Mark Wayne – Author and 'Warrior Poet'
Sometimes there is no justice only mercy
Those who succeed are the ones who are willing to put in the work. The work, the practice, the showing up is often overwhelming and progress is slow. Yet, if we keep at it and as John Maxwell says pay the price and do it consistently, the final result can be
If you pay the price and do it consistently, the final result can be AMAZING! ~John Maxwell ‘Leadershift’ @JohnCMaxwell @JohnMaxwellCo @JohnMaxwellTeam #MondayMotivation #LiveYourDreams #Success #MondayBlogs
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I encourage you to rise up might warrior. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow is still a dream and today is there right in front of us to grasp. Go forth in strength and love, in joy and faith and live your dreams!
You are the HERO of your life’s story, who else could be? #MondayMotivation #Encouragement #YouMatter #LiveYourDreams
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“To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived – that is to have succeeded.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson #Quote #Success #Life
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As I look back over my life, the questions haunt me, ‘have I succeeded?’ and ‘how do you define a successful life?’
Success by the worlds standards might include the following:
I am sure you can think of many others things that might apply as well.
For me the idea of a successful life has shrunk over the years. Not in terms of impact but in terms of grandiosity and self-serving vanity. The Emerson quote has been a favorite of mine since the first time I read it.
To laugh often and much to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others to leave the world a little better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success.
I have stood at the bedside as a last breath was taken and I have no doubt my presence made that breath a little easier. You can read about this in my memoir to be published in 2021 and an update in a previous post here. I pray that I have also helped others breathe a little easier in times of trouble, strife and pain. For what good is a life that offers nothing of value to other human beings, living things and the world around us?
It’s probably not surprising to paraphrase Emerson this is my definition of success >
Sometimes the best thing we can do is to keep it simple…
A simple life is often a wonderful life! #Quote #Motivation Monday #MondayBlogs
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I know that I often over complicate things which only serves to make my life harder. To let go of the shoulds, the coulds, the musts and the expectations we place on ourselves so easily. The flowers and the trees do not worry about tomorrow they seek the sun and dance in the wind, knowing not what the day will bring. They marvel in the now and live today, may we all do the same for today will too soon be gone.
#JustBelieve #HopeLives #LiveYourDreams
I hold a vision from here to there Where I can see things of memory The path lays before me shining crystal clear As shadows dance silently on the fringe Overcome by desires that scamper quickly away While standing still falls a single rolling tear One small drop that holds all my fears A haunting serenade redemptive love infringes Beckons a safe passage to another world Where angels play beyond the undiscovered Grace reaches softly no heart left untouched The broken places cracks desperately patched This is where the light shines into the pain A question wells up within as deep calls to deep How do I ever get from here to there?
#LiveYourDreams #JustBelieve #HopeLives #GraceChangesPeople
What dream or vision are you seeking? What first step can you take? #LiveYourDreams #SaturdayMotivation #YouGotThis
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This post is a further exploration of an earlier post for “Monday Motivation“ offering I hope some practical tips to help us all get “From Here to There.”
I have used these tips as touchstones on my own journey to get from here to there. Stay tuned for some exciting news coming next Saturday! Be sure to check out that blog post!
3 Tips > 1- Keep your vision in front of you. 2- Seek healing and restoration for others and yourself. 3- Believe that you have something to do or say that someone needs. #LiveYourDreams #SaturdayMotivation #YouGotThis #FromHereToThere
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Yes! 😉 Today is my birthday! 🎂 Oh’ happy day right? 😃
Sometimes I am not so sure. What I mean is I have less years in front of me than I do behind me so another birthday is a reminder that time here on earth is finite. Time to get moving, live your dreams, seek your purpose, leave the world and others a little bit better.
AND WHAT GOOD IS A LIFE, THAT LEAVES NOTHING BEHIND, NOT A THOUGHT OR A DREAM, THAT MIGHT ECHO IN TIME ~Trans Siberian Orchestra “What is Eternal” from Beethoven’s Last Night #SongLyrics #Poetry #Music #Questions @trans_siberian
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So with that happy thought ringing in your head, a question for you. Do you find a motivating quote, scripture, picture or something else to guide you? As I traverse this life between the eternities I often look to scripture for guidance, inspiration and solace. The following verse gives me strength, hope and comfort when the world seems out of control.
There are many others including quotes and even just photos that often have the same effect in calming my soul. Check out my Wordless Wednesday posts!
What about you? I would love to hear what gives you moments of respite during these chaotic and often confusing times.
#JustBelieve #GraceChangesPeople #LiveYourDreams
To paraphrase Soren Kierkegaard, life must be lived forward but can only be understood backwards. Thus, does it not suggest that our lives are in front of us?
We live, we love, we laugh, we cry, we suffer and we grieve, and only afterwards can we understand the meaning behind the moments.
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Go forth today may friends and live, each ending can be a new beginning, it is within our power to chose how we will live this day!
#JustBelieve #HopeLives #LiveYourDreams #CommitIntentionalActsOfKindness
P.S. – August is my birthday month and I plan on celebrating and living it to the fullest! 😉
Be true to who God created you to be. #YouMatter #GraceChangesPeople
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It is for you to fulfill you destiny, not who others say you should be, for if you do not fill the role God has predestined you for who will?
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. ~Ephesians 2:10
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#YouMatter #JustBelieve #GraceChangesPeople #LiveYourDreams
The struggle is reckoning who we are, who we wish to be, and who we were created to be. #JustBelieve #YouMatter #LiveYourDreams #MotivationMonday #MondayBlogs
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The struggle is real, as we all are acutely aware. However, so are the rewards if we have the purpose and passion to pursue our dreams with discipline and courage. Go forth my friends and live your dreams, starting today.
“Rest easy today and live your dreams, for we do not know what tomorrow may bring.”~M #Quote #Encouragement #Wisdom JustBelieve #HopeLives
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What are you doing in the midst of the quarantines, stay at home orders, shut down of businesses, limiting of non-essential travel and just all around craziness to stay sane?
This picture is my daughter riding her horse at the barn. It’s a place we can go to escape for a while. Family is important during this time and making memories is still possible and essential. Our love for others should have no bounds.
While it often feels that many of our freedoms are slowly being taken away little by little, I leave you with this.
“When riding a horse, we borrow freedom.” – Helen Thomson #quote
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Godspeed my friends. Now what will you do to today? Tomorrow?
