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tonyjwash · 1 day
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Be Yourself...
It may surprise you to know this, but God wants you to be yourself. Religion, which will always be the polar opposite of true Christianity, demands that you conform yourself to established dogmas and creeds which serve more to take away life than to give it. Your likes and dislikes are yours alone and need not be modified to fit in with certain groups with their well defined practices. Obviously…
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tonyjwash · 7 days
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Island Lessons...
As I reflect here surrounded by beautiful palm trees, staring at the turquoise blue sea at Grace Bay in Turks and Caicos, I am instantly mindful of the simplicity of life absent the many distractions that accompany regular life. Often as human beings, especially those of us prone to overthinking, we tend to overcomplicate realities and draw conclusions that are not true. We give too much credence…
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tonyjwash · 15 days
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Prove It to Yourself!
With anything in life there is a necessity to prove things to yourself. In other words, before you believe in the veracity of thing, you must have first experienced it to be true. Speaking of things as true, yet having no firsthand knowledge of a thing being true, lacks credibility. Yet how many wonderful people there are out there speaking boldly about what God will do for a person yet haven’t…
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tonyjwash · 22 days
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Relationship Magic...
I write this tonight to all you folks out there in a long term relationship. Disclaimer: Though I have been married for over 40 years now, I in no way always got this right. In fact, more often than not I got it wrong. However, over the years I learned some things about relationships. What I’m going to share with you tonight is not the standard “marriage speak” where you have to focus on…
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tonyjwash · 1 month
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Take Back Your Energy!
This whole thing we call life is all about energy. Each of us have a certain energy we bring into situations. How about good vibes and bad vibes? Some people you meet carry a certain attractive energy that is appealing to us. Other folks have a negative energy that not only gives us bad vibes, but if persisted with brings down our energy level to match it. Even parts of the country have a vibe.…
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tonyjwash · 1 month
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One of Those Days?
Have you ever experienced one of those days? You know what I’m talking about right? I’m not necessarily referring to negative events happening in the day, but rather one of those days where you feel like you are trudging uphill in the mud with the wind in your face. Try as you might, you just can’t seem to shake it. You have gone through everything you can think of in your mind. Your sleep was…
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tonyjwash · 2 months
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The Best Things in Life...
“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Til your good gets better and your better is best.” Living life as we do, we always have the freedom of will to pursue life at the level from which we want to live it. Often people think that the primary choices in life are good vs. bad. In other words, if you have a good life you should be content. I can’t say I disagree with that statement. But, if you…
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tonyjwash · 2 months
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Groundhog's Day...
Have you ever found yourself enduring another Groundhog’s Day surrounded by the same troubles and difficulties? You are challenged by some aspect of life that appears to repeat itself in endless iterations. It’s not long on the job before you start to experience the same problems you had in your last job. Or you got yourself into a new relationship only to discover similar challenges as you had…
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tonyjwash · 2 months
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The Ups and Downs of Life...
Have you ever wondered why some days you’re on top of the world and on other days you’re down in the dumps? Me too. What happens to us that causes such a dramatic shift in perspective? What events or circumstances have come into play? Or, is it not connected to exterior things at all? Has something taken place in our minds that we are completely unaware of and as such, cannot perceive what…
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tonyjwash · 2 months
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You Have to Fight Back!
When you were a kid, do you remember those scenes where a son got bullied by someone and his Dad made him go back and fight. Maybe this actually happened to you. I used to think it was a cruel thing to do to a kid who obviously just went through a traumatic experience. Yet, when I look back on it now, I can see the wisdom in it. Yes maybe the terrified son got more of the same, but he also may…
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tonyjwash · 3 months
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It Takes Two to Tango!
Relationships are admittedly complicated because of the many variables involved with human beings. Yet, for all of our differences, there seem to be some key principles that, when employed, can bring about a long lasting and satisfying connection. Whether you have been married for a long time, married for a relatively short time or even just considering marriage, there are healthy approaches you…
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tonyjwash · 3 months
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Rekindling Your Dream...
There I was watching the latest comedy installment from the very talented, Dave Chappelle, laughing hysterically at joke after inappropriate joke when all of a sudden we got to the close of the show and Dave, as his manner is, started talking seriously about the power of having dreams for yourself. He went on to explain how he saw himself where is he is today many years later living in the…
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tonyjwash · 3 months
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We Wrestle Not Against Flesh and Blood...
All of us, if we have lived long enough, are going to experience hard times in our lives. We are going to have dark days with doubts and fears increasing. Things are going to go wrong and sometimes we may even get damaged in the process. We will likely have some heartaches, troubles, challenging periods, and even trials that shake us to our very core. Some poor folks will endure events and…
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tonyjwash · 4 months
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What Do You Think of Yourself?
I was musing the other day about how much our own thoughts about ourselves influence our life for better or for worse. Sometimes we act as if life is just happening to us and we’re along for the ride, so to speak. We are quick to point to circumstances and conditions without really taking any ownership for the thoughts we have been thinking. We feel like we can’t catch a break, yet seldom see…
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tonyjwash · 4 months
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What Would your Life Look Like if you had No Fear?
As I was enjoying the serenity of my Morning Pages time spent with God, expressing a litany of challenges and troubles that were besieging my mind in that moment, the above thought flashed across my mind. It took me by surprise to say the least. It’s not easy to admit that many of the difficulties we face come as a result of our own fear playing out in a thousand different circumstances in our…
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tonyjwash · 4 months
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The Good Ole Days...
The other night I woke up with Minnie Ripperton’s song, “Back Down Memory Lane” playing through my mind. Oddly, when I was a young man, the song always seemed to make me want to cry. Yet here it was again, in my head in the middle of the night for no apparent reason. You have to admit, reflections on good times from the past do seem to carry with them a certain nostalgic angst that hits you right…
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tonyjwash · 5 months
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Just Some Good Thoughts...
Well folks, I did it. I officially published my first book appropriately entitled, “Just Some Good Thoughts” (Nothing more, nothing less…) The book is a compilation of blogs I have written over the years. I arranged the book topically, so it’s not necessarily a read straight though book, but rather a reference guide designed to meet the needs of people with God’s great love and words of truth.…
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