Charissee Jones's Blog (48)

Get Yourself Interested

The way to get good is to get interested. The way to get great is to get downright fascinated and passionate.

Imagine being completely intrigued, and so passionate about something that you simply can't get too much of it. When you can do that in some particular field of expertise or endeavor, you can accomplish anything you choose to accomplish in that area.

And how do you do that? How do you bring out that passion and intensity of interest in something?

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Added by Charissee Jones on July 16, 2010 at 10:24pm — No Comments

Already Yours

You're already a success. Now is when you can expand on that success and thereby make it even more meaningful and fulfilling.

You're already skilled at accomplishing what you decide to accomplish. Now is when you can choose to focus your efforts on reaching for the dreams that will give your life outstanding richness.

You are already immersed in a sea of abundance. Now is when you can express that abundance in ways that are beautifully and uniquely you.

There is… Continue

Added by Charissee Jones on July 16, 2010 at 10:24pm — No Comments

Reach

The path between wanting and having is doing. To stop just wanting, and begin having, then start doing.

The greatest, most well-conceived plans are worthless if they're not acted upon. If it's going to happen, someone must make it happen.

All sorts of outstanding opportunities are open to the person who is willing to take action. Be that person, take that action, with commitment and persistence, and reap the valuable rewards of fulfilling those… Continue

Added by Charissee Jones on July 16, 2010 at 10:23pm — No Comments

The Greatest Gift I Can Give My Father

The father of a righteous man has great joy; he who has a wise son delights in him. — Proverbs 23:24 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

The greatest gift I can give my father, and my Father, is to be righteous in my heart and life.

Added by Charissee Jones on July 16, 2010 at 10:22pm — No Comments

Exactly What

Once you know exactly what you desire, you have a way to get there. Once you define the objective clearly and with precision, the path begins to appear.

Then it's just a matter of taking the necessary actions. And you're fully capable of that.

The big question is, are you willing? When the purpose has real meaning to you, then you are indeed willing to do what must be done to reach it.

Dig deep, past the things you don't know why you want. Be brutally honest… Continue

Added by Charissee Jones on July 16, 2010 at 10:21pm — No Comments

Beyond Reason

It's completely reasonable to get discouraged when things are not going your way. And yet, as reasonable as it may be, getting discouraged and staying discouraged won't do you any good.

Fortunately, you don't always have to be reasonable. You can choose to meet every setback not with discouragement, but with hope and positive passion and enthusiasm for moving forward.

There's always a next step that you can take, so take it. Sure, that next step may not work out, and yet… Continue

Added by Charissee Jones on July 16, 2010 at 10:20pm — No Comments

Think Of All The Great Gifts You've Been Given

"If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask for him." — Luke 11:13 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

Think of all the great gifts you've been given. Next to Jesus, God's gracious sacrifice for our salvation, the greatest gift we can receive is God's abiding presence in the Holy Spirit! He is ours if we ask. In fact, when we ask God for anything, the Spirit… Continue

Added by Charissee Jones on July 16, 2010 at 10:18pm — No Comments

One Thing Better

Don't despair that you can't immediately make everything better. You can always make one thing better.

Then, you can continue that momentum, making another improvement, and another, and another. You can start right now.

Even one little success is empowering. It points you in a decidedly positive direction.

What if you could see each little nagging problem as the opportunity for improvement that it is? You would realize that there's no shortage of ways to be… Continue

Added by Charissee Jones on July 16, 2010 at 10:17pm — No Comments

He Saw The Best In Me

He Saw The Best In Me, When Everyone Else Around Me, Only Saw The Worst In Me. He Is Mine And I Am His. Thank You Father For Looking Past My Wrongs And Seeing The Best In Me.

Added by Charissee Jones on July 16, 2010 at 10:16pm — No Comments

In What You Imagine

What you imagine is real. What you imagine comes from the truth of you.

In what you imagine there is great and wonderful treasure. And the more you dare to imagine, the more extensive and valuable that treasure becomes.

What you imagine connects you to your purpose. What is it that you can imagine that makes you feel truly ecstatic?

In what you most enthusiastically imagine you'll discover the best of who you can be. From what you imagine can come a lifetime of… Continue