Twenty-one years ago, a non-intimidating North Carolina State team entered the NCAA Basketball tournament, led by their coach, Jimmy Valvano. Despite ten losses that season, "Jimmy V" did not lose hope in his team, even though they had a struggling 8-6 conference record and lost a total of 33 games in three years. Coming in …
Can I Look At Your Face For A Moment?
In this society in which screens are the new faces, the ageless gem of personal communication is starting to become less attractive. Pictures are the go-to method of meeting people, texts/emails are the go-to solution for handling problems, and social media is the go-to avenue of venting frustrations. Although these all are useful and convenient …
Vision
When God gives you a vision/dream, he wants it's manifestation to reflect him in the best possible way. So you have no choice but to think higher than where you are, and be innovative.
Beware Of The Spiritual Vacuums
Have you ever had that co-worker, ex-wife, family member, or "friend" that you feel like they are always negative and trying to bring you down? Don't worry, you're not alone. Everyone has those kind of people in their lives. I call them spiritual vacuums. These are the people in your life that always try to …
It Will All Fall In Place
Faith is such an amazing phenomenon. Hebrews 11:1 describes it as the "substance of things hoped for" and the "evidence of things not seen." The incomprehensible dichotomy is that the beauty of faith is, "I don't know how it is going to happen, but I believe in God that it will." Another interesting element to …
Happiness Is Not A Bad Word
Oftentimes, people revert to the negative things in life way too much. It is almost to the point where it becomes some kind of sick therapy to be miserable and constantly complaining. "This person shouldn't be in that position over me." "I have been doing this for so long, and I am still not where …
You Focus On My Flaws, I’ll Focus On My Future
One of the most humbling things a person can ever experience is understanding that they are not perfect, even if they try their hardest. One finds so much solace in embracing the fact that we as humans are always prone to fail, whether intentionally or unintentionally. We won't always get "A"s on essays, nor will …
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Commit Yourself to Grow TODAY
Have you ever just sat back and reflected on your growth from the past 6-12 months? Now is the time. Before your get overwhelmed in believing that your dreams are too big for you, take some time and think about how much you have grown over the past year. What situation can you look back and …
How Are YOU Better Today?
Many times it is easy for us to look at someone else's faults in order to pay attention to our own faults less. This is such a common mistake, and is very easy to resort to. Today, let's change this. It is time to look in the mirror and see what flaws we have in …
Values
(Courtesy of Andrea Malis)Did some homework.  Narrowed down my top 5 values. Here they are:1. Healing   2. Children   3. Trust   4. Hope   5. DutyThere are tons of resources on the internet if you get stuck on how to start.  You can just Google the word values and many, many sites …
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