Thought For Day - Character Determines Faith

" Character Determines Faith"

Tim Reid

What is your character and how has it determined your faith?

Sunday's Eclectic Music Videos # 2 - Ring of Fire

Sunday's Eclectic Music Videos 2009 # 1 - Jimi Hendrix

Saturday's Motivational Video - Life is a Miracle

Thought For Day - I Will Persist Until I Succeed

""I will persist until I succeed, because I was not delivered into this world in defeat, nor does defeatism run through the blood of my ancestors. I'm not some sheep waiting to be prodded by a shepherd. I am a lion. I don't want to associate with the sheep. I don't want to know the sheep, because the slaughterhouse of failure is not my destiny. I will persist until I succeed."

Governor Doug Wilder

Thought For Day - Rekindle the Flame

"Sometimes our light goes out but is blown again into flame by an encounter with another human being. Each of us owes the deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this inner light."

Albert Schweitzer

Personal Ramblings - Bucket List

Do you have or have you created a Bucket/ Goal List?

I have created one for myself and together with my daughter one for her.

I've adapted the concept to capture all the things I have done in my life and her life to date. I include all the following

All the things in my life I have done, accomplished and can be grateful for. Some of the areas I capture are;

People I've Met
Magic Moments in my life, families life and all the special moments with my daughter
Books Read
Theatre attended
Personal Accomplishment
Places I've been
Films I've produced
Lessons learned
Aha moments
and more.......

All this is stuff I can remember, reflect on and feel grateful for and share with my family.

Then I create the things I want to do, see,contribute, accomplish for the future. I shoot for the sky knowing the bigger and outrageous the list and goals the more I will do, accomplish, become, enjoy, contribute and feel grateful for.

I recommend you do it for yourself and your kids.

Thought For Day - What Lies Within You

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us"

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thought For Day - Summer Follows Winter

"In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was an invincible summer"

Albert Camus

Thought For Day - Get Started

"You don't have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great!"

Les Brown

Sunday's Eclectic Music Videos 2009 # 2 - Daylight

Sunday's Eclectic Music Video's # 1 - Ain't No Such Thing as A Superman

Saturday's Motivational Video - Leadership and Success

Personal Ramblings - NBC's "Breakthrough with Tony Robbins"

Monday I attended the taping of NBC's Breakthrough with Tony Robbins". Finally a reality show worth watching. It's a reality show that will make a difference in the lives of the people on the show but will provide the viewers with lessons and role models to deal with the challenges they are facing in life.

Everytime I run across Tony Robbins I'm reminded of the amazing contributions he has made to so many people's lives. I met him in New York in 1989 and I credit him with helping me transform my life. The life I live today is so different and better and it started with a firewalk on 34th St in Manhattan.

As a skeptical New Yorker I approached Tony looking for the chinks in him but discovered a real genuine person who walks his talk. I consider him my mentor. He always reminds me to raise my standards and to step up more to life. I remember that my greatest days are still ahead of me.

Check out his show on NBC in January, you won't be disappointed.

There aren't many people I can recommend 100% but I can recommend Tony Robbins 100 %.

For more info check out his blog.....


http://www.tonyrobbinsblog.com/breakthrough-with-tony-robbins/

Thought For Day - Let Go of Anger

"Let go of anger - it is an acid that burns away the delicate layers of your happiness."

Anonymous

Thought For Day - Breakthru

" All personal breakthroughs begin with a change in beliefs..what belief have you held on to that has out lived it usefulness in your life?

Tony Robbins

Happy 12th Birthday - To My Daughter Sofia

I wrote this for your 11th birthday and it is still true

I still remember the day you were born and I held you in my arms in the hospital. My life changed for ever that day. It was the greatest thing that ever happened to me and it helped me grow, mature and step up in every way. You always tell me I am the greatest dad in the world and those words from you are my greatest success in life and I will always attempt to live up to those words. Every day I say thank you for having you as my daughter and I wish you a Happy Birthday and may all your dreams come true and always know I will always love you.

Happy 12th Birthday

You've grown to be be a confident, competent happy 12 year older. We have shared many magic moments over the years and I look forward to sharing even more with you this year. You have discovered many passions; horseback riding, cheerleading, fashion designing and I'm sure you will discover many more. This year you begin your middle school journey. So Happy Birthday and here's to a great year of adventure, new learnings, growth and new friends. I am blessed to be your dad.

Some Birthday Wishes:

Dream Big, Never Give Up on Your Dreams, Laugh a lot, Let Your Greatness Shine, Make a Difference, Be Happy and Happy 12th Birthday

with all my love,

your Dad

Thought For Day - Accept Rejection - Reject Acceptance

"Know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance"

Ray Bradbury

Thanks to Robin Parrish

Thought For Day - The Only True Wisdom

"The only true wisdom is knowing that you know nothing."

Socrates

Thanks to Tony Robbins

I would add that it's when we think we know everything is when we stop learning, growing and listening.

John Duffy

Thought For Day - Don't Be an Injustice-Collector

"Don't Be an Injustice-Collector"

You know the type, they create an identity based on how people have screwed them over, They become professional victims. All they get is attention but of a negative type. Don't be a professional victim, don't be an injustice-collector. Don't do it......

I owe the term "Injustice Collector" to Alexander Therox who used it in a review of the memoir "Closing Time" by Joe Queene . He uses it to describe how Joe collects all the injustices done to him by his father. I love the term.