Live or Exist

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

— Oscar Wilde —

  Are you living or existing? I know what it is like to live and I have also existed…existing sucks. I started living the day I committed to taking care of my spiritual, mental and physical being on a daily basis. Living takes work, existing takes nothing. Are you working at living or dying to…

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Matter

Life is too short not to do something that matters.

— Hugh MacLeod —

Are you doing something that matters these days? You never know when your last breath will be taken but if you are reading this blog you still have time to do something that matters. How do you know if you are doing something that matters? Take an inventory of your daily activity for a week…

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Learn and Live

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

— Mahatma Gandhi —

  It is pretty easy to tell where a person is on their “learning curve” by checking out the books they read. In all honesty I really don’t like to read but I love to learn…who knows…in hopes of maybe I will live forever.  🙂 In essence the quality and depth of our life is…

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Own The Day

He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson —

  Fret and anxiety are the devil’s tools for getting us to be less than our Maker created us to be and these emotions rob us of our lives. The best way to overcome fret and anxiety is to put on the armor of God early and often and turn to God every time you…

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Victory

There are really only two dimensions to the concept of attitude--you either behave as though you are a victim of circumstance, or you take full responsibility for your situation.

— Richard Rudd —

  Can you imagine what the United States of America would be like if we had a mandatory class in school called “Be a Victor and not a Victim?” It is much easier to play the victim role than it is the victor role because being a victor requires taking responsibility. Where are you most…

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Independence Day

You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.

— Erma Bombeck —

  Love this from Erma. Enjoy your day but most importantly enjoy and appreciate your freedom. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Galatians 5:13, “For you were called to freedom, brothers.  Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.”

Smile and Grow

I love the man who can smile in trouble, gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection.

— Thomas Paine —

  I love that type of man or woman too! Dang, I cannot stand whiners…of course those traits we most dislike in others were most likely traits we once owned…maybe it’s just me. 🙂 P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com 2 Timothy 2:12, “if we endure, we will also reign with Him.”

we ALL die

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.

— Chuck Palahniuk, Diary —

  Death is inevitable; what you leave behind is a choice. Stop and look behind you. What does it look like? What will you be leaving behind. All good? Some good, some bad? You still have time. Are there relationships that need mending? Is there a goal you keep putting off? What will your funeral…

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Seeing the Unseen

All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson —

  Nuff said. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Psalm 56: 3-4, “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.  In God, whose word I praise–in God I trust and am not afraid.”

Anger Sucks

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson —

  I’ve written my fair share of blogs about the devil’s favorite four letter word (fear) but a by-product of fear is the devil’s favorite five letter word–ANGER. If you feel as though you never have peace of mind do an anger check…I guarantee you there is something you are angry about. The best way…

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