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Welcome, "ONE AND ALL", to the Wednesday, November 20, 2024 edition of The “Colonel’s” VFV Motivational/Inspirational Quotes & Message of the Day!
“Attitude is contagious! People with bad attitudes will bring you down — avoid them. Know when to walk away!” — COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs
Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and moving forward is a choice! - Today's Message is: "DOWN DAY!" Why Not?
The “Colonel’s” VFV Motivational/Inspirational Quotes & Message of the Day!
“Hello Wednesday – Happy Hump Day!”
Good “Wednesday & Hump Day” Morning “Band of Brothers & Sisters, Connections, Friends, & Patriots!” Welcome to the middle of the week from the “Colonel’s Foxhole” in Conroe, TX — 20 November 2024!
Today’s Message is: "DOWN DAY!" Why Not?
“Great and competent leaders never tear people down. Their mission is to build them up, so they can accomplish the impossible. The fastest way to undermine people’s trust and put a vision in jeopardy is to tear down people as a leader — build them up!” — COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs
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More Awesome Quotes for Today’s Message:
“Slow down and enjoy yourself a little more, don’t be so serious. Life is not a race.” — Christine Lemieux
“You have it within you to rise above whatever is presently bringing you down.” — Karen Salmansohn
“Do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the die you are used to is better than the one to come?” — Dr. Steve Maraboli
“If you want to fly, then give up everything that weighs you down.” — Unknown Author
“Fall down seven times, stand up eight.” — Japanese Proverb
“Slow down. Breathe. Don’t rush. Let yourself feel everything you’re holding inside. Joy, pain, heartache, exhaustion, feel everything. Listen. Take time to nourish what your soul needs the most. Take ten minutes, thirty minutes, an hour, a day… Take a break to slow down.” — Nicole Marie B
“When life knocks you down you have two choices — stay down or get up.” — Tom Krause
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Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV) is providing FREE Year-round Peer-to-Peer Support Nationwide for those with Invisible Wounds!
Join our Volunteer, Air Force Veteran, Peer Support Specialist, and Writer/Author Steven Bates TONIGHT for "Mid-Week Musings!" edition of Warriors for Life (WFL) Online, sponsored and presented by Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV).
We are asking everyone to share who we are and what support Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV) provides via WFL. If you know someone who is a veteran, first responder or a family member/caregiver, please ask them to join us for at least one meeting so they can learn more about what we do and how they can share their wisdom with others who may be able to learn from them.
We thank you in advance for being our voice and sharing our program and mission with everyone you know that can help and in turn benefit from their peers in a safe environment - the more people that are aware, the more lives we can affect and save for another day.
TONIGHT's Topic: "Tenses - Past, Present, Future. Where do you Live?"
https://www.victoryforveterans.org/post/tonight-with-warriors-for-life-wfl-tenses-past-present-future-where-do-you-live
Warriors for Life (WFL) Online, presented by Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV) — Wednesday (TONIGHT), November 20, 2024, @ 4:30 PM PT, 5:30 PM MT, 6:30 PM CT, & 7:30 PM ET
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/ [login to see] 6
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Drop in every Friday Morning for “Coffee with Kim” with Volunteer, Army Veteran, & Author Kim Gwinner as part of Warriors for Life (WFL) Online, Presented by Victory for Veterans, Inc. VFV. Check out the times below and how to connect through Zoom!
https://www.victoryforveterans.org/post/fridaymornings-coffeewithkim-warriorsforlife-wfl-presentedbyvictoryforveterans-inc
Warriors for Life (WFL) Online “Coffee with Kim” Presented by Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV) — Every Friday Morning starting at 6:00 AM PT, 7:00 AM MT, 8:00 AM CT, and 9:00 AM ET
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/ [login to see] 8
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“The meaning runs deep for those men and women who’ve served this country: 'Honor & Respect Always — Warriors for Life’!” COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs
________________________________ ✼✼☼✼✼ ______________________________
“Attitude is contagious! People with bad attitudes will bring you down — avoid them. Know when to walk away!” — COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs
Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and moving forward is a choice! - Today's Message is: "DOWN DAY!" Why Not?
The “Colonel’s” VFV Motivational/Inspirational Quotes & Message of the Day!
“Hello Wednesday – Happy Hump Day!”
Good “Wednesday & Hump Day” Morning “Band of Brothers & Sisters, Connections, Friends, & Patriots!” Welcome to the middle of the week from the “Colonel’s Foxhole” in Conroe, TX — 20 November 2024!
Today’s Message is: "DOWN DAY!" Why Not?
“Great and competent leaders never tear people down. Their mission is to build them up, so they can accomplish the impossible. The fastest way to undermine people’s trust and put a vision in jeopardy is to tear down people as a leader — build them up!” — COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs
_________________________________________________________________________
More Awesome Quotes for Today’s Message:
“Slow down and enjoy yourself a little more, don’t be so serious. Life is not a race.” — Christine Lemieux
“You have it within you to rise above whatever is presently bringing you down.” — Karen Salmansohn
“Do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the die you are used to is better than the one to come?” — Dr. Steve Maraboli
“If you want to fly, then give up everything that weighs you down.” — Unknown Author
“Fall down seven times, stand up eight.” — Japanese Proverb
“Slow down. Breathe. Don’t rush. Let yourself feel everything you’re holding inside. Joy, pain, heartache, exhaustion, feel everything. Listen. Take time to nourish what your soul needs the most. Take ten minutes, thirty minutes, an hour, a day… Take a break to slow down.” — Nicole Marie B
“When life knocks you down you have two choices — stay down or get up.” — Tom Krause
_________________________________________________________________________
Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV) is providing FREE Year-round Peer-to-Peer Support Nationwide for those with Invisible Wounds!
Join our Volunteer, Air Force Veteran, Peer Support Specialist, and Writer/Author Steven Bates TONIGHT for "Mid-Week Musings!" edition of Warriors for Life (WFL) Online, sponsored and presented by Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV).
We are asking everyone to share who we are and what support Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV) provides via WFL. If you know someone who is a veteran, first responder or a family member/caregiver, please ask them to join us for at least one meeting so they can learn more about what we do and how they can share their wisdom with others who may be able to learn from them.
We thank you in advance for being our voice and sharing our program and mission with everyone you know that can help and in turn benefit from their peers in a safe environment - the more people that are aware, the more lives we can affect and save for another day.
TONIGHT's Topic: "Tenses - Past, Present, Future. Where do you Live?"
https://www.victoryforveterans.org/post/tonight-with-warriors-for-life-wfl-tenses-past-present-future-where-do-you-live
Warriors for Life (WFL) Online, presented by Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV) — Wednesday (TONIGHT), November 20, 2024, @ 4:30 PM PT, 5:30 PM MT, 6:30 PM CT, & 7:30 PM ET
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/ [login to see] 6
_________________________________________________________________________
Drop in every Friday Morning for “Coffee with Kim” with Volunteer, Army Veteran, & Author Kim Gwinner as part of Warriors for Life (WFL) Online, Presented by Victory for Veterans, Inc. VFV. Check out the times below and how to connect through Zoom!
https://www.victoryforveterans.org/post/fridaymornings-coffeewithkim-warriorsforlife-wfl-presentedbyvictoryforveterans-inc
Warriors for Life (WFL) Online “Coffee with Kim” Presented by Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV) — Every Friday Morning starting at 6:00 AM PT, 7:00 AM MT, 8:00 AM CT, and 9:00 AM ET
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/ [login to see] 8
_________________________________________________________________________
“The meaning runs deep for those men and women who’ve served this country: 'Honor & Respect Always — Warriors for Life’!” COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs
________________________________ ✼✼☼✼✼ ______________________________
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Good afternoon Col Burroughs and all of my brothers and sisters here on RP. I can barely contain myself, as I await Jesus to come down from His Father’s Throne, to rule and reign with us, for a thousand years. Have a blessed day today and always.
Taken from:https://guideposts.org/prayer/how-to-pray/how-the-bible-can-help-when-youre-having-a-down-day/
How the Bible Can Help When You’re Having a Down Day
RICK HAMLIN
3 MIN READ
If you’re feeling gloomy, here’s a Bible verse to bring some hope and inspiration.
Serious man
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Prayer is a powerful force for good. At Guideposts, we believe in the strength of prayer to bring comfort, hope, and healing. Your generous donation today will help us continue to share the power of prayer with those in need. Together, through prayer and support, we can make a difference.
I usually turn to the Bible to read it, forgetting how it can also be prayed.
On a day when I’m feeling gloomy, I find myself picking out something from Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonian. Let me take it—and pray it—phrase by phrase:
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Rejoice always (1Thessalonians 5:6). Always? Yes, always. In good times and bad times. When Covid-19 seemed to be waning and now on days when its menace feels never-ending.
Paul is asking me to rejoice, and I have to look hard. I rejoice in my family, the richness of good friends and most importantly the never-ending love of God. God’s love is here always and that’s cause for rejoicing. Would that I could sing it out loud. Maybe I will.
Pray without ceasing. At first, that sounds like an incalculable burden. When would I find the time? And how could I possibly pray without ceasing? There’s too much going on in my life.
Unless I added prayer to whatever was and is going on in my life. Like last night, washing the dishes. I noticed a glint of light on one of the spoons and the bloom of some suds. I listened to the water coming out of the tap, watched it wash away the soap. The way God washes away all those failings that burden me so.
Gone down the drain.
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There it was. Praying without ceasing. Without even knowing I was doing it. Prayer is simply acknowledging God in your world. What joy to do that all the time.
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. All circumstances? Isn’t that a stretch?
Then I remember reading something someone says—I’ve even said it myself—about writing down the things you’re grateful for. I think of how my friend Debbie Macomber keeps a gratitude journal and puts down five things in it. Everyday. Five things to be grateful for.
I’ve done that before. And then got out of the habit. Maybe I need to do it now.
I found the small notebook and started reading. Oh, my goodness, there were almost 150 things I’d put down (okay, sometimes the same thing twice). A TV show we like to watch. The oatmeal I have for breakfast. The gift of email and how easy it is to get in touch with people all over the world. The pleasure of blogging.
Not only does it feel good to write those things down, it’s fun to look back and see what I’ve written. Double the thanks in that. Triple the thanks.
Our circumstances change from day to day, sometimes from hour to hour. What doesn’t change? God’s enduring love.
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Let me put that down. Right now.
Feeling gloomy? Having a down day? Turn to a Bible verse. Let it speak to you. Let it guide how you live.
Taken from:https://guideposts.org/prayer/how-to-pray/how-the-bible-can-help-when-youre-having-a-down-day/
How the Bible Can Help When You’re Having a Down Day
RICK HAMLIN
3 MIN READ
If you’re feeling gloomy, here’s a Bible verse to bring some hope and inspiration.
Serious man
Credit: Getty Images
Prayer is a powerful force for good. At Guideposts, we believe in the strength of prayer to bring comfort, hope, and healing. Your generous donation today will help us continue to share the power of prayer with those in need. Together, through prayer and support, we can make a difference.
I usually turn to the Bible to read it, forgetting how it can also be prayed.
On a day when I’m feeling gloomy, I find myself picking out something from Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonian. Let me take it—and pray it—phrase by phrase:
Pray a Day Vol 2 In Article Ad
Rejoice always (1Thessalonians 5:6). Always? Yes, always. In good times and bad times. When Covid-19 seemed to be waning and now on days when its menace feels never-ending.
Paul is asking me to rejoice, and I have to look hard. I rejoice in my family, the richness of good friends and most importantly the never-ending love of God. God’s love is here always and that’s cause for rejoicing. Would that I could sing it out loud. Maybe I will.
Pray without ceasing. At first, that sounds like an incalculable burden. When would I find the time? And how could I possibly pray without ceasing? There’s too much going on in my life.
Unless I added prayer to whatever was and is going on in my life. Like last night, washing the dishes. I noticed a glint of light on one of the spoons and the bloom of some suds. I listened to the water coming out of the tap, watched it wash away the soap. The way God washes away all those failings that burden me so.
Gone down the drain.
GP In article ad
There it was. Praying without ceasing. Without even knowing I was doing it. Prayer is simply acknowledging God in your world. What joy to do that all the time.
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. All circumstances? Isn’t that a stretch?
Then I remember reading something someone says—I’ve even said it myself—about writing down the things you’re grateful for. I think of how my friend Debbie Macomber keeps a gratitude journal and puts down five things in it. Everyday. Five things to be grateful for.
I’ve done that before. And then got out of the habit. Maybe I need to do it now.
I found the small notebook and started reading. Oh, my goodness, there were almost 150 things I’d put down (okay, sometimes the same thing twice). A TV show we like to watch. The oatmeal I have for breakfast. The gift of email and how easy it is to get in touch with people all over the world. The pleasure of blogging.
Not only does it feel good to write those things down, it’s fun to look back and see what I’ve written. Double the thanks in that. Triple the thanks.
Our circumstances change from day to day, sometimes from hour to hour. What doesn’t change? God’s enduring love.
Inspired by Faith In Article Ad
Let me put that down. Right now.
Feeling gloomy? Having a down day? Turn to a Bible verse. Let it speak to you. Let it guide how you live.
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If you've never been down you probably haven't had a very fulfilling life. The key to being down is getting right back up and never bringing anyone else down with you.
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