some breakfast.” …

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No Eggs Part 2

We rise by lifting others.

— Unknown —

We rise by lifting others.  ~Unknown This is a continuation of June 7th’s message… While standing in line at this diner, I took particular interest in the gentleman standing in front of me in line.  I could tell he was homeless.  When the hostess asked if he needed to be seated, he told her, “No, all I…

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No Eggs

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of another.

— Charles Dickens —

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of another.  ~Charles Dickens We continue looking at the relational component of our Wheel of Life. The following is from my book In Search of PEACE: As far back as I can remember, I’ve always had to have eggs for breakfast. I remember a…

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The End Part 2

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.

— Lennon and McCartney-Abbey Road "The End" —

“And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.”  ~Lennon and McCartney This is a continuation from yesterday’s post… One of my all-time favorite Beatle songs, “The End,” is the grand finale on their last album, Abbey Road.  The song has a pretty cool drum solo by Ringo, as…

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