The Image of Our Legacy

The images we share with others only tell part of what we feel when we think of loved ones. Memories are a powerful tool to remind us both of the mortality and the immortality of man. The memories that we share with our children create the legacy that our children will share with their children and their children for generations to come. Choosing between life and death is not a mortal decision but an eternal consequence to the decisions we make in mortality. 

The Value Is In The Fruit

Sometimes it is hard to tell just by looking at things why something is bad, but the value of a plant is the fruit it bares. Just because something looks or sounds good does not make it good. In fact many weeds look very attractive, but when they are left alone they steal nourishment from the good plants and leave you nothing in return. Many times weeds come up and look harmless or mimic the look of a good plant, once they are established they take over by overwhelming us. Often times it is only a very few actual weeds, but the bulk of them when unchecked leave us hopeless to battle them. Weed the garden of your life, remove the unproductive thoughts and actions that cause your spiritual, physical and emotional distress.

A Winning Attitude Trumps The Trophy

Winning is important. It helps us feel accomplished and successful. However, what is more important is how we win. With victory comes the spoils, but when we exercise our victory in gloating or causing others to shrink in shame we may lose more than just friends. Competition helps us to exercise our ambition, and hopefully teaches us the spirit of sportsmanship and camaraderie. Always thank those with whom you compete . Learn from those who beat you. Never forget that winning or losing does not make you a winner or a loser. For often times you learn more by losing than you do by winning. Losing hurts, but being a bad sport kills. A winning attitude trumps the trophy.

Freedom Is A Moral Responsibility

In declaring our independence many lives were at stake not only those who fought on the battle field. but their future generations as well. Not only their generations, but generations of immigrants that would come here from that day to this. Not only is Freedom not free, but it carries with it a responsibility to be moral. Without that responsibility there is no freedom worth fighting for. With that responsibility freedom is worth living, fighting, and dying for.

Creativity Is The Spice of Life

The complexity of the feast is what makes it work. Sometimes to know what is about to happen will keep you from doing something you might really end up liking. Life is meant to be a sampling of many experiences. Some just have to cram as much as they can into it. Nothing wrong with it, it just might not look good to others. But then again as long as it is legal, ethical, and moral....Enjoy! Creativity is the spice of life.