Ecstatic Friday, January 23, 2015

Happy Ecstatic Friday! I've been thinking this week about the company we keep. Why do so many of us surround ourselves with the petty, the jealous, the small-minded? Take some advice from Mark Twain: "Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great, make you feel that you too can become great." And, then, we must heed Daniel Burman, "Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's souls." So, what are we waiting for? Let's go be great!

Ecstatic Friday, December 19, 2014

Happy Ecstatic Fri in a month of miracles! I've been thinking about Mark Twain's quote: “The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance under the prompting of a brave, determined spirit.” What I (and others) miss about miracles is that we must put our lives into "drive" first; we initiate the miracle. Across most ancient religions -- be it Christianity, Judaism, Islam, etc -- it is taught that we take one step towards God, and God takes 10-20-100 or 1 million steps towards us. Notice, though, we must initiate the step. That's the key to having a miracle. Take the first step and expect a miracle today.