Thursday, January 1, 2009

An A-Z list of words that can change your life

A few years ago I found this in a magazine. It inspired me, hopefully it will do the same for you. Happy New Years to All from the Blair Family!

*Accept*Bless*Call*Devote*Endure*Focus*Give*Hope*Identify*Joy*Know*Learn*Meditate
*Notice*Offer*Play*Quit*Recognize*Savor*Truth*Unplug*Voice*Worshop*eXpect*Yesterday
*Zeal

*Accept-others help. Have someone hold you accountable. (support you)
*Bless-others. Bless means to add value or weight to something.
*Call-someone special.
*Devote-time to prayer and worship.
*Endure-enjoy with effort.
*Focus-reorganize your priorities.
*Give-do it outlandishly, extravagantly & ridiculously.
*Hope-cultivate hope in your life. Think of Gods resurrection.
*Identify-issues. Deal with them right away.
*Joy-carry it with you wherever you go-choose to become joyful.
*Know-your purpose, How do you serve God?
*Learn-commit yourself to a life of continual learning.
*Meditate-on a short passage from the bible. What stands out to you?
*Notice-the little things in life. Life is made up of a series of little events more than the big events.
*Offer-your body as a living sacrifice-hol & pleasing to God. Eat well, Exercise & Challenge your mind.
*Play-relase the life smoldering grip of business, stress & anxiety.
*Quit-whining-God has things under control.
*Recognize-your strengths-it is the exercising of your strengths that leads to your success.
*Savor-immerse yourself in the enjoyment of it, it is the lost art of cherishing, appreciating & relishing.
*Truth-the truth will transform your life.
*Unplug-your tv. The worst thing about tv is not what it puts into our minds so much as what it prevents us from doing, it kills intimacy, conservation & disrupts sustained thoughts!
*Voice-listen to the way God speaks to you.
*Worship-you can worship thru song, looking at nature (in wonder & amazement), thru service, by being the best parents you can to your kids, dancing, drawing, building or simply thinking.
*eXpect-the unexpected.
*Yesterday-leave it and all of its regrets behind-regret will destroy a hopeful life, but hope will restore a regretful one.
*Zeal-Passion, fervor-God will take a short zealous for hime over a blase one any day.