Wisdom, O Wisdom

Good morning friend, When you find something truly worth going after, don't stop until you get it. If I asked you what was greater than riches or fame, what would you say? Friendship? Love? Family? While in one of those poetic moods, I wrote my thoughts on what I consider is greater than gold. Come see on J.A.Marx

October 9, 2012

How Kickboxing Influenced My Spiritual Life

Good morning friend, Don't you love it when a chore or activity you HAVE TO do is actually fun or fulfilling? (If only vacuuming were that way) A good friend, Christa, gave me a little booklet back in high school that changed my attitude toward life. One of the wise phrases in the book said: Determine to love what you have to do. Wow! How that changed my thinking. I've held onto it since then and found that loving what I have to do opens my mind and heart to gleaning goodness from almost any activity or chore. Read about the latest goodness I've gleaned on J.A.Marx

October 2, 2012

Conventional Thought Gone Wrong

Dear friend, I don't know about you, but my life moves in waves. Some days I've got a grip on it, other days I'm drowning in to-do lists, family crises, unplanned guests, deadlines...etc. Some days I think I'm in control only to realize it's merely a semblance of control. On today's blog I'm searching out the Uncontainable and Uncontrollable. Come search with me at J.A.Marx

September 14, 2012

Honor One Another: the Complex Purpose Behind the Command

Welcome to Fit and Food Friday. Today on J.A. Marx, I'm delving into mental fitness, or mind health. No matter what your walk of life or your age, you will find the information helpful if not empowering. It's a topic we ALL deal with and -- at least while on earth -- will likely never escape. Come join me at J.A.Marx.

September 11, 2012

The Love Cliché . . . Busted!

Good morning, friends. Thanks to so many of you who visit the Embattled Spirit website. I appreciate your comments and emails. Today, I feel like shouting "Break through!" I guess living water has that effect. I want a break through with love, and I believe we all need one. Visit J.A.Marx and explore with me the power masked behind the cliché.

September 4, 2012

World View

Happy Tuesday, my friend. Funny how sayings stick with us. “Eat all your dinner. Don’t you know there are children starving in Africa?” How many of you grew up hearing those words at meal time? At age 6, I misunderstood the point. How could eating all the food on my plate help the starving child 20,000 miles away? I now realize it was a campaign against being wasteful. As children, my parents suffered through the depression, so I can understand the root of their reasoning. That reasoning was a peek into their worldview. My author-friend St. Paul revealed his reasoning, and thus his inspiring worldview. Come be inspired at J.A.Marx to ponder a new worldview..

August 27, 2012

Love. Can You See It?

Hello my friends, I just returned from a week in colorful Colorado. Standing on a mountain overlooking a village in the middle of the Rockies, I was reminded of how simple beauty is. Nature is an expression of the Creator's love. Flowers in bloom. The scent of pine in the air. Birds singing. Nature touches each of the senses. Ponder the use of EXPRESSION with me in today's blog at J.A.Marx

August 17, 2012

Labeled Children Become Labeled Adults

Good morning friends. It's Fit and Food Friday on J.A. Marx Today's post offers info on something that affects all of us either directly or indirectly. Psychiatric disorders and labeling. If those three words stir something in you, don't miss today's Fit and Food Friday blog. Visit J.A. Marx

August 7, 2012

The Ultimate Rest

Good morning friends! I hope this post finds you glad to be alive. Life is worth living, and there's so much to do. Do you ever have AHA! moments? I love when these moments happen in my Den because those are always the best kind. Read, read, read--AHA!, and the light goes on. I'd like to share my moment with you, so visit today's blog entry at J.A. Marx, for the Embattled Spirit.

July 31, 2012

The American Dream Redefined

Hello, Friends. Does your heart ever ache watching our country's economy go downhill? Mine does. It hurts to see people going to extremes to fulfill their needs and those of their families. But I think we can make a difference. If we change how we operate, our change can affect people within our circle of influence. Neighbors. Co-workers. But we have to take the first step. And it starts with the heart. To ponder this further with me, check out today's post in J.A. Marx

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