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Let It Go And Just Be Held

Hold it all together
Everybody needs you strong
But life hits you out of nowhere
And barely leaves you holding on

And when youre tired of fighting
Chained by your control
Theres freedom in surrender
Lay it down and let it go

So when youre on your knees and answers seem so far away
Youre not alone, stop holding on and just be held
Your worlds not falling apart, its falling into place
Im on the throne, stop holding on and just be held
Just be held, just be held…

Lyrics: Casting Crowns (2014). Just Be Held [Recorded by Elton John]. Label: Reunion Records.

Rocky Balboa

The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you’re hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!

How A Quadriplegic Taught Me How To Run!

Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” —Matthew 19:26

Going through a bitter divorce is not a fun adventure at all…it’s actually gut wrenching and heartbreaking.

Let me set the the scene here.

I was in the dark valley of divorce. Lost my home, couldn’t see my kids everyday, lived on a basement floor with a sleeping bag at a friends house, the temporary court order and the legal fees were crushing me. I was not in a good place at all.

Warning: Bible Thumping Is Hazardous To People’s Health

Some people are hurting so bad you have to do more than preach a message to them. You have to BE a message to them!

-Joyce Meyer

Wikipedia defines a “Bible thumper” as someone perceived as aggressively imposing their Christian beliefs upon others. The term derives from preachers thumping their hands down on the Bible, or thumping the Bible itself, to emphasize a point during a sermon. The term’s target domain is broad and can often extend to anyone engaged in a public show of religion, fundamentalist or not. The term is most commonly used in English-speaking countries.

We have all experienced a good bible thumping haven’t we? How did the experience effect you?

Why We All Need A John Sculley In Our Lives

I was watching the movie Jobs, the biopic of Apple’s founder Steve Jobs and one scene in particular really hit me. The scene where current CEO John Sculley , Mike Markkula and the rest of the board went around the table deciding the fate of Steve Jobs with a show of hands. The scene pauses at Mike Markulla’s turn to see if he would support Jobs. You could see the betrayal in eyes of Jobs as each board member including Mike Markulla sides with Sculley which results in Jobs removal from the Macintosh project and demotion. Ouch!

Does this scene sound familiar? Ever been in this place?

Let It Go And Just Be Held

Rocky Balboa

How A Quadriplegic Taught Me How To Run!

Warning: Bible Thumping Is Hazardous To People’s Health

Why We All Need A John Sculley In Our Lives

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