PATIENCE and Serenity

“Whoever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul.”  ~Francis Bacon If this is you, try living this prayer a day at a time and I know I just shared this a week ago…some people need to see things more than one time…I write from experience. 1. God, grant me the serenity…

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PATIENCE and Pain

“It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.”  ~Julius Caesar No Pain, no Gain. Know Patience, Know Pain, Know Gain…I write from experience. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Romans 5:2-4, “…and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.  Not only…

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PATIENCE and Force

“Our patience will achieve more than our force.”  ~Edmund Burke Once I got serious about my walk with God I found I needed to “let go and let God” if I wanted Him to truly be a FORCE in my life. You can’t have it both ways. There is no such thing as faith in-between….

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PATIENCE

“Patience is the companion of wisdom.”  ~Saint Augustine The quote by Saint Augustine is a great Segue to this week’s topic-PATIENCE. The longer I live the more I realize that the more patient I am, the wiser I become and the less patient I am the stupider I become…I am a work in progress. For…

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Super FOCUS

“Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives.  One of the best ways we can get the most from the energy we have is to focus it.  That is what goals can do for us; concentrate our energy.”  ~Denis Waitely Today is Super Bowl XLVII and is the day I brush up on my…

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Wisdom Quotes

Some of my favorite quotes on wisdom… “Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.”  ~Solon “Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.”  ~Kahlil Gibran “Wisdom begins in wonder.”  ~Socrates “Much wisdom often goes…

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The Best of Wisdom…

Some of my favorite quotes about wisdom… “Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.”  ~Solon “Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.”  ~Kahlil Gibran “Wisdom begins in wonder.”  ~Socrates “Much wisdom often goes…

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Silence is Golden

“Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.”  ~Plato Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.”  ~Plutarch Growth and expansion of life purpose takes place more readily when we are more passionate about listening, observing and trying to understand other people and…

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Wisdom and Silence

“Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.”  ~Plato Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.”  ~Plutarch Growth and expansion of life purpose takes place more readily when we are more passionate about listening, observing and trying to understand other people and…

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New Beliefs = New Me

May the bridges I burn light the way… As we continue on our trek to make positive change in our lives in 2015, there is no bigger action step than letting go of the past.  Although I’m primarily talking about letting go of people, places and things, this will not happen until we are able to let…

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