A Skilled Sailor

 A Skilled Sailor 

What do you know about being a skillful sailor? This I know.

Anybody can sail on a smooth sea, but when the winds blow, I want a skillful sailor.

I love having a peaceful life. Peaceful lives are the dream of all mankind. And I don’t know any successful individuals who have lived a totally peaceful life.

You see, the rough winds that tear at your sails, the rough seas that we must navigate, the hard times we endure are the lessons that teach us the most about navigating life.

In the last few years, I’ve read or listened to the biographies of some famous men and women. The one thing they have in common is this – they didn’t have an easy life and success did not come to them overnight nor on a silver platter.

Adversity is a great teacher. It teaches one to sail in all winds.

Something to think on, in about 60 s

P Michael Biggs 

Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration

One Thought That Makes a Difference

One Thought That Makes a Difference

Just for today, hold this one thought in your mind above all others.

I Can!

Our thoughts at the beginning of any challenge we face are the most critical ones as to our ability to conquer. 

It’s the old – You Can If You Think You Can!

And YOU CAN!

Something to think on,

in about 60 seconds.

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P Michael Biggs

Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration

The Other Side of the "Bad Side" of Life

The Other Side of the 

“Bad Side” of Life

  

I’ve had experiences that I just wished would never happen. 

Open heart surgery for one.  That was no picnic. 

Bankruptcy – ugh

There have been other experiences too.  You know those also.

They represent what I call the “Bad Side” of life.  It’s stuff we never studied for.  Those experiences weren’t on the test for the rest of my life at age 17.  And yet, they happened.

And here I sit.  Having gone through all that stuff, and I’m alive.  You too, if you’ve endured life. 

We are alive!

Perhaps today is a good day to celebrate the life we live.  The good, the bad, the ugly, the unnecessary, the unexpected.

I suppose it just goes to show us that we are amazing and resilient individuals. 

That’s about the best news I could plant in your mind today.  Come what may, I think we may just find a solution, or a new route, or an answer from unexpected sources, or an inner reservoir of capabilities we never knew we had.

I celebrate you, today, you amazing overcomer.

Something to think on,

in about 60 seconds.

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P Michael Biggs

Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration

Adjust the Sails

Adjust the Sails

What a powerful idea this is.  Do you get it?

How many times in life do we have to adjust our sails?  Often, at least for me.  I’ve become quite the sailor, considering how often I trim my sails.

The port is over there somewhere.  You will get there by adjusting as you go along.

Adjust!  Always adjust.

Something to think on,

in less than 60 seconds.

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P Michael Biggs

Offering Hope

Encouragement

Inspiration