James W. Inspirational Thoughts

Why would you pacifier wrong? If you see something that's not right, correct it and not remain silent about it. Far to often people will remain silent on the merits of protecting the sacredness of the friendship they have with an individual. If the sanctity of your friendship with a person revolves around supporting wrong, don't expect your words to be digested to those in need of good advice. You should never allow hypocrisy to leak into the cracks of a sound friendship.

If someone thought enough of you to share something very personal, why would you share that with someone else? Despite the magnitude of its contents, respecting that person privacy should be sacredly kept unspoken.

Sometimes in life the most lethal weapon used is a weapon that's invisible among you, "silence". Silence is the single most deadliest weapon any person can use if used inappropriately. Silence should only be used in the form of respect and gaining knowledge. Unfortunately that's not the case in many cases. For example, witnessing a murder, spousal abuse, not standing up for yourself, withholding information, or even lack of gratitude, and that's just to name a few. Sometimes in life its not the words that are spoken, its the words that are unspoken that can carry the most venom.

If history makes you uncomfortable, that's good, because it means you realize the importance of it. You can't avoid it because it repeats itself 365 days a year. So whenever the opportunity to receive history presents itself, be receptive, digest it, embrace it, and learn from it.

Sometimes events happen in our lives we have absolutely no control over. Such events can change and redirect our lives forever, impacting our approach, our vision, and our everyday thinking. But just so we're on the same page, you should never undermine or pass judgment on someone else's suffering by comparing it to yours. Because as individuals, our suffering is in accordance with what God allowed us to endure. In other words, he will not place more on you than you can bare.

One of the cardinal sins in life is lack of appreciation for the blessings you receive. The blessings you receive can be taken away as easily as they were given to you by merely complaining. If you connect the dots and think about past blessings that were taken away from you, you'll discover that your lack of appreciation for God is what led you down that path. You must embrace the bad as well as the good, stop the complaining, and understand that the problems you endure in life is equivalent to a grain of sand, it means nothing.

Despite your failures in life, despite your level of under achievements, and despite what others think of you, never underestimate your value in life itself. Money doesn't measure your value on life despite the value man place on money. God has taken down the mightiest of men despite the value man placed upon himself in elevating himself above those God created. God does not make junk despite our flaws, as he has blessed us all equally under (his) version of blessings. So stop devaluing your worth in life based on (man's) criteria of value.