Debt Bondage

You cannot expect money until you learn how to respect money.

— Joyce Meyer —

  I love watching Joyce Meyer in the morning.  She is so practical yet so deep, so serious, yet funny.  She is effective because she has lived on both sides of the tracks.  As I would say, “she writes and teaches from experience.” The other day she was talking about breaking habits and discussing the…

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Focus on Personal Growth

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.

— Thomas a' Kempis —

  P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com John 8:7, “When they kept on questioning him (Jesus), he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”  (NIC)

Healthy and Strong

The healthy and strong individual is the one who asks for help when he needs it. Whether he's got an abscess on his knee or in his soul.

— Rona Barrrett —

  The key is knowing when we need help and that usually happens by surrounding ourselves with people who love us enough to ask us the tough questions and/or tell us what we need to hear. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Proverbs 12:15, “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man…

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Burdens and Shoulders

I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders.

— Jewish Proverb —

  I would adjust this to say to, “I ask not for a lighter burden but to PRAY for broader shoulders.” P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch Isaiah 40:31, “But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and…

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Running From

You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you.

— Rwandan Proverb —

  Good stuff. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Romans 12:2, “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.  Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” Isaiah 64:8, “And yet, O Lord, you…

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In the end…

In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

— Buddha —

  Great words to live by and a perfect recipe for serenity. If you find yourself under stress and in duress, step back and inventory how well you are loving, living and letting go. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Titus 3:2, “To speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.”  (ESV)

Hell

The best part about spending part of your life in hell is once you get out, you will do everything you can to never go back.

— JJM —

  There are other positives about going through hell: 1.  You try to help others get out. 2.  You try to prevent others from going there. 3.  You have an entirely different view on life. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Genesis 50:20, “You intended to harm me but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now…

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En- or Dis-Courage?

Encouragement is the nutrition of the soul. Discouragement the poison.

— JJM —

  How many souls are you nourishing today? How about your own soul; are you nourishing it or poisoning it? It is impossible to be an encouragement for others if you aren’t an encouragement for yourself…I write from experience. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Acts 2:26, “No wonder my heart is glad, and my tongue shouts his praises! …

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Leading

Leadership is an aver evolving process. When the leader stops growing the organization stops growing.

— JJM —

  Over the past three weeks I’ve had the opportunity to spend ten full days working with and training leaders from various types of industries throughout the U.S. There is nothing more energizing for me than to spend time with people who want to grow and improve. Here are some random thoughts about leadership… -Everything…

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Ease or Right

We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.

— Albus Dumbledore —

  Have you done right or done easy? It’s never to late to convert a life of ease into a life of right. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com 1 John 2:6, “Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.”  (ESV)