Posts Tagged ‘strong’
Vigilant
I picture someone as vigilant as someone who doesn’t rest from protecting and providing. I see soldiers who protect our freedoms as vigilant. I see parents who protect and provide for their children as needing to be vigilant. The word vigilant means: “keenly watchful to detect danger; ever awake and alert”. I love the…
Read MoreStrong & Courageous
I’ve learned the hard way that being strong doesn’t have a lot to do with my physical strength – it’s inner strength. Being Courageous is “the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear”. I believe both these words are character qualities of the heart…
Read MoreThe Weight Of The World
There have been times when I’ve been serving in leadership and felt the weight of the world on my shoulder. In 2008 I served as President of our West Metro Board of REALTORS. The economic downturn was coming into full effect my profession and many good friends who were in the business. I found…
Read MoreSteady
This word has several facets to its meaning and they all seem related to me: “firmly fixed, supported, balanced, not shaking or moving, not faltering, or wavering; controlled, sensible, reliable, self-restrained.” After reading that entire definition, I really like that word. Hidden among all those descriptive words is great strength. It takes a strong person…
Read MoreHard Head – Hard Heart
I’ve been called “hard headed” before by my parents, my wife and others who know me. I do feel like I’m a reasonable person for the most part. If I feel strongly that my position on a certain subject is correct, I have been known to “dig in” and defend my position. I think the…
Read MoreComplete Destruction
When I was a kid there was a tornado that came within a few miles of our house in Kentucky. It had destroyed homes in its path and it swept through a small town and pretty much removed the little town off the map. It was hard to believe that the destruction of those houses…
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