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Top Ten Quotes From J.R.R. Tolkien’s Buddy Lord of the Ring Series, The Hobbit movies... All Hollywood renderings of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Although you may be familiar with him and his movies, you many not be as familiar with his dear friend, C.S. Lewis. The two were members of an informal discussion group known as the "Inklings". Lewis, a prolific author as well, wrote "The Chronicles of Narnia" series, "Mere Christianity", "Pilgrim's Progress", and "The Screwtape Letters" to name a few.

"Shadowlands" starring Anthony Hopkins as C.S. Lewis, tells the love story of between he and American poet Joy Davidman, her tragic death from cancer, and how it challenged his Christian faith. The depth of his wisdom and faith are evident from his works and from the quotes you see here. Enjoy! https://www.synergizeme.net/top-ten-quotes-from-j-r-r-tolkiens-buddy/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

Seven Winds… They Blow Across Our Lives… Seven winds are blowing… yours may be a gentle breeze or a tempest strong, but like our lives, the air is never still. Dead calm is for the dead. For all of us life is made up of cyclones of emotion, of experience, of our “being” blending with the “being” of those we cross paths with… and across those paths, these seven winds blow …

The Winds of Innocence are a playful breeze. As children we feel it soft against our face. The sun shines brightly and we breathe innocence deep and long. The air is sweet, and it fills our lungs with the anticipation that this moment will last forever… if only, if only it could.

But soon the winds change, and we feel the chilling and harsh Winds of Disappointment. For some it blows when a friend chooses to leave us behind in favor of another. Nearly all of us have felt this wind blow through the criticism of a teacher or the condemnation of a coach. But for some, https://www.synergizeme.net/seven-winds-they-blow-across-our-lives/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

Where do your limits begin? A Horizon... it's that place out there where Heaven seems to touch the Earth.

Do you dream about what's on the horizon? Beyond? No matter whether you're the owner of a small business, or an employee in a large corporation, "dreaming" should be a part of your job description. More than that, it needs to be ingrained and become a very significant part of what makes you, well... YOU.

Make time envisioning what you want your personal future to be. No matter how successful your career is, if you leave work to go to a miserable life, then you've failed, and failed miserably. You will never achieve the future you're looking for if you don't have a clue what that future looks like. Write it down, and visit your dream on paper on a regular basis. It's the first step to making it a reality!

Next, spend some time dreaming about how you could make a difference in the lives of others. Great and successful people always https://www.synergizeme.net/where-do-your-limits-begin/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

Kick the Tires, Replace Them or Reinvent Them?
We've all heard the age old business advice that says, "There's no reason to reinvent the wheel!"

Sometimes this advice has merit. If we're simply changing something for the sake of change, then our time is usually a HUGE freaking waste of time! Change without purpose is typically an exercise in taste or narcissism.

Let's consider that in the course of life, we all could benefit from "kicking the tires". Simply put, we need to walk around whatever represents the "vehicle" in the moment, and just like that incredibly savvy car buyer, we need to "kick the tires". This advice is simply a call to examine what's working, whether it's for us or for someone else. There are times where it seems we might have conveniently hidden our own collective heads in our keester, ignoring the amazing and beneficial examples of what is working and producing powerful results for others! So kick that tire, see if it holds air, https://www.synergizeme.net/kick-the-tires-replace-them-or-reinvent-them/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

An Awfully Big Adventure "Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain... To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices - today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it." Kevin Aucoin
How would you like to live... really live?

Can I make a suggestion?

STOP WHAT YOUR DOING, NOW.
MAKE A LIST OF 3 AWESOME THINGS YOU WANT TO EXPERIENCE BEFORE YOU DIE...
ADD TO YOUR LIST 3 REALLY COOL THINGS YOU'D LIKE TO OWN...
CONTINUE WITH YOUR LIST BY ADDING 3 FUN PLACES YOU'D LOVE TO VISIT...
FINALLY, ADD 3 AMAZING THINGS YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO FOR SOMEONE ELSE...

I can't really see your list but if you did it, I can guarantee you it's an awesome list of stuff! Now here are the final two things to add to your list to finish it out...

PICK ONE THING TODAY YOU CAN DO TOWARDS MAKING SOMETHING ON THAT LIST A REALITY...
REPEAT #6 ON A DAILY https://www.synergizeme.net/an-awfully-big-adventure/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

Get Off Your Back We've all been disappointed, betrayed, burned by someone we trusted. Maybe someone we loved.
It hurts bad. It causes us to question everything about that relationship. We wonder if that person was every really our friend. We question how that co-worker or neighbor could ever cross that line with us. We're angry. We're confused. We feel violated.

But we move on. We can stay bitter, or we can forgive and press ahead. After forgiveness, we hear ourselves saying things like this to ourselves and to others:

I'll forgive, but I'll never forget.
I'll forgive, but I'll never trust him/her again.
I'll forgive, but I can't ever like this person as much as I once did.
I'll forgive, but I'll make sure others know he/she can't be trusted.
I'm trying to forgive, but there's a part of me that will never be able to truly forgive him/her.

I understand the pain. The need to be cautious is genuine. But let me ask you to https://www.synergizeme.net/get-off-your-back/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

Happy Birthday, duh duh duh duh duh!

OK, so maybe it's NOT YOUR birthday... but it was mine on June 30, 2022! 59 trips around the sun! I officially started my final year before I hit the big 60 year mark! Wow... How'd I get so old so fast? This landmark in the timeline of my residence on the planet is enough to give me pause to consider some things... I mean... is it really, REALLY a "happy birthday"?

BLESSINGS... I've had way more than my share...

My God- He's blessed me with amazing grace, incredible mercy, unending love and hope that will not die... UNBELIEVABLE.

My Family- My wife, kids, grandkids, and amazing extended family... AMAZING.

My Friends- My growing up clan, school friends, church friends, sports friends, business friends... INCREDIBLE.

My Jobs- the churches I've served, the businesses I've built, and even those early "kid" jobs that helped shape me. AWESOME.

I could go on and list the way God has blessed me materially, https://www.synergizeme.net/happy-birthday-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-today-is-your-birthday/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

A Conservative Response to The Emperor’s New Clothing Defenders A recent article by a progressive group attempts to “debunk Republican lies”… It’s amazing to me how simpleminded some of these people are. Here is my intelligent and informed response to their lunacy. The First statement and paragraph on each issue belong to the dorks writing the article. My response with facts and sources follow… their total shame and embarrassment should come after each of my rebuttals. My remarks are those in italics.
Obama has been the biggest spending President in history! FALSE. Year to year spending increases have been less than 1%. They’re also at their lowest rate of year to year increases since Eisenhower.
INTELLIGENT AND INFORMED REPUBLICAN RESPONSE- The first year of the Obama presidency, 2009, is the largest year in decades, with federal outlays totaling a whopping 25.2 percent of GDP. Since then, federal outlays relative to GDP have https://www.synergizeme.net/a-conservative-response-to-the-emperors-new-clothing-defenders/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

Right Pay or Fair Pay? Honest issue for discussion...
Whether you agree or not, in America these factors typically affect how much money a person makes:


Education


Expertise/Knowledge


Level/Amount of Responsibility


Risk


Performance/Track Record/Reputation


Tenure


Status of Employment (owner/manager/employee)

With those in mind, how would you respond to these questions?


What other things should or do impact compensation for work?


Who should decide what is fair compensation? Government? Owner? Employee? https://www.synergizeme.net/right-pay-or-fair-pay/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

The Secret to Success- Surprising Advice from Maya Angelou Mayo Angelou was more than a poet, more than a teacher or an author. Her insights on life, love and facing the challenges in life qualify her as oracle in her time. When we consider the great thinkers of the past, we often hear lofty challenges to self-sacrifice and reckless abandon. Their calls to action beckon us to risk all, give all in pursuit of our dreams. There are desperate, challenging times that ask this of each of us if we want to survive, or demand it of us if we expect to thrive. But it's not always Olympic grade challenges that we're called to face in the critical moments of life. Some days the problems are simply one day bigger, one month larger, or one year grander in their intensity. So how do you handle those challenges?

Each of us is on our own journey. Much of Maya Angelou's writings reflect this perspective. Based upon our position along the path of that https://www.synergizeme.net/the-secret-to-success-surprising-advice-from-maya-angelou/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost