Finding the Truth

It is a puzzling thing.  The truth knocks on the door and you say, “Go away, I’m looking for the truth,” and so it goes away.  Puzzling.  ~Robert M. Pirsig Most people want to know the truth as long as it aligns with his or her opinion of the truth.  Real growth will only happen…

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Blossom

“There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”  ~Anais Nin Is it time for you to blossom? P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Joshua 1:9, “This is my command–be strong and courageous!  Do not be afraid or discouraged.  For the Lord your God is…

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4 Answers

To know what you prefer, instead of humbly saying “Amen” to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to keep your soul alive.  ~Robert Louis Stevenson If you have answers to the following 4 questions, you do not need to worry about what the world is telling you. 1.  What am I…

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Purpose & Direction

“Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.”  ~John F. Kennedy I’ve observed my fair share of lives and organizations where the effort and courage was there but time was never spent in creating a strategy (direction) based on a purpose.  Amazing things happen when purpose and direction are defined and lived. If…

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Balance & Choices

“Balance is not better time management, but better boundary management.  Balance means making choices and enjoying those choices.”  ~Betsy Jacobson Do you have boundaries in your life?  Are you managing them?  Are you enjoying the results of your choices? 2 Timothy 2:22, “Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts.  Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love…

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Calm & Balanced or Hurried & Agitated ???

 “The calm and balanced mind is the strong and great mind; the hurried and agitated mind is the weak one.”  ~Wallace D. Wattles I don’t know why I’ve written about balance the last couple of days, but I have a feeling one of my readers needs to hear about balance. How calm and balanced are…

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Balance

“The key to keeping your balance is knowing when you’ve lost it.”  ~Unknown So true.  Ever since my crash and burn years of 1982-1987, I’ve tried my best to have balance in my life.  It hasn’t been easy, but for me it is a necessity.  Balance begins with determining what is important in your life…

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Ships and Life

“I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.”  ~Louisa May Alcott                      Storms are all a part of life.  Running and/or hiding from them will only make you weaker than you already are.  Freaking out about them will only tell others just how much faith you don’t have.  But facing up…

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Difficulties and H.O.W.

“When you are face to face with a difficulty, you are up against a discovery.”  ~Lord Kelvin There is an acronym that floats around the rooms of 12 Step meetings.  The acronym is H.O.W.  When you are Honest with yourself, have an Open mind to really see what is going on around you and possess…

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Happy Weather or Not #2

My wife and special son-Jordan took a short “respite” trip to Florida in order to recharge the past few days.  She sent this picture and the beauty and mysteriousness of the reflection is something I felt needed to be shared with my viewing audience. Take a look at this piece of divine art and think…

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