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What Does it Mean to Be an American?
Americanism is a matter of the mind and heart; Americanism is not and never was a matter of race and ancestry.
– Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Vocations – What Is Yours?
Each man has his own vocation. The talent is the call. There is one direction in which all space is open to him. He has faculties silently inviting him thither to endless exertion. He is like a ship in a river; he runs against obstructions on every side but one, on that side all obstruction is taken away and he sweeps serenely over a deepening channel into an infinite sea…He has no rival. For the more truly he consults his own powers, the more difference will his work exhibit from the work of any other.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Bloom Where You Are
It’s easy to focus on the past and the future and miss out on living your best life now. Life is a series of moments and then you pass. Make the most of your present to think great thoughts and move mountains.
Keep Hiking
For the times you just want to get off that mountain. Keep moving forward. You’re on your way to great things! Believe in yourself! Believe in your journey. If you keep moving there will always be others God places to assist along the way. It may not always be obvious what path to take but no path to greatness is simple or easy. Fight through it.
Is Your Vision Straight?
What we do not can have a generational impact. What legacy do you leave behind? Make your days and years count!
Overcoming Fear
Fear is not always an indicator that something is wrong. It may be the strongest sign telling us what we have to do.
Your Dreams Matter
Don’t spend your life chasing someone else’s dreams. Go after yours!
Happiness is Your Choice
Ease vs. Hardship? Which Leads to Greater Happiness?
It is natural for people to want to lead a life of comfort and ease. Most people do not seek out hardship for hardship’s sake. Hardship is difficult and often painful. However, it leads to growth. No hardship, no growth. No growth, no fruit. A successful life, therefore, is not a life without hardship. It is one with hardship. Success dies with the person. The fruit you bear, however, lasts even after you’re gone. Now that’s the kind of legacy worth leaving, a generational one. Each of us decides our own legacy. Don’t wait to make yours.