“If I built a house like that I would never sell it.” was the statement one of my group-home boys made after seeing this picture of the place my wife and I built for our family and used to call “home”. I smiled at him and then gently told him, “If genuine Joy is what you seek, then the M&M’s of life will never be enough, because the genuine joy is never found in the stuff.”

As expected, he looked at me with a puzzled scowl on his face and said, “What?” I then explained to him that Money and Material things (M&M’s) will never be enough because genuine joy and satisfaction is never found in “stuff”.

Yes my friends, we can never obtain and sustain genuine joy from what we “receive or achieve”, it’s ONLY made possible from what we “give & how we live”. So the money, job promotions, fancy clothes, fine homes and cars can only get you so far, but the ever-elusive joy is an inside-out job obtained only by giving and purposeful living.

My little group-home buddy struggled with this one a bit but I think a seed of warning has been planted that may one day be instrumental in giving him what he seeks and desires most.

So, a good question for you today is, “Are you giving or getting more these days?” Hmmm… Please don’t answer this question here, just make sure you’re crystal clear. Don’t be surprised if that special Toy falls short of bringing the genuine Joy. Just Fyi… 🙂

This little breadcrumb of truth just might lead you to Making it GREAT!

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I invite you to take a peek at my acronymical definition of CHANGE and consider how it may apply to you in the days ahead:

CHANGE: Choosing to Have A New Goal to Explore.

During the process of CHANGE, we should consider spending less time and energy on maintaining the status quo of what “was” and “what used to be” and re-focus our energy on giving and getting the maximum benefit and value out of what currently “is” and “is to come”.

I encourage you to explore some new possibilities during times of CHANGE and evaluate your new role and set some new goals and consider leveraging your talents and gifts to make your best even better. CHANGE just might be that thing that gets you from “A” to where you want to “B” so you can “C” your way past “D,F & G” (Doubt, Frustration & Grief)

Let’s go Make it GREAT!

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My Sunday prayer for those who dare.

May God continue to give us the knowledge and strength to knock down those closed doors in our lives and the wisdom and discernment to know which ones to leave closed and move on. Some obstacles in our lives aren’t actually obstacles at all, they’re guardrails.

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One of the biggest wastes of time this side of the universe is a life lived in pursuit of succeeding at something that in the grand-scheme of things doesn’t really matter. It would be like taking a thousand mile road trip only to realize at the end that you took a wrong turn back at Albuquerque.

So now is a good time to think about what really matters and what goal and direction would actually be worth the journey of your life. And, never ever forget that in this “life” thing we only get one time through, so let’s not waste our time just trying to make it good. Let’s invest our time wisely in a sincere effort to Make it GREAT doing what really matters. 🙂

Make it GREAT!!!

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One of the best ways to succeed at something in life is to first conduct an exploratory investigation to figure out why others have failed at it and then, quite simply, DON’T DO WHAT THEY DID! 🙂

That’s right my friends, some of the best lessons I’ve ever learned in this “life” thing have been the ones I learned from the failures and experiences of others. Sounds simple enough right? But you’d be surprised how complicated some tend to make this process as oftentimes it seems that they would prefer to try it out themselves.

So I invite you to consider the following unsolicited advice today. Don’t just seek-out ways to succeed, it can be equally as important to also pay close attention to why others have failed. Simply put, on the journey through the minefield of life, it may be a good idea to follow someone who knows where NOT to step. Make’s simple since to me. 😉

Let’s Make it GREAT!

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