Obscure Relevance – Journey

The only place destination comes before journey is in the dictionary.

— JJM —

The only place destination is found before journey is in the dictionary. Alaska Trip – Day Seven Obscure/Relevance Topic:  Journey As I peer out the window from my morning breakfast/devotion space I am reminded of the word journey. We are all on a journey. Many of us become too busy too embrace it. I’ve seen…

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Obscure Relevance – Order

We all need order in our lives. Some mistake control for order...there is a big difference.

— JMeyer —

We all need order in our lives.  Some mistake control for order…there is a big difference.”  ~JMeyer Alaska Trip – Day Six Obscure/Relevance Topic:  Order As I peered out the cruise ship window from my morning breakfast/devotional table, I observe order.  And yes, I’m practicing my morning routine, like always.  It creates order for my…

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Obscure Relevance – Difference

Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.

— Stephen Covey —

(The following is a part of a two week series of obscure-relevant thoughts arising from the depths of my brain during our recent trip to Alaska.) Alaska Trip – Day Five Obscure/Relevance Topic:  Difference Today the word difference came to mind during my morning devotion and prayer. Stephen Covey once said, “Strength is found in differences,…

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Obscure Relevance – Abundance

True abundance is not something you are able to quantify or touch. It is a spiritual experience where less becomes more.

— JMeyer —

“True abundance is not something you are able to quantify or touch.  It is a spiritual experience where less becomes more.”  ~JMeyer Alaska Trip – Day Four Ketchikan, Alaska, we have arrived! Obscure/Relevance Topic:  Abundance As I walk to breakfast for some early morning spiritual and physical nutrition, I’m reminded of abundance. Abundance came to…

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Obscure Relevance – Horizon

The horizon is God’s way of saying; 'There is more to life--come check it out'.

— JMeyer —

Alaska Trip – Day Three – June 25, 2016 Obscure/Relevance Topic:  Horizon I rose early today and found a room on the ship with a view of the horizon. Fog and drizzle made my focus a bit challenging but the mystery of the horizon and its contents excited me.  The ocean presents as boundless and…

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Obscure Relevance – Noise

The world sits quiet, as if sighing and taking a long inhale after what seemed like forever with mankind and the noise pollution.

— Tara Brown —

“The world sits quiet, as if sighing and taking a long inhale after what seemed like forever with mankind and the noise pollution.”  ~Tara Brown Alaska Trip Day Two – June 24, 2016 Obscure/Relevance Topic:  Noise There is an overcast sky in Vancouver as we prepare to depart. While writing this morning I am reminded…

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Obscure Relevance – Separation

It must happen to us all...We pack up what we’ve learned so far and leave the familiar behind. No fun, that shearing separation, but somewhere within we must dimly know that saying goodbye to safety brings the only security we’ll ever know.

— Richard Bach —

“It must happen to us all…We pack up what we’ve learned so far and leave the familiar behind.  No fun, that shearing separation, but somewhere within we must dimly know that saying goodbye to safety brings the only security we’ll ever know.”  ~Richard Bach Alaska Trip – Day One – June 23, 2016 Flying to…

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Obscure Relevance – Opening Flow

Creativity is the way I share my soul with the world.

— Brene Brown —

Creativity is the way I share my soul with the world.  ~Brene Brown Lori and I were recently able to mark something off our bucket list.  We took a cruise to, through and around Alaska. What an unbelievably beautiful experience! Over the next thirteen days I will be sharing reflections from our trip.  Each reflection…

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Freedom

Freedom is the oxygen of the soul.

— Moshe Dayan —

“Freedom is the oxygen of the soul.”  ~Moshe Dayan Happy Independence Day! P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Galatians 5:1, “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.”  (ESV)

The Best

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.”  ~Gene Bedley I would wager to say that some of my best days are when I make it through the day without trying to dig a speck out of my brother or sister’s eye but instead look for the good in…

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