This past weekend I met for the second time with a young engaged couple for more pre marriage counseling. I will perform their wedding ceremony next March. After going over some of the actual details for their big day, I shared with them a five point plan for a strong marriage.
The last two points were
There is something in the Bible that causes me to pause and consider whenever I read it. In fact, whenever I think about it I am amazed, humbled, sometimes a little ashamed, but mostly overwhelmed. I’ve known it and read it for many years, but it is still, in my mind anyway, profoundly gigantic.
I’m referring to
As you and I know from experience, there are things in life that are not in our control. As we have in the past, we will in the future face some unpleasant situations that we do not directly bring upon ourselves. How we deal with those situations emotionally determines whether we move forward in our lives our not.
In his new book, Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Learn,
Today 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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From the Category, “The Eastern Eye”
[The Bible is an “Eastern” book. It was written many years ago in the “East” which today we refer to as “The Middle East.” As such, there are many customs and idioms that are not familiar to the “Western” mind.
In understanding the Scriptures it is important for us to understand the culture, but it doesn’t mean that we should necessarily follow that culture. Rather, it is in the understanding of the Eastern culture that we gain light and understanding about many things in the Bible.]
There is a record in the Gospel of Luke that tells of a woman washing the feet of Jesus with her tears. Without understanding the customs of Bible times, one might think she was crying pretty hard. While she was indeed weeping, those were not the tears she used to wash his feet.
This Sunday (November 3) most of the folks here in the USA will turn their clocks back an hour, but not me. In Arizona we don’t participate in Daylight Savings Time, so no need to change the clocks twice a year. Does that sound like
A couple of years ago at this time of year, I posted, “I Guess It’s Just Me.” I mentioned: “I don’t care for Halloween. I know, lots of people have lots of fun, but, sorry, I am not interested.”
So, once again this year, I’m opting out. I’m not criticizing anyone; I just do not participate. Maybe it’s because of the origins of Halloween. Maybe it’s having to see all the representations of death everywhere you turn. Maybe it’s because of the playful attitude toward the “spirit world.”
There is something that happened on October 31 a long, long time ago that
If you’re in a sail boat and desire to go a certain direction, it is up to you to set your sails. Regardless of the wind, how the sails are set determine the direction of the boat.
I posted this short video (2:58) a couple of years ago. Discover how you can set the sails in your life so you can reach your desired destination. And, printed below are the words the poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Enjoy the video!
Here’s the poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, from 1916
But to every mind there openeth,
A way, and way, and away,
A high soul climbs the highway,
And the low soul gropes the low,
And in between on the misty flats,
The rest drift to and fro.
But to every man there openeth,
A high way and a low,
And every mind decideth,
The way his soul shall go.
One ship sails East,
And another West,
By the self-same winds that blow,
‘Tis the set of the sails
And not the gales,
That tells the way we go.
Like the winds of the sea
Are the waves of time,
As we journey along through life,
‘Tis the set of the soul,
That determines the goal,
And not the calm or the strife.
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Whether it is brain physiology, brain psychology, or how to think for personal development, you can find thousands of articles online about the human brain. There are people who do realize there are thoughts that are beneficial and other 
thoughts that are not.
In a recent post, I talked about how we choose the thoughts we think. I pointed out some of the results of thoughts of
Last time (Sometimes You Win Part 1), I posted about a webcast I watched: John Maxwell talking about his new book, Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Learn. I mentioned I’m writing about the webcast to share some take aways I received, not only from John, but from others on that webcast.
We all experience losses and failures; it’s a part of life. What we do in those situations determine where our lives will go from there. Here are a few more
