Archives
You’re even more beautiful in person
“You’re even more beautiful in person!” You haven’t seen anything… You have to learn to see the beauty beyond your partner’s skin. Many people who meet my wife say, “You’re even more beautiful in person than on TV!” I know they’re referring to Cristiane’s physical beauty, besides her smile and graciousness. But they don’t [...]
You’re not as independent as you think
We shape ourselves according to the role models or standards we esteem. On the cover of magazines, women are presented with a standard of beauty. Advertising, in all its forms, announces, the “best,” “ideal,” “top-of-the-line,” “new” product, service or lifestyle for people to adopt. Even the Bible presents men and women as role models [...]
Why simplify if you can complicate?
I believe it’s more than proven, tested and understood that marriage is not easy. Getting married is easy; remaining married is not so easy. In some places, the rate of failure is 60%. So, I don’t have to argue my point. The numerous amount of divorces, and couples who remain unhappily married, confirm my thesis. [...]
Audacity for what’s evil
Days ago a woman was raped inside a moving bus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The abuse lasted 40 minutes as the animal terrorized the passengers and motorist, threatening to kill them in case someone did anything or she didn’t submit to his demands. There seems to be no limit to evil. Every day, [...]
Good news
It’s a new day! Every morning means a renewed guarantee that yesterday is over, and here is another opportunity to start over. You can begin a new story right now; it doesn’t matter how the story of your life has been up to yesterday. This opportunity is divine. Everything can change from now on, [...]
Every day, no exceptions
Last part of the series, “How to define a vision for your life.” Read the first part here. Now that you have defined the four things that will contribute in making your vision come true, you are ready to begin. Simply having completed the three tasks up to now it should have made you [...]
Four things
Part three of the series, “How to define a vision for your life.” Read the first part here. Up to now you’ve completed two very important steps. In the first part, you captured all your hopes and dreams on paper, those desires that would pop up in your head from time to time. [...]
Traveling into the future
Part two of the series “How to define a vision for your life.” Read the first part here. Now you’re going to travel into the future. You choose the date, whether it’s a year from now, eighteen months. Two years. Five. You decide. If you’ve never done this I suggest you start with a [...]
How to define a vision for your life
You probably already understand that everything starts with a vision. So, let’s begin to understand how to create a vision for your life. The time has come to apply the knowledge you have. So let’s roll up our sleeves, or better yet, let’s put our pens to the paper. Pray to God sincerely; humbly [...]
Nobody uses shoes
Perhaps you’ve heard of the story of the shoe vendor who travelled to India on business in order to explore the new market. Arriving there, the vendor contacted his company: “Schedule my trip back. There’s not much to do here. No one uses shoes in India.” The company brought the vendor back and sent another [...]
Recent Comments