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Small minds, secret finds
Time to open up the blinds

Let me start off by telling you I’m an idea guy. And I don’t like to talk much about people and things. I once heard someone say: “Great minds talk about ideas. Mediocre minds talk about things. And small minds talk about people”. I took that to heart. And I hope you will, too. Because it’s powerful medicine for YOUR mind.
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Small minds, secret finds

Small minds borrow and steal ideas.

Ideas are words not spoken yet. And dreams not yet fulfilled. But they start the process. Close your eyes. And imagine your ideal set of circumstances for your life. Some people dream of lounging on the beach all day. Others long to travel. Maybe around the world in a yacht. Or on a never-ending trip through the back roads of America. Whatever you imagine for yourself, imagine it right now.

Now, what’s stopping you from achieving that dream? When you really get down to it, what’s holding down your ideas? I can tell you from my perspective I’m living out one of my lifelong desires right this minute. Ever since I was in high school, way back in medieval times, I dreamed of being a writer. And here I am with my own website. Writing my own articles. And even getting paid for my own professional writing service. If I live to be 100, I don’t want to stop. I don’t want to lounge on the beach or sail around the world.

Wait a minute. That’s not exactly what I mean.

Actually I’d love to lounge on a beach. Or travel more. But not as my ideal life. Doing those things would simply be a brief pause in my “real”life. And my “real” life is eternal. So, I know how important it is to realize ideas have consequences. Eternal ones.

So, don’t die. At least not before you’ve had the chance to express the full you. And not before you’ve had the chance to seal the right deal on your eternal destination. After you do, then go make the splash you’ve imagined yourself making. And don’t give up. Hope springs eternal to the dreamer who knows a future in paradise awaits.

While you’re still breathing, you can still make a difference; whether it’s in your life or the lives of those you touch. And always remember…There IS a Rhyme and Reason to life because God made you.

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You Gotta Face Facts

But when you face facts, make sure they’re the true facts…not merely someone else’s skewed interpretation. Yesterday I wrote about seeking wise counsel. It’s important to know that wise counsel is getting more and more difficult to find even when you are seeking it. Many people have opinions. But not many people have wisdom to go with those opinions.

If you’re about to start out on a journey into uncharted waters, you might discover even some of your friends will tell you it’s the wrong thing to do. While I certainly wouldn’t tell you never to listen to your friends, I would encourage you to examine their motives and quality of information…or lack of. Oftentimes you’ll discover they just don’t want you to work on something they’d never have the nerve to try. Other times you’ll find they have even more selfish motives. It’s sad. But true.

When you face facts, make sure they’re the actual facts.

Your big idea might be “the next big thing”. But it might only be a big idea in your head. If there’s no real audience for it, you might be humming to yourself and no one else. Not such a good idea. However, if you do some research and discover a hole in a market you truly believe you can fill in a new and creative way, go for it. And don’t let others, who would never attempt something so difficult, talk you out of it.

Here’s an insider tip…before you get started on your new adventure/venture…pray to God for wisdom, courage, and perseverance. You’ll need all three for the long haul. Sometimes when you face facts, it can seem like you’re facing impossible odds. But remember, with God, all things are possible. Here’s a song to encourage you…

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Tell me about your big ideas, dreams, and plans” and I’ll tell you about a more excellent way.

Tell me about your awards, scholastic achievements, and trophies”and I’ll tell you about a more excellent way.

Tell me about how you can speak three languages, programs computers, and engineer bridges”and I’ll tell you about a more excellent way.

Tell me about your philosophical meanderings, your cataclysmic discoveries, your geographical conquests”and I’ll tell you about a more excellent way.

Tell me about your keen eye for detail, your sharp ear for nuances, your acute awareness of your surroundings”and I’ll tell you about a more excellent way.

Tell me about your world-changing inventions, your modern machinery, your miracle medicines”and I’ll tell you about a more excellent way.

Tell me about your diplomacy, diversity, and democracy”

and I’ll tell you about a more excellent way.

Tell me about your physical prowess, your endurance abilities, and your driven personality”and I’ll tell you about a more excellent way.

Tell me how you can prophesy, or speak in tongues, or heal people with your hands”and I’ll tell you about a more excellent way.

Tell me you have all these things. Tell me you have these things and more. Tell me you have the world on a string”and I’ll tell you about a more excellent way.

If you have the whole universe at your disposal, and you don’t have love, you have nothing. Your things will come to no thing nothing.

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