Tag Archives: motivation

Change the World

Posted on January 7, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Don’t read anything into this post or between the lines, but the adventures of the past three months have focused on my mortality. I am hopeful there will be many more years of blogging and sharing, but I’m also cognizant, … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged attitude, blessings, change, children, communication, DPchallenge, Faith, family, Friends, God, impact, Inspiration, life, life coach, love, motivation, observations, positivity, relationships, ripple, social media, Writing | 6 Comments

Five Minute Friday –Potential

Posted on September 28, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker who thought about writing and how often our perfectionism … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Crowd

Posted on September 14, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Time for Five Minute Friday! Five Minute Friday is an opportunity to focus on a prompt word for five minutes (more or less), write a pithy (or sometimes not so pithy) post, share it with others at Kate’s place on … Continue reading →

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Words for the Week

Posted on August 6, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

As I usually do, here are my words from behind the pulpit, delivered at Dover-Foxcrost (ME) United Methodist Church Sunday. May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, LORD, my Rock … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday sermonette | Tagged appreciation, attitude, bread, communication, decisions, Dover-Foxcroft UMC, DPchallenge, ecumenism, encouragement, faith, family, friends, giving, God, grace, Jesus, life, love, message, motivation, relationships, sermon, stories, thougts, words | Leave a comment

Five Minute Friday — If

Posted on June 29, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Is everybody ready for Five Minute Friday? It’s where our group of writers [okay most of them, often we have Saturday and Sunday stragglers, myself included] gather to write unscripted for five minutes on a specific word prompt. Our prompt … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Restore

Posted on June 16, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Welcome to Five Minute Fri… Saturday. Let’s be honest, I hang around here more on Saturday than Friday. But I come willingly because whatever the prompt word for the week is, it forces me to think and let the words … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, five minute Friday, friends, God, Holy Spirit, imagination, life, love, Memories, motivation, observations, relationships, restore, support, worth | 12 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Fly

Posted on June 9, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Another Saturday. Another Five Minute Friday post. Sometimes the prompt easily triggers the mind. Other times, it’s more of a struggle. That was this week. In fact, I even considered playing hooky this week. I don’t have to tell you … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections 2018

Posted on March 12, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

I usually try to share my words from the pulpit. Here’s what I shared Sunday at Dover-Foxcroft United Methodist Church. May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, LORD, my Rock … Continue reading →

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Blame It on My Biorhythm

Posted on February 15, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

I’ve been in a bit of a funk. While it’s not unusual for energy and emotions to ebb and flow, this time seems different. In the past, I would reach deep down and pull myself by the bootstraps and in … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Agree

Posted on February 3, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Five Minute Friday is designed for Friday writing {although in my case, often Saturday}, specifically five minutes of uninterrupted patter of the fingers representing the thoughts of the heart, soul and mind. Our fearless moderator Kate Motaugn — with help … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged agree, attitude, communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, excuse, faith, family, five minute Friday, friends, God, humor, laughter, life, love, motivation, procrastination, relationships, Thoughts, time | 13 Comments