Tag: being present

Monday MoJo – Define yourself

Tomorrow we start the first of December. I will be working on making the next 31 days very productive and very rewarding for those around me. When I started the 5.0 process I wanted to get rid of the keg and find a 6 pack, well I found the 6 pack in August and the …

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Gratitude Day 30 – a Shield

30 Days of Gratitude but every day I will be thankful. I encourage you to be grateful for each day that you are present. I encourage you to be present in every day that you are here. This is a time to celebrate time with family. It is not about the gifts, it is not …

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Gratitude Day 29 — Discipline

One of the hardest habits to get into is becoming disciplined. When I got ready for surgery back in September I let go of a discipline that helped me get back to where I wanted to be, the discipline of working out regularly. I got lazy kept eating at the same pace I was when …

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Gratitude Day 27 – Black Friday Madness

No I am not up for the Madness of Black Friday; I just wanted to get this post done. I hope you didn’t get caught up in the madness of trying to keep up with everyone else. All of this consumerism is getting way out of hand. The past couple of years we have been …

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Gratitude Day 25 – Self Control

Oh how fitting that today the day before Thanksgiving that I share about self-control. Growing up we always had Thanksgiving at my Grandparents until they couldn’t do it then it was usually done at either Mom and Dads or her Brother’s house. Mom came from a fairly large family so when he add in all …

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Gratitude Day 24 — Righteousness

In the past few days I have mentioned that many times I have fallen. I am grateful for the Lord God Almighty who encourages me to keep getting up. I am grateful for being forgiven, through the blood of his Son. I am grateful for those that he put in my life to help me; …

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Gratitude Day 23 – Keep your Heart on the Right Path

What exactly is the heart? To me the heart is the core; it is where I develop my guiding principles, it is my belief structure. To me keeping my heart on the right path is to nourish myself with the knowledge of the Bible. In modern times there are so many distractions that can cause …

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Gratitude Day 17 – Use of words with restraint

While reading the today’s proverb, I chose to highlight the couple of verses that I have the most trouble with and as we get closer to the holiday season. Last night I delivered a speech titled “Choices are”; there will be increased traffic in the coming days as more people decide they want to spend …

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Gratitude Day 14 – a fool’s talk brings a rod

As I write this I realize it may be a bit incendiary but with the past couple of days post I have to say it. In the news I have seen people doing foolish things and then have issue when the consequences of the actions bring down the rod of correction. Maybe that is the …

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Gratitude Day 12 – Discipline and Stupidity

As I saw today’s Proverb I just had to put together some things I have learned in the past and bring it forward to today. When I was growing up and was in school there was to forms of discipline. The first discipline was to buckle down and study do the course work and show …

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