Never Give Up

Don't ever give up. I mean never... Hang on to your dream, and don't take no for an answer... What if you quit five minutes before the miracle happens? Just don't give up. Ever. Somebody NEEDS what you do... Just go DO it.

Catch it, come alive, pass it on.

Peace Reigns

Great news from the prison yesterday... We met with the warden and he confirmed that violent incidents, fights and attacks are down significantly from 2010. (we'll get hard numbers at the end of the year) He can't remember a Summer as "quiet" as this one (violence always increases the hotter it gets, because there is no air conditioni...ng in the dorms and everyone is "on edge")... 2010 was one of the most violent years in the recent past. The only difference this year? We started the Peace Initiative on Jan 18th 2011, the day after MLK Day. Give peace a chance-- miracles are happening in a dangerous and deadly place. It can happen ANYWHERE.

Today

What if today was the day... The day your dream comes true. The day you find EXACTLY what you're looking for. The day that special person finds you. The day your ship comes in. The day you have that "million dollar idea." The day you're in the right place, at the right time, with just the right answer... You know, THE day. It'll be THE day for millions around the world today; why not YOU? Wouldn't it make more sense to assume that today is your day, instead of the opposite? It's up to you, but I'm going to believe that today is MY day... Care to join me?

Just Imagine

Imagination brings a dream into the realm of potential. Focus, determination and action begin to build, nourish and fuel this young dream as it grows and matures. Our thoughts and words support that vision and generate the law of attraction that pulls everything you need for that dream to materialize and manifest itself in your life. ...Then your dream shows up EXACTLY the way that it needs to, at PRECISELY the right moment, in the form of JUST the right messenger... It's been happening this way your entire life-- for the things you want, as well as the things you don't. Trust the process and unleash your imagination for the GOOD. (By the way: doubt, worry and fear work too-- they just create different realities.)

Amazing

Amazing developments at the prison today... We had the follow up Peace Rally for the men who signed up for the Peace Initiative when we made our way through all the dorms delivering the Peace message a couple of weeks ago... Today we met with a packed house and talked about "True Strength and Power" using Gandhi, King and Mandela as o...ur examples, and we called them to a purpose greater than themselves. You could have heard a pin drop as we preached and dreamed together of a NEW Hays State Prison-- one where Peace Reigns... And we had a whole new cast of characters present today; some who are powerful and dangerous men, who are now considering the power of LOVE instead of darkness and fear. Please keep working Father... I stand in awe of your power and might.

Perspective

Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at CHANGE... Perhaps there is a different perspective to your current situation: maybe this hardship is going to make you tougher; maybe that loss is providing space for your answered prayer to show up; maybe that struggle is going to increase your faith; and just maybe that injury is going to help you develop a weakness... Perceived "curses" are very often blessings in disguise-- it all depends on your perspective.

Catch it, come alive, pass it on.

Risk It

Why not take a RISK today... Make your move; take a chance; roll the dice; ante up; face your fear... You'll find that fear is most always irrational and unfounded-- an imposter. We miss 100% of the shots that we DO NOT take-- go ahead and take your shot today... If you miss, what have you lost? If you don't take your shot, you've lost already.

Catch it, come alive, pass it on.