My wish is that you will have a happy Monday and a Merry Christmas or which ever of the holidays you celebrate at this time of the year.
An ancient Jewish sage millennia ago in his reflections asked the question, What is man? At the time his knowledge was limited to YHWH, angels and man. The Christmas story is so fascinating that today it begs that the question be asked all over, What is man?
The Christmas story set the tone for modern day thrillers. It began millennia ago with man getting into trouble with YHWH his creator because man tried to become like YHWH his creator but went about it the wrong way.
Christmas is about YHWH setting man on a right path again by becoming a man so as to fully understand man his creation. The story does not stop here because as the story unfolds YHWH is providing the way for man to be adopted in his family and while not making man into gods he gives man the opportunity to be adopted into the family of God and by virtue of this man can become the sons of God.
The Christmas story continue to bring joy, hope and change. There is no denying the changes that occur in the lives of those who hear, understand and believe the Christmas story. It is the joy of seeing the changes in the lives of those who believe that make the Christmas story worth continuing telling.
Have a Merry Christmas.
Monday, December 22, 2014
Monday, December 15, 2014
Holiday reflections
MY wish for you is that you will have a happy Monday.
The holidays are here and it is fascinating the number of religions that commemorate significant events during the month of December. Western countries cannot escape Christmas and the joy and happiness that comes along with it.
I once heard a comment that Jesus Christ and Charles Dickens gave us Christmas. Some may find it strange that Charles Dickens should be mentioned but his book A Christmas carol seems to have inspired the giving of gifts at Christmas. It remain fascinating in the present however that Christmas is more about toys for the children, Rudolph the red nosed reindeer and Santa Claus. It is becoming more and more unpopular and politically incorrect to mention Jesus Christ. There are attempts being made to even ban the mention of Christmas.
What if the story of Jesus Christ is true? What if our pride and ignorance is making us stupid and blinding our own eyes to truth.
We are living in a time when historians will have much difficulty in recording the truth. More and more we are being fed lies as our governments are being deceived and the government in turn feed the lies that it is fed to it people. Our governments are powerful and sovereign and at most history will record them as deceivers and the truth may never be known because valuable information are destroyed to avoid the truth ever becoming known.
Christmas however is about Jesus Christ coming into this earth and living as a man. The interesting thing is that Jesus Christ is believed to have accomplished what he set out to do in approximately three and a half years. The work was carried on by those he trained and his message continues until today.
The impact and influence of the church and Christians on western societies cannot be ignored neither can history be rewritten. Western societies have the genes of the church and Christianity so it may be a good time to reflect of the reality of Christmas.
Have a happy holidays and a merry Christmas.
The holidays are here and it is fascinating the number of religions that commemorate significant events during the month of December. Western countries cannot escape Christmas and the joy and happiness that comes along with it.
I once heard a comment that Jesus Christ and Charles Dickens gave us Christmas. Some may find it strange that Charles Dickens should be mentioned but his book A Christmas carol seems to have inspired the giving of gifts at Christmas. It remain fascinating in the present however that Christmas is more about toys for the children, Rudolph the red nosed reindeer and Santa Claus. It is becoming more and more unpopular and politically incorrect to mention Jesus Christ. There are attempts being made to even ban the mention of Christmas.
What if the story of Jesus Christ is true? What if our pride and ignorance is making us stupid and blinding our own eyes to truth.
We are living in a time when historians will have much difficulty in recording the truth. More and more we are being fed lies as our governments are being deceived and the government in turn feed the lies that it is fed to it people. Our governments are powerful and sovereign and at most history will record them as deceivers and the truth may never be known because valuable information are destroyed to avoid the truth ever becoming known.
Christmas however is about Jesus Christ coming into this earth and living as a man. The interesting thing is that Jesus Christ is believed to have accomplished what he set out to do in approximately three and a half years. The work was carried on by those he trained and his message continues until today.
The impact and influence of the church and Christians on western societies cannot be ignored neither can history be rewritten. Western societies have the genes of the church and Christianity so it may be a good time to reflect of the reality of Christmas.
Have a happy holidays and a merry Christmas.
Monday, November 24, 2014
"It is too good to be true."
Mondays begins the week and my heart's desire is for you and I to look forward to positive outcomes during the week so my wish for you as always is that you will have a happy Monday.
There is no such thing as "It is too good to be true." Such beliefs and mindset set out to rob us of the good and positive things that will come into our lives at the very beginning. Great and unbelievable things will happen to us and for us.
It is highly improbable that we just exists because we have intelligence that causes us to plan and look toward the future. Also our world is a world of order and even if the proponents of The Evolution Theory are right then the forces that brought about the evolution process remain greater than you and I because it exerts it's influences on us. The natural assumption being that the creator is greater than the creation.
Many who expound the idea of there being a great creator short change others because their creator is only as big as their imagination or does not surpass their experiences. These people teach others to limit their creator to these views.
In reality whether we believe it or not does not diminish the reality and power of those greater than us. The evolution process cannot be that it brought into being and then abandon what it initiated. The Evolution Theory becomes a joke if it started a process and then ceased to exist somewhere along the road so this process must continue for those who believe it.
Those who believe the creation process have the creator constantly watching over and guiding events.
Whichever way you look at it embrace goodness and do not say it is too good to be true.
There is no such thing as "It is too good to be true." Such beliefs and mindset set out to rob us of the good and positive things that will come into our lives at the very beginning. Great and unbelievable things will happen to us and for us.
It is highly improbable that we just exists because we have intelligence that causes us to plan and look toward the future. Also our world is a world of order and even if the proponents of The Evolution Theory are right then the forces that brought about the evolution process remain greater than you and I because it exerts it's influences on us. The natural assumption being that the creator is greater than the creation.
Many who expound the idea of there being a great creator short change others because their creator is only as big as their imagination or does not surpass their experiences. These people teach others to limit their creator to these views.
In reality whether we believe it or not does not diminish the reality and power of those greater than us. The evolution process cannot be that it brought into being and then abandon what it initiated. The Evolution Theory becomes a joke if it started a process and then ceased to exist somewhere along the road so this process must continue for those who believe it.
Those who believe the creation process have the creator constantly watching over and guiding events.
Whichever way you look at it embrace goodness and do not say it is too good to be true.
Monday, November 17, 2014
Standards
My wish for you as always is for you to have a Happy Monday.
Sometimes we are just plain ignorant of the fact that there are standards by which we are judged or within which we are expected to operate in every aspect of our lives. Those persons who fall below or fail to meet those accepted standards we regard as failures. These so called failures we will have to be examine at another time. Those persons who meet and maintain the accepted standards are regarded as ordinary or normal and are readily accepted. This is the place where most persons are at present.
There is a small percentage of persons, however, who surpasses the accepted standards and reach the highest standards set by man. These persons are revered because they reach the ultimate set by man and there is no further to go.
There is a set of standards however that is described as humanly impossible and a person does not have to be a professor, consultant or genius to achieve this that is described as humanly impossible. This is the ability given to every man to be creative because every man is subject to inspiration.
Historically many persons have been considered to be too dangerous to be allowed to live because it is known that you can imprison a man's body but not his mind and brain so the body that houses these has to be destroyed. Your thoughts and ideas are powerful and should your desire be to enhance the well being of humanity you will be accepted.
If you see yourself maintaining the accepted standard then you are and will be like everyone else. It is okay to become the enemy of others by attempting what is considered to be humanly impossible because others will ask, why should you be greater than us?
If you are fortunate you will live 75 years or approximately 28,000 days on this earth. Why live it in the mold cast for you by others when it is possible to reach a realm that they consider to be impossible and are beyond their aspiration?
Sometimes we are just plain ignorant of the fact that there are standards by which we are judged or within which we are expected to operate in every aspect of our lives. Those persons who fall below or fail to meet those accepted standards we regard as failures. These so called failures we will have to be examine at another time. Those persons who meet and maintain the accepted standards are regarded as ordinary or normal and are readily accepted. This is the place where most persons are at present.
There is a small percentage of persons, however, who surpasses the accepted standards and reach the highest standards set by man. These persons are revered because they reach the ultimate set by man and there is no further to go.
There is a set of standards however that is described as humanly impossible and a person does not have to be a professor, consultant or genius to achieve this that is described as humanly impossible. This is the ability given to every man to be creative because every man is subject to inspiration.
Historically many persons have been considered to be too dangerous to be allowed to live because it is known that you can imprison a man's body but not his mind and brain so the body that houses these has to be destroyed. Your thoughts and ideas are powerful and should your desire be to enhance the well being of humanity you will be accepted.
If you see yourself maintaining the accepted standard then you are and will be like everyone else. It is okay to become the enemy of others by attempting what is considered to be humanly impossible because others will ask, why should you be greater than us?
If you are fortunate you will live 75 years or approximately 28,000 days on this earth. Why live it in the mold cast for you by others when it is possible to reach a realm that they consider to be impossible and are beyond their aspiration?
Monday, November 10, 2014
Joy comes after pain
I recall a time in my early 20's when I visited a friend on the maternity ward of a hospital. I confess that I was totally ignorant then but do recall her saying "Never again will I have another child." I laugh at the thought now because she went on to have I do not know how many more children. This lady remind me that before experiencing joy and delight there is pain and agony.
Life is of such that we tend to be able to recall the bad things and forget the good things. In fact sometimes we are tempted to think that life is all about bad events happening. One of the good thing about life however is our ability to forget pain and hurt and move on. Many persons have realized that in clinging to hurt and seeking revenge they actually hurt more than the one on whom they seek revenge.
A glorious world of possibility lies before us and fortunately accessing those possibilities will come with pain but later we forget the pain as we relish in the pleasures of success. The joy that comes after enduring pain is not new but is the way that successful people travel.
I encourage you to pursue your dreams in spite of the seeming obstacles that are in the way. You will discover that when you come upon the seeming obstacle it will disappear.
Life is of such that we tend to be able to recall the bad things and forget the good things. In fact sometimes we are tempted to think that life is all about bad events happening. One of the good thing about life however is our ability to forget pain and hurt and move on. Many persons have realized that in clinging to hurt and seeking revenge they actually hurt more than the one on whom they seek revenge.
A glorious world of possibility lies before us and fortunately accessing those possibilities will come with pain but later we forget the pain as we relish in the pleasures of success. The joy that comes after enduring pain is not new but is the way that successful people travel.
I encourage you to pursue your dreams in spite of the seeming obstacles that are in the way. You will discover that when you come upon the seeming obstacle it will disappear.
Monday, November 3, 2014
How far will you go?
My wish for you as always is that you will have a happy Monday.
"The man is so brilliant that it is a pity that all that knowledge shall die with him." This statement was said of a gentleman that I knew some years ago. It keeps coming back to my mind because ever so often I am forced to listen to discussions where the main concern is "Will anyone remember me after I die."
I was amused this past week as I listened to the news cast and a businessman was mentioned with pride how disciplined and hardworking he was waking at 4:00 am and working for the entire day. I readily admit that I admire the persons that can plan every minute of their day and not deviate from the plan. Years of experience have taught me personally to have a plan but to allow for flexibility because my life is subjected to factors over which I have no control. Moreover one of my greatest joys is to be of help to my fellowman and often I put me on hold to accommodate my fellowman.
It is not a really smart thing to set out to accomplish immortality or something that will leave a lasting impact on history. Immortality is achieved by those who rise above the accepted standards of human behavior and this is possible for anyone to achieve.
Everyone has a hope, a dream, an aspiration and no one will pursue this for us but we can do it for ourselves and pursue it beyond what is perceived as the accepted human standard. It is not enough to be like other men because it is possible to rise and stand tall above other men.
In the end throughout life you will have gained a lot of knowledge but what will become of it? Will it die with you?
"The man is so brilliant that it is a pity that all that knowledge shall die with him." This statement was said of a gentleman that I knew some years ago. It keeps coming back to my mind because ever so often I am forced to listen to discussions where the main concern is "Will anyone remember me after I die."
I was amused this past week as I listened to the news cast and a businessman was mentioned with pride how disciplined and hardworking he was waking at 4:00 am and working for the entire day. I readily admit that I admire the persons that can plan every minute of their day and not deviate from the plan. Years of experience have taught me personally to have a plan but to allow for flexibility because my life is subjected to factors over which I have no control. Moreover one of my greatest joys is to be of help to my fellowman and often I put me on hold to accommodate my fellowman.
It is not a really smart thing to set out to accomplish immortality or something that will leave a lasting impact on history. Immortality is achieved by those who rise above the accepted standards of human behavior and this is possible for anyone to achieve.
Everyone has a hope, a dream, an aspiration and no one will pursue this for us but we can do it for ourselves and pursue it beyond what is perceived as the accepted human standard. It is not enough to be like other men because it is possible to rise and stand tall above other men.
In the end throughout life you will have gained a lot of knowledge but what will become of it? Will it die with you?
Monday, October 27, 2014
Changes
My wish for you as always is that you will have a happy Monday.
Recently I read an article by a gentleman that chronicled his inability to bring about sustainable changes in his life. In spite of his best efforts to change he kept reverting to the old patterns. In his distress he was appealing to his friends for help.
More than twenty years ago I was taught that a man will change when one of two things happen. Either when he is hurt enough or when he see the need for a change. Change bring pain and we all like to be pain free and remain in the place where we are comfortable. Changes also requires us to sustain the change otherwise we will return to our natural inclinations.
When we consider making changes we should also consider working with our natural inclination. I am aware that some person who read this may not be inclined towards Christian teachings but I think it may be helpful here to mention the Bible.
The Bible present the highest being as God and his desire is to shape and mold man to be like him. When a man comes into contact with God the changes are brought about by God using what already exist in the man by refocusing the man.
There are too many of us who want to change and undo the person that we are when in reality what we really need is a change of focus.
Recently I read an article by a gentleman that chronicled his inability to bring about sustainable changes in his life. In spite of his best efforts to change he kept reverting to the old patterns. In his distress he was appealing to his friends for help.
More than twenty years ago I was taught that a man will change when one of two things happen. Either when he is hurt enough or when he see the need for a change. Change bring pain and we all like to be pain free and remain in the place where we are comfortable. Changes also requires us to sustain the change otherwise we will return to our natural inclinations.
When we consider making changes we should also consider working with our natural inclination. I am aware that some person who read this may not be inclined towards Christian teachings but I think it may be helpful here to mention the Bible.
The Bible present the highest being as God and his desire is to shape and mold man to be like him. When a man comes into contact with God the changes are brought about by God using what already exist in the man by refocusing the man.
There are too many of us who want to change and undo the person that we are when in reality what we really need is a change of focus.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Desire, passion and opportunity
I take this opportunity to wish you a happy Monday
Desire, passion and opportunity have a way of keeping each others company. When and where there is no desire or passion then opportunity is most often ignored or lost. When desire or passion is strong enough then it naturally attracts opportunity because desire and passion are magnets.
So far I cannot recall ever coming across a formula to stir or ignite desire and passion but this in no cause to ignore the reality of these. They are like inspiration which is common to every man while at the same time every man is not inspired to do the same thing or in the same way.
You and I have today which is the present, the past is already and there is nothing that you and I can do about it and the future is yet to be and it has no guarantee. That is why we have to make use of the now and make our impact today. It is important for us to recognize opportunity and seize its possibilities. The saddest words in the English language are the words "If only". Today we can continue to build on what we have already started or to make a start. For those who have not yet made the start there must be an idea, thought or dream that you can begin to pursue. The intensity with which you go about pursuing that idea, thought or dream will determine your desire or passion. You will find that if your pursuit is sufficiently intense you will not only attract opportunities but they will spawn other areas to pursue. You will also find that after a time you have more things to pursue than as an individual you can cope with therefore it is important to follow through to the end. There is nothing wrong with recruiting others as you pursue your ideas, thoughts, dreams and aspirations. It is a good thing when your dreams get bigger than you.
Remember that bravery and courage are qualities that are best demonstrated in battle and they are essentially useless unless there is a challenge. It take battles and challenges to build these so today is the day to either continue what has already begun or to make a start.
Desire, passion and opportunity have a way of keeping each others company. When and where there is no desire or passion then opportunity is most often ignored or lost. When desire or passion is strong enough then it naturally attracts opportunity because desire and passion are magnets.
So far I cannot recall ever coming across a formula to stir or ignite desire and passion but this in no cause to ignore the reality of these. They are like inspiration which is common to every man while at the same time every man is not inspired to do the same thing or in the same way.
You and I have today which is the present, the past is already and there is nothing that you and I can do about it and the future is yet to be and it has no guarantee. That is why we have to make use of the now and make our impact today. It is important for us to recognize opportunity and seize its possibilities. The saddest words in the English language are the words "If only". Today we can continue to build on what we have already started or to make a start. For those who have not yet made the start there must be an idea, thought or dream that you can begin to pursue. The intensity with which you go about pursuing that idea, thought or dream will determine your desire or passion. You will find that if your pursuit is sufficiently intense you will not only attract opportunities but they will spawn other areas to pursue. You will also find that after a time you have more things to pursue than as an individual you can cope with therefore it is important to follow through to the end. There is nothing wrong with recruiting others as you pursue your ideas, thoughts, dreams and aspirations. It is a good thing when your dreams get bigger than you.
Remember that bravery and courage are qualities that are best demonstrated in battle and they are essentially useless unless there is a challenge. It take battles and challenges to build these so today is the day to either continue what has already begun or to make a start.
Monday, October 13, 2014
A way to joy and happiness
My genuine wish for you is that this will be a truly happy Monday.
From time to time I read or hear of individuals living their lives in poverty, misery, want and need then when they die their relatives discover stacks of hidden cash or huge sums of money that the individual had in a bank account. These stories are not for fetched because I have known such persons and so too likely many who are reading this. We tend to look upon such persons with horror and most times declare I would never do such a thing.
Many of us however have dreams, thoughts and ideas which we never act upon but allow to go to waste. The chances are had we dared to venture we would have been not only the recipient of monetary rewards but also would have experienced the joys of seeing our efforts bearing fruit. Too often we envision the results of our efforts with minds that are naturally programmed towards the negative when the reality is that the positive is far more likely to happen. At its worst a failed effort should spawn other ideas.
We are no better than the person who possess large amounts of money but live in poverty and misery if we fail to or refuse to act upon our thoughts, ideas or acts in times of inspiration.
It is hard for some individuals to understand when a person might say "I have so many things to do but I do not have the time." The reality at present is that I wish that I had persons to whom I could pass on my thoughts and ideas so that I might have help in pursuing them all. I wish I had the money and time to devote to my thoughts and the ideas.
The ground work has been laid and I continue to pursue my dreams and ideas and I am enjoying the journey. I am recruiting a team to assist me as I go along because it is impossible for me to do it alone. In some instances it will require investing money but I give thanks that I have discovered a way to dream big and start pursuing my ideas without a great amount of money and now they are showing the possibility of returning a huge pay day.
At the same time one of the sad things that becomes a reality ever so often is a quote made over two thousand years ago "It is only in his own country and among his own relatives that a man does not have any honor." Do not expects support and encouragement from your relatives and friends because they do not necessarily want to see you succeed. How sad.
There is joy and happiness in pursuing those dreams, thoughts and ideas. I hope you will begin today because soon you will experience the joy of not having enough time to pursue them all because they are so many.
From time to time I read or hear of individuals living their lives in poverty, misery, want and need then when they die their relatives discover stacks of hidden cash or huge sums of money that the individual had in a bank account. These stories are not for fetched because I have known such persons and so too likely many who are reading this. We tend to look upon such persons with horror and most times declare I would never do such a thing.
Many of us however have dreams, thoughts and ideas which we never act upon but allow to go to waste. The chances are had we dared to venture we would have been not only the recipient of monetary rewards but also would have experienced the joys of seeing our efforts bearing fruit. Too often we envision the results of our efforts with minds that are naturally programmed towards the negative when the reality is that the positive is far more likely to happen. At its worst a failed effort should spawn other ideas.
We are no better than the person who possess large amounts of money but live in poverty and misery if we fail to or refuse to act upon our thoughts, ideas or acts in times of inspiration.
It is hard for some individuals to understand when a person might say "I have so many things to do but I do not have the time." The reality at present is that I wish that I had persons to whom I could pass on my thoughts and ideas so that I might have help in pursuing them all. I wish I had the money and time to devote to my thoughts and the ideas.
The ground work has been laid and I continue to pursue my dreams and ideas and I am enjoying the journey. I am recruiting a team to assist me as I go along because it is impossible for me to do it alone. In some instances it will require investing money but I give thanks that I have discovered a way to dream big and start pursuing my ideas without a great amount of money and now they are showing the possibility of returning a huge pay day.
At the same time one of the sad things that becomes a reality ever so often is a quote made over two thousand years ago "It is only in his own country and among his own relatives that a man does not have any honor." Do not expects support and encouragement from your relatives and friends because they do not necessarily want to see you succeed. How sad.
There is joy and happiness in pursuing those dreams, thoughts and ideas. I hope you will begin today because soon you will experience the joy of not having enough time to pursue them all because they are so many.
Monday, October 6, 2014
Dream something big today
My wish for you today is that it will be a truly happy Monday.
It is impossible for the human mind to conceive something that it cannot achieve. This is incredible when one considers the fact that the human mind is creative and is constantly subjected to inspiration, thoughts, concepts, dreams and ideas. The missing ingredient to all of these is believing that it is possible for the thing to happen or that it can be done.
Believing is active and actually requires a step of faith and work to be actually be done. Believing and doing nothing is wishful thinking. Neither should the believing person expect to see miracles happening. The miracle will be seen in the end when what existed in the mind actually becomes a reality. Miracles happens to the unbelieving to get them to believe. Those who believe are tested, tried and honed to make them the standard bearers. Those who believe will not be seeing any miracles.
There are natural processes in life whether it be with man, animal or plant. In man first there is conception then birth, growth, maturity and finally reproduction. In plants there is planting, growing, bearing and then reaping. In the present days of fast food and instant gratification too often it is forgotten that what is served in the fast food chains went through these processes before it got to the restaurant. Movies that are condensed to one and a half hour or two hours often are years and months in the making. Scenes are shot multiple times and then edited to present the nest. Unfortunately in life you and I do not have this luxury of getting a chance to repeat a scene.
In the desire to satisfy an insatiable passion those who have gone through this process now are demanding that aspirants give their best initially. These individuals are correct because they have their moment of fame here and now and will soon be replaced by someone that is considered to be better. They see no value in being regarded as being among the greats two hundred years in the future because they want their moment of glory here and now. You and I must decide if we want our moment of glory now or in the future
The reality is that those who truly desire to pursue the dream will attract opportunity because no man can control opportunity and opportunity will find those who truly desire to find it but remember that there is no short cut to success. Today you have an opportunity to dream big, you will not get another chance to live today again so why not make something big of the day.
It is impossible for the human mind to conceive something that it cannot achieve. This is incredible when one considers the fact that the human mind is creative and is constantly subjected to inspiration, thoughts, concepts, dreams and ideas. The missing ingredient to all of these is believing that it is possible for the thing to happen or that it can be done.
Believing is active and actually requires a step of faith and work to be actually be done. Believing and doing nothing is wishful thinking. Neither should the believing person expect to see miracles happening. The miracle will be seen in the end when what existed in the mind actually becomes a reality. Miracles happens to the unbelieving to get them to believe. Those who believe are tested, tried and honed to make them the standard bearers. Those who believe will not be seeing any miracles.
There are natural processes in life whether it be with man, animal or plant. In man first there is conception then birth, growth, maturity and finally reproduction. In plants there is planting, growing, bearing and then reaping. In the present days of fast food and instant gratification too often it is forgotten that what is served in the fast food chains went through these processes before it got to the restaurant. Movies that are condensed to one and a half hour or two hours often are years and months in the making. Scenes are shot multiple times and then edited to present the nest. Unfortunately in life you and I do not have this luxury of getting a chance to repeat a scene.
In the desire to satisfy an insatiable passion those who have gone through this process now are demanding that aspirants give their best initially. These individuals are correct because they have their moment of fame here and now and will soon be replaced by someone that is considered to be better. They see no value in being regarded as being among the greats two hundred years in the future because they want their moment of glory here and now. You and I must decide if we want our moment of glory now or in the future
The reality is that those who truly desire to pursue the dream will attract opportunity because no man can control opportunity and opportunity will find those who truly desire to find it but remember that there is no short cut to success. Today you have an opportunity to dream big, you will not get another chance to live today again so why not make something big of the day.
Monday, September 29, 2014
The value of patience
It is a beautiful day and I am wishing for you a happy Monday.
Living in some respects is often comparable to farming or at best the same principles that are applied to farming can also be applied to life. The principles to be applied to both are somewhat similar which is preparation, sowing, growing, maturing and finally reaping. The same principles are followed by the farmer who grows crops or rear livestock.
There is another important thing that farmers must observe and that is knowing when to plant and what crops to plant. Agriculture is subject to weather conditions but if crops are planted out of season then there will not be a harvest to look forward to reaping.
Many persons think that it is too late to begin or they are too old to start pursuing a dream and this is a lie. life has equipped everyone with experiences and we all have thoughts and ideas so it is up to you and I to begin where we are. You and I can succeed where we are.
We should never forget however the principles of farming and like the farmer cultivate patience. The farmer does not reap a crop a week after he sows the seed nor are livestock ready for slaughter a month after birth. In a similar way you and I need to patiently watch over the seeds of ideas that we sow until the time of reaping.
Living in some respects is often comparable to farming or at best the same principles that are applied to farming can also be applied to life. The principles to be applied to both are somewhat similar which is preparation, sowing, growing, maturing and finally reaping. The same principles are followed by the farmer who grows crops or rear livestock.
There is another important thing that farmers must observe and that is knowing when to plant and what crops to plant. Agriculture is subject to weather conditions but if crops are planted out of season then there will not be a harvest to look forward to reaping.
Many persons think that it is too late to begin or they are too old to start pursuing a dream and this is a lie. life has equipped everyone with experiences and we all have thoughts and ideas so it is up to you and I to begin where we are. You and I can succeed where we are.
We should never forget however the principles of farming and like the farmer cultivate patience. The farmer does not reap a crop a week after he sows the seed nor are livestock ready for slaughter a month after birth. In a similar way you and I need to patiently watch over the seeds of ideas that we sow until the time of reaping.
Monday, September 22, 2014
Give a thought or idea a chance
Most of us are aware that it may only take a spark to start a fire that becomes a raging inferno. We associate fire with danger, damage and destruction and respect fire because nothing is able to live in it.
Few of us stop to consider the possibility that lies in a single grain or seed. One only has to ask a farmer and he will point out that a grain or seed has the possibility to eternally produce and continually does so. It is simply a matter that no one is keeping track of the multiplication process of a single seed or grain.
There are differences between a fire and a seed or grain. A fire need three things to burn mainly oxygen, heat and fuel, it burns until one or all of these runs out. A grain or seed may require many ideals conditions to grow and thrive however many grains or seed will thrive where they are and simply need someone to throw it outside or cover it in the earth. Once this is done some will need care and attention while others will grow naturally.
When I was living in Jamaica I planted crops around the house. There was the area that I reserved around the house as the lawn and even then I determined which variety of grass grew there. The rest of land around the house I planted with crops.
Here is my reason for doing so grass, weed or whatever will grow around the house, I had no control over that. There was plenty of rain and plenty of sunshine (it does not matter how poor the land is it will support some form of grass or weed) so I would for ever be weeding, cutting grass and bushing weeds so I determined that because this was so then I would determine what grew around the house so I planted crops and tended to them. I would ever be weeding and bushing so I determined to benefit from the process.
There are things in life that you and I will not be able to control because they occur naturally but we can benefit from the process. Many of our thoughts and ideas just need to be exposed (thrown out or planted) and nature will take care of the rest. Like a seed or grain some may need to be tended, cared and nourished, which ever way you may see things give a thought or idea a chance this week and watch them grow and multiply.
Few of us stop to consider the possibility that lies in a single grain or seed. One only has to ask a farmer and he will point out that a grain or seed has the possibility to eternally produce and continually does so. It is simply a matter that no one is keeping track of the multiplication process of a single seed or grain.
There are differences between a fire and a seed or grain. A fire need three things to burn mainly oxygen, heat and fuel, it burns until one or all of these runs out. A grain or seed may require many ideals conditions to grow and thrive however many grains or seed will thrive where they are and simply need someone to throw it outside or cover it in the earth. Once this is done some will need care and attention while others will grow naturally.
When I was living in Jamaica I planted crops around the house. There was the area that I reserved around the house as the lawn and even then I determined which variety of grass grew there. The rest of land around the house I planted with crops.
Here is my reason for doing so grass, weed or whatever will grow around the house, I had no control over that. There was plenty of rain and plenty of sunshine (it does not matter how poor the land is it will support some form of grass or weed) so I would for ever be weeding, cutting grass and bushing weeds so I determined that because this was so then I would determine what grew around the house so I planted crops and tended to them. I would ever be weeding and bushing so I determined to benefit from the process.
There are things in life that you and I will not be able to control because they occur naturally but we can benefit from the process. Many of our thoughts and ideas just need to be exposed (thrown out or planted) and nature will take care of the rest. Like a seed or grain some may need to be tended, cared and nourished, which ever way you may see things give a thought or idea a chance this week and watch them grow and multiply.
Monday, September 15, 2014
Success and winning
Wishing for you a happy Monday
We live in a world that is driven by successes and winning. Students in school are told that they all are winners and they even get rewarded for failing. Success and winning have become so ingrained that the natural process of growth is being reversed by the experts. In the natural process of growth the best seeds are selected, the soil prepared, then planting, growth, bearing fruit, maturing, ripening and finally ready for reaping. The present process to success and winning involves beginning with reaping and doing things in reverse order.
There is much value in recognizing that it is what comes out of you that determines who you are. This is good and teachers are ensuring that it is only the good that enters into their students so as to ensure that students have only a positive outlook on life. Unfortunately the real values that makes a person outstanding cannot be taught.
Although every one is declared to be a winner only one person gets the prize and all others are losers. The man who never lost does not really know what it is to win.
Many parents do their best to prevent their children having to endure similar hardship as they did but unfortunately they cannot shield their children from the circumstances that life will throw at them.
This week you and I can be success stories and winners. We can do this although no one will be there to cheer us on but whatever task we set out to do we can complete that task.
We live in a world that is driven by successes and winning. Students in school are told that they all are winners and they even get rewarded for failing. Success and winning have become so ingrained that the natural process of growth is being reversed by the experts. In the natural process of growth the best seeds are selected, the soil prepared, then planting, growth, bearing fruit, maturing, ripening and finally ready for reaping. The present process to success and winning involves beginning with reaping and doing things in reverse order.
There is much value in recognizing that it is what comes out of you that determines who you are. This is good and teachers are ensuring that it is only the good that enters into their students so as to ensure that students have only a positive outlook on life. Unfortunately the real values that makes a person outstanding cannot be taught.
Although every one is declared to be a winner only one person gets the prize and all others are losers. The man who never lost does not really know what it is to win.
Many parents do their best to prevent their children having to endure similar hardship as they did but unfortunately they cannot shield their children from the circumstances that life will throw at them.
This week you and I can be success stories and winners. We can do this although no one will be there to cheer us on but whatever task we set out to do we can complete that task.
Monday, September 8, 2014
"I know that you can do it"
My wish is that you are having a happy Monday.
Yesterday a friend issued a challenge to me when he said "The success of what you are doing will depend heavily on the quality of the person that you find. Instead of going all over the place hunting and trying to find the right person , why don't you do it yourself?"
I began to make excuses as to why I could not do what I needed done myself but his response to me was, "I am sure that I will be able to work with what you produce."
Some years ago I got involved in construction and garnered enough skill to actually build my house with my own two hands. I earned enough money then to buy the construction materials but after that there was not enough left to pay for labor so I learned to do it myself. My friends were not pleased with what I was doing and I got told off many times because they felt I was killing myself doing it all by myself when they were more than willing to to give me the help that I needed and they were not be asking to be paid for their labors. Since that time I try to involve my friends in whatever I am doing.
Some years ago I had and idea that I could do a CD of poetry and I did attempt to make a start but inspite of my efforts I could not even begin and eventually I gave up but the idea remained with me. I now have more and better poems and two months ago I decided it was time to try again. This time I called a friend in Jamaica and sold her the idea of getting involved. She even paid to get professional help.
Last week I called a friend in Jamaica and asked him to see if he could work with the product that she had. Yesterday morning he called me and told me that she had been sold short and the product was not good. That was when he challenged me to do it myself.
I had considered the possibility that the product that she ended up with may not work and have in place the means to refund her the money she spent.The biggest loser I think will be the professional she had paid for help because he has lost out on his name getting publicized (At least through my work) and had he done a good job he would have gotten the other thing I have in mind to do.
Last year a thought came to me and it has remained my theme since then and it is this "Opportunity do not present itself to the man that had no use for it."
Even as I write this I am scared because I know I will be taking up the challenge that my friend have issued to me. I reflect on the past and I am confident that I can do it but it is looking into the future that is scary because I can see a whole new world of possibilities before me.
Yesterday a friend issued a challenge to me when he said "The success of what you are doing will depend heavily on the quality of the person that you find. Instead of going all over the place hunting and trying to find the right person , why don't you do it yourself?"
I began to make excuses as to why I could not do what I needed done myself but his response to me was, "I am sure that I will be able to work with what you produce."
Some years ago I got involved in construction and garnered enough skill to actually build my house with my own two hands. I earned enough money then to buy the construction materials but after that there was not enough left to pay for labor so I learned to do it myself. My friends were not pleased with what I was doing and I got told off many times because they felt I was killing myself doing it all by myself when they were more than willing to to give me the help that I needed and they were not be asking to be paid for their labors. Since that time I try to involve my friends in whatever I am doing.
Some years ago I had and idea that I could do a CD of poetry and I did attempt to make a start but inspite of my efforts I could not even begin and eventually I gave up but the idea remained with me. I now have more and better poems and two months ago I decided it was time to try again. This time I called a friend in Jamaica and sold her the idea of getting involved. She even paid to get professional help.
Last week I called a friend in Jamaica and asked him to see if he could work with the product that she had. Yesterday morning he called me and told me that she had been sold short and the product was not good. That was when he challenged me to do it myself.
I had considered the possibility that the product that she ended up with may not work and have in place the means to refund her the money she spent.The biggest loser I think will be the professional she had paid for help because he has lost out on his name getting publicized (At least through my work) and had he done a good job he would have gotten the other thing I have in mind to do.
Last year a thought came to me and it has remained my theme since then and it is this "Opportunity do not present itself to the man that had no use for it."
Even as I write this I am scared because I know I will be taking up the challenge that my friend have issued to me. I reflect on the past and I am confident that I can do it but it is looking into the future that is scary because I can see a whole new world of possibilities before me.
Monday, September 1, 2014
The inverted pyramid
Wishing for you a happy Monday and a happy holiday if you are celebrating on where you are.
I have been given a new formula on how to achieve success and it is the inverted pyramid approach. All my life I have been trying to find a proven, workable and universal approach to achieving success. I grew up with the old adage “If at first you don’t succeed try and try and try again”. This has worked but when success finally comes I am exhausted and drained and there is the absence of that feeling of euphoria which I so much desire.
I have been given a new formula on how to achieve success and it is the inverted pyramid approach. All my life I have been trying to find a proven, workable and universal approach to achieving success. I grew up with the old adage “If at first you don’t succeed try and try and try again”. This has worked but when success finally comes I am exhausted and drained and there is the absence of that feeling of euphoria which I so much desire.
The inverted pyramid approach to succeeding
requires that I present my best or the peak at first and then gradually spread
out. The upright pyramid requires gradually elimination and narrowing until I
reach the peak. The peak is the representative of the high point or at best the
very top.
Success I am told is very hard to achieve and I am very
unlikely to succeed but I should follow the status quo because their success is based on this approach. Hopefully a successful
person will see the value of my efforts and utilize it. I will get no recognition or credit for my
efforts but at least I will have the satisfaction of knowing that it was my
work.
The inverted pyramid approach requires building without a
foundation or being top heavy with a narrow bottom. It requires that I give my best initially and then follow up with crap. The upright pyramid allows for a tower or a spire to be
built on the peak or at best continued growth.
In all honestly I do not like
the inverted pyramid approach to success because of my background. I grew up in
Jamaica which is an island located in the Caribbean Sea. There are many things
to which we are exposed two of which are earthquakes and hurricanes.
Buildings are constructed to withstand magnitude 7.0 and above earthquakes and
to withstand 120 mph and more winds. My efforts towards success must be able to withstand
what life throws at my efforts in a similar way that the buildings are expected to
stand the magnitude of an earthquake or the winds of an hurricane.
I am guaranteed not to succeed
anyway and if I present my best initially then I have nothing to aspire
toward afterwards. This is a tough life in which I must follow advice of the experts and ignore my gut feelings.
Monday, August 25, 2014
Talents and Gifts
Monday, August 25, 2014
Talents and gifts
I was in my thirties before I learned that a parable in the New Testament of the Bible about talents was not a reference to natural abilities and gifts but that talents were actually measurements of money in those days. In my forties when I got employed in the financial services industry this parable took on a even more interesting meaning for me. In the financial services industry I learned that money grows effectively at 10% per year. Therefore if money is invested at this rate after seven years the principal will double.
This parable in the Bible today would go something like this. An employer was going out of town for some time so he called his employees and gave them some money to invest. He gave to one $500,000.00, to another $200,000.00 and to the third $100,000.00. He gave to each according to their ability. The first and second invested and doubled the money they got but the third kept his securely at home to return it to his employer. After seven years the employer returned and checked on his employees to see how well they had done.
The man in this story had he made the attempt he could have found an institution and invested the money he got at 10% and at the end of the seven years he too would have doubled his money with far less effort and risk than the other two.
On the matter of gifts and talents when I was young I envied the popularity and praise others got for their gifts and talents because I was made to understand that I did not possess any. Later in life I became the envy of others because I possessed no gifts and talents but I managed to get so much done. My secret was that I was willing to learn and to try.
There are three things that are common to every man. They are thoughts, dreams and opportunities. On average we have two thoughts per minute, it is a pity to let all go to waste. Everyone has a dream of something he would like to do or achieve, this could be the foundation to start something. Opportunity in one form or another comes to every man, do not wait for something big but capitalize on the small. Once work is begun on any of these three there will be natural offshoots.
If what you consider doing seem too big then this is a good sign because easy or immediate success mean that the task or challenge was not big enough. success only comes after failure.
This week put in a little extra in whatever you do. It may be five, ten or fifteen minutes or maybe an hour. Remember the effort you put in will determine the result you get.
Monday, August 18, 2014
"A bird in hand....."
"A bird in hand is worth two in the bushes" . This is a proverb that I grew up hearing ever so often to emphasize that it is better to settle for the little that is sure than risk what is sure with the hope of gaining what is big because there is always the possibility of ending up with nothing at all. The reality is that risk taking is not for everyone because loss to one person is reason for depression and suicide while it is for another person a source of joy to pursue the challenge
If what a person has is enough to provide satisfaction why risk it for the uncertain. The answer lies in a desire to rise above the status quo, being different by not conforming and the desire to pursue a dream. The status quo enforces uniformity by discouraging creativity.
I am told that if I desire to succeed then I must follow the status quo. This is good advice but it makes me no different from anyone else and ensures that I will never reach the top. At the top is enshrined the elite that set the agenda of the status quo and decides who joins the ranks of those at the top.
It is because things are controlled by the status quo why we need dreamers because sometime giving up the bird that is in the hands pays off and the two in the bushes is had instead. This may not be for everyone but since life comes with no surety who know what may happen if the bird in hand is released. If I tenaciously grasp the little that I see how do I gain the big possibility?
This week take some chances do some crazy things and be prepared to laugh at yourself when things go wrong.
If what a person has is enough to provide satisfaction why risk it for the uncertain. The answer lies in a desire to rise above the status quo, being different by not conforming and the desire to pursue a dream. The status quo enforces uniformity by discouraging creativity.
I am told that if I desire to succeed then I must follow the status quo. This is good advice but it makes me no different from anyone else and ensures that I will never reach the top. At the top is enshrined the elite that set the agenda of the status quo and decides who joins the ranks of those at the top.
It is because things are controlled by the status quo why we need dreamers because sometime giving up the bird that is in the hands pays off and the two in the bushes is had instead. This may not be for everyone but since life comes with no surety who know what may happen if the bird in hand is released. If I tenaciously grasp the little that I see how do I gain the big possibility?
This week take some chances do some crazy things and be prepared to laugh at yourself when things go wrong.
Monday, August 11, 2014
The supernatural and the miraculous
My wish as always is for you to have a happy Monday.
A sudden outpouring of the supernatural or miraculous may swamp it's recipient. Very few of us make adequate preparations for these although it is the desire of most of us that these happen in our lives. The power for the supernatural and miraculous to happen already lies dormant in many of us.
The truth is that greatness lies latent in all of us but it may require some external force to release that greatness that is lying dormant in us. Too often we expect the miraculous and supernatural to happen in a moment when it would be better for us if it happens over a period of time.
Ask a grain farmer about the potential of a single grain if it planted in the ideal conditions for two years. A pig farmer will also tell you that under the right conditions more than a thousand pigs can be had from a single sow over a period of two years. Of course this will require replanting the grains and breeding each litter of pigs. The grain farmer may become overwhelmed if suddenly he finds himself with a huge amount of grains or if the pigs farmer if overnight he has a thousand pigs to deal with. If however they are working with the multiplying effect this allows for adjustments and plans to be made.
The same principle can be applied to dealing with our problems and pursing our dreams because once we begin the journey then getting thing done will become a habit and the multiplying effect will take place. Looking back after two years of getting things done while pursuing one's dreams such really reveal the supernatural and miraculous.
A sudden outpouring of the supernatural or miraculous may swamp it's recipient. Very few of us make adequate preparations for these although it is the desire of most of us that these happen in our lives. The power for the supernatural and miraculous to happen already lies dormant in many of us.
The truth is that greatness lies latent in all of us but it may require some external force to release that greatness that is lying dormant in us. Too often we expect the miraculous and supernatural to happen in a moment when it would be better for us if it happens over a period of time.
Ask a grain farmer about the potential of a single grain if it planted in the ideal conditions for two years. A pig farmer will also tell you that under the right conditions more than a thousand pigs can be had from a single sow over a period of two years. Of course this will require replanting the grains and breeding each litter of pigs. The grain farmer may become overwhelmed if suddenly he finds himself with a huge amount of grains or if the pigs farmer if overnight he has a thousand pigs to deal with. If however they are working with the multiplying effect this allows for adjustments and plans to be made.
The same principle can be applied to dealing with our problems and pursing our dreams because once we begin the journey then getting thing done will become a habit and the multiplying effect will take place. Looking back after two years of getting things done while pursuing one's dreams such really reveal the supernatural and miraculous.
Monday, August 4, 2014
Secret weapon
My wish as always is for everyone to be having a happy Monday.
My other wish today is that everyone possess a secret weapon.I do not mean a weapon to cause hurt or injury to another person. What I am talking about is a secret weapon to overcome obstacles and those things that would want to hinder or stop us from pursuing our dreams. Life is of such that it continually throws in our way obstacles and things over which we have no control. I am now meeting persons who are implying that I should envy them because they have reached the point in their life where they are set for the rest of their life and they will be happy for the rest of their life. The percentage of such persons are so small that they are not worth mentioning anyway. The majority of us continue to constantly face challenges and would love to find out how to adequately deal with these uncontrollable circumstances and obstacles.
On the matter of secret weapons I recall how I have seen some natural obstacles dealt with.
1. level it down with heavy equipments. What was though was a small hill was really a natural hill made out solid earth and not rock so the heavy equipments were brought in and it was leveled and trucked away. Soon there was no trace of the hill.
2. Cut through it. This was a hill solid rock and what was needed was a way through so the heavy equipments were brought in and a way cut through the rocks. The tall cliffs told the tale of what was done.
3. Tunnel through. The obstacle remained but a way was tunneled through.
There is always the option to find another or more suitable site. To go around or over the obstacle or let the obstacle remain. If the obstacle remain it will always be the cause of problems and this is why we need a secret weapon to remove obstacles in our paths and deal with uncontrollable situatons in life.
In each of us lies a secret power that is comparable to heavy equipment but it is up to each of us to call upon and utilize the secret power that reside in us.
My other wish today is that everyone possess a secret weapon.I do not mean a weapon to cause hurt or injury to another person. What I am talking about is a secret weapon to overcome obstacles and those things that would want to hinder or stop us from pursuing our dreams. Life is of such that it continually throws in our way obstacles and things over which we have no control. I am now meeting persons who are implying that I should envy them because they have reached the point in their life where they are set for the rest of their life and they will be happy for the rest of their life. The percentage of such persons are so small that they are not worth mentioning anyway. The majority of us continue to constantly face challenges and would love to find out how to adequately deal with these uncontrollable circumstances and obstacles.
On the matter of secret weapons I recall how I have seen some natural obstacles dealt with.
1. level it down with heavy equipments. What was though was a small hill was really a natural hill made out solid earth and not rock so the heavy equipments were brought in and it was leveled and trucked away. Soon there was no trace of the hill.
2. Cut through it. This was a hill solid rock and what was needed was a way through so the heavy equipments were brought in and a way cut through the rocks. The tall cliffs told the tale of what was done.
3. Tunnel through. The obstacle remained but a way was tunneled through.
There is always the option to find another or more suitable site. To go around or over the obstacle or let the obstacle remain. If the obstacle remain it will always be the cause of problems and this is why we need a secret weapon to remove obstacles in our paths and deal with uncontrollable situatons in life.
In each of us lies a secret power that is comparable to heavy equipment but it is up to each of us to call upon and utilize the secret power that reside in us.
Monday, July 21, 2014
When will you retire?
My wish for you is that you will have a happy Monday.
It still remain that that mind will never be able to conceive things that are outside of the individuals ability to achieve. When the mind begin to dream and conceive the impossible then it mean that the individual is not maximizing his potential and is limiting the scope of the mind. The mind operates within the scope of an individual's knowledge and experience. Fantasy is then the minds desire to explore new worlds.
There is the never ending debate as to whether an individual should set goals in life. This is similar to asking should you set out to achieve something. The answer is a big yes. Each goal that is achieved should be celebrated and a monument erected as a reminder of that achievement. These monuments can be the benchmarks for raising the bars even higher and reminders that the impossible goals, tasks, dreams or whatever it is can be achieved.
Many quit because the way get difficult or because they face opposition when the very fact that there is opposition is the indicator that there is something good ahead. If the road ahead is straight and smooth there is no need to anticipate the unexpected because there will not be any.
Care should be taken not to peak too soon. Goals accomplished is becoming the peak for too many so instead of raising the bar higher they settle for being mediocre. They think they are doing well and they are doing well when compared with those in a less fortunate position but they cannot envision being in the realms of those above them.
Should you ever begin to live a life of luxury you become essentially worthless because then you stop contributing to the well being of this world.
There are many groups that persons can be placed but I find two groups rather fascinating. The first comprises of the young that have achieved all they care to have and have retired young and early and are devoted to living in and enjoying luxury. The second group cannot envision retiring because there is so much to contribute to the well being of mankind. This group see the brain as being creative and want to continue using the brain until the day of death.
It still remain that that mind will never be able to conceive things that are outside of the individuals ability to achieve. When the mind begin to dream and conceive the impossible then it mean that the individual is not maximizing his potential and is limiting the scope of the mind. The mind operates within the scope of an individual's knowledge and experience. Fantasy is then the minds desire to explore new worlds.
There is the never ending debate as to whether an individual should set goals in life. This is similar to asking should you set out to achieve something. The answer is a big yes. Each goal that is achieved should be celebrated and a monument erected as a reminder of that achievement. These monuments can be the benchmarks for raising the bars even higher and reminders that the impossible goals, tasks, dreams or whatever it is can be achieved.
Many quit because the way get difficult or because they face opposition when the very fact that there is opposition is the indicator that there is something good ahead. If the road ahead is straight and smooth there is no need to anticipate the unexpected because there will not be any.
Care should be taken not to peak too soon. Goals accomplished is becoming the peak for too many so instead of raising the bar higher they settle for being mediocre. They think they are doing well and they are doing well when compared with those in a less fortunate position but they cannot envision being in the realms of those above them.
Should you ever begin to live a life of luxury you become essentially worthless because then you stop contributing to the well being of this world.
There are many groups that persons can be placed but I find two groups rather fascinating. The first comprises of the young that have achieved all they care to have and have retired young and early and are devoted to living in and enjoying luxury. The second group cannot envision retiring because there is so much to contribute to the well being of mankind. This group see the brain as being creative and want to continue using the brain until the day of death.
Monday, July 14, 2014
The phone call
I am wishing for you a happy Monday.
One morning in the middle of last week a little thought entered my mind, what if God should ever decide to use man's means of communication? As I thought about this some ideas began forming so I got my pen and a piece of paper and began writing. Three hours later after typing what I had written I had to decide whether to share it or file it on my computer. I decided to share it in another forum to see how well it would be received. It was well received so I have decided to share it here also.
One morning in the middle of last week a little thought entered my mind, what if God should ever decide to use man's means of communication? As I thought about this some ideas began forming so I got my pen and a piece of paper and began writing. Three hours later after typing what I had written I had to decide whether to share it or file it on my computer. I decided to share it in another forum to see how well it would be received. It was well received so I have decided to share it here also.
The phone call
The nice music you heard playing just now was my cell
phone ringing
I did a quick check and it revealed an unknown person was
calling
Although some callers can be quite irritating and
annoying
Courtesy dictates I reflect my joy and pleasure in
answering
It was well I did so, a voice even more pleasant than
mine for me was inquiring
And it transmitted a familiarity that said about me he
knew everything
Who could this be? I was mystified and musing
Today he had decided to make use of man’s way of
communicating
So he had made a cell phone call instead of heart and
mind inspiring
Yes, he identified himself as the Eternal One the great
and mighty king
The cell phone almost fell from my hand as my heart began
racing
Because instinctively I knew it was he and the truth he
was telling
He had heard all the prayers I had been daily praying
And my three greatest wishes today he will be granting
I had no desire to rush and delayed by requesting time
for considering
He was ever so gracious and gave the exact time when
again he was dialing
I sat to contemplate the things from him I would be
requiring
As the great Eternal One he could not back down from what
he was promising
“Is there anything
too hard for me to do?” That was his
boasting
And I intended to make great and grand whatever I was
requesting
I wanted money for King Solomon said money answers all
things
With money I could have everything and excesses
overrunning
But deep down I knew I had so much that the wealthy was
lacking
I did not want money to deny me the pleasures of these
enjoying
I could enjoy divine favor by asking for his blessings
But I did not want what came with his blessing, pain and
suffering
Then there were my enemies, I would like to see avenging
I did enjoy testing him by being to those that hated me
kind and loving
If this was removed I just feel something will be missing
I could ask that diseases be removed and I enjoyed
perfect healing
This would remove my patient enduring that so many found
inspiring
One by one I eliminated what in my life I thought was top
ranking
And whatever I asked he would surely be granting
Three choices of anything I wanted became really
confusing
Then it dawned on me that I was focused on temporary
cravings
I considered then what was eternal and lasting
And made up my mind what I will be choosing
First although really scary I desired his favor and
blessings
Second a guarantee of in his eternal presence living
Third that his perfect will my life be reflecting
He was right on time calling and he knew that I was
laughing
But I knew he would not be annoyed but rather would be
smiling
For so often I had murmured and complained of his ignoring my
praying
I had focused on this life and what made for comfortable
living
Now I was given
the chance I was opting for the everlasting
And he laughed knowing I was trusting my all into his
keeping
(copyright Prince Bradford 7/2014)
Monday, July 7, 2014
Overcoming obstacles
My wish as always is that you will have a happy Monday.
Obstacles can either been seen as setback to your progress or opportunities to test your resilience. Their effectiveness lies in how they are perceived by you.
Who are you that you should want to rise above the station that we have to you assigned? Do you want to think that you are better than us. A river can never rise above it's source and you will never be able to go any higher than those who have been before you. Do you really think and believe that we are interested in seeing you succeed?
If you have never had these questions and comments hurled at you in contempt by those closest you then you are fortunate indeed. A great teacher years ago noted that it is among his own that a prophet is without honor. Your power rest in whether to fit into the mold designed for you by others or whether you will break free and pursue your dreams. Some persons will even deliberately place hindrances in the way of your progress. Always remember that you are the only man that can squash your dreams.
A good indicator that others are not looking out for your best interest is seen in those who highlight their own achievement while belittling your efforts. Remember that you can never exhaust the power of inspiration that has been deposited inside of you. In this age of technology literal obstacles are being overcome in many ways.
1. Use heavy equipment to demolish and remove
2. Use heavy equipment to make a path through
3. Make tunnels and underground paths
4. Make overhead roads
5. Build bridges
6. Make use of transportation
7. make use of technology
In reality the list is in exhaustive. There will be obstacles that originate in the mind that must also be overcome. These too require persistence and prayer because a victory won in the mind is a battle already won. In the end where there is no test there will be no way to gauge you ability to stand and overcome in the face of adversity.
Obstacles can either been seen as setback to your progress or opportunities to test your resilience. Their effectiveness lies in how they are perceived by you.
Who are you that you should want to rise above the station that we have to you assigned? Do you want to think that you are better than us. A river can never rise above it's source and you will never be able to go any higher than those who have been before you. Do you really think and believe that we are interested in seeing you succeed?
If you have never had these questions and comments hurled at you in contempt by those closest you then you are fortunate indeed. A great teacher years ago noted that it is among his own that a prophet is without honor. Your power rest in whether to fit into the mold designed for you by others or whether you will break free and pursue your dreams. Some persons will even deliberately place hindrances in the way of your progress. Always remember that you are the only man that can squash your dreams.
A good indicator that others are not looking out for your best interest is seen in those who highlight their own achievement while belittling your efforts. Remember that you can never exhaust the power of inspiration that has been deposited inside of you. In this age of technology literal obstacles are being overcome in many ways.
1. Use heavy equipment to demolish and remove
2. Use heavy equipment to make a path through
3. Make tunnels and underground paths
4. Make overhead roads
5. Build bridges
6. Make use of transportation
7. make use of technology
In reality the list is in exhaustive. There will be obstacles that originate in the mind that must also be overcome. These too require persistence and prayer because a victory won in the mind is a battle already won. In the end where there is no test there will be no way to gauge you ability to stand and overcome in the face of adversity.
Monday, June 30, 2014
The power of passion
I am wishing for anyone reading this a happy Monday. That may be funny because I try to write something each Monday but persons read what I write throughout the week. I appreciate you taking the time to read.
Passion is the energy and excitement with which a dream is pursued. Pursuing a dream may not be an easy ask especially when it is something that exists in the mind and the task is to make real what at first was an idea or concept. This is especially so if the dream is easily achieved because that is an indication that the dream was not big enough and something bigger and more grand must be pursued.
Passion becomes the driving force that enables the taking on of the impossible, persisting in the face of failures and believing in spite of reality saying otherwise. Passion is the fuel that make dreams into reality because there may be a long time and distance between what began as a thought and putting together something tangible. Passion however provide the focus not to be distracted by the spin off ideas because the dream taking shape also mean the spawning of other ideas and concepts.
Where some need alcohol and drugs to get high in order to face life passion take a man to a high that exceed a point where these can go without any ill effects. Disappointment is ever present but each failure gives renewed energy because he understand that failures only occur when there is success to be achieved.
A car's engine need gas for it to function, a man's body need food to burn to provide energy and dreams need passion to move them from being just concepts in the mind to man's exclamation "He must have been crazy to have imagined it in the first place."
That is the power and result of passion.
Passion is the energy and excitement with which a dream is pursued. Pursuing a dream may not be an easy ask especially when it is something that exists in the mind and the task is to make real what at first was an idea or concept. This is especially so if the dream is easily achieved because that is an indication that the dream was not big enough and something bigger and more grand must be pursued.
Passion becomes the driving force that enables the taking on of the impossible, persisting in the face of failures and believing in spite of reality saying otherwise. Passion is the fuel that make dreams into reality because there may be a long time and distance between what began as a thought and putting together something tangible. Passion however provide the focus not to be distracted by the spin off ideas because the dream taking shape also mean the spawning of other ideas and concepts.
Where some need alcohol and drugs to get high in order to face life passion take a man to a high that exceed a point where these can go without any ill effects. Disappointment is ever present but each failure gives renewed energy because he understand that failures only occur when there is success to be achieved.
A car's engine need gas for it to function, a man's body need food to burn to provide energy and dreams need passion to move them from being just concepts in the mind to man's exclamation "He must have been crazy to have imagined it in the first place."
That is the power and result of passion.
Monday, June 23, 2014
The power of a dream
Wishing you a happy Monday.
Today I would like for us to take a look at two definitions of a dream..
1. A series of images, ideas, emotions and sensation occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep
2. A wild fancy or hope
(www.thefreedictionary.com)
Science is still baffled by the phenomenon of dreaming and cannot give an exact explanation for its occurrence. Many books have been written on the explanation and meaning of dreams and dreams have been the source of some persons fortunes. The Bible site dreams as one of the means through which God speaks to man. Today dreams continue to be the source of premonition, hope and inspiration.
Dreams that occur during sleep are involuntary but there is the dream that comes about as the result of the deliberate thinking upon ideas. As ideas are thought about images begin to take shape. These are the dreams that are described as wild fancy. The reality is that in our lives wild fancies comes true every day. This is why it becomes necessary to make our wild fancies huge and seemingly out of this world. If the mind has the power to conceive the fancy then there is the way to make the dream a reality.
The power in our wild fancies lies in their magnetism because as soon as the dream has taken shape then they begin to attract possibilities. Possibility spawns other possibilities. The first thing necessary is to have the dream and then the possible way of moving what is an image residing in the mind to something tangible that others can see will begin.
Today I would like for us to take a look at two definitions of a dream..
1. A series of images, ideas, emotions and sensation occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep
2. A wild fancy or hope
(www.thefreedictionary.com)
Science is still baffled by the phenomenon of dreaming and cannot give an exact explanation for its occurrence. Many books have been written on the explanation and meaning of dreams and dreams have been the source of some persons fortunes. The Bible site dreams as one of the means through which God speaks to man. Today dreams continue to be the source of premonition, hope and inspiration.
Dreams that occur during sleep are involuntary but there is the dream that comes about as the result of the deliberate thinking upon ideas. As ideas are thought about images begin to take shape. These are the dreams that are described as wild fancy. The reality is that in our lives wild fancies comes true every day. This is why it becomes necessary to make our wild fancies huge and seemingly out of this world. If the mind has the power to conceive the fancy then there is the way to make the dream a reality.
The power in our wild fancies lies in their magnetism because as soon as the dream has taken shape then they begin to attract possibilities. Possibility spawns other possibilities. The first thing necessary is to have the dream and then the possible way of moving what is an image residing in the mind to something tangible that others can see will begin.
Monday, June 16, 2014
Happy Monday: The power of an idea
Happy Monday: The power of an idea: Wishing you a happy Monday. An idea is "Something, such as a thought or conception, that potentially or actually exists in the mind as...
The power of an idea
Wishing you a happy Monday.
An idea is "Something, such as a thought or conception, that potentially or actually exists in the mind as a product of mental activity," (source: Free online dictionary).
we are creatures of thought and we assess our thoughts before we act. It is during the process of assessing our thoughts that ideas occur. It is important that we differentiate between assessing our thoughts and acting on our instincts. We sometimes act from instinct which is a given response to a stimuli. Animals act from instinct and can always be expected to behave the exact same way to a given stimuli. Man because he is given to thought can formulate how he will respond.
Ideas does not have material on which they are built but it is impossible for a man to conceive an idea which he is incapable of bringing into being. The idea is that what a man's mind can conceive he can also achieve. It becomes a matter of willingness to persist.
I grew up in Jamaica where the game most loved was cricket. A test match lasted five or six days and in the end quite often there were no results because the match ended in a draw. Cricket to me is a game about patience ,skill and endurance. Cricket to me make an interesting comparison with American sports which lasts most times at most two hours and demand that in the end there must be a result.
Pursuing ideas to me is similar to a game of test cricket. It call for patience, endurance and failure and at the same time it demands overcoming the best that the opposing side has. Ideas cannot be viewed as demanding immediate results but once you begin to pursue an idea it is going to spawn other ideas. You will then have to decide whether you focus on the one or incorporate the other ideas as you move a thought or concept from being mental to something tangible.
An idea is "Something, such as a thought or conception, that potentially or actually exists in the mind as a product of mental activity," (source: Free online dictionary).
we are creatures of thought and we assess our thoughts before we act. It is during the process of assessing our thoughts that ideas occur. It is important that we differentiate between assessing our thoughts and acting on our instincts. We sometimes act from instinct which is a given response to a stimuli. Animals act from instinct and can always be expected to behave the exact same way to a given stimuli. Man because he is given to thought can formulate how he will respond.
Ideas does not have material on which they are built but it is impossible for a man to conceive an idea which he is incapable of bringing into being. The idea is that what a man's mind can conceive he can also achieve. It becomes a matter of willingness to persist.
I grew up in Jamaica where the game most loved was cricket. A test match lasted five or six days and in the end quite often there were no results because the match ended in a draw. Cricket to me is a game about patience ,skill and endurance. Cricket to me make an interesting comparison with American sports which lasts most times at most two hours and demand that in the end there must be a result.
Pursuing ideas to me is similar to a game of test cricket. It call for patience, endurance and failure and at the same time it demands overcoming the best that the opposing side has. Ideas cannot be viewed as demanding immediate results but once you begin to pursue an idea it is going to spawn other ideas. You will then have to decide whether you focus on the one or incorporate the other ideas as you move a thought or concept from being mental to something tangible.
Monday, June 2, 2014
The power of a thought
Wishing you a happy
Monday
This week it is estimated there will be in excess of 20,000 thought going through my mind and going through your mind also. Our thoughts are the source of our ideas. This week I promise to meditate on at least two of those thoughts and acts on the ideas that result from meditating on my thoughts. My challenge for you is this, will you promise yourself to do the same with at least two of your thoughts this week?Last week it was fascinating to see the thing that I desired to happen just falling into place. I began the week by thinking of the things that I would like to get done during the course of the week and how to get those things done. The things got done but they certainly did not require the power of my mind or my input. That does not say I did not get anything done because I did quite a bit which was laying the foundations for future benefits.
The week before you and I is a week with fascinating possibilities. There will also be the uncontrollable circumstance but these help to make life all the more interesting. My other challenge always remain in place and it is this, ensure that at the end of the week there is something to show that you accomplished during the course of the week.
Monday, May 26, 2014
The power of the mind
Some years ago I was doing some gardening for a gentleman and I observed that something was definitely wrong with the few fruit trees he had planted in his back yard. I took a shovel and poked near the root of one of the tree and sure enough I hit metal.
The trees had originally been planted in an aluminum containers and what someone had done was dig a hole in the ground and planted the fruit trees in the ground without removing them from the metal containers. Their growth was retarded and as a farmer it was easy for me to see. I patiently dug up back the container, gently removed the plant and planted in the soil and threw the aluminum container into the garbage.
The greatest asset bestowed on you and I is our minds but we have been taught to play safe and not explore the unimagined potential of our minds. We are like the fruit trees planted in metal containers. There is the fertile soil but our ability to grow and bear has been retarded.
Today is the day to begin a change. Set for yourself some seemingly impossible goal to attain this week. If that is achieved easily then you did not set a hard enough goal. (Yesterday afternoon I set myself something I needed to learn this week. I had hoped to master it by the end of the week but two hours later it was done). If you fear setting a difficult goal then begin with something small. It is the individual grains of sand that make up the great big pile.
Our great big problem is the fear of trying and for some people the fear of succeeding.
This week there are two realities that are before you and I and each of us must choose which one we will embrace. The first is what is reality and perceived to be and it is a lie. The second is what can be and it has endless possibilities.
The trees had originally been planted in an aluminum containers and what someone had done was dig a hole in the ground and planted the fruit trees in the ground without removing them from the metal containers. Their growth was retarded and as a farmer it was easy for me to see. I patiently dug up back the container, gently removed the plant and planted in the soil and threw the aluminum container into the garbage.
The greatest asset bestowed on you and I is our minds but we have been taught to play safe and not explore the unimagined potential of our minds. We are like the fruit trees planted in metal containers. There is the fertile soil but our ability to grow and bear has been retarded.
Today is the day to begin a change. Set for yourself some seemingly impossible goal to attain this week. If that is achieved easily then you did not set a hard enough goal. (Yesterday afternoon I set myself something I needed to learn this week. I had hoped to master it by the end of the week but two hours later it was done). If you fear setting a difficult goal then begin with something small. It is the individual grains of sand that make up the great big pile.
Our great big problem is the fear of trying and for some people the fear of succeeding.
This week there are two realities that are before you and I and each of us must choose which one we will embrace. The first is what is reality and perceived to be and it is a lie. The second is what can be and it has endless possibilities.
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