Moon Bow Chaser

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I have a question. Have you ever had a cricket in the house and couldn’t sleep for all the noise? Then went on the hunt for said cricket and found it? This is what happened to me just last night and I did find him, he was a big one, sneaky, smart and very loud. Of course, at this point the chase was on. I got my broom, a water bottle to squirt him with, a large cup and piece of cardboard for the capture. The battle ensued for at least 30 minutes. I was determined to take him alive and throw him outside, but would kill if necessary. I chased the cricket under and behind everything, I watched him closely to see if I could predict his next move. He was clever and never came out in the open so I had to be strategic.

As I planned my strategy  the chase reminded me of life and chasing my dream, just when I started to get close it seemed to slip out of my grasp. While I waited for a glimpse of him it came to mind how many times I waited for an open door and how my hopes thus far have been just that, hopes. I knew if I gave up there would be no sleep or rest all night. The same holds true of my dream, if I give up it will never be a reality and I will have no rest thinking about all the work I’ve done and what a waste of time it all turned out to be.

It was the waiting that was the hardest part. Standing at the end of the desk like a cat waiting on a mouse to run out. The same is true in the chasing of my dream, waiting and wondering if that special call will come or  what will happen, if anything, from all the networking and hoping for just the right connection to the right business or person. Persistence and patience is vital to catching the cricket as is with the seemingly impossible dream. And one more thing; you must pursue.

In my pursuit I managed to hurt my back and the cricket lost a leg. It was war! And I wasn’t about to lose it. I did begin to wonder though at the 15 minute mark, when I hit my head on the table, pretty hard, so I had a hurt back and a bump on the head. With broom in hand I swatted him from behind the desk and squirted him with water. He jumped and hid under the computer. I lifted the computer and he ran behind the chair, it was like he knew what to do and where to go. He knew my apt. better than I did! If I wasn’t a Christian I would have cussed at him.

It was becoming more and more like my dream that always manages to elude me, right when I think I’m on the verge of having a breakthrough. It’s gone again without a trace of evidence that it was ever there. Then I’m left frustrated and disappointed just like chasing the cricket so I could sleep. By this time I was getting tired and a little aggravated. The fun had wore off. This also happens in the real dream chase, you’ve come too far to quit, and there’s too much at stake.

Finally, I see him creeping out like he’s looking for me. I’m hiding behind the fridge now, waiting. I have set my broom down and have my big plastic cup and cardboard in hand. I know I had to move fast or he would get away again. The same is true in the dream chase if you know it’s within your grasp you better move fast, don’t hesitate MOVE NOW before it escapes you one more time. That’s what I did I slammed the cup down over him and he was trapped! I slid the cardboard under it and walked down the stairs and threw him out in the grass. I was smiling,  victory was mine.

All the persistence and patience paid off just as it will when I finally possess the dream that I have chased for such a long time. Whether it’s chasing a cricket, a Moonbow or a dream you can never give up, but continue to advance forward until you have the victory. I WON, the cricket lost! Why? I was persistent, patient, I pursued and I didn’t give up.

He was like the one in this video, now you know why he had to go!

Watch Cricket Fight Below…

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Well, I got my computer fixed, at least for now, so I can post. It’s been about a week and usually I post several times a week. Consequently, my dream chasing went down to a crawl. Things will happen to set you back, but you have to keep going and not give up no matter what. This is where you find out how important the dream is and how to keep it going. What sacrifices are you willing to make and how hard are you willing to work? Are you willing to give your all?

When you ask yourself these questions and answer them honestly I think you will find what you want to know. More than likely you will find yourself assessing priorities and what order they should they go in. Who and what is most important in your life? If your priorities are misplaced you can have potential disaster. For example, if you think it’s more important to go shopping for new clothes than to pay the electric bill, that already has a disconnect notice, this is a serious problem. I realize this is an extreme example, however, there are people who do things like this.

If you’re one of those people you need help. Get it now! Or if you know someone like this, and most of us do, then try to talk some sense into them. After all, we need to guide the misguided and help them if we can. Many times when we do this it helps us see a clearer picture of our own issues, therefore in the process of helping them, we help ourselves. It’s a win win, no losers.

On the other hand, if you’re one of those people that’s easily influenced by others and find yourself being talked into making unwise decisions, you need to stay away from the misguided so that they don’t take you down with them. Misery loves company and worse yet you create a lose lose, no winners. The goal should always be a win win, not a lose lose or a win lose.

Of course, if you do get into a lose lose or a win lose situation it would be a good idea to seek counsel from a trusted friend, family member or even professional help. Whatever it takes to make progress and get your priorities in order. If priorities are right everything else falls into place.

For this reason, it would be wise to do an inventory of your priorities on a regular basis. And if you see that they’re misplaced then do whatever is necessary to straighten them out. Once you have priorities in order your dream is destined to be a reality.

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I’ve had some computers problems lately and this has set me back a bit on posting and some other things. I have it working for now so I thought I would try to get a post in before it dies on me again. When it died the other day and I couldn’t revive it, I went into panic mode. You see I wasn’t backed up and since I’m not techy at all I wasn’t sure how to back up. While all this was going down I realized how much time and work I have put into the internet in the past eight weeks. And how much information is in here that I cant’ afford to lose. Since then I did a back up and have stopped stressing, however, it may die any moment who knows.

Anyway all this started me to thinking that maybe I have allowed myself to get out of balance when it comes to the internet. I was spending eight to fourteen hours a day easy on here, seven days a week. My total focus was on trying to understand internet marketing, posting and researching for hours on end. Then when it all fell and I couldn’t get access to my blogs and other interests, I was really down because I thought I had lost all my work. This has taught me a couple of lessons, one is to back up everything on a daily basis and two, not allow myself to become so focused on the internet that I panic if it crashes.

So my questions to you are, how much time do you spend on the internet? And if it crashes are you backed up? And the bigger question is, how will it affect you if it does? Would you feel lost and not know what to do? Would you panic like I did? Only you know the answers to these questions and if you suspect you have gotten addicted to the internet then you need to do some type of adjustment in your use of it. You could start with asking your family and close friends to see if they think you have issues in this area. They should know and hopefully they will be honest with you so that you will consider taking action to correct it. Don’t forget, anything that gets out of balance can escalate and become a problem.

I never suspected I had a problem, I just kept going day and night no matter how tired I got. I never gave it a thought until it was gone. Then I was forced with the reality of it not being there to look into this a little deeper. I found myself not knowing what to do with my time and asking myself what did I do with my time before I got so absorbed in the internet. Wake up call! Light bulb moment! What to do now?

Now, I need to take action and make it a point not to get out of balance in this area again. You see, now that I know, I can do something about it, whereas before I didn’t know and continued to go at it day and night. I would say if you suspect it or even if you don’t suspect it, in case you’re in denial, I would do a little test. Something like, pretend your computer crashed, turn it off and don’t use it for a day or two to see how you respond. This should tell you something. If it doesn’t bother you at all then you probably don’t have an issue with it, but if it bothers you and you’re feeling lost, down, disconnected from the world and have to get back on before your deadline, you have a problem and need to address it.

Naturally, if you don’t address it, it will escalate and affect other areas of your life as well. Moreover, it can hinder or stop your dream from ever coming to pass. We can’t let anything stop us from reaching our dream, so we need to take action immediately to ensure victory.

All of us who are pursuing a dream want to possess it. Check yourself on a regular basis to see if there’s anything in your life that is out of balance. Including the internet.

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Wow, believe it or not we’re still on the topic of keeping our lives in balance. Today I want to touch on spirituality. If we’re going to keep balance this is just as important or maybe more important than anything else I’ve talked about so far. I have no idea who anyone else’s God is, but I know who mine is. My God is the creator of all things and the one and only true God. All others are idols. How do I know this? Well, the Bible tells me so in Isaiah 44:10 which states” Who shapes a god and casts an idol, which can profit him nothing.” In other words, what’s the point? An idol can do nothing to benefit you. It’s dead. I serve a living God who lives forever and gives me a promise of everlasting life with Him.

No one can promise you this, but Jesus Christ. And if you don’t believe that, all I can say is, you’re in trouble and most likely you don’t know it. This is not God’s will for you, He loves all of us and is waiting for us to come to our senses. I used to be one of those foolish atheists who didn’t believe in God, in fact, I made fun of the Bible and was a complete idiot. Not anymore. Since I have become a Christian I am a different person, changed forever by His saving grace.

However, I still have issues with balance now and then, but not as bad as I was BC (before Christ). At least now I have someone to go to that has all the right answers. One who is willing and able to set me straight when I get off track. God does this by using the Holy Spirit to convict us when we do something He knows is wrong. It’s a feeling that something isn’t right and I’ve learned to stop and think before I act any further. There were many times He intervened and saved me from myself.

Similarly, if you’re overwhelmed and out of balance in your life He will intervene on your behalf too. Naturally, you will need to ask Him for help. God never pushes Himself on anyone He’s a God of freedom and He gives us a choice. He waits patiently for us to come to Him so that He can give us what nobody else can. Himself.

As a result, we experience His peace and rest. There is no person, place or thing that can give you what God can. People run around crazy every day, searching in all the wrong places, doing all the wrong things and getting more frustrated than ever. When all along the answer to their problem is, the love of God.

If you don’t know who He is, I would suggest you get busy finding out. And the only way to do this is to spend time with Him and learn His Word; He is the Word. John 1:1 states, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” You can’t put a price on time with God, the presence of God is priceless. He’s the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. That’s my King!

This video says it all…

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Everybody has something they need to work on in order to achieve balance whether it’s diet, health, sleep, work, anger management, relationships or the ability to focus. The list could go on and on. However, we first need to know that there’s a problem. In a previous post I listed several beginning signs that alert you when you’re about to go over the edge of no return. By that I mean you can’t fix it; you’ve went too far. For example, a person who gambles and has lost a number of their assets, but still continues to go to the horse track every day. How many of you know what the end result will be? Are the signs there? You bet.

This is just one example; however, people do this on a regular basis knowing in their heart they need to take some type of action or get help, but don’t. I’m sure you can think back to a time or two that you knew you were getting out of balance and continued down the wrong path. You might even be on one right now! Are you taking inventory? Are you focused? If so, what are you focused on?

Therefore, taking inventory of our lives and keeping focus on our dream is absolutely necessary to possess it.There is no way to stay caught up in drama and pursue your dream, because the drama takes your focus and energy in a wrong direction. Focus is one of the keys to reaching your dream; a person who stays focused can do just about anything.

For this reason, people who are naturally focused have an advantage over those who can’t seem to focus. The good news is, however, that you can train yourself to be more focused. It’s kind of like when you see yourself getting out of balance and take action to prevent it from escalating. You can do that same thing with focus. You can take action by writing down your goals/ tasks for the day and implementing them one by one. If you start to do something that is not on the list. STOP ! Refocus and get back on track.

Consequently, if you put this into practice you will be able to stay focused on possessing your dream and not led another direction. After all, what good is it to have a dream and not be able to make it a reality.

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