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Some tips that you can use to create a

successful business.

One. Start forming your business by serious

thoughts and your imagination.

Two. Mix a little faith  and a pinch of belief in

the mix. If you believe you can…you can.

Three. Create your written Plan to transform

these ideas into physical and financial reality.

 Four. Put your Plan  into Action

Five. Follow through your plan with all the

persistance,determination, and firmness you

can muster. You need to think your decissions

through, Be clear and firm.

Six. By now you should have created a burning

desire. You must start visualizing each step of

your plan daily. If necessary do it as many times

as it takes.

You see that you have other benificial uses for

for your 24 hours.  Remember  24 hours can

and should be 8 hours  for work…8 hours for

self improvement (sometimes enjoying life) and

8 hours for rest. Make use of your time and don’t

waste any.   You Guessed It..Until Next Time…

………………………………………John

Todays post will be a short poen that I founIn the

book  Think and grow Rich. The book was written

in the 1930′s by Napolian Hill and is public

domain today. I had read the book several years

ago. Even though I had read it back then this

poem just stood out when I recently read it.

If you Think you are beaten, you are,

If you Think  you dare not, you won’t.

If you like to win, but Think , you can’t,

It is almost certain you won’t.

If you Think you’ll lose, you’ve lost,

For in this world we find, Success begins

with a fellows will… Then it is just all his…

State of Mind. 

If you Think you are outclassed,you are.

If you Think you are high to rise, you must be

sure of Yourself before you can win the prize.

Life’s battles don’t always go ,

To the stronger or faster man.

Sooner or later the man who  Wins,

is the man Who thinks he can.

Faith is a thought process and can be

harnesseds by anyone.

Take the next 24 hours to unreval  any

fears, disbeiefs, and negative thoughts you

may have inside. Be honest with yourself and

cone to terms with Faith…Until Next Time

You guessed right  again…………John

When we talk to other people, the exact words

we saycauses them to see images. These in turn

arouses emotions ( feelings )  that stirs us into

action or inaction or simply no actions at all.

So when you here the word God what images do

you see. It is a matter of what  we have been

taught eairler in life.

Some see a judgemental and prunishing God.

One that judge you for what to do an then

banishes you to Hell for your sins.

Some will see Jesus and have an image of him

dying on the cross.

Others will see  images from other forms of

religions.Although there are scores of

religions  about  9 or 10 of the major ones all

ot them believe in a Supreme Being.

Some have white-light experiences.All of this

can be really scary. If you try to dig to deep

into you can get rubber leg and very confused.

The early groups of AA’s had no Big Book an

no 12 steps to follow.The relied on what  was

taught to them by the Oxford Group. Many

early AA members were from the Oxford  Group.

They met at  peoples home and read and

discussed verses from the Holy Bible. The King

James version of the New Testiment.

If you look at the 12steps you see  the pharse

God as we understand Him.The founder of AA

was  was concerned when the members voted

to put this in the steps.He later said he accepted

it and that it was good because it open the door

to people from all faiths and religions to come in.

Anyone can come in and get clean and sober,

believer and  non-believers alike. Yes agnostic

and athiest can come in. Aver large percentage

of these people get a clear mind  and return to

the faith of there choice.Notice it uses We

instead of I.

 Now as for me….God as I understand Him

is a very loving,patient, and forgiving

God……..Sometimes I abuse this Grace. He is

responsible for me having 24 hours.

 Thanks for the past 24 hours of good soberity.

Grant me and another good 24 hours of living.

Thanks again, Amen…..until next time…John

I am sick and tired of being sick and tired

I have heard this statement many times over

the years. It always strikes a cord in me. I am 

what is labeled, refered to, and call an alcoholic.

At one time in my life I would have denied this

and found some reason to justify my life and

the things I did. Which was to run away from

responsibility. Lucky for me I found the AA

program and was able to change my way of

thinking. Recently I was given a copy of a

poem written by a young man who has found

that source an is on his way to a better life. I

thought I would share it.

Sick and tired……   By Matt Benton  

I am sick and tired of living life with my back

againest the wall,

I am sick and tired of not knowing if I will be able

to walk or if I will crawl.   

I am sick and tired of not knowing where my next

meal is going to come from,

I am sick and tired of  alcohol and drugs being

the only thing I have known,since being young.

I am sick and tired of lies, dishonesty and pain,

Iam sick and tired of this ball and chain.

I am sick and tired of living my life as a victim

and a crook, I am sick and tired of never  having

any money on my books.

I am sick and tired of the greed, the robberies,

and the broken hearts,

I am sick and tired of praying to God, and then

wishing that my life had never started.

I am sick and tired of the excuses,dramas,

people, places,,

I am sick and tired of not understanding what

this life could really bring.

I am sick and tired of all my friends and family

moving on with life without me.

But I am really glad that I found these groups

and that they found me….Matt Benton

Thanks Matt for such a great reminder just

what we need to focus on each  24hours. I know

you will become a valued team member…You

Guessed Right again… Until Next Time…John

Purpose…..I believe that everyone on this planet

has a purpose for living. Most of us (including me 

an millions of others) don’t really fret on what it

is. It is an unanswerable question that could

drive you crazy if that is all you put your focus

on.Take life  as it comes 24hours at a time and

things become much eaiser an simplier. We then

sometimes have to make changes in our thinking

in order to improve our living.It is true…What

we think is what we are…

Change… Here is the answer to the most 

important question we all ask ourselves. Listen

carefully to this simple question. You and I

already know the answer.

Is it possible to really change my life?

Yes, it is and her are three little tips to help.

One… Do you understand what needs to be

changed?

Two…Do you understand why you need this

change ?

Three… What results do you expect from this

change ?

A little extra… How do you go about making this

change ?

Some answers…

You alone know the what needs to be changed.

Take your time be honest with yourself,get some

outside help if you need to. This is paramount

but you can do it.

Next is the why…It is now time to take charge

of your life and make necessary changes to

improve you life.

Results…Clarity, stability, and contentment

are just a start. When applied daily you can

achieve success and fullfillment and 

happiness beyond measure.

The little bonus…..Oh Yes the How Take your

time and think before you do. Make one change

at a time, one minute at a time, and one day at a

time ……Become a Rose   Be that rose that 

bloomed. Everyone who saw it admired  it. When

it was gone the petals fell all around and eveyone

knew that the little rose had served it’s Purpose

Don’t be the little bud that that just dried up an

fell to the ground and no one ever noticed .

Consided making  the mecessary change to

become that Rose.

You Gussed it… Until Next Time…John

What are you experiencing in you life today?

      Whatever it is don’t get dicourged.

Don’t get overwhelemed and don’t let

whatever it is get you down. Everyone

who is living has at one time or other

gotten to this point.We all must pick a

point of in our life that is a starting point.

Today is  the first day of the rest of your

life. Let it be the starting point of good

positive things entering your world.

Think Good thoughts Today.

When I was 14 years of age I when into a hospital

and had my appendix removed. It is hard for me

to believe  some 56 years have passed. Well a

couple of days after surgery the nurse came in

and announced that I must get out of bed and

walk down the hallway. This was standard

proceedure to avoid blood clots. However she

encourged me to visit a couple of elderly ladies

that were bedridden.

The first lady was happy. She was smiling and

she commented on the beautiful flowers on

the outside . She said she could hardly wait

until she could go outside  and smell them.

She mentioned some Blue Jays and one big

Red Bird. Everything seems great, a clear 

beautiful day and she even mentioned the

gardener working in the yard,how he was doing

a good job.

The stop in the next room was quite different ,

the lady was totally negative. She looked ot the

window at the same yard and said it was already

too hot. The gardner was making too much

noise with his lawn mower. She failed to see the

bird and flowers,but pointed out some trash in

flower bed that the gardened had failed to pick

up. For that she felt he should be  replaced.

   When I got back to my room and was tucked

back in bed my nurse ask me a question.

What did you learn today? Of course my

answer was, I don’t know…What do you

mean?

Her response is still with me….In the the first

room the lady as positive. She was reasonably

happy. She made the best of what  she had and

was taking life as it came to her. You could

feel her joy for life.

In the second room the lady  was negarive. You

could not help but feel her pain.

What you learned today that people can be 

either positive or negative. You can choose to

be one or the other…….Each day choose to 

enjoy life for 24 hours. Stay focused and Happy

Today. Remember today is all you have so

choose and use it wisely. Yesterday is a cancelled

check…Tomorrow  is just a promised note…

while Today is just a couple of pennies  that we

have in our hand…..Have a great day  and don’t

spend them all in one place. You Guessed It…..

Until Next Time…..John 24 hours of Bliss…

It is important to know your own  Potential

     I have never been poor….just broke. Being

poor is just a bad frame of mindset that

stagnates your thinking.

      Being broke is jut a temporary situtation

that is called life on lifes terms.This condition

can always be corrected by correct thinking

and work.

       Of  course being broke is always a big

dissapportment.

 and some folks just seem to wallow in it. They

make excuses and accept it as this is there fate.

They refuse to or just ignore it and not do

anything to change it. Some actually have

been coditioned to  expect someone else to

change it for them.

    Please take the next 24 hours to examine this

so you can come alive and use your true

Potential. Every one has the ability and choise.

You don’t have anything to lose.

Potemtial…..Starts with Action…..which

creates…. Belief in yourself…..which then

gets the….. Results you desire 

Raise yourself above lifes disappointments. They can

destroy you or the can drive you to a happy

and successful life. Remember it is your choice.

Yep…You Guessed it again…Until next time…

………………………. John Have A Great Day.