Category: Adversity

Life Happens

Posted February 16, 2017 - Adversity, Perspective

We have no right to ask when sorrow comes, "Why did this happen to me?" unless we ask the same question for every moment of happiness that comes our way.

— Unknown —

We have no right to ask when sorrow comes, “Why did this happen to me?” unless we ask the same question for every moment of happiness that comes our way.

3 P’s

Posted February 7, 2017 - Adversity, Attitude

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.

— Napoleon Hill —

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.

Strong Wind

Posted February 6, 2017 - Adversity, Attitude

Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.

— Arthur Golden —

Life is full of ups and downs. It is through the effective navigation of the ‘downs’ where we find who we truly are. Don’t run from the ‘downs’ our else you will be running from your true self…I write from experience. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, “We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed;…

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Deep Power

Posted February 5, 2017 - Adversity, Attitude

Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.

— Joseph Campbell —

Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.

Wounds into Wisdom

Posted February 4, 2017 - Adversity, Attitude

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

— Oprah Winfrey —

This quote by Oprah is very powerful. We’ve all been wounded at some point in our lives. What we do with the wounds makes all the difference. The devil wants our wounds to shut us down and snuff the very being out of us. God wants to turn our wounds into wisdom. What are you…

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Ice

Posted February 3, 2017 - Adversity, Attitude

You may encounter many defeats but you must not be defeated. In fact, the encountering may be the very experience which creates the vitality and the power to endure.

— Maya Angelou —

None of us like to fail, but failure is part of the success formula…

God and Nature

Posted February 2, 2017 - Adversity, Attitude

God does not cause our misfortunes...

— Rabbi Harold Kushner —

I saw this quote the other day and felt compelled to share it with you all… God does not cause our misfortunes.  Some are caused by bad luck, some are caused by bad people, and some are simply an inevitable consequence of our being human and being mortal, living in a world of inflexible natural…

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Adversity

Posted February 1, 2017 - Adversity, Attitude

Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.

— C. S. Lewis —

Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.

Problems

Posted August 20, 2016 - Adversity, Fear, Success

Positive thinking is how you think about a problem. Enthusiasm is how you feel about a problem. The two together determine what you do about a problem.

— Norman Vincent Peale —

“Positive thinking is how you think about a problem.  Enthusiasm is how you feel about a problem.  The two together determine what you do about a problem.”  ~Norman Vincent Peale Most people who’ve accomplished any type of success in life understand problems are a part of the success formula.  The most successful people I know…

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Fear & Obstacles

Posted May 2, 2016 - Adversity, Challenges, Fear, Mental Condition

When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.

— Zig Ziglar —

We continue to reflect on excerpts from my book FEAR-PROOF as we study the Mental component of our Wheel of Life.  As our thoughts go, so goes our life… “When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.” ~ Zig Ziglar I’ve lived long enough…

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