tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19034052612699049652008-08-01T23:08:20.807-06:00Dan Woodworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13482727762849733717noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903405261269904965.post-5093014715791244802008-08-01T22:50:00.008-06:002008-08-01T23:07:58.044-06:00

I just received an awesome approval for my research project. I am in a doctoral degree program in L.A. even though I live in Boise, ID. This experience is so far out of the box for me that many times I have had a complete meltdown. I completed my Masters degree 30 (yes, that is t-h-i-r-t-y) years ago! So I am experiencing growth! Now that I am a candidate for the doctorate degree in which I am

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I want to honor you today. Thank you for taking the time and energy to look at my blog! Each one of us needs to feel like we are valuable. We all need to feel that we have a contribution to others. You are here right now to experience hope, encouragement and value! You are deeply loved, completely accepted and highly valued. Translating those words from your head to your heart is a huge

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Most Americans are experiencing overload. There is literally no space or time left in our lives. We need extra space and time to be refreshed, renewed and restored to live life to the fullest. Many times we experience discouragements, disappointments and depression because we have no extra space and time to recover from every day stress. Why not try doing something that you enjoy every day?

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What is real hope? Is it wishful thinking that we hope will happen? Real hope can only be found in a relationship with the One who created us. Every book was created by an author. Every painting was created by a painter. We are all created by the Author of Life. Do you know Him? He wants to reveal Himself to you. All you need to do is ask Him. He will give you real hope!

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Let's face it. Every one of us needs encouragement. We all face many strikes against us. Negative experiences happen to all of us. The lift happens when we build someone up. Today you will experience a lift! We are designed to have our minds filled with these thoughts: The BEST, not the worst! The BEAUTIFUL, not the ugly! Things to PRAISE, not things to curse! Think about those three

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You're the only one of your kind. You have a body and a bright healthy mind. Only you can be you. Why would you want to be someone else? I want you to know that you can make it! You have the ability to overcome any obstacle! Any disappointment or discouragement that you are facing is subject to change. You can change it with your perspective. How you view the setback is up to you. You can

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Most of us want to experience "prosperity." When you hear the word prosperity, what word pictures or feelings do you imagine? Pictures of success, peace, well-being translating into positive feelings. Well, you may not have warm, fuzzy feelings right now, but I have good news for you! Did you know that our Creator has plans to prosper us and not to harm us? He has plans to give us hope and a

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We all have the same needs. Each one of us needs to feel valued. As we value ourselves and value others, we receive hope, encouragement and success! Someone is looking for YOU right now! Will you be the gift with a lift? Success is not something that you get. Success is a person! You are the success that you don't have to chase! In the Western world, we have been lulled into a deception

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Every one has a story. Your life is your story. We all have experienced disappointments and discouragements as well as encouraging times. How we deal with our pain is extremely important. We can transform pain into paralysis or peace. Do you turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones? Emotional and physical pain indicate something is wrong. We need to nestle, not wrestle! I had a complete

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We all need hope. If we lose hope, we die. We were created to live with hope. I think most people think of hope as wishful thinking. For example, we say, "I hope this works." True hope transcends our mental and emotional realms. Real hope says "I count." I am a person who can make a difference. I have the ability to make it in life. Our world view determines how hope works in our lives.

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I feel that one way to overcome disappointment and discouragement is to help someone in a way that you enjoy. When we give encouragement and hope to people in a way that is enjoyable, we always receive more than we give. Why not take action and do something opposite of the way you feel? If you are emotionally down, lift someone up who needs to be encouraged. If you are struggling physically or

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All of us have experienced deep disappointments and discouragements. We have many choices from the experiences. We can either learn and grow or we can lament and become bitter. It is painful to work through disappointments. It requires courage to face and work through discouragement. We must rely on the One who created us. We need His grace. Grace is a Person. His name is Christ. He gives us

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I recently started exercising on an elliptical machine we have in our back room at home. What a difference I have felt in my life! I started out at pedaling for 15 minutes, then worked up to 20 the next day. The third day I made it to 25 minutes. On this, my eighth day, I just burned 404 calories in 34 minutes! Now, I want you to know that I'm not an exercise fanatic, but I have noticed a deep

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I have taken action on some creative risk-taking ideas during the last week. They have really improved my emotional health. Let me me share them with you. I visited a spring open house for our homeowners association last Sunday afternoon. I met three people who inspired me. One of them asked me to run for the board of directors. I did it and got elected. Then I applied for the volunteer academy

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Expectations. We all have them. Without expectations we could not live. We can either expect the best or the worst. We can expect the beautiful or the ugly. We can expect things to praise or things to curse. The choice is ours. If we expect the beautiful and it turns out ugly, what do we do? We must learn how to be like a rubber band. Flexible and open to adjustments. That is easier said than

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I can't do it on my own. Every "do it yourself kit" I have ever tried left me frustrated, disappointed and discouraged. You can't do it on your own. Our American culture has been influenced by the Greek and Roman cultures. Those cultures function out of fear, individualism and control. Nearly all of our American churches have been influenced by our culture. It's all about performance. We measure

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I enjoy thinking in new ways. Think with me. Every book was created by an author. Every painting was created by an artist. Every building was created by an architect and builder. Every creation has a creator. What makes us think that we can understand who we are and how we are designed to live without our Creator? No person is an island. Someone had to create us. We are connected by our

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Pain indicates a problem. Sometimes the pain we experience is so intense that we either destroy ourselves or we destroy others. Murder is the ultimate expression of the pain of rebellion. Suicide is the ultimate expression of the pain of rejection. Most of us experience pain on a sliding scale somewhere into between those extremes. But if you are reading this post and your anger has boiled over

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This is a new day. I am thinking about how to start this blog. I already have two posts. This is the third day I have written a post. Why did I create a blog? There are several reasons. First, I want to infuse hope into you, everyone and anyone. Second, I have a deep desire to encourage you and anyone who needs to be encouraged. Third, I enjoy meaningful conversations and relationships. Why?

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I love to find the root meaning of words. Words are powerful. They have creative energy to empower people or destroy people. I am thinking of an old proverb right now. It says, "Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit --you choose." Think of the word encouragement. I think of instilling courage. Who doesn't need courage? You need it. I need it. We all need courage.

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Failure. What do you think of when you read or hear the word? I used to feel it was something that I was to avoid at all costs. Looking good was my goal. Now I see failure as my best friend. If I never make a mistake, I can't learn or grow. It's not what happens to me, but how I reflect on it. I am learning to enjoy how to fail well. After all, I can either enjoy the process or be destroyed by

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