“God has created me to do for Him* some definite purpose. He has committed some work to me, which He has not committed to another.”
Category: Words of encouragement
“Your life (‘little’) is the only Bible (and/or Gospel) many people will read.”
“The Greatest Race: Living by (with) faith, hope and love is the highest podium any person can reach, God’s podium that anyone stand on.”
“When (or if ever) you arrive in heaven, let faith, hope and love be the wings that carried you there.”
– as adapted from the inspiring words of Jonathan Edwards, former minister in New England, Massachusetts
“The Greatest Race: Living by (with) faith, hope and love is the highest podium any person can reach, God’s podium that anyone stand on.”
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from https://godandformula1.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/on-the-podium-after-the-greatest-race/
“Having pursued the goals, the dreams set before us and run the race with persistence and endurance, after giving it all. Then one day standing on the summit of life, breathing in the pure sweet oxygen of achievement, totally satisfied in running the greatest race, the race of life one that ANYONE can run and win.”
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“He that ruleth his own spirit is better than he that taketh a city.”
“He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, he who rules his [own] spirit than he who takes a city.”
-Proverbs 16:32(NKJV)
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow! What a Ride!’”
The Eagle: What we can learn the eagle (life lessons)?
. Eagles catch the wind drafts of the spirit – they soar high on the wind beneath our wings. Wait on God…then rise on wings like eagles.
“It’s not by might, nor by power, but by God’s Spirit.”
2. Eagles love storms. They use the air pressure of the storm to go high… and this a lesson for all of us. How can I use this obstacle/adversity in my life to go higher?. Look for the storm, but don’t rely on your own strength to get though it. Remember God is with you in the eye of the storm. We will come out of it in a better place than when we into the storm. You will fly higher, as the Holy Spirit gives us the strength to ovecome adversity in our lives.
Eagles go to great lengths to teach their young
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Here are my notes from a TV program by Tak Bhana (web site: http://www.running with fire.co.nz)
THE EAGLE
Lessons from an eagle:
1. Eagles catch the wind drafts of the spirit – they soar high on the wind beneath our wings. Wait on God…then rise on wings like eagles.
“It’s not by might, nor by power, but by God’s Spirit.”
2. Eagles love storms. They use the air pressure of the storm to go high… and this a lesson for all of us. How can I use this obstacle/adversity in my life to go higher?. Look for the storm, but don’t rely on your own strength to get though it. Remember God is with you in the eye of the storm. We will come out of it in a better place than when we into the storm. You will fly higher, as the Holy Spirit gives us the strength to ovecome adversity in our lives.
3. Don’t eat dead things, as eagles only eat fresh prey.
Keep off the dead stuff, unlike vultures
Your walk with God needs to be fresh – a new beginning with new revelations. Listen to His? voice!
4. Eagles circle for some time before attacking their prey. Wait for the right time to attack, to launch your product or idea on the market. Then come back with the spoils of victory.
Learn from history – which battles to fight…and which ones to walk away from.
5. Eagles have tremendous vision from up on high.
“Without a vision the people perish.”
– Proverbs
and NB
6. Eagles go to great lengths to teach their young what they’ve learnt: ie. how to fly, they teach and mentor their young well. Share and pass it on – a vital lesson for humankind
Have faith. “Faith is the currency of God.”
Say:
“Lord, I don’t understand what I’m going through, but I trust you in this situation. I know that with You, I’ll come out OK. Like the storm, this too shall pass.”
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“Eagles may soar high, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet engines!”
PS: See the great eagle clip from Tak Bhana (web site: http://www.running with fire.co.nz)
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
– Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)
Picture by my old friend John (whose “photographic talents” I definitely do not possess!)
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“When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”
– Leonardo da Vinci
“For faith, hope and love make all dreams come true.”
“For faith, hope and love make all dreams come true.”
Sharing Some Uplifting Thoughts (Thought Conditioners) from Dr Norman Vincent Peale
“If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed…nothing shall be impossible to you . . . ”
“According to your faith, be it unto you.” – Matthew ix.290
“If God be for us, who can be against us?” – Romans viii.31
(and you may as well be too!!!)
Simply affirm:” God is with me in this situation; God is helping me; God is guiding me.
Remind yourself that God is with you and nothing can defeat you. BELIEVE that you now receive power from Him.
Faith is a choice It’s a decision It’s a commitment
“The just shall live by faith – Romans 1:16,17
MATTHEW: “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.” *
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SHARING SOME UPLIFTING THOUGHTS from DR NORMAN VINCENT PEALE (to Give Comfort, Strength and Peace of Mind in Times of Trial and Struggle)
Submitters Note:
These are some notes that I wrote down many years ago in a very dark period of my life . . . a time of prolonged great hardship in a seemingly impossibly difficult situation, which I’m “passing on”. (I think they were from Norman Vincent Peace, the author of the Power of Positive Thinking). Yes, on checking my notes these words from Dr Peale’s ‘Self Help Book’ of Thought Conditioners (from the Bible) served to sustain and encourage me to “hang in there” with hope, faith and persistence. And I hope they may do the same for you . . . whatever situation you may find yourself in.
Hope these thoughts are not “too heavy-heavy religious” for you.
The light of God will be with you on the path up ahead.
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Christianity has its roots in the mystery of eternal life. This faith is a way of understanding the unknowable. Wanted to understand the cycle of life, death and rebirth.
However, one has to be a believer to “get into different levels of understanding”… which is achieved through the immense power of faith.
“If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed…nothing shall be impossible to you . . . ”
“According to your faith, be it unto you.” – Matthew ix.290
“If God be for us, who can be against us?” – Romans viii.31
(and you may as well be too!!!)
Simply affirm:” God is with me in this situation; God is helping me; God is guiding me.
Remind yourself that God is with you and nothing can defeat you. BELIEVE that you now receive power from Him.
“Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes away except God. God alone is sufficient.”
Thomas Carlyle: “Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves.”
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I was in a situation where I had to make a decision: an intellectual, rational one (of the mind), or that of some kind of spiritual discipline and faith. The first (selling Sky subscriptions) one was easy, the second, the writing path) hard. The first is about ego, the second about the battle inside you that gives life meaning.
I chose the hardest path – it was like having wings. I wanted to look at everything another way.
It’s no specific faith. It could be any religion – it’s a deep belief in God, the human spirit.” – the words of Ingrid Betancourt (Colombian hostage)
Faith is a choice It’s a decision It’s a commitment
“The just shall live by faith – Romans 1:16,17
MATTHEW: “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.” *
LIFE’S PROBLEMS
1. Believe, really believe, that for every problem, there is a solution (and very often it’s a spiritual one).
2. Keep calm. Tension blocks the flow of thought power. Your brain cannot operate efficiently under too much stress.
3. Don’t try to force an answer. Keep the mind relaxed and the solution will become clear. List the facts of the problem on paper – be objective, so that your problem does not become subjective.
Be patient waiting for an answer, a solution …which comes via the subconscious mind
6. Pray about your problem, affirming that God will flash illumination into your mind. Believe God’s promise in the 73rd Psalm: “Thou wilt guide thee by thou counsel.”
7. Trust fully in the faculty of insight and intuition.
Go to church (and/or meditate) and let your subconscious work on the problem.
There is always a close connection between how a man thinks and how he feels. In addition, there is impressive evidence to support the view that God works through both the practitioner of science, the doctor, and the practitioner of faith, the minister (mind-body relationship). The answer is in the healing teachings of Jesus.
“Be still and know that I am God.” – Psalm XVI.10
“In him we live and move and have our being.” – Acts xvii.28
By faith you place yourself in the flow of divine power.
William James: “The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.” As you think, so shall you be. fill your mind with fresh new creative thoughts of faith, love and goodness.”
1. Don’t get the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. Don’t strain so hard. Don’t take yourself so seriously.
2. Determine to like your work. Change yourself and your work will seem different.
3. Plan your work and work your plan.
4. Don’t try to do everything at once: “This one thing I do.”
5. Get the right mental attitude.
6. Practice being relaxed – take it all in your stride.
William James: “One of the deepest drives of human nature is the desire to be appreciated.”
“If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peacably with all men.’ – Romans xii.18
It is not advisable to attempt to carry the burden of sorrow and mental pain without Divine help; for it’s weight is more than the personality can bear. There is always the soothing presence of God at hand.
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him.” – I Corinthians ii.9
Socrates: “No evil can befall a good man in this life or in the next.”
* State your problem
* Ask for a specific answer. Believe that you are getting that answer. BELIEVE, really believe that now through God’s help, you are gaining power over that difficulty.
Higher Power/Authority
If there is deep desire, intensity of longing, and a reaching out after the Power, it will be given.
We may never meet in person, but in this book we have met. We are spiritual friends. I pray for you, God will help you – so believe and live successfully.
Jesus Christ: “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” John X 10.
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PRAYER
Prayer helps people to tap forces and to utilise strength not otherwise available.
A famous psychologist once said these wise words: “Prayer is the greatest power available to the individual in solving his personal problems. It’s power astonishes me.” Release of spiritual energy through prayer. It releases and keeps power flowing freely.
“According to your faith, be it unto you.” – Matthew ix.29
“What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” – Mark xi.24
Faith and harmony are important factors in the prayer process.
Hard work, positive thinking, fair dealing, right treatment of people, and the proper kind of praying always gets results. Formula: * Prayerise + * Picturise + * Actualise
The Kingdom of God is within you.” – Luke xvii.21
Prayer is the mightiest power in the world. Every day is good if you pray.
Always accept willingness to accept God’s will in your life. Ask for what you want; but be willing to take what God gives you. It may be better than what you ask for.
Prayer: I believe I am always divinely guided I believe I will always take the right turn of the road.
I believe God will always make a way when there is no way.
A P R P B W P R A: Affirmative prayers release powers by which positive results are accomplished. PEACEWORK
Prayer helps people to tap forces and to utilise strength not otherwise available.
A famous psychologist once said these wise words: “Prayer is the greatest power available to the individual in solving his personal problems. It’s power astonishes me.” Release of spiritual energy through prayer. It releases and keeps power flowing freely.
“According to your faith, be it unto you.” – Matthew ix.29
“What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” – Mark xi.24
Faith and harmony are important factors in the prayer process.
Hard work, positive thinking, fair dealing, right treatment of people, and the proper kind of praying always gets results. Formula: * Prayerise + * Picturise + * Actualise
“The Kingdom of God is within you.” – Luke xvii.21
Prayer is the mightiest power in the world. Every day is good if you pray.
Always accept willingness to accept God’s will in your life. Ask for what you want; but be willing to take what God gives you. It may be better than what you ask for.
Prayer: I believe I am always divinely guided I believe I will always take the right turn of the road.
I believe God will always make a way when there is no way.
A P R P B W P R A: Affirmative prayers release powers by which positive results are accomplished.
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you.” – John xiv.27
“Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest awhile.” – Mark vi.31
Discipline ourselves to quietness. Slow down, quiet down. do not fume, do not fret, practise being peaceful.
“The peace of God which passeth all understanding.” – Philippians ix.7
Life can get muddled, but muddied water, let stand, will become clear.” – Lao-tse
Practise serenity
Affirm: “God is here and his peace is touching me.”
“Come unto me, all that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew xi.28
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” – John xiv.27
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee.” – Isaiah xxvi.3
Tranquillity – the very word denotes a sense of peace.
So long thy power hath kept me, sure it STILL will lead me on. Send into the area of your thinking a healing balm.
With God’s help I am now emptying my mind of all fear, all anxiety, all insecurity. Repeat. Picture all worry thoughts flowing out of you.
I place this day, my life, my loved ones in the Lord’s hands.
“… but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians iii.13-14
Mark in your Bible every passage that speaks of faith, hope, happiness, glory and radiance. Commit each to memory.
When Jesus Christ was born He was called Immanuel, meaning God with us.
* PRAYER
EXPECT THE BEST AND GET IT
“If thou can’st believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” – Mark IX 23
Whatever you believe you can do, you can do, with God’s help. When you put your trust in God, he guides your mind so that you do not want things that are not good for you, or that are inharmonious with God’s will. When you learn to believe, then that which has seemingly been impossible moves into the area/becomes possible. When you expect the best, you release a magnetic force in your mind, which by a law of attraction tends to bring the best to you.
Faith moves mountains: Faith, belief, positive thinking, faith in God, faith in other people, faith in yourself, faith in life.
Freed from self doubt, you can put your whole self into your endeavour, and nothing can stand in the way of the man or woman, who focuses their entire self on a problem. Expect to succeed and you WILL.
“Throw your heart over the bar and your body will follow.”
Expect the best, not the worst, and you will attain your heart’s desire. It is what is in the heart of you, either good or bad, weak or strong, that finally comes to you. Emerson: “Beware of what you want, for you will get it.” faith power works wonders.
Have faith in God. “For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea.”
– Mark 11
“But shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.” – Mark XI. 22-23
Be specific. Ask God for any right thing, but as a little child, don’t doubt…NEVER.
* STRENGTH
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
– Phillipians iv.13
“Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.”
“A clean mind, as a clean engine, always delivers power.”
A fundamental doctrine of Emerson: the human personality can be touched with Divine Power and thus greatness can be released from it.
“The greatest factor in any undertaking is one’s belief about it.”
– William James
Thoreau: the secret of achievement is to hold a picture of a successful outcome in mind.
Jefferson: “Take the smooth handle”…ie. follow the path of least resistance.
RELAX. Affirm the thought that God is filling us with strength and quiet energy. Get yourself in tune with Him and open yourself to the flow of His power.
Give your job all you’ve got, but in a relaxed manner.
“According to your faith be it unto you.” – Matthew ix.29 is a basic law for successful living.
“The just shall live by faith – Romans 1:16,17
“YOU are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.” – Matthew
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint.” – Isaiah 40.28-31.
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“A book is small enough to hold in your hand; but when you read it, the walls fall away and you’re in a room as big as the world.”
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.” – Chinese proverb
“A book, like a dog, is man’s best friend, but inside it’s too dark to read.” – Groucho Marx)
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“What we learn in the darkness, we are to share in the eternal light.”
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“When (or is it perhaps if ever ??) you arrive in a place (or rather state ) known as heaven, let faith, hope and love be the wings of the chariot that carried you there.”
– craig (as adapted from the words of Jonathan Edwards, a former minister in Massachusetts (New England
“The Greatest Race: Living by (with) faith, hope and love is the highest podium any person can reach, God’s podium that anyone stand on.”
– craig
“Having pursued the goals, the dreams set before us and run the race with persistence and endurance, after giving it all. Then one day standing on the summit of life, breathing in the pure sweet oxygen of achievement, totally satisfied in running the greatest race, the race of life one that ANYONE can run and win.”
craig 11/11
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May you all see God’s bright light on the path (road) up ahead
How to Make Your Wildest Dreams Come True – Fifteen Principles to Realise Them
A Review of the Book ‘God Has A Dream’ by Desmond Tutu
A REVIEW OF THE BOOK ‘GOD HAS A DREAM’ by Desmond Tutu and Douglas Abrams
A Vision of Hope for Our Time
Tags: Religion, faith, South Africa, Desmond Tutu, hope, politics, Christian life, Christian theology Book Title: God Has a Dream , a Vision of Hope for Our Time Authors: Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams
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Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu has long been admired throughout the world for the heroism and grace he exhibited while encouraging countless South Africans in their struggle for human rights. In ‘God Has a Dream’, his most soul-searching book, he shares the spiritual message that guided him through those troubled times. Drawing on personal and historical examples, Archbishop Tutu reaches out to readers of all religious backgrounds, showing how individual and global suffering can be transformed into joy and redemption. With his characteristic humour, Tutu offers an extremely personal and liberating message. He helps us to “see with the eyes of the heart” and to cultivate the qualities of love, forgiveness, humility, generosity, and courage that we need to change ourselves and our world.
Echoing the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., he writes, “God says to you, ‘I have a dream. Please help me to realize it. It is a dream of a world whose ugliness and squalor and poverty, its war and hostility, its greed and harsh competitiveness, its alienation and disharmony are changed into their glorious counterparts. When there will be more laughter, joy, and peace, where there will be justice and goodness and compassion and love and caring and sharing. I have a dream that my children will know that they are members of one family, the human family, God’s family, my family.'”
Addressing the timeless and universal concerns all people share, God Has a Dream envisions a world transformed through hope and compassion, humility and kindness, understanding and forgiveness
Article Title: A Review of the Book ‘God Has A Dream’ by Desmond Tutu
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A REVIEW OF THE BOOK ‘GOD HAS A DREAM’ by Desmond Tutu and Douglas Abrams
A Vision of Hope for Our Time
Tags: Religion, faith, South Africa, Desmond Tutu, hope, politics, Christian life, Christian theology Book Title: God Has a Dream , a Vision of Hope for Our Time Authors: Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams
Book overview Sourced from: http://www.google.com/books
Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu has long been admired throughout the world for the heroism and grace he exhibited while encouraging countless South Africans in their struggle for human rights. In ‘God Has a Dream’, his most soul-searching book, he shares the spiritual message that guided him through those troubled times. Drawing on personal and historical examples, Archbishop Tutu reaches out to readers of all religious backgrounds, showing how individual and global suffering can be transformed into joy and redemption. With his characteristic humour, Tutu offers an extremely personal and liberating message. He helps us to “see with the eyes of the heart” and to cultivate the qualities of love, forgiveness, humility, generosity, and courage that we need to change ourselves and our world.
Echoing the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., he writes, “God says to you, ‘I have a dream. Please help me to realize it. It is a dream of a world whose ugliness and squalor and poverty, its war and hostility, its greed and harsh competitiveness, its alienation and disharmony are changed into their glorious counterparts. When there will be more laughter, joy, and peace, where there will be justice and goodness and compassion and love and caring and sharing. I have a dream that my children will know that they are members of one family, the human family, God’s family, my family.'”
Addressing the timeless and universal concerns all people share, God Has a Dream envisions a world transformed through hope and compassion, humility and kindness, understanding and forgiveness.
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Editorial Review – Reed Business Information (c) 2003 Reading this book is like having a long, and somewhat homiletical, afternoon tea with former Archbishop of Cape Town and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Tutu. Four years after No Future Without Forgiveness, Tutu’s reflection on his role as Chairman of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, comes this deeply personal book that Tutu calls “a cumulative expression of my life’s work.” Each chapter begins “Dear Child of God,” and goes on to reflect on vulnerability, transfiguration and the human condition with winding anecdotes from Tutu’s personal and public life, stories he delivers with his trademark humour and a deceptive simplicity. For example, when Tutu says we are all one family, what emerges is not some churchy optimism, but a highly developed theology of relationship, what Tutu has earlier called ubuntu (“a person is a person through other people”), with political as well as interpersonal implications. This book is highly readable, perhaps because, like other Tutu books, it is culled in large part from lectures and sermons delivered in Tutu’s very public life. That this book aims for more than an afternoon tea becomes clear at its close: we are God’s partners, Tutu exhorts. We are humanized or dehumanized in and through our actions toward others. Tutu grounds this appeal most concretely, ending with a list of Web sites from organizations that need more partners for their outreach. (Mar. 23)
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Desmond Tutu’s best-selling inspirational book for a general audience, now available in paperback ‘God Has A Dream’ is an extremely personal and liberating message of hope and light in dark times. In it, the Archbishop shows how important it is that, even as we face the harsh realities of our individual lives and global conditions, we remember the importance of hope and dreams – for it is on hope and dreams that a better future will be built, and that God’s dream for us will be fulfilled. And Tutu also demonstrates how to bring these dreams to fruition in very practical terms, for example in learning how to love, ridding ourselves of our prejudices, opposing injustice, promoting the qualities of forgiveness, humility and generosity in ourselves, taking time to be still and quiet and in being patient. Meant not only for a Christian audience, but also for those of all faiths – and none – who are drawn to a life of more inspiration and integrity, ‘God Has A Dream’ is highly readable and very relevant to the times we live in. Instead of being a political document (as was his previous book No Future Without Forgiveness) this is a major work of contemporary spirituality from a Church leader known for his charisma, robust approach and humour.
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“Faith is the pillar of strength that allows man to achieve the impossible, reach the unattainable and solve the unfathomable.”
“When you come to the edge of all the light you know, and are able to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly.”
– Barbara J Winter
“God creates us with different gifts. Each one of us comes into the world with a different collection of life circumstances that often severely challenge us, things that give us joy and in expressing our talents allow us to bless the people, the world around us.”
“The task ahead of you can always be overcome by the power within you…and the seemingly difficult path ahead of you is never as steep with the great spirit that lies within you.” – craig
“When I let go of what (and who) I think I am, I become all that I can be… and am capable of being.”
– craig (as adapted and inspired from Lao Tzu)
About the submitter:
Craig believes in (and loves) sharing information and insights to make a difference in this world: to help and especially encourage people along life’s magical journey … and that brings him the greatest joy. Craig has a ‘passion’ for writing books that tell stories about people doing positive things in this often so hard, sometimes unkind world, occasionally cruel, yet always amazing world – true stories that leave the reader feeling uplifted, empowered and hopefully even inspired.
The various books that Craig “felt inspired to write” are available at
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=la_B005GGMAW4_sr?rh=i%3Abooks&field-author=Craig+Lock
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4 and http://goo.gl/vTpjk
The submitter’s blogs (with extracts from his various writings: articles, books and new manuscripts) are at www.sharefaith.wordpress.com and http://craigsblogs.wordpress.com
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“You can cut down the flower, but nothing can stop the coming of the spring.”
“Together, one mind, one heart, one life at a time, let’s see how many people we can impact, empower, uplift, encourage … and perhaps even inspire to reach their fullest potentials.”
“Together, one mind, one soul, one life at a time, let’s march together towards a better future…and plant the seeds of a far brighter tomorrow”
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