The Secret To Success By C. Joyce Farrar-Rosemon

Good Morning guys,
As promised, I will share with you today my secret to success. It’s as old as the Bible; as a matter of fact its secrets are contained in the Bible. These archaic words are the second set of footprints that accompany me when I dare to lose sight of the shore. It is a mysterious force, a presence that’s hard to put a finger on, but amazingly can be heard or felt at times.

It’s an unknown presence that I sometimes get a glimpse of in the smile of a baby. Sometimes I see it in the rainbow after a storm. Other times I see it when the first buds form on a tree. It’s sort of like the ocean waves that push against me. Each caress of the waves tells me that I am loved. They tell me that this beautiful creation was put here by a beautiful Creator that wants all of us to enjoy life and all of its seasons.

Yes, sometimes the seasons bring inclement weather, but the storms always past. When I’m feeling down, depressed and tired the following verse brings me comfort and tells me that whatever storm I’m going through, that it too will pass. It is found in Isaiah 49:15-16 NIV:

"Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me."

This verse has gotten me through the midnights in my life to daybreak. It has turned my failures into success. It beckons me to come up higher and tells me that I am stronger than I think I am. It raises my consciousness and tells me that I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me. Yes, I am strong when I am on His shoulder. He has raised me up to be more than I can be.

Music is another resource that has gotten me through my midnights to daybreak. Click on the link below and listen to Josh Groban’s, “You Raise Me Up.” Truly, we are created to be Winners at life!

Have a great weekend and Stay Blessed!
Joyce



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You Can Be Great in 2008!

Happy New Year!
Are you ready to achieve greatness in your life? Do you truly want to be the Head and not the Tail? If so, then hopefully you have taken the first step I outlined yesterday (see December 31, 2007 post) and have given yourself and others a forgiveness treatment. Let the past be the past. It’s gone like 2007- there is absolutely nothing you can do to bring it back. It is time to forgive yourself and others. Let go of the emotional drama and baggage of the past that causes you to feel depressed, lonely, an underachiever, etc.

You are made for greatness because you are made in the image and likeness of God. Look around, do you see any junk that God has made? Everything has a purpose and an interrelationship in the universe. We as co-creators of God are charged to be fruitful, multiply and replenish the earth.

Because we have the gift of imagination, we can visualize good as well as evil. The problem most of us have is that we sometimes choose to see ourselves through negative lens that diminish our self-esteem. Our greatest enemy is often ourselves! During the early 1900s Madame C. J. Walker became a millionaire because she took an idea, a dream, and relentlessly pursued it until her passion became her miracle.

Today is the only day you have. Write your vision down now and next to it write what steps you will take today to achieve it. If your vision is to lose weight, write down the healthy foods you will eat today. Visualize yourself saying “no” to that second piece of cheesecake and eating an apple instead. As you make it a normal part of your routine with daily exercise you will become stronger. Soon you will find that you don’t crave the cheesecake any longer and will choose an apple without any thought or reservation. This is a way of loving yourself and treating yourself like the king and queen you were created to be.

As God found Jacob in a desert land, he will find and keep you as the apple of his eye (Deuteronomy 32:10). Know that you are loved! I guarantee that if you draw near to God He will draw near to you (James 4:8). The sun arose today because you are loved. It was not a coincidence.

Stay Blessed!
Joyce

P. S.
I came across this video (“ebufford” youtube.com) that hopefully inspires you to greatness and to accomplish things of enduring value.

Free Extreme Makeover Treatment By Joyce

Good Morning guys,
I have a special free gift for my readers this last day in 2007 designed to 1) give you a free makeover, 2) make you the Head in your (relationships, profession, and outlook on life) and 3) give you peace of mind. This exercise is a snapshot of what I do in my seminars. It is guaranteed to extend your life, make you look years younger and make you a Winner at life!

Happy New Year and Stay Blessed!
Joyce

Joyce’s Free Extreme Makeover Treatment©2007

1) I now forgive myself for not living up to my full potential. I forgive myself for harboring unkind thoughts or for any unkind acts I have committed against __________________. I take personal responsibility for my thoughts and actions.
I also forgive those enemies that are lodged within the “inner me” named __________________________________.

2) I now forgive the following persons for any offenses real or perceived offenses committed against me: ___________________________________________________

3) I choose to die to any of the following that hinders my spiritual, physical, emotional and financial progress:
______ jealousy ____drug addiction _____lasciviousness
______ envy ____sexual perversion _____fear
______ covetousness ____fornication _____greed
______ anger ____adultery _____hate
______ overeating ____alcoholism _____unforgiveness

4) I choose God’s more excellent way and I agree that I am made in the image and likeness of God and as such I demonstrate in my life the following:
____ love ____goodness _____wisdom ____gentleness
____ joy ____faith _____intelligence _____prosperity
____ peace of mind ____meekness _____creativity _____forgiveness
____ longsuffering ____temperance _____persistence _____wealth
_____health ____wholeness

5) Fully restored my goals for 2008 are as follows: ___________________________________________________

6) I take the following action steps today towards my goals:

___________________________________________________

In A Time Of Famine God Delivered Me From My Fiery Furnace!

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego are not the only individuals that have gone through fiery situations and have come out unscathed. This year during a severe real estate famine my husband and I sold a property for more than four times what we paid for it. With the sale of the property all of our debts have been paid off, except for good debt on properties that are appreciating in value while we write off the mortgage interest.

Now that God has removed the burden of debt (which was a form of economic slavery) from my shoulders, I am free to mentor others. This website is one way I want to empower others to release their emotional, financial, spiritual and physical shackles.

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego used the power of prayer and diet to overcome their oppressive situations. My support came as well from diet, exercise, prayer and the efficacious teachings of Pastor Dale C. Bronner of Word of Faith Family Cathedral in Atlanta, Georgia.

During this Holiday Season I personally invite you to come out and hear and experience a prophet that has a message of hope and empowerment to set you free from whatever spiritual, financial, emotional or physical burdens that bind you. If you live outside of the Atlanta area, you can go online at http://www.dalebronner.com/ and hear and download these inspirational messages.

But for the best deal, come out and experience in person the synergy and joy that flows through this place. It’s well worth the trip. I guarantee that you will never be the same and that you can be a Winner at life!

Stay Blessed!
Joyce

My Feet Are Off The Ground by Tyler Perry

Good Morning guys,

I want to share with you this email below that was forwarded to me from a friend named Chandra. She is an overcomer that has TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) as a result of a car accident. Check out her website at http://www.thesoulofasurvivor.org/ and click this link http://capwiz.com/bia/issues/alert/?alertid=10641746&queueid=[capwiz:queue_id to find out more information about how you can get Congress to enact Omnibus Appropriations Bill to support modest increases for TBI and other health programs at stake.
If your feet are off the ground like Tyler’s, let’s get the focus off ourselves and help put a smile on someone else’s face. You can be a Winner at life!

Stay Blessed!

Joyce

MY FEET ARE OFF THE GROUND













"My Feet Are Off The Ground"

From Tyler Perry:

writer and actor

From Tyler :

This morning I awoke and was so frustrated about all of the stuff that I'm
dealing with in trying to get this studio open. I was about to open my mouth
and start complaining when I remembered something that happened to me about
a year ago.

I was walking to my car when this woman who appeared to be homeless started
walking towards me. I'm ashamed to say this but I thought, "I don't feel
like being hustled today." Then I got quickly convicted. I felt guilty so I
started digging in my pocket for some money. As she got closer I noticed
that she had the kindest eyes that I had ever seen. As I was reaching into
my pocket she started to speak. I thought, "Here goes the sales pitch". She
said "Excuse me sir, I need some shoes. Can you help me?" My eyes filled
with water because I remember being out on the streets and having only one
pair of run over shoes. I was taken aback for a second.

I took her inside the studio and had my wardrobe people find shoes in her
size. As she put the shoes on she started crying, praising God and thanking
Jesus, and saying, "My feet are off the ground! My feet are off the ground!"
Several of the wardrobe people started crying. I was crying. But I never
forgot those words. "My feet are off the ground!" I thought, "Wow! All she
wanted was some shoes." She quickly disappeared and never asked me for a
dime. I realized that I still had the money in my hand so I went out looking
for her. She was gone just that quick so I looked all around the
neighborhood for her. I found her standing on a corner looking down at her
shoes, still crying. I was so touched. I asked her how she had gotten
homeless. She told me that she had AIDS and that she was waiting to get into
a shelter. She said that her family had turned their backs on her and that
she had no place to go, but she knew that God would make a way for her. I
said to myself, "He just did." Her faith and her praise moved me. I took her
to a nearby hotel and put her up until she was able to get on her feet. I
had someone that worked for me to check on her from time to time and to make
sure that she had food and clothes. After about a month or so we lost touch,
but I never forgot her.

This past summer I was shooting "Daddy's Little Girls" and this woman walks
up to me smiling. I didn't recognize her face, but her eyes were familiar.
She had on a really nice dress and her hair was done. It was her! She told
me that the little help that I had given her had changed her life. She was
in a house now and doing very well.

I said all of that to say this. After I met this woman, every time I think
about complaining and mumbling I remember, "My feet are off the ground!"

I wanted to share this with you just to let you know that when I say that I
am thankful for you, I mean it. And when I say that you are a blessing to
me, I mean it. We take so much for granted sometimes that I just wanted all
of you to know that I am grateful to God for you everyday. Thank you for
being in my life.

~Tyler Perry