dreams

On the Move . . . for those of us with a dream, the world is still waiting, so don’t you give up!

It has been awhile. A full Christmas, an exciting New Year, and a world-wind of work brings us to the door of March, already. Unless it is a lazy summer with enough humidity to stop time, everything seems to move so fast. Of course we can always use our super power called “free will” and [...]

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3 Easily Ignored but Really Important Reasons the Holidays Are So Hard (For Some of Us)

FAITH (heart condition)

The dinners have been cooked. I personally rocked that sweet potato pie and received some praise from the hardest critic in the family. I enjoyed my Thanksgiving this year but the laughter is coming to a quiet fade and the family is preparing to jump back into our pre-Thanksgiving schedule and stresses. But . . [...]

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Gone in September . . .

FULFILLMENT (lifestyle design)

It’s official, the end of the year is here. Tomorrow is the beginning of the fourth quarter and it brings to mind all of our New Year’s Resolutions. Why am I bring it up now when there are clearing 3 more months or 92 more days, or need I count the hours? 2209, in case [...]

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Getting to the Business of Living

FULFILLMENT (lifestyle design)

“I have these yesterdays that creep into my future. I try to walk in new dreams but I have this old pain that just gets in the way. I seek after new moments but it seems to be the old me when I get there. I’m looking for something new but it never seems to [...]

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Madame C.J. Walker: Changing the World with Hair Care Products

FULFILLMENT (lifestyle design)

“I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations. I have built my own factory on my own ground” [...]

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Reality vs Dream 5: the beauty

FULFILLMENT (lifestyle design)

The beauty is having the guts to get that dream and shape it into a tangible reality. The beauty is being conditioned into diamonds baby, by a process that we have finally learned to respect. The beauty is having our dream (and our money), and our money and our dream not destroying us, but aiding [...]

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Reality vs Dream 4: the balance

FULFILLMENT (lifestyle design)

What if the only successful thing you ever accomplish is a financial success, would that be enough for you? What about relationships, family and love? What about fun and friendship? One of the greatest challenges to this life is learning to balance what we do with the people we love and God, the one who [...]

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Reality vs Dream 3: the beast

FULFILLMENT (lifestyle design)

Every big, exciting and successful dream comes with a beast on it’s back. And it’s your job to notice it and eradicate it from your dream and your life. That beast is pride. Now before you settle back into your chair and assume that it can’t get at you, be advised that this subtle little [...]

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Reality vs Dream 2: the battle

FULFILLMENT (lifestyle design)

There is a battle that goes on inside of us regarding where we are and where we are trying to end up. The process is seldom easy. Have you ever paid attention to the stories of those with a lifetime of success? You often find years of hard & back breaking work. As well as [...]

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Reality vs Dream 1: the beginning

FULFILLMENT (lifestyle design)

First off, Dear Gospel Nerve community, I apologize for the sparse postings since Christmas. Between the Holiday Hustle and Bustle at the boys’ home, the New Year’s Joys and Celebrations at the church, and work in between all of it, I was whopped. But I am back now and ready to face the year and [...]