- If Oprah ran for President, it would take approximately 2 years for America to conquer the world. (The untrue thing about this is that Oprah doesn't need to be president, she already runs the world!!! Insert Beyonce singing, "Run the World(Oprah)")
- The average person can only count to the number 27 without getting bored.
- If you had enough water to fill 1 million gold fish bowls, you could fill an entire stadium.
- America hasn't lost a war when donkeys were in use during battle.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
RUF's
Today, I want to share with you guys just some random untrue facts(solely for the reason that I hope this makes you laugh).
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Let's Move Mountains Today
I am currently siting in Panera, and the rain is pouring. As I am looking out the window, people are rushing from their cars to the safe indoors.
Most interestingly, though, is the older woman who just left. She was hobbling out (hobbling because of her broken right leg) when she told me, "I won't forget how I broke this leg. I was watching my son coach football when I slipped on the bleachers. Oh, it hurt bad. But I also pulled two muscles in my left hip. It's kinda hard to walk. Oh, I told God I was really a nice person and I didn't deserve this. I guess we are going to have another talk."
As I looked at her striking blue eyes, I came to realize, it can rain in some peoples lives. Now outside, it was pouring, I mean pouring, like if you were outside for more than 5 seconds, you would be soaked. But, for her, the storms of life were worse. I couldn't imagine having 1 broken leg and 1 leg with two pulled muscles.
I decided to bring some sunshine to break through the clouds. I smiled at her and laughed. I treated her like an individual who needs some sunshine, not some cranky old lady.
Steve Jobs said this, “Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.”
Here is something simple:
Love.
Love can move mountains. Let's move some mountains today.
Most interestingly, though, is the older woman who just left. She was hobbling out (hobbling because of her broken right leg) when she told me, "I won't forget how I broke this leg. I was watching my son coach football when I slipped on the bleachers. Oh, it hurt bad. But I also pulled two muscles in my left hip. It's kinda hard to walk. Oh, I told God I was really a nice person and I didn't deserve this. I guess we are going to have another talk."
As I looked at her striking blue eyes, I came to realize, it can rain in some peoples lives. Now outside, it was pouring, I mean pouring, like if you were outside for more than 5 seconds, you would be soaked. But, for her, the storms of life were worse. I couldn't imagine having 1 broken leg and 1 leg with two pulled muscles.
I decided to bring some sunshine to break through the clouds. I smiled at her and laughed. I treated her like an individual who needs some sunshine, not some cranky old lady.
Steve Jobs said this, “Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.”
Here is something simple:
Love.
Love can move mountains. Let's move some mountains today.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Take A Step
Take a step. That's all. Take 1 step.
Most people know what their dreams are, some even believe they can attain them, but only a few actually take a step towards their dreams.
Now, if you worry about the quality of your first step, let me just tell you something. Not taking a step, doing nothing, absolutely zero work, will make what you do perfect and you won't mess anything up. It's safe. Not reaching for your goals, not impacting the world, not changing lives, doing nothing is safe and perfect. You won't ever mess up anything if you do nothing.
Or you can take a step. You won't be perfect and it won't be easy. But you don't need to accomplish all of your dreams on your first step, just take a small step into the direction you want to go.
Take 1 step and you will have accomplished more than all those that are "perfect and safe". They did nothing, perfectly. Join us, take a step.
Most people know what their dreams are, some even believe they can attain them, but only a few actually take a step towards their dreams.
Now, if you worry about the quality of your first step, let me just tell you something. Not taking a step, doing nothing, absolutely zero work, will make what you do perfect and you won't mess anything up. It's safe. Not reaching for your goals, not impacting the world, not changing lives, doing nothing is safe and perfect. You won't ever mess up anything if you do nothing.
Or you can take a step. You won't be perfect and it won't be easy. But you don't need to accomplish all of your dreams on your first step, just take a small step into the direction you want to go.
Take 1 step and you will have accomplished more than all those that are "perfect and safe". They did nothing, perfectly. Join us, take a step.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Awaken Your Soul
Let's Awaken our Souls.
Let's live passionately.
Let's give freely.
Let's bring joy endlessly.
Let's spread smiles ceaselessly.
Because we care about those in need.
Because we long to give rest to the weary.
Because we desire to help the helpless.
Because we yearn to give water to those who thirst.
Because we love our community.
Because our hearts break for those without water.
Thank you for all those that are part of our movement, whose souls are alive and whose lives are passionately spreading love and appreciation to their communities, and whose actions have given clean water to those who would have died without it.
If you desire to have your soul awakened, if you long to spread love and apprecaiton to your communiy, if you yearn to give life to those without a chance, the simple truth is, you can. Join us. Join our movement.
Let's live passionately.
Let's give freely.
Let's bring joy endlessly.
Let's spread smiles ceaselessly.
Because we care about those in need.
Because we long to give rest to the weary.
Because we desire to help the helpless.
Because we yearn to give water to those who thirst.
Because we love our community.
Because our hearts break for those without water.
Thank you for all those that are part of our movement, whose souls are alive and whose lives are passionately spreading love and appreciation to their communities, and whose actions have given clean water to those who would have died without it.
If you desire to have your soul awakened, if you long to spread love and apprecaiton to your communiy, if you yearn to give life to those without a chance, the simple truth is, you can. Join us. Join our movement.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Good News!!
Is there anybody here today that needs to hear good news? Is there anybody here today, who has been beating themselves up, dragging your own past around everywhere you go? Is there anybody here today whose heads are filled with negative message and whose hearts have been beaten down with negative words about who we are and what we’ve done and how we are going to mess it up in the future?
Sometimes we come here limping, sometimes we crawl, pulling ourselves along by our fingertips, and sometimes we are flat-out carried because we are so enchained to the idea that we cannot offer anything. But know this about our movement:
As we send out cards to those who need refreshing, life-giving words of love and appreciation, sometimes we do this to remind ourselves of who we truly are. Sometimes sending cards is an action that we do to remind ourselves of who we are in spite of how we feel, what we think, or what we’ve been told.
Is there anybody here today that came here limping, crawling, or was carried? That’s ok. That’s what we are here for. These cards have been a sustenance and a strength and a joy for thousands and thousands of people.
Perhaps that’s you today.
Or perhaps you just need to hear inspiring words of love and appreciation. Perhaps you have come here with all types of doubts and questions. Perhaps you need the faith of others. Perhaps you need someone to actually believe in you. Perhaps you need to be reminded of who you are. We have that for you too, it's our manifesto.
Perhaps you have come here carrying the burden of despair. Perhaps you question whether anyone is doing something for this broken world, or for your broken life. And in your despair, you need to let the hope of others enter your life. You need to let the hope and love of others breathe life and joy back into you. If you do not have joy and love, just take it from others here. You don’t need to do anything, just take in the love and joy of others here and in our movement.
Perhaps today you don’t have the energy to send a card, but you stand with our movement and let others send out the love for you. Perhaps today you come with confusion about where your life is going and even what direction you need to start looking towards. Right here, these people part of this movement can breathe life into you, hold you up when you start to fall, and bring new meaning and purpose into your life.
Let me tell you something. The Dance Like Zach movement not only comes from the blessings we have been given, but it also comes from what we receive and give to each other. It’s about the community. It’s about people saying, “Here is what I need.” Or, “This week, I need a card of encouragement.” Or, “I need some help training up others to spread the love” Great! There are a bunch of us, and we can help you. Maybe it’s you saying, “I have this! Who needs it? Who I can serve?”
Perhaps you come here, and you don’t leave a comment. You just watch others post comments. You just watch them. Or if you do find yourself leaving a comment or sending a card, that’s great too. You have no idea what your simple act may be doing for somebody else.
Over a year ago, I sent a card to a friend. Something happened that reminded me of her, and I felt prompted to just send her a card. I simply sent her some words of encouragement and love and appreciation. Well, I contacted her the other day, and she told me she still has that card. She said every time she looks at the card, it makes her smile. I couldn’t believe that the card had such an impact on her for such a long time. And as I laid my head on the pillow that night, I went to sleep confident and comforted by the fact that I made an impact on her life. And, she made a tremendous impact on mine.
She enjoyed the gift.
It changed everything for me. I made a simple gesture, I sent a simple message, I crafted a simple card, she appreciated the card, and it meant the world to me.
When we look back on how we get through a tough situation, sometimes it’s the simple things that make all the difference.
Enjoy the gift that others have to offer. And, most importantly, enjoy giving a gift of life, hope, and love. You never know what kind of impact you can have, until you take the first step and spread the love to those who need it.
Perhaps today, you want to become a distributor of joy. We all have a community. Where we go workout, where we go to school, where we shop, where we get our groceries, where we get our coffee, where we work, where we live, where we play, where we party, where we eat. We have a sphere of our life. Perhaps today, you want to enrich that community with love and joy and appreciation.
Perhaps today you are bored and you want your life to be enriched by purpose and meaning.
Perhaps there is something in you calling you to go to a place you never thought you would go. You wouldn’t know what to do when you got there, but something is calling you to be in that place. Something is calling you to give life to the lifeless. Something is calling you to restore hope for the hopeless. Something is calling you to be a light in that darkness.
Perhaps today, you are totally terrified and scared of that something that is pulling you, but you know that you are up for it. You know that it’s hard and scary, but you will do everything in you to be that light in the darkness.
Sometimes we come here limping, sometimes we crawl, pulling ourselves along by our fingertips, and sometimes we are flat-out carried because we are so enchained to the idea that we cannot offer anything. But know this about our movement:
As we send out cards to those who need refreshing, life-giving words of love and appreciation, sometimes we do this to remind ourselves of who we truly are. Sometimes sending cards is an action that we do to remind ourselves of who we are in spite of how we feel, what we think, or what we’ve been told.
Is there anybody here today that came here limping, crawling, or was carried? That’s ok. That’s what we are here for. These cards have been a sustenance and a strength and a joy for thousands and thousands of people.
Perhaps that’s you today.
Or perhaps you just need to hear inspiring words of love and appreciation. Perhaps you have come here with all types of doubts and questions. Perhaps you need the faith of others. Perhaps you need someone to actually believe in you. Perhaps you need to be reminded of who you are. We have that for you too, it's our manifesto.
Perhaps you have come here carrying the burden of despair. Perhaps you question whether anyone is doing something for this broken world, or for your broken life. And in your despair, you need to let the hope of others enter your life. You need to let the hope and love of others breathe life and joy back into you. If you do not have joy and love, just take it from others here. You don’t need to do anything, just take in the love and joy of others here and in our movement.
Perhaps today you don’t have the energy to send a card, but you stand with our movement and let others send out the love for you. Perhaps today you come with confusion about where your life is going and even what direction you need to start looking towards. Right here, these people part of this movement can breathe life into you, hold you up when you start to fall, and bring new meaning and purpose into your life.
Let me tell you something. The Dance Like Zach movement not only comes from the blessings we have been given, but it also comes from what we receive and give to each other. It’s about the community. It’s about people saying, “Here is what I need.” Or, “This week, I need a card of encouragement.” Or, “I need some help training up others to spread the love” Great! There are a bunch of us, and we can help you. Maybe it’s you saying, “I have this! Who needs it? Who I can serve?”
Perhaps you come here, and you don’t leave a comment. You just watch others post comments. You just watch them. Or if you do find yourself leaving a comment or sending a card, that’s great too. You have no idea what your simple act may be doing for somebody else.
Over a year ago, I sent a card to a friend. Something happened that reminded me of her, and I felt prompted to just send her a card. I simply sent her some words of encouragement and love and appreciation. Well, I contacted her the other day, and she told me she still has that card. She said every time she looks at the card, it makes her smile. I couldn’t believe that the card had such an impact on her for such a long time. And as I laid my head on the pillow that night, I went to sleep confident and comforted by the fact that I made an impact on her life. And, she made a tremendous impact on mine.
She enjoyed the gift.
It changed everything for me. I made a simple gesture, I sent a simple message, I crafted a simple card, she appreciated the card, and it meant the world to me.
When we look back on how we get through a tough situation, sometimes it’s the simple things that make all the difference.
Enjoy the gift that others have to offer. And, most importantly, enjoy giving a gift of life, hope, and love. You never know what kind of impact you can have, until you take the first step and spread the love to those who need it.
Perhaps today, you want to become a distributor of joy. We all have a community. Where we go workout, where we go to school, where we shop, where we get our groceries, where we get our coffee, where we work, where we live, where we play, where we party, where we eat. We have a sphere of our life. Perhaps today, you want to enrich that community with love and joy and appreciation.
Perhaps today you are bored and you want your life to be enriched by purpose and meaning.
Perhaps there is something in you calling you to go to a place you never thought you would go. You wouldn’t know what to do when you got there, but something is calling you to be in that place. Something is calling you to give life to the lifeless. Something is calling you to restore hope for the hopeless. Something is calling you to be a light in that darkness.
Perhaps today, you are totally terrified and scared of that something that is pulling you, but you know that you are up for it. You know that it’s hard and scary, but you will do everything in you to be that light in the darkness.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
This Is What I Know
This movement cannot be stopped
From Americans to the Taliban,
From Israel to Pakistan,
From the Politicians to the Poor,
From the dripping showers of wealthy to those who need clean water just to survive,
This movement will spread to the very corners of the earth.
You will take it there. You have the power inside of you.
You may lose your ability to see. You may lose your ability to hear. You may lose your ability to walk. You may even lose your ability to talk. You may grow old and wrinkly and forgetful. But you will never lose your ability to love and appreciate others, as well as your ability to love and appreciate the gift of life we have been given. You will always have the ability to love and spread your love to others. That is power.
Let me warn you. With spreading love and joy and appreciation to others, with witnessing our movement, comes risk. There is a possibility that someone might reject you. There is a possibility that you might fail at one time or another. But let me tell you this:
You are the greatest success this earth has ever known. If you are alive, if are breathing in and out, you are a success. When you have the fear of failure, or maybe you have just failed, or maybe you believe that you are a failure, understand, that is all a lie. You are not defined by your past. You are not defined by your fears and failures. The truth is you are the greatest success that the creator has ever made. That is good news.
You have the ability to reach out with love to your community. You can use kind words and appreciation to change the lives of those around you. You can passionately serve with love and respect those that cannot attain clean water without you. You can invite others and show them how to make a difference in the local community and the global community. You can lead with love and appreciation.
You have the power inside you, to be empowered by Love, to go out and spread that love to the ends of the earth.
From Americans to the Taliban,
From Israel to Pakistan,
From the Politicians to the Poor,
From the dripping showers of wealthy to those who need clean water just to survive,
This movement will spread to the very corners of the earth.
You will take it there. You have the power inside of you.
You may lose your ability to see. You may lose your ability to hear. You may lose your ability to walk. You may even lose your ability to talk. You may grow old and wrinkly and forgetful. But you will never lose your ability to love and appreciate others, as well as your ability to love and appreciate the gift of life we have been given. You will always have the ability to love and spread your love to others. That is power.
Let me warn you. With spreading love and joy and appreciation to others, with witnessing our movement, comes risk. There is a possibility that someone might reject you. There is a possibility that you might fail at one time or another. But let me tell you this:
You are the greatest success this earth has ever known. If you are alive, if are breathing in and out, you are a success. When you have the fear of failure, or maybe you have just failed, or maybe you believe that you are a failure, understand, that is all a lie. You are not defined by your past. You are not defined by your fears and failures. The truth is you are the greatest success that the creator has ever made. That is good news.
You have the ability to reach out with love to your community. You can use kind words and appreciation to change the lives of those around you. You can passionately serve with love and respect those that cannot attain clean water without you. You can invite others and show them how to make a difference in the local community and the global community. You can lead with love and appreciation.
You have the power inside you, to be empowered by Love, to go out and spread that love to the ends of the earth.
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