Category: Victor

Supposed vs. Truth

What screws us up most in life is the picture in our head of how it is supposed to be.

— Unknown —

What screws us up most in life is the picture in our head of how it is supposed to be.

Remarkable

God didn't design you for mediocrity. Go do something remarkable with your life.

— JJMeyer —

God didn’t design you for mediocrity. Go do something remarkable with your life.

Christmas Armour

We are up against the unseen power that controls this dark world and the spiritual agents are from the very headquarters of evil. Therefore, we must wear the 'whole armour of God,' that we may be able to resist evil in its day of power, and that even when we have fought to a standstill, we may still stand our ground.

— Corrie Ten Boom —

We are up against the unseen power that controls this dark world and the spiritual agents are from the very headquarters of evil. Therefore, we must wear the ‘whole armour of God,’ that we may be able to resist evil in its day of power, and that even when we have fought to a standstill, we may still stand our ground.

Santa Claus vs. Superhero

The reality of loving God is loving him like he's a Superhero who actually saved you from stuff rather than a Santa Claus who merely gave you some stuff.

— Criss Jami —

The reality of loving God is loving him like he’s a Superhero who actually saved you from stuff rather than a Santa Claus who merely gave you some stuff.

Distressed, Depressed or at Rest

If you look at the world, you'll be distressed. If you look within, you'll be depressed. If you look at God you'll be at rest.

— Corrie Ten Boom —

If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. If you look at God you’ll be at rest…

Curiously Gritty

Around here we don't look backwards for very long...we keep moving forward, opening new doors and doing new things because we are curious...and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

— Walt Disney —

Curiosity + Grit = An Interesting Life Journey

Barking Dogs

You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.

— Winston Churchill —

“You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” ~Winston Churchill

Victor or Victim

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I do not believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they cannot find them, make them.

— George Bernard Shaw —

So true.  I quit playing the “circumstance blame-game” many years ago. In all situations we have the opportunity to play the role of victor or victim. Which role do you play? Do you make things happen or do you watch things happen…and then complain about it? Do you find opportunity in the problem or do…

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Victory over Blame

A man may make mistakes, but he doesn't become a failure until he blames someone else.

— John Wooden —

“A man may make mistakes, but he doesn’t become a failure until he blames someone else.”  ~John Wooden There are victims and there are victors. Victims have an excuse for everything that goes wrong and they usually blame others for their lot in life. Victors have an eye for creating opportunity when something goes wrong…

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Purpose & Life Happens

You were born to be real, not to be perfect.

— Unknown —

  I was talking with a coachee the other day and he was lamenting about some health issues a loved one was facing.  He began going down the path of asking himself what he had done wrong in order to deserve this punishment he was receiving from God. I quickly steered him back on the…

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