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Avoiding negative influences

The most common weakness of all human beings is the habit of leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people

Going through a stack of note cards, this one jumped out at me. Turns out this is part of a quote from Napoleon Hill in his book Think and Grow Rich (1937). Here’s [...]

Accept the situation

(I just found this on Anita’s computer dated 4/26/09. I’m sure she was reading this to reinforce her lessons on acceptance. However, it is from an article about overcoming grief – link at the bottom. Reading this made me shiver.)

2) ACCEPT THE SITUATION
When you truly, deeply accept the situation, and I mean accept it as if you [...]

What is my true purpose in life? v2009

From Anita’s computer dated 2/12/2009 – brainstorm session ending with a new purpose statement.

 

What is my true purpose in life?

To find Christ To follow Christ

To take instructions from God

To obey God

To be free

To help others be free

To be a good daughter

To be a good wife

To be a good mother

Christ

Christ

Christ-like

Strive to be Christ-like

To find the Christ [...]

As unto the Lord

Wall post from late 2005:

Service without spirituality is exhausting and hopeless; but in the same respect, spirituality without service is barren and selfish. We need to unite the two and do it all “as unto the Lord”. When we do that, something wonderful happens to out work in the kitchen. Sinks turn into sanctuaries, mops [...]

Meaning is not something you stumble across

This morning I stumbled across a box of more than 60 wall posts and notes that Anita left in a folder called “Personal Bible”. In 1999, I introduced Anita to the idea of a personal bible from a book I was reading called “Secrets of the Great Minds”. This idea was to write down in [...]

SOMEDAY/MAYBE LIST

Learn sign language

Make a comfortable living by working out of my home

Learn how to speak Spanish fluently

Learn how to speak French fluently

Travel to France with my best friend, Sophie, and her family

Know a lot about wine

Collect beautiful photographs

Visit Italy

Write something significant

dated December 20, 2006

How do we face the hard times and keep going?

From Anita’s “GOD” file – written February 22, 2009

How do we face the hard times and keep going?

2 Corinthians Chapter 12, 7th verse

Because of this surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, thorn in the flesh – prayed the Lord that it might leave me, and He has [...]

Requirements of Peace w/ myself

I was having a hard time last week, at least until Wednesday. Feeling bad for myself, lonely, like my life was out of control and that I just couldn’t do anything right. About mid-day on Wednesday, I started going through Anita’s “GOD” file and reading about her struggles that she gave up to God. The [...]

Ready – Fire – Aim!

To be an effectively present force in my children’s lives.

To live freely, provide financially, and empower others to do the same.

Accept responsibility for the power within me to help other people.

Focus on creating value and generating income. Sales before investment. Always be marketing.

These were written on index cards and taped to Anita’s bathroom mirror circa [...]

Take up your cross

I’ve been having a problem lately. The problem is taking up my cross. As time has passed, my focus has blurred, motivations floundered and the details of life intervened. I realized some days I had gone without even seeing a picture of Anita, let alone preserving her memory and sharing her love (which I believe is [...]