Life Lessons

Life Lessons That I Want to Share With My Readers

As a result of the “reset button” that God imposed on my life, I learned many things that I call “life lessons.” While each chapter contains a lesson, here are a few:

Alone in my room the third afternoon in intensive care, I cried out in anguish, “God, what am I going to do to get out of this?” Immediately, a “voice” spoke to me internally as clearly as any audible sound I had ever heard. The answer was short and direct:

  • DO WHAT'S DOABLE WHENEVER YOU CAN,
  • WORK ON YOUR AREAS OF STRENGTH FIRST,
  • NEVER GIVE UP.

The worst job in my life opened the door to the best one.

Had I not taken a chance by doing something outside my comfort zone, this important opportunity that was key to the rest of my career would never have opened.

  • 1 Clear intention.
  • 2 Pray as though it is already done.
  • 3 Take action to make it come to pass.

Don’t let circumstances dictate your view of life.

Some have called what I achieved a miracle. But to me it is just an example of how much control we have over our bodies and our lives, but are not aware. In that sense, I guess there is a miracle in all this. But it is one that we all possess.

So why not think happiness? Why not think abundance? Through faith, belief and action all things are possible. Never give up on your dreams!

In this vein, here is one of my favorite poems”

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. Life is no brief candle to me; it is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.
~George Bernard Shaw