John Maxwell once said, “The difference between winners and whiners is, winners, they know they have to do the right things and then they feel good; whiners, they want to feel good before they do the right thing.”
The dictionary defines a whiner as “a person who makes frequent complaints usually about
I have some links from previous posts; videos, heartfelt messages, a great story about a high school teacher and more.
Enjoy these previous posts, but more importantly, thank a veteran today, and any other day you can too. I do!
Veteran’s Day 2012 (Video)
Veteran’s Day 2010 (Video)
Veteran’s Day 2009 (Video)
Go For It (Podcast)
A High School Teacher Imparts A Lesson
“THANK YOU” to all veterans, whenever you served, and wherever you served. I join many, many more Americans who are grateful for your service!
Mike Verdicchio
2013
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Baseball season ended this past Wednesday with the Giants beating the Royals in seven games. I love baseball. In addition to loving the game, I see a number of analogies to life itself.
I know lots of people see and even teach life lessons from many different sports: teamwork, and perseverance, for example. But for me, there are some really good analogies from the game of baseball, and perhaps the best one is starting over.
When you come up to the plate to bat in a baseball game, there are only two outcomes;
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(There are links below to previous Love Nuggets.)
God Has a Tattoo!
Tattoos are quite popular today. When I was much younger I remember only servicemen had the names of their loved ones, or something very special to them tattooed on their arms. But in recent years, things have changed dramatically.
Today, people refer to tattoos as “ink,” “pieces,” “skin art,” “tattoo art,” “tats,” or “work.” Getting “ink” goes back thousands of years. The process now is of course much safer, and much less painful than it was in ancient times.
For some, “tattoo art” is decorative, but many still
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(There are links below to previous Love Nuggets.)
His Great Love
In a previous Love Nugget, I talked about how the love of God is the greatest of the three – faith, hope and love. In thinking about God’s love for us, it’s really quite obvious His love is great. Great love!
The Bible, in talking about God’s grace and mercy in providing salvation, mentions “His great love wherewith He loved us.” The Bible also
Ok, I’ll simply say, stuff happens. Right? And at times, the stuff is much harder to handle than other times. It’s true for me and it’s true for you, too.
Everyone’s life has ups and downs, highs and lows, good times and not so good times. Sometimes the lows seem to linger and linger and linger; in those times it’s easy to get fed up and sick of it all.
Recently I came home exhausted, after a very long week; I was tired. I wanted to just relax and not deal with anything. But, there were a couple of things I needed to take care of right then; I didn’t want to, but I changed from thinking all about me, and took care them.
I know the Bible directs me to take heed to myself spiritually, mentally and physically. I know that if my life is a mess I don’t have much to offer or give to others. But the Bible also directs me to be loving and giving to others.
So, where is the balance in life between me thinking about me, and me thinking about you? How
(There are links below to previous Love Nuggets.)
The Greatest
How great is faith? It’s huge!
Faith, or, believing, can move mountains. Faith can make you whole. Not to mention it’s by faith that we are saved! Faith, or believing, is huge!
What about hope? How great
Mostly I never know for sure if anyone prays for me on any given day. I’d like to think people who love me pray for me. But there are definitely days when it’s very obvious to me that someone recently prayed for me!
I believe in praying for others. I pray for certain people every day, and others
(There are links below to previous Love Nuggets.)
Defining God’s Love
God’s remarkable love is composed of three main elements. First, the love of God is generous. If you are going to love with the love of God, then it is an act of giving. God so loved the world that He
