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Some cool networking sites

2005-08-14T21:00:00.000-05:00

I have been taking a look at networking sites to help me met some people in the business community. I have signed up with a few to see which one will benefit me the most.

Ryze Business Networking
Hi5
Multiply.com
MySpace

I think they are all pretty cool, but the one I think will help me more with business is Ryze.com. I will be reviewing these networking sites some more at another time.

Here is another good site as a little bonus. 43things.com will sure help you keep up with your to-do list.

Another new business

2005-08-14T20:14:00.000-05:00

It has been quite some time since my last post. Probably a few weeks. I have been pretty consumed with trying to research different money making opportunities in addition to what I am already doing, which is quite a lot I guess. Anyway, I decided that in order for me to find something it had to have certain characteristics. It had to be simple, free to start (I am wasting any more money on schemes), be a product that is in need, and pay out well. These are things that are congruent with my current endeavors.
So here is what I found. I am going after the VOIP market because I believe it is a great market for the future. Check it out here. You can save a great deal of money using your high speed internet service and companies such as Vonage, Lingo and Packet8.

Osteoarthritis Facts

2005-07-23T20:33:00.000-05:00

The following is a great article on Osteoarthritis:

Osteoarthritis Facts - What is Osteoarthritis?

At the end of this article you will notice some advice on how to treat osteoarthritis. Please click here for the most recent breakthrough therapy regimen for osteoarthritis.

Achilles tendonitis

2005-07-07T09:07:00.000-05:00

Achilles tendonitis is a painful and often debilitating inflammation of the Achilles tendon, also called the heel cord. The Achilles tendon is the largest and strongest tendon in the body. It is located in the back of the lower leg, attaches to the heel bone (calcaneus), and connects the leg muscles to the foot. The Achilles tendon gives us the ability to rise up on our toes, facilitating the act of walking, and Achilles tendonitis can make walking almost impossible.

Click here for the rest of the article.

Note: Horizontal Therapy is a great modality in treating this indication.

Recognizing General Anxiety Disorder

2005-07-06T22:12:00.000-05:00

As I drove down the dreary road on my way home from a hard and challenging day at work I suddenly had a feeling come over me. It was one I have felt before. My chest grew tight, I started to sweat, as before my head then began to ache. I could not think straight. I was getting an anxiety attack. But why? Unfortunately I could not and still can't pin point what specifically could have triggered this. Frustrating? Yes, it sure is.
Many people have felt this way and suffer from anxiety disorders. Does not make us different than anyone else.

Here is an article from Forbes.com about what I have illustrated above:

Health Tip: Recognizing Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Angela Meadows
(HealthDay News) -- Are you constantly worrying about your health, finances, family or career?
If you've spent at least six months fretting excessively about a number of everyday problems, you may be experiencing Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), says the National Institute of Mental Health. It's a condition that affects about 4 million American adults.
People with GAD are consumed with worry, even when there's no apparent trigger. It's much more than the normal anxiety associated with daily life. People with GAD find it hard to dismiss their worry, even when they know it's more than the situation warrants.
GAD is often accompanied by physical symptoms such as headaches, fatigue, muscle tension and muscle aches. You may also find you have difficultly relaxing, concentrating or sleeping, and you may startle more easily than others.
But constant worry needn't be a way of life. GAD is often treated with medication. The condition typically occurs in conjunction with another anxiety disorder, depression or substance abuse, which will need treatment, as well.

Have a happy July 4th!

2005-07-04T10:37:00.000-05:00

Osteoarthritis info.

2005-07-04T01:05:00.000-05:00

If you are serious about learning about osteoarthritis go here or to this handout.

Pain definition

2005-07-04T00:54:00.000-05:00

Please click here for an excellent explanation of pain.

General Information About Electromedicine

2005-07-04T00:32:00.000-05:00

The Changing Face of Medicine

The last decade has seen a shift in the way Americans view medicine. Despite the various benefits of pharmacological treatments, problems such as side effects and addictiveness have demonstrated to many in the medical community a need for investigation into new approaches to patient care. As such, many physicians have found that electromedicine offers a viable and effective alternative to drug therapies. Having been used in many other countries for decades, U.S. practitioners are now finding that there are many inherent advantages to electromedicine.
These include:

Non-invasive
Easy to administer
Non-toxic
Safe and effective
Minimal side effects, easily avoided
Reimbursable

Consequently, an increasing number of clinics, hospitals, and private practices across the country are re-evaluating their treatment options with the application of electromedicine in mind.

What is Electromedicine?
Put simply, electromedicine is a discipline within the field of medicine that deals with the use of electricity to aid in the treatment of a variety of physical ailments.

How Does Electromedicine Work?
In basic terms the science is this. Electricity is found naturally in all of us. Certain electrical impulses in our bodies help facilitate bodily functions including actions needed for healing. By mimicking the electrical impulses that occur in us, we can help facilitate a specific effect. Electromedicine is able to trigger these impulses by varying the frequency, wave length, intensity, and location of the electricity applied to the patient. Understanding how these elements interplay to create a desired effect is the basis for the science.

A Brief History of Electromedicine
Electromedicine, or the use of electricity to treat physical ailments, is considered one of the oldest and most documented sciences known. Medical professionals of ancient Greece learned that the electrical impulses emitted from electric eels in clinical foot baths relieved pain and produced a favorable influence on the blood circulation. Doctors Largus and Dioscorides (cc 46 AD) documented substantial therapeutic results with electrical currents in circulatory disorders and in the management of pain from neuralgia, headache and arthritis.
In the 1700s, European physicians used controlled electrical currents from electrostatic generators almost exclusively for numerous medical problems involving pain and circulatory dysfunction. During that period, Benjamin Franklin also documented pain relief by using electrical currents for "frozen shoulder."
In fact by 1910, approximately 50% of all U.S. physicians used electromedicine in their practice daily. Unfortunately for the science, an incorrect and unfair report emerged at this time. This report, produced by powerful special interest groups, discredited the value of both electromedicine and nutrition in medical practice. With fear of condemnation from certain medical institutions, (that were funded by these special interest groups), almost all American physicians abandoned electromedicine and nutrition from their practices. Although nutrition has re-established itself as a credible medical discipline in the U.S., electromedicine continues to face both the same special interest groups and the widespread prevailing misconceptions about the science.

Article taken from Electromedicine.com

Joel Osteen interviews with Larry King

2005-07-03T23:59:00.000-05:00

Recently I had the opportunity to watch the interview of Joel and Victoria Osteen of the Lakewood, TX church by Larry King. He is called the smiling preacher because of his joyful demeanor. It was a pleasure to see and listen to him as I have listened and learned from his messages on television. Joel was asked many questions by callers which I guess somewhat put him on the spot before Larry. I do think however he did a good job in answering the questions. Some people however seemed to think he was unclear in his answers. He has published a letter on his website to clear up his beliefs. I agree with his views and his reluctance to talking about who will go to heaven and who will not. That is not for man to decide. We can only walk in the way of Christ and obey the word of God. Leave the judging to God.

Another great book I'm reading

2005-07-02T23:14:00.000-05:00

Experiencing God

Change your program

2005-07-02T12:07:00.000-05:00

I have pretty much come to the conclusion that posting from my Blackberry is the easiest way to go for me. So here it goes.

I have mentioned a bit in my posts about one sort of spiritual wellness or the other, a bit about physical wellness and now I think it important to share a bit about financial wellness. Most of what I will share about financial wellness will be taken from a book I am reading called "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind" by T. Harv Eker. This book has done wonders for the way I think about money, wealth, and how to manage them. It gets pretty deep into the fact that since we were kids we were programmed how to think about money. Some of us were programmed to believe that having a lot of money is greed while others were programmed to believe that having a lot of money meant security. These are just two examples of many programs we have been taught. He considers these both to be somewhat negative programs. As for the first mentioned program, having a lot of money does not mean greed. The second program I mentioned shows that if there is no money there will be insecurity, therefore programmed to fear not having money which is no way to live either.

The second part of this book goes into I guess the right programs. As I continue reference this book in future posts I will probably refer to this part of "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind". One such program or "file" as he calls it is with the idea that the rich think different from the poor and middle class, which says "Rich people believe "I create my life" and poor people believe "Life happens to me". I can relate to this. I will sit and wonder at times that with all the things I am doing, why am I not successful? I have been playing the victim even blaming others and circumstances for my lack of success. Can you relate? If not, good for you. We can truly create victories for ourselves if we only change the way we think, change the program and the files within that program. How are you programed? Do you think you need to change the program?

Until next time.

Famed R&B Singer Dies

2005-07-01T19:54:00.000-05:00

Luther Vandross dies at age 54

Some more about life insurance

2005-07-01T16:37:00.000-05:00

In addition to my last post I wanted to go ahead and recommend that you increase your knowledge of these most popular types of life insurance i.e. term insurance, whole life insurance and something most are not aware of risk appraisal. I don't think we pay enough attention to these things because most of us get insurance from work. However, your life insurance from work is never enough and they never give you enough information. So learn as much as you can.

Be prepared with Life Insurance Info.

2005-06-26T14:40:00.000-05:00

I have been speaking a bit so far on health and wellness. While it is important to take care of yourself I believe it is equally important to be prepared for illness or even death, both of which could be quite a financial burden. The following website is highly recommended for extensive information on this area:
www.lifeinsurancehub.net

You can also find this link in my link section of this site.

Here are some great resources for pain

2005-06-25T22:11:00.000-05:00

Note: These and other pain resources can be found through Google.com.

Break the pain cycle

2005-06-25T13:06:00.000-05:00

In the world we live we can find ourselves being put in situations where we find ourselves under serious stress. Stress is very destructive to our health but we can't escape it. I see many patients who suffer from chronic pain because of accidents, over use of a muscle, nerve damage, or even more often stress. Stress is the center of the pain cycle. It has a great influence on pain and our metabolism.
It is important to understand the pain cycle. The goal of any treatment is to start by breaking this pain cycle before it goes full circle and/or while the pain is severe. I definitely recommend Hako-Med's patented Horizontal Therapy. Due to its many therapeutic effects it has been effective in the relief of pain and rehabilitation. It will break the pain cycle and then go on to rehabilitate the muscle, joint or even support the building of new nerve fiber. As you continue to visit this site you will see more information on Horizontal Therapy or simply email me or visit www.electromedicine.com for more immediate information.

Computer addict

2005-06-25T00:17:00.000-05:00

I published this photo on one of my other blogs to illustrate what takes place at my house re. my computer use everyday. Do I have a problem or what?

Are your relationships important?

2005-06-21T19:48:00.000-05:00

This is my wife and I enjoying Sandals in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

I believe that our emotional wellness highly depends on us being able to relax and spend time with our families and friends. Relationships are a very important part all other aspects of wellness. Business and financial wellness are based on great relationships with customer, client, associate and so forth. Spiritual wellness is also dependent on your relationship with God. You get the idea. Focus on building great relationships at home and outside of the home.

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Science Matters: Toxic products add to our chemical burden

2005-06-20T23:00:00.000-05:00

by David Suzuki
06.16.05
Politicians often like to talk about the importance of "cleaning up our environment"—especially when they're trying to get elected. But wouldn't it make more sense to avoid messing it up in the first place? Most of us tend to assume that things we put into the environment simply go away. While it's true that nature can absorb much of our wastes, many of our chemical creations don't immediately dissipate harmlessly. In nature, everything is connected; so in many respects, there is no "away." That's why it's so important to be careful about what we release into nature. The problem is, we're much better at creating new chemical compounds than we are at figuring out if they are harmful, and we're even slower to stop using them when they are. Pesticides, for example, continue to cause concern, and two recent studies have linked pesticide exposure to potential health problems. The first looked at almost 3,000 people in five European countries. It found that the more a person is exposed to pesticides, the more likely that person is to develop Parkinson's disease. Amateur gardeners who used pesticides were nine per cent more likely to develop the disease, while farmers who used pesticides regularly saw their risk increase by 43 per cent. Another study had even more disturbing findings. It found that two chemicals used in pesticides and fungicides could cause fertility defects in male rats - defects that were then passed down to all their male offspring, as well as subsequent generations. It's the first time that toxins have ever been found to have this effect. The two compounds tested were methoxychlor, a pesticide used in place of DDT, and vinclozolin, a fungicide commonly used in the wine industry. Researchers at Washington State University injected the toxins into pregnant rats. Male rats born of the subsequent litters showed reduced sperm counts and reduced sperm motility. These defects continued in each generation of their offspring. Researchers caution that the chemical doses given to the rats were much higher than humans ever receive, but the findings raise yet more questions about the effects that widespread use of hormone-like pollutants are having on human health. And these pollutants, often called "endocrine disruptors," aren't just found in pesticides. They are also widely used in plastics to make them hard or, alternatively, soft. Chemicals called phthalates, found in a wide variety of soft plastics, have already been linked to feminization in male animals. And a study to be published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives has reported that sons born to women exposed to higher levels of phthalates are more likely to exhibit a higher degree of feminization. Finally, another study has found that exposure to the bisphenol A, an oestrogen-mimicking chemical found in hard plastics, may increase the risk of developing breast cancer. The study, conducted on rats, found that exposure to bisphenol A can alter breast development in a way that makes cancer more likely. As the weight of evidence piles up against these chemicals, we have to ask ourselves why are we still using them? Why are pesticides still used for cosmetic purposes in most towns and cities? Why are hormone-mimicking chemicals like phthalates and bisphenol A still allowed in common products like baby toys? Cleaning up our environment after we mess it up is helpful. But it's also terribly expensive and often not very effective. The best thing we can do for our environment, our health and our pocketbooks is to not mess it up in the first place. Because when it comes to our environment, "away" just doesn't exist.

Website tells the danger of products in your home

2005-06-20T22:34:00.000-05:00

This site lists the dangers of phosphates and other substances found in your everyday cleaning products at home.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

2005-06-19T21:05:00.000-05:00

I have 225 days before I become a father myself. I am looking forward to joining all you fathers. Enjoy the rest of your day.

Changes to the site

2005-06-19T20:49:00.000-05:00

As you can see I have made major changes to my site's template. I hope you like it. Please let me know what you think.

Therapeutic notes

2005-06-19T01:24:00.000-05:00

Though I have not been journaling and writing as much as I should I must say how important I believe journaling is. Keeping a daily journal has been said to provide therapy in times of emotional stress (we have all experienced this right?). Journaling can also prevent stress by allowing us to relieve ourselves of the thoughts that can be distructive later on. At times we may also find that while writing our thoughts we recall things that we would not have if not for our brain at work finding informartion to put on paper.
As for sales executives, journals are an important part of your day. We try to commit our success to our memory after every appointment. The danger in that is that after leaving the prospect and heading into other appointments we forget the mood of the call and worse the important details to move the sale forward to close.
With that said. Do not commit your wealth or your health to memory.

Lusan Therapeutic

2005-06-18T16:30:00.000-05:00

I have recently changed the title of this site to Lusan Therapeutic (based on my business and my philosophy). I have placed a link at the side of this site entitled Lusan Therapeutic for information on electromedicine and other wellness advice. Please note however that the more recent posts on these subjects will be available here at www.Ltherapeutic.com. I appreciate you visiting and look forward to your comments.

Favorite scripture

2005-06-13T08:01:00.000-05:00

What is your favorite scripture in the bible? Please leave your comments.

My most recent sermon (Love Has Therapeutic Effects)

2005-06-12T16:41:00.000-05:00

Love Has Therapeutic Effects

Definition of therapeutic:
Having or exhibiting healing powers (The American Heritage® Dictionary)
Tending to cure or restore to health (Word Net)

Love is the greatest force in the universe.
It is also said to have healing effects.
I am sure you have experienced or even heard of a situation where a child or an adult was abused and could testify that they were healed by love.

Here are some headlines from the news for instance:

Broken By Abuse, Healed By Love
Veterans who loved country healed by love of others
Personal experience shows: love heals war wounds
From Heart to Heart: Divine love has the power to heal

All over the world people are being healed by love, as disciples are you healing with love?

1 Corinthians 13:8-13 (Msg.)
8Love never dies. Inspired speech will be over some day; praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. 9We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. 10But when the complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled.
11When I was an infant at my mother's breast, I gurgled and cooed like any infant. When I grew up, I left those infant ways for good.
12We don't yet see things clearly. We're squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won't be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We'll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us!
13But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.
These virtues outlast all the gifts.

1. God’s love has healing power

1 Kings 8:23

God’s covenants are always fulfilled
God agreed to love us
We can agree to love but we always fail at some point
Human being fail each other over and over, but the greater failure is failing to try in the first place.
God does not make this mistake

Psalm 66:20 (Msg.)
20Blessed be God: he didn't turn a deaf ear, stayed with me, loyal in his love.
God loves his children, not because of who they are, but because of who he is.
God is love.
I feel so spoilt as a disciple because I know that God is always there to love me no matter what, but there are so many lonely people who are not aware of the love God has to give.

Hosea 11:1-4

The scripture describes a picture of how God cared for Israel.
He called Israel from Egypt to Canaan and provided protection
And the more He called them the more they hardened their hearts and refused to obey God.
The scripture uses symbolism to show how God held them by the hand and guided them to walking as parent would their child.
But Israel did not realize and acknowledge that God healed them instead they gave the credit their Baals and images, their idols.
How often do we do the same thing.
Great things happen in our lives because of the love of God and we don’t give Him his due gratitude and at times take him for granted.
We see family members healed, we experience God’s healing power and we take it for granted as if we were responsible for the miracle.
And all this happened after we begged for his help in the first place (Hosea 5:13).
Sin is a disease.
Jesus said “it is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners”.
We have a chronic illness and its called sin.
Chronic because though our sin was forgiven our sinful nature is still here.

Ephesians 2:3-5

Because of his love God has bestowed his healing power on us and saved us.
I have the pleasure of treating people suffering from chronic pain every week.
When you look at some of the pain patients suffering from chronic pain the pain is obvious in their faces, it is obvious by how restless and unhappy they are.
Some patients have said they rather die than cope with the pain they are feeling any longer.
It has caused them to lose jobs, ruined their social life, burdened their families and friends, they just feel helpless.
They feel as if they have no more fight in them.
I believe that when sin has gotten into our hearts we have these same signs. When I am plagued by sin it’s as if I get week.
But have faith there is hope in God, there is hope in His love, there is hope in His healing power.
When he heals there are no scars.

2. Our love rehabilitates

Mark 2:1-5

Here we have Jesus has come back to Capernaum which marked the completion of the first tour of Galilee.
We can assume that this is Peter’s house by the previous chapter.
Hopefully he had some skill in construction because he would soon have some repairs to do on his roof.
On ancient flat roof homes there was usually a stairway on the outside leading to the roof, which would have enabled the paralytic’s friends to carry him up the without any difficulty.
The roof was probably made up of some kind of grass, plaster, and tiles.
Not an easy task to dig through.
I wanted to paint this picture to show that we need to be relentless in helping each other go to heaven.
These men were relentless in helping the paralytic get to Jesus.
Each obstacle that comes before our friends, need not be overcome alone but together as a unit.
Love is more than some sentimental feeling-it’s putting another’s welfare above your own.
God measures how much we love him by how much we love others.

Mark 2:6-12

Because his friends took action he was rehabilitated and healed.
He took up his mat and walked.
The most difficult part about love is forgetting about yourself, surrendering your life to God and living for others.
Because as it says in Hebrews 6:10-11:
10God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. 11We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
You are loving God as you love his people.

Exodus 32:30-32

Moses was ready to give himself for the people he loved, he was ready to give himself to deliver an entire nation if God did not forgive their sin.
I don’t think Moses even understood what he was doing.
We see this kind of sacrifice come true in Jesus when he gave himself as an atonement for us.
But look at the heart of Moses. Is your heart where Moses’ is?
Is your heart full of compassion, does your heart have the capacity to put love into action?
There is a saying that love is blind, well show it around, show it the way.

As disciples in God’s church we need to change lives:
· our faith should make people look from the darkness of the earth to the brightness of heaven
· our faith should make the doubter a believer
· our faith must be assuring, insuring and enduring
· our hope should be a savior from despair
· our hope should make the disheartened ambassadors of cheer
· our hope should make the anguished radiate with joy
· our love should bring joy to the broken hearted
· our love should make the poor content
· our love must make the sinner see the cost of his actions and the joy of repentance
· our love should make the down and out over-comers
· our love should make the hungry well fed
· our love should be that of Jesus Christ which reads like this:

9"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. 11I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. 12My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command. 15I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 17This is my command: Love each other.

AMEN

Here is a good website for you preachers out there!

2005-04-06T21:25:00.000-05:00

http://preacherstudy.com/

Hostage reads from "Purpose Driven Life"

2005-04-02T21:10:00.000-05:00

I am back. I know I have not been around for a while. I have been dealing with the troubles of the world:

21 After they had evangelized that town and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch, 22 strengthening the hearts of the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith, and by telling them, "It is necessary to pass through many troubles on our way into the kingdom of God." (Acts 14:21-22)

In returning I wanted to show how God worked through the "Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren. God's word can move mountains (his boook is full of scripture).

HE STANDS WITH US

2005-02-22T22:11:00.000-05:00

I have these devotional cards that I read everyday throughout my work day. The one I read today really got my day started great and I thought I would share it with you all.

He Stands With Us
"With God, you have power. No matter what happens in life, you can turn to him, depend on him, put all of your hope in him. His power is greater than any struggle you face or pain you feel. And when you face the evil one, you can be strong because he gives you armor to protect you. His armor shields you and his power helps you stand strong. His strengths flows through you so you can defeat the evil one and it will carry you through to the end."

Ephesians 6:10-11 (NIV)
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.

You are the apple of his eye

2005-02-21T10:57:00.000-05:00

After reading my bible this morning I began to be aware of just how protected we are by God. He protects us and takes it seriously when we are in danger. Yes, I know that God has the power and the authority to prevent bad things from happening and maybe he does allow some things to happen. Now this does not mean that it does not hurt him. We don't need to live our lives being afraid if we are confident in God.

Zechariah 2:8-9 (The Message)

8 GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, the One of Glory who sent me on my mission, commenting on the godless nations who stripped you and left you homeless, said, "Anyone who hits you, hits me--bloodies my nose, blackens my eye. 9 Yes, and at the right time I'll give the signal and they'll be stripped and thrown out by their own servants." Then you'll know for sure that GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies sent me on this mission.

Books I am reading

2005-02-20T21:14:00.000-05:00

I don’t consider myself a great writer, so I try to do my best to transfer my thoughts to you. What I enjoy as well as writing my thoughts is reading. You can find the books that I am currently reading by glancing at the bar on your right. Happy reading and writing.

Return to the Lord

2005-02-20T11:05:00.000-05:00

So this morning I have decided to begin reading Zechariah. For the next few weeks or months I will enter sporadic comments on what I have read and learned from this book.

Zechariah 1

A Call to Return to the LORD

1 In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah, the son of Iddo:
2 "The LORD was very angry with your forefathers. 3 Therefore tell the people: This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'Return to me,' declares the LORD Almighty, 'and I will return to you,' says the LORD Almighty. 4 Do not be like your forefathers, to whom the earlier prophets proclaimed: This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'Turn from your evil ways and your evil practices.' But they would not listen or pay attention to me, declares the LORD . 5 Where are your forefathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever? 6 But did not my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, overtake your forefathers?
"Then they repented and said, 'The LORD Almighty has done to us what our ways and practices deserve, just as he determined to do.'"

My desire is to fall in love with God all over again. With new convictions and commitments. I don’t want to just read the word instead I need to apply it my life. I feel confident that if I try to grow in God he will make the path open for me to fall in love with him again. Pleasant or not God will always treat us as we deserve to be treated. He will discipline us as he should because he is a just God (Zechariah 1:6b). He values our repentance, we are like a lost child coming home.

Many of my friends have made a conscious decision to leave God. I pray that they will find their God again and return to the Lord. I have always thought of the world and the lives we live as a difficult endeavor, how do we survive in it without the guidance and shield of God and his word? Anyway, I hope you will join me in a commitment to being in the word and aware of his presence.

What would you do to save your life?

2005-02-19T23:29:00.000-05:00

Hiker Aron Ralston Cuts Off Own Arm to Survive
Scott Willoughby
Mountain Zone
May 2, 2003
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - With no water and as little hope of survival, Aspen mountaineer Aron Ralston, 27, used a pocketknife to amputate his own arm and free himself from a boulder weighing 800-1,000 pounds that fell and trapped him for five days in a remote desert canyon in eastern Utah.Pinned in a 3-foot wide slot canyon near the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park south of Moab, Utah, Ralston cut through his own arm below the elbow Thursday morning, applying a tourniquet and administering first aid before rigging anchors and fixing a rope to rappel to the bottom of Blue John Canyon and hiking out to meet rescuers. Ralston had been hiking alone when the boulder fell and pinned his right arm as he was moving through the narrow slot last Saturday afternoon, according to information from the sheriff's offices in Emery and Wayne counties."Ralston cut through his own arm below the elbow Thursday..." Ralston told rescuers that on Thursday morning he realized he would not survive unless he took drastic action. He had run out of water on Tuesday.Search efforts that had begun Wednesday evening yielded no signs of the hiker until he walked out of the canyon with two other hikers at about 3 p.m. Thursday. Ralston was taken to Allen Memorial Hospital in Moab where he was stabilized before transport to St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., for surgery.The episode marked Ralston's second brush with death since February, when he was buried in an avalanche while backcountry skiing in the Colorado Rockies. Ralston, an avid outdoorsman who has climbed 49 of Colorado's 14,000-foot-plus mountains, was buried up to his neck in the avalanche, managing to dig himself out along with a completely buried skiing companion within 15 minutes.
Ralston's pocketknife amputation was not the first in the region. In October 1993, Colorado fisherman Bill Jeracki cut off his leg at the knee when two boulders fell on his leg while angling alone in a remote canyon stream. Trapped and yelling for hours, Jeracki made the decision to sever the limb after the weather took a turn for the worse and he became concerned for his survival. He used hemostats from his fishing kit to close the severed artery and vein, then crawled a half mile back to his truck and drove to find help.
Scott Willoughby

I don't have a great deal to say about Mr. Ralston because words could never do justice. What I will say is how amazed I am by his courage to live. I think this is in many of us but we need to find it. I also believe that the courage to be alive spiritually is in us as well, that too may be something we have to go in search of but the light is not far away, it is near. We can discover this courage within only when we are submerged in God and his word.
Philippians 4:13
13 I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

Persistent in Prayer

2005-02-19T19:07:00.000-05:00

Is it possible to pray today and have your prayers answered tomorrow? It sure is, however, our prayers would be answered a lot quicker and more often if we continue to pray consistently. I think it is also important to consider just how many times we give up on our dreams, our futures, and worst our prayers. We in turn give up on God.

Luke 18
The Parable of the Persistent Widow

1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2 He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.'
4 "For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or care about men, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her coming!' "
6 And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8 I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

This scripture really shows the importance of us being persistent in our prayers with God. We must continue to "cry out to him day and night" to prove our faith in him. He cares for us and as a father he wants hear from us. I truly believe that spiritual growth is found in the word and in prayer.

Be persistent in prayer.

One blessing after another

2005-02-15T22:31:00.000-05:00

It is so interesting just how often great things happen in my life and they go ignored and I look at the next day as if the world were against me, and low and behold the same thing happens, things go my way, for the most part.

The bible says in John 1:16, “From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.” Like me many people are not always aware of this. We sometimes pay no attention to the fact that God has provided for our needs and desires. I am learning how grateful I should be for the fact that God just keeps on giving regardless of whether we notice it or not. God does not give with conditions. He gives to us and blesses us because of his grace. My prayer is that we will grow in our awareness of God and his grace.

I hope that the things I share on this site will be both inspiring and fun. Have an open mind and an open heart.

Computer addict

2005-02-13T16:09:00.000-05:00

I guess I can relate to this guy...that's why I got a lap-top.

Posted by Hello

The Nose Picker

2005-02-12T23:31:00.000-05:00

Here I am doing one of my late night things again. Tonight I am sitting here surfing the channels (you know you do this as well). I was watching "Blade" but got tired of gore. There is too much of that in the world already. If it were up to me I would probably watch the "Cosby Show" all night, just kidding. I am not that boring. Anyway enough of that...I came across this site the other day and thought it was pretty fun.
http://www.jokaroo.com/
That is another thing, from time to time you will notice many links in my posts that I think are cool, I hope you think so too. Hopefully the nose picker isn't too much.

Posted by Hello

MONK

2005-02-11T22:45:00.000-05:00

I am a big MONK fan so naturally I was pretty excited to see this message board:
http://www.usanetwork.com/series/monk/community/bboard/bboard.html

Not really suffering from insomnia

2005-02-11T21:58:00.000-05:00

Please don't take this blog title too seriously. I'm not suffering from insomnia. I actually just like going to sleep late. Maybe I am a TV freak or just a google junky I don't know. As far back as I can remember I have always rather my day last longer than the average person. Ever felt that if you went to sleep the day would be over and you don't want it to end so soon. That is me everyday. Hopefully that doesn't make me crazy. I guess we all have this little something about us that is a bit different than some people, or not. Anyway thank you for taking a peak at my blog.