Bo Reahard

"Thanks for your kind words. If we get to Maine we hope we can connect. We are very blessed to get to visit so many of the great people that God has put in our lives.

God bless, Bo"

"Kathy - great to hear from you. We'd love to visit at some time as we travel. Not sure when we'll be around Delaware. If you are ever in northern MI in the summer, there's a good chance we'll be in Leland, MI and would love to have you visit with…"

"Paddy--I'm reading the book right now. I got Bo to find it for me at B & N and give it to me for Christmas--he got the last copy. They had it in the new age section for some reason (oops!) Anyway, I'm fascinated. It's as though all of that was…"

Bo, this will explain a little about what we do at The Way of the Eagle

LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT EMPOWERING COMPANY

OUR PROGRAMME IS BUILT ON A FOUNDATION HEWED OUT BY MANY OF THE GREAT TRAINERS OF ALL TIME. PEOPLE SUCH AS EARL NIGHTINGALE, JOHN PIPER, RICK GODWIN, JIM COLLINS TO NAME BUT A FEW. WE ARE TEACHING KEY EXECUTIVES - HOW TO DEAL WITH LIFE WHERE THEY ARE BOTH IN THE CORPORATE WORLD AND AT HOME.

AS A BUSINESS LEADER FOR OVER 20 YEARS I HAVE WORKED IN SUCCESSFUL TEAMS WHO HAVE BUILT EMBRYOS COMPANIES TO CORPORATIONS WHICH WERE ALL SOLD FOR MORE THAN £150M EACH. IN THAT EXPERIENCE I WAS LED AND I HAD THE JOY OF LEADING BY EXAMPLE. THE KEY IS WHAT EXAMPLE ARE YOU LETTING PEOPLE SEE?

WE WERE MADE TO DREAM BIG DREAMS, TO DO GREAT EXPLOITS. GUYS TEND TO LOVE MOVIES WHERE WE SEE HEROES DOING INCREDIBLE THINGS AND OFTEN ACHIEVING THE IMPOSSIBLE. GIRLS ALSO LOVE THE HERO MOVIES WHEN THE GIRL GETS WHAT SHE WANTS. WHETHER WILLIAM WALLACE OR PRINCE CHARMING WE ALL HAVE OUR HEROES. WE WANT TO MEET CHAMPIONS, SPORTS CHAMPIONS LIKE KEVIN CADLE UK’S TOP BASKETBALL SPORTS PERSONALITY, BUSINESS CHAMPIONS LIKE JACK CRANFIELD WHO WROTE THE CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL WHICH IS THE SECOND BESTSELLING BOOK IN THE WORLD AFTER THE BIBLE.
WE LOVE SOCIAL AND MORAL CHAMPIONS LIKE GHANDI, MARTIN LUTHER KING OR NELSON MANDELLA, POLITICAL CHAMPIONS LIKE..? WELL MAYBE HERE WE STRUGGLE JUST A LITLE. EVERY PERSON WHO HAS EVER ACHIEVED ANYTHING GREAT HAD A DREAM.

MARTIN LUTHER KING WANTED TO SEE A SOCIETY WHERE WE ALLOWED DIFFERENCES AND WHERE BLACK AMERICANS HAD THE SAME RIGHTS AS WHITE AMERICANS.

KEVIN CADLE UNDERSTOOD THAT PURPOSE AND POSITION WERE KEY TO WINNING GAMES. NOT EVERYONE CAN BE A SHOOTER OTHERWISE THE TEAM WILL NOT WIN. THE PURPOSE WAS WINNING AND THIS WOULD BE ACHIEVED IF EVERYONE DID WHAT THEY WERE TRAINED AND POSITIONED TO DO.

Vincent Van Gogh “Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.”

NELSON MANDELLA AFTER 28 YEARS OF WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT CAME OUT WITH A FORGIVING HEART SEEKING CHANGE NOT REVENGE.

MAHATMA GHANDI WAS KEEN TO SEE THAT WHAT INDIA HAD BECOME WAS NOT GOING TO BE WHAT IT WOULD BE IN THE FUTURE.

EX PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON UPON MEETING JOHN F KENNEDY (THE THEN PRESIDENT OF THE USA) BIRTHED A DREAM IN HIS HEART THAT HE TOO WOULD ONE DAY BE PRESIDENT OF THE USA.

DREAM BIG DREAMS BECAUSE YOU WERE MADE TO BE BIG DREAM ACHIEVERS

“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.” Michelangelo

ALL OF THESE PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT WERE DREAMERS. THEY ALL MADE A BLUEPRINT FOR THEIR LIVES. WHY ARE WE SO OFTEN SCARED OF MAKING A BLUE PRINT FOR OUR LIVES? - THE REASON IS WE ARE SCARED OF FAILING.
UNDERSTAND ONE THING THAT MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE HACE BECOME SUCCESSFUL AT FAILING BEFORE TRUE SUCESS EVER HAPPENED. REALISE TO ACHIEVE ANYTHING GREAT YOU ARE GOING TO FAIL ALONG THE WAY. FAILURE IS NOT YOUR ENEMY - THE WAY YOU DEAL WITH FAILURE IS YOUR EMENY.

“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” Edmund Hillary

WHAT IS YOUR DREAM? UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR FAMILY AND EVEN YOUR FRIENDS MAY NOT SHARE YOUR DREAM. IF THEIR OPINION IS MORE IMPORTANT TO YOU ACHIEVING YOUR DREAM THEN YOU WILL POSSIBLY FULFILL “THEIR” DREAM EVEN IF IT MAKES YOU UNHAPPY. YOUR ACHIEVEMENT MAY ROB YOU OF YOUR JOY, YOUR SATISFACTION WITH DOING WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO AND LEAVE YOU UNFULFILLED

YOU MAY HAVE HUNDRED REASONS FOR WHY YOU CANNOT ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS. WHY YOU WERE BORN THE WRONG COLOUR, OR THE WRONG GENDER, OR YOU WERE BORN ON THE RICH SIDE OF THE STREET OR THE POOR SIDE OF THE STREET. YOU WERE BORN BLIND, OR DEAF OR DUMB OR MAYBE YOU HAVE SOME OTHER EXCUSE. LOOK HELEN KELLER WAS BLIND, DEAF AND DUMB AND YET SHE SAID THIS,

“ I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A DREAM THAT IS BIGGER THAN YOU.

“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstances” Bruce Barton

THROUGHOUT TIME ALL THE GREAT ACHIEVERS KNEW THE TRUTH THAT THEY HAD TO WALK OUT THEIR DREAM WITHOUT LOOKING FOR A EXIT ROUTE. THEY FOCUSSED ON THEIR END RATHER THAN THEIR BEGINNING

“The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and make the most of one's resources.” Vauvenargues, Marquis

WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR CHOICES. WE CHOOSE OUR PEER GROUP AND WE CHOOSE WHAT WE THINK ABOUT, THE FEELINGS WE HAVE, THE ACTIONS WE TAKE, THE HABITS WE DEVELOP AND IN DOING SO WE FORM OUR CHARACTER;

YOUR CHARACTER DETERMINES WHO YOU ARE. HAPPINESS IS FOUND WHEN YOU ARE TRUE TO SELF.

Christina Bre Evans explained it when she said,. “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.”

CELEBRATE THE YOU THAT YOU ARE AND DEVELOP THE CHARACTER YOU WANT TO BECOME.

HOW DO YOU IMPROVE YOUR CHARACTER? HOW DID I END UP WITH THE CHARACTER I HAVE? IF I DONT LIKE MY CHARACTER, CAN I CAHNGE IT? HOW?

WE TEACH ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE CHANGE FROM WHERE THEY ARE TO WHERE THEY WANT TO BE. WE TEACH THEM THAT OUR CHARACTER BRINGS US OUR HAPPINESS AND THAT HAPPINESS IS NOT A JOURNEY BUT A DESTINATION. WHERE ARE YOU IN THE HAPPINESS STAKES? ARE YOU HAPPY? ARE YOU UP FOR THE ADVENTURE OF TOMORROW. WHERE ARE YOU GOING? YOU ARE IN CONTROL!!

VINCE LOMBARDI SAID, “ WINNING IS A HABIT AND SO IS LOSING.”

IN WINNING WE GET THE HONOUR, THE SUCCESS AND THE REWARDS OF SUCCESS.

YOU ARE THE ONE WHO WILL DETERMINE YOUR SUCCESS OR YOUR FAILURE. IT WILL NOT BE DOWN TO LADY LUCK.

YOU ARE HERE FOR A SHORT TIME. YOU DONT KNOW HOW LONG BUT YOU HAD BETTER DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

WE TEACH ABOUT HAVING THE RIGHT VISION FOR WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE?
FIRSTLY, WHAT DO WE WANT TO ACHIEVE?
SECONDLY, WHY DO WE WANT TO ACHIEVE WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE?
THE WHY WE WANT TO ACHIEVE IS OFTEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE WHAT!
WE TEACH OTHERS HOW TO ACHIEVE THE THING THEY SO DESPERATELY WANT?
WE ALL NEED TO DO SOMETHING OF VALUE OTHERWISE WE WILL NOT FEL FULFILLED. I AM NOT SAYING WE ALL NEED TO DO THE SAME THING BUT WE MUST VALUE WHAT WE DO TO BE HAPPY. OFTEN TIMES WE NEED TO CHECK OUR PERSPECTIVE. HOW DO WE SEE THE ROLE WE HOPE TO ONE DAY PERFORM. IF YOU WANT TO BE A BUILDER THEN BUILD SAFE WARM HOUSING. IF YOU ARE AN ELECTRICIAN BECOME THE BEST AND THE SAFEST ELECTRICIAN YOU KNOW TO BE. IF YOU ARE A NURSE, NURSE WITH COMPASSION. IF YOU ARE A TEACHER TEACH WITH ENTHUSIASM AND MAKE IT FUN FIOR THE STUDENT, IF YOU ARE A SCIENTIST BE THE BEST AND SEEK TO GROW AND TO DISCOVER TOMORROWS SOLUTIONS TO TODAYS UNDISCOVERED PROBLEMS. WHATEVER YOU DO, JUST DESIRE TO BE THE BEST AT WHAT YOU DO.

“When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.” Unknown

DOING NOTHING IS NOT AN OPTION

The way to be nothing is to do nothing.” Nathaniel Howe

DOING NOTHING IS DOING SOMETHING - IT IS AGREEING TO FAIL IN LIFE

Benjamin Franklin said, “The man who does things makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all - doing nothing.”

SO WHEN WE TEACH WE LOOK AT PURPOSE, VALUES AND PASSION.
WHAT DO YOU LOVE DOING AND WHAT COULD YOU BE THE BEST AT AND COULD YOU EARN MONEY IF YOU DID IT WHAT YOU LOVE DOING?

WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES.

WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO DO IN THIRD YEAR OFTEN PUTS YOU ON A PATH OF LEARNING THAT YOU WILL REMAIN ON UNTIL YOU CHOOSE TO CHANGE OR YOU ARE FORCED TO MAKE DIFFERENT CHOICES. CHOICES ARE IMPORTANT BUT NOT AS IMPORTANT AS ATTITUDE YOU HAVE WHEN MAKING THOSE CHOICES.

TO CHOOSE WELL YOU MUST THINK WELL. THINKING IS SOMETHING THAT MANY OF US SEEM TO AVOID AT ALL COSTS. PEOPLE SPEND MORE TIME WATCHING THEIR FAVOURITE SOAP OPERA RATHER THAN PLANNING THEIR CAREER.

“All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts” James Allen

THEREFORE WHAT WE ACHIEVE IS A DIRECT RESULT OF WHAT WE THINK AND THEN DO. OUR SUCCESS AND HOW WE FEEL ABOUT OUR SUCCESS COMES FROM OUR THOUGHTS.

“You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!” Ezra Taft Benson

YOU CAN RUN THE RACE AND WIN AND YET HAVE NOBODY APPLAUDING YOU AT THE END OF THE RACE BECAUSE YOU CHEATED YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS.
YOU CAN ALSO RUN THE RACE WITH COURAGE, DIGNITY, HONESTY, LOVE AND TENACITY AND WHEN YOU COME TO THE FINISH LINE THE WORLD SEEMS TO STAND UP AND RECOGNISE YOUR VICTORY. THE REALITY OF HOW YOU CROSS THE FINISH LINE WILL STAY WITH YOU LONG AFTER THE CHEERING HAS GONE.

MARK TWAIN - “It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not to deserve them.”

ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING EVEN MORE THAN APTITUDE. EMPLOYERS WANT PEOPLE WITH THE RIGHT ATTITUDE. ALONSO THE WORLD CHAMPION FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS WAS RELEASED FROM HIS JOB BECAUSE HE COULD NOT GET ON WITH THE NEW RISING STAR LEWIS HAMILTON. YOUR INABILITY TO GET ON WITH THE TEAM WILL NEGATIVELY AFFECT YOU IN SCHOOL, AT HOME, IN THE WORK PLACE AND WITH YOUR FRIENDS - SO LEARN ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE YOU BECOME A TEAM MEMBER.

“You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want” Zig Ziglar

WE DEAL WITH AVOIDING THE SICKNESS OF CONFORMITY. PEER GROUPS, “IN HOUSE” CLUBS WHICH ARE SET UP TO THE EXCLUSION AND OFTEN ABUSIVE OF OTHERS. THIS BIGOTRY LEADS THOSE PARTICIPANTS TO DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS AND A LIFE OF MISERY FOR THEM AND ALL WHO THEY ARE IN CONTACT WITH.

“It is easier to stay out than get out.” Mark Twain

CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDS WISELY. THE WAY YOU WILL OFTEN BE TREATED CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO YOUR PEER GROUP.

WE NEED TO HAVE THE INTERNAL FORTITUDE TO WITHSTAND THE PRESSURE TO CONFORM AND ONLY CHOOSE TO BE MOULDED TO THE SHAPE OF OUR DREAMS.

WE MUST APPLAUD BEING DIFFERENT AND LIVING IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT RECOGNISES THAT BEING DIFFERENT IS OKAY AND INFACT BEING DIFFERENT IS GOOD.

WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE LIGHT BULB IF EDISON HAD NOT BEING DIFFERENT AND HAD ENCOURAGED HIS TEAM TO ENJOY FAILING UNTIL THEY SUCCEED. NO ONE REMEMBERS THE FAILURES, WE ONLY REMEMBER THE SUCCESS. WE ALL HAVE UNIQUE DNA AND WE SHOULD WELCOME THAT FACT AND BE GLAD OF IT.

WE WILL GET TO OUR DESTINATION IN LIFE QUICKER AND WE WILL BE HAPPIER WHEN WE RECOGNISE THE POWER OF TEAMWORK. TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THEIR OWN LITTLE BOAT HEADING NOWHERE AND ARE WITHOUT EITHER A MAP OR A COMPASS. PEOPLE LIKE THIS NEVER ACHIEVE ANYTHING OTHER THAN LAUNCHING A LIFEBOAT.

AN OLD SAILING SHIP HAD INCREDIBLE ABILITY TO CATCH THE WIND AND SAIL AT SPEED. BUT, GOING SOMEWHERE AT SPEED IS NO GOOD UNLESS SOMEONE KNOWS WHERE WE ARE GOING AND WE ALL WANT TO GET THERE.
THE CAPTAIN CANNOT DO ALL THE TASKS BUT HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE TASKS BEING DONE. SOMEONE MUST DROP THE SAIL, SOMEONE MUST CLEAN THE DECK, SOMEONE MUST PREPARE THE FOOD, SOMEONE MUST ENSURE THE SHIP IS WATER TIGHT AND NOT SINKING. ALL THIS MUST HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME AS THE CAPTAIN HOLDS THE ELM. IF HE INTERFERES WITH SOMEONE ELSES TASKS THEN THE SHIP IS NO LONGER ON COURSE.

“Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.”Robert H. Schuller

IF THE TEAM PERFORM WELL, THEN THEY ARE REWARDED WELL AND RECOGNISED FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENT. THEY WILL REACH THEIR DESTINATION WITH A TREMENDOUS SENSE OF PURPOSE AND HARMONY.

IF HOWEVER DISSENT IS ALLOWED TO BREED ON BOARD THEN PEOPLE TIRE OF THEIR TASKS AND TURN ON THE CAPTAIN AND THOSE LOYAL TO THE CAPTAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MUTINY APPEARS. THE CAPTAIN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATMOSPHERE ON BOARD THE SHIP. RIGHT ATMOSPHERE HELPS TO CREATE THE RIGHT ATTITUDES. STANDARDS MUST BE MAINTAINED FOR HARMONY TO EXIST. THE IMPOSSIBLE CAN HAPPEN WHEN TEAMS BUILD ON SUCCESS.

Jack Kinder put it this way, “High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.”

ALL TRAVEL IS FRAUGHT WITH DANGER. WE ALL CAN HAVE A MIGHTY WAVE SUDDENLY COME OVER US AND ALTER OUR STATE. SOMETIMES IT IS A ROCK WHICH WOULD PIERCE OUR SIDE AND TRY TO SINK US, OTHER TIMES IT IS A STRONG WIND THAT WOULD BREAK THE MAST. WHETHER THE PRESSURE TO DESTROY US COMES FROM WITHIN OR FROM OUTSIDE THE SHIP, WE HAVE TO STAND TOGETHER TO RIGHT THE SHIP AND GET IT BACK ON COURSE. DETERMINATION, PERSISTENCE AND PATIENCE ARE ALL REQUIRED TO REACH OUR DESTINATION.

“Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown.” Ross Perot

SO WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE GREATEST KEY TO SUCESS IF WE HAVE THE RIGHT VISION?
MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES, DO WHAT WE ARE GREAT AT DOING AND WORK AS A MEMBER OF A TEAM TO ACCOMPLISH MORE THAN WE COULD BY OURSELVES.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE BIGGEST KEY TO ACHIEVING OUR SUCCESS?

TO ACHIEVE THE GREAT THINGS OF LIFE OFTEN TAKES DOING THE SMALL THINGS OF LIFE WELL. IN LIFE, TO OPEN SOME OF THE BIGGEST DOORS IT SOMETIMES ONLY REQUIRES A SMALL KEY.

BY FAR THE GREATEST SECRET I HAVE FOUND IS BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITHIN THE RELATIONSHIP, WITHIN “YOUR WORLD.”

HOW DO YOU COMMUNICATE?
JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE TALKING DOES NOT MEAN PEOPLE ARE LISTENING!
JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE TALKING DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU ARE COMMUNICATING!
ARE YOU AWARE OF BODY LANGUAGE, ATTITUDE, TONE AND VOLUME ALL HAVE A BEARING UPON WHETHER THE ONE YOU ARE IN RELATIONSHIP WITH UNDERSTANDS.

YOU HAVE MANY RELATIONSHIPS
IMMEDIATE FAMILY - MUM, DAD, SISTER BROTHER,
REMOTE FAMILY - AUNTIE, UNCLE, COUSINS.
FRIENDS AT SCHOOL IN YOUR GROUP
FRIENDS AT SCHOOL NOT IN YOUR GROUP
OTHER STUDENTS AT SCHOOL
TEACHERS AT SCHOOL
NEIGHBOURS
POLICE MEN AND POLICE WOMEN AND LAW AND ORDER GENERALLY
STRANGERS
THE REST OF THE WORLD.

LIFE ISN’T ALL ABOUT YOU BUT HOW YOU SEE THE WORLD WILL DETERMINE THE PERSON THAT YOU WILL BECOME.

Albert Einstein said it like this, “Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”

WOULD YOU COMMUNICATE THE SAME WITH ALL THESE DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIPS?

THE HOW YOU COMMUNICATE WILL DETERMINE YOUR SUCCESS IN LIFE. AS I SAID BEFORE YOUR ATTITUDE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR APTITUDE.

DEVELOP AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE FOR ALL YOU HAVE ACHIEVED. DESIRE TO LEARN AND BE CONTENT WITH WHAT YOU HAVE. UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU WANT SOMETHING IN LIFE YOU ONLY HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT LONG ENOUGH AND BE WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE FOR WHAT YOU WANT AND IT IS POSSIBLE. ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IT.

FINALLY GROW BY READING. GROW BY LEARNING TO DO THINGS PRACTICALLY. LEADERS ARE READERS, SO IF YOU WANT TO LEAD YOUR FIELD YOU WILL HAVE TO OUT READ YOUR FIELD. UNDERSTAND THAT KNOWLEDGE IS THE KEY TO OPENING THE DOOR TO SUCCESS.

Benjamin Franklin An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.

Stanley, I am the furtherest thing from serious. Well not true I am seriously in love my Lord and my family!:) We watched the conference in Orlando on GOD TV. We agree with you in wanting to find people who are experiencing God working in their lives. When they have a healing ministry - they heal. When they teach about hearing from God they do and they help you hear better. We have nothing to fear. Jesus reminded us that The Comforter would lead us and guide us. I am confident that he spoke that to me too.

The business with Mike is a blast. We want to make a difference in our society. We want to find a way of bringing the Gospel into the boardroom and into the classroom. We aim our programme to reach 3rd year students (14 years of age) before they hit all the tedious exams and we talk about vision for their lives, about doing what they really want to do instead of what they feel will earn them money. We talk about the purpose of life and the key factors which make life enjoyable. We discuss attitude, team work, communication, patience and persitence. It is young but we are stepping out in faith. We want to make a difference in our community. You know the rich man when he has gianed all the toys but is becoming more aware that the end is nigh has a habit of asking questions regarding the purpose of it all. He may not go to Church but Church may come into the boardroom. We will see what the Lord wants to do with it. We only want to go where He would lead us and if the doors dont open we wil lay it down and Mike will have gained the best pair of eagles as well as another 12 hawks of various kinds:) We love him so why not bless him. :)

Golf amazes me. If I dont get much time to play I still seem to be able to hit the big drives doen the fairway but it is the short game that disappears. I find our spiritual lives are similar. You can still participate in the big things but the sharpness is just not there. The 20% you need to make it happen eludes you. We need to be sharp to walk with the Father. We cannot just expect to waddle through. We need an honest prayer life (lynn Hammond as well as Keith Moore) taught me that. We need to ask for revelation and not guess or make excuses. (John Paul Jackson and Jack Deere taught me that) We need to forgive ourselves and move on (Joyce Meyer taught me that)...so many people out there who can help us if we will not look for the "perfect message" in a single person. We need to discern and be willing to ask God to teach. We didn't have a problem in God teaching Doctor well He can teach me too because I need to experience God.

So lovely to hear from you so much to say and maybe I will save it for a face to face experience. Every year we attend a Camp called CLAN Gathering you would love it. It is in St. Andrews. Ralph would love it!! God bless you, Don

Comments

Bo Reahard November 29, 2007 at 12:20am

Thanks for your note Kris, it is good to hear from you. I'm glad LSD has remained a part of your life. Stanley and I are now living in our RV and beginning our tour of America. In December we head for the west coast.

God bless, Bo
Kris Weeks November 28, 2007 at 7:47pm

Hey Bo -

Been a long time since we met in Atlanta. Just wanted to remind you of your introduction to us in res. to LSD - (Long Slow Distance).

I am jogging today - still slow - for an hour 3 times per week. Thanks
Bo Reahard November 26, 2007 at 2:48pm

Thanks for your note Laurie. We did not meet Sandy or Mike in Brownsville, we were only there for three days. This time next week we should be headed for the west coast in the bus.

God bless, Bo
Don MacMillan November 23, 2007 at 9:59am

Bo, this will explain a little about what we do at The Way of the Eagle

LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT EMPOWERING COMPANY

OUR PROGRAMME IS BUILT ON A FOUNDATION HEWED OUT BY MANY OF THE GREAT TRAINERS OF ALL TIME. PEOPLE SUCH AS EARL NIGHTINGALE, JOHN PIPER, RICK GODWIN, JIM COLLINS TO NAME BUT A FEW. WE ARE TEACHING KEY EXECUTIVES - HOW TO DEAL WITH LIFE WHERE THEY ARE BOTH IN THE CORPORATE WORLD AND AT HOME.

AS A BUSINESS LEADER FOR OVER 20 YEARS I HAVE WORKED IN SUCCESSFUL TEAMS WHO HAVE BUILT EMBRYOS COMPANIES TO CORPORATIONS WHICH WERE ALL SOLD FOR MORE THAN £150M EACH. IN THAT EXPERIENCE I WAS LED AND I HAD THE JOY OF LEADING BY EXAMPLE. THE KEY IS WHAT EXAMPLE ARE YOU LETTING PEOPLE SEE?

WE WERE MADE TO DREAM BIG DREAMS, TO DO GREAT EXPLOITS. GUYS TEND TO LOVE MOVIES WHERE WE SEE HEROES DOING INCREDIBLE THINGS AND OFTEN ACHIEVING THE IMPOSSIBLE. GIRLS ALSO LOVE THE HERO MOVIES WHEN THE GIRL GETS WHAT SHE WANTS. WHETHER WILLIAM WALLACE OR PRINCE CHARMING WE ALL HAVE OUR HEROES. WE WANT TO MEET CHAMPIONS, SPORTS CHAMPIONS LIKE KEVIN CADLE UK’S TOP BASKETBALL SPORTS PERSONALITY, BUSINESS CHAMPIONS LIKE JACK CRANFIELD WHO WROTE THE CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL WHICH IS THE SECOND BESTSELLING BOOK IN THE WORLD AFTER THE BIBLE.
WE LOVE SOCIAL AND MORAL CHAMPIONS LIKE GHANDI, MARTIN LUTHER KING OR NELSON MANDELLA, POLITICAL CHAMPIONS LIKE..? WELL MAYBE HERE WE STRUGGLE JUST A LITLE. EVERY PERSON WHO HAS EVER ACHIEVED ANYTHING GREAT HAD A DREAM.

MARTIN LUTHER KING WANTED TO SEE A SOCIETY WHERE WE ALLOWED DIFFERENCES AND WHERE BLACK AMERICANS HAD THE SAME RIGHTS AS WHITE AMERICANS.

KEVIN CADLE UNDERSTOOD THAT PURPOSE AND POSITION WERE KEY TO WINNING GAMES. NOT EVERYONE CAN BE A SHOOTER OTHERWISE THE TEAM WILL NOT WIN. THE PURPOSE WAS WINNING AND THIS WOULD BE ACHIEVED IF EVERYONE DID WHAT THEY WERE TRAINED AND POSITIONED TO DO.

Vincent Van Gogh “Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.”

NELSON MANDELLA AFTER 28 YEARS OF WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT CAME OUT WITH A FORGIVING HEART SEEKING CHANGE NOT REVENGE.

MAHATMA GHANDI WAS KEEN TO SEE THAT WHAT INDIA HAD BECOME WAS NOT GOING TO BE WHAT IT WOULD BE IN THE FUTURE.

EX PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON UPON MEETING JOHN F KENNEDY (THE THEN PRESIDENT OF THE USA) BIRTHED A DREAM IN HIS HEART THAT HE TOO WOULD ONE DAY BE PRESIDENT OF THE USA.

DREAM BIG DREAMS BECAUSE YOU WERE MADE TO BE BIG DREAM ACHIEVERS

“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.” Michelangelo

ALL OF THESE PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT WERE DREAMERS. THEY ALL MADE A BLUEPRINT FOR THEIR LIVES. WHY ARE WE SO OFTEN SCARED OF MAKING A BLUE PRINT FOR OUR LIVES? - THE REASON IS WE ARE SCARED OF FAILING.
UNDERSTAND ONE THING THAT MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE HACE BECOME SUCCESSFUL AT FAILING BEFORE TRUE SUCESS EVER HAPPENED. REALISE TO ACHIEVE ANYTHING GREAT YOU ARE GOING TO FAIL ALONG THE WAY. FAILURE IS NOT YOUR ENEMY - THE WAY YOU DEAL WITH FAILURE IS YOUR EMENY.

“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” Edmund Hillary

WHAT IS YOUR DREAM? UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR FAMILY AND EVEN YOUR FRIENDS MAY NOT SHARE YOUR DREAM. IF THEIR OPINION IS MORE IMPORTANT TO YOU ACHIEVING YOUR DREAM THEN YOU WILL POSSIBLY FULFILL “THEIR” DREAM EVEN IF IT MAKES YOU UNHAPPY. YOUR ACHIEVEMENT MAY ROB YOU OF YOUR JOY, YOUR SATISFACTION WITH DOING WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO AND LEAVE YOU UNFULFILLED

YOU MAY HAVE HUNDRED REASONS FOR WHY YOU CANNOT ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS. WHY YOU WERE BORN THE WRONG COLOUR, OR THE WRONG GENDER, OR YOU WERE BORN ON THE RICH SIDE OF THE STREET OR THE POOR SIDE OF THE STREET. YOU WERE BORN BLIND, OR DEAF OR DUMB OR MAYBE YOU HAVE SOME OTHER EXCUSE. LOOK HELEN KELLER WAS BLIND, DEAF AND DUMB AND YET SHE SAID THIS,

“ I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A DREAM THAT IS BIGGER THAN YOU.

“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstances” Bruce Barton

THROUGHOUT TIME ALL THE GREAT ACHIEVERS KNEW THE TRUTH THAT THEY HAD TO WALK OUT THEIR DREAM WITHOUT LOOKING FOR A EXIT ROUTE. THEY FOCUSSED ON THEIR END RATHER THAN THEIR BEGINNING

“The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and make the most of one's resources.” Vauvenargues, Marquis

WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR CHOICES. WE CHOOSE OUR PEER GROUP AND WE CHOOSE WHAT WE THINK ABOUT, THE FEELINGS WE HAVE, THE ACTIONS WE TAKE, THE HABITS WE DEVELOP AND IN DOING SO WE FORM OUR CHARACTER;

YOUR CHARACTER DETERMINES WHO YOU ARE. HAPPINESS IS FOUND WHEN YOU ARE TRUE TO SELF.

Christina Bre Evans explained it when she said,. “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.”

CELEBRATE THE YOU THAT YOU ARE AND DEVELOP THE CHARACTER YOU WANT TO BECOME.

HOW DO YOU IMPROVE YOUR CHARACTER? HOW DID I END UP WITH THE CHARACTER I HAVE? IF I DONT LIKE MY CHARACTER, CAN I CAHNGE IT? HOW?

WE TEACH ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE CHANGE FROM WHERE THEY ARE TO WHERE THEY WANT TO BE. WE TEACH THEM THAT OUR CHARACTER BRINGS US OUR HAPPINESS AND THAT HAPPINESS IS NOT A JOURNEY BUT A DESTINATION. WHERE ARE YOU IN THE HAPPINESS STAKES? ARE YOU HAPPY? ARE YOU UP FOR THE ADVENTURE OF TOMORROW. WHERE ARE YOU GOING? YOU ARE IN CONTROL!!

VINCE LOMBARDI SAID, “ WINNING IS A HABIT AND SO IS LOSING.”

IN WINNING WE GET THE HONOUR, THE SUCCESS AND THE REWARDS OF SUCCESS.

YOU ARE THE ONE WHO WILL DETERMINE YOUR SUCCESS OR YOUR FAILURE. IT WILL NOT BE DOWN TO LADY LUCK.

YOU ARE HERE FOR A SHORT TIME. YOU DONT KNOW HOW LONG BUT YOU HAD BETTER DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

WE TEACH ABOUT HAVING THE RIGHT VISION FOR WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE?
FIRSTLY, WHAT DO WE WANT TO ACHIEVE?
SECONDLY, WHY DO WE WANT TO ACHIEVE WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE?
THE WHY WE WANT TO ACHIEVE IS OFTEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE WHAT!
WE TEACH OTHERS HOW TO ACHIEVE THE THING THEY SO DESPERATELY WANT?
WE ALL NEED TO DO SOMETHING OF VALUE OTHERWISE WE WILL NOT FEL FULFILLED. I AM NOT SAYING WE ALL NEED TO DO THE SAME THING BUT WE MUST VALUE WHAT WE DO TO BE HAPPY. OFTEN TIMES WE NEED TO CHECK OUR PERSPECTIVE. HOW DO WE SEE THE ROLE WE HOPE TO ONE DAY PERFORM. IF YOU WANT TO BE A BUILDER THEN BUILD SAFE WARM HOUSING. IF YOU ARE AN ELECTRICIAN BECOME THE BEST AND THE SAFEST ELECTRICIAN YOU KNOW TO BE. IF YOU ARE A NURSE, NURSE WITH COMPASSION. IF YOU ARE A TEACHER TEACH WITH ENTHUSIASM AND MAKE IT FUN FIOR THE STUDENT, IF YOU ARE A SCIENTIST BE THE BEST AND SEEK TO GROW AND TO DISCOVER TOMORROWS SOLUTIONS TO TODAYS UNDISCOVERED PROBLEMS. WHATEVER YOU DO, JUST DESIRE TO BE THE BEST AT WHAT YOU DO.

“When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.” Unknown

DOING NOTHING IS NOT AN OPTION

The way to be nothing is to do nothing.” Nathaniel Howe

DOING NOTHING IS DOING SOMETHING - IT IS AGREEING TO FAIL IN LIFE

Benjamin Franklin said, “The man who does things makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all - doing nothing.”

SO WHEN WE TEACH WE LOOK AT PURPOSE, VALUES AND PASSION.
WHAT DO YOU LOVE DOING AND WHAT COULD YOU BE THE BEST AT AND COULD YOU EARN MONEY IF YOU DID IT WHAT YOU LOVE DOING?

WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES.

WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO DO IN THIRD YEAR OFTEN PUTS YOU ON A PATH OF LEARNING THAT YOU WILL REMAIN ON UNTIL YOU CHOOSE TO CHANGE OR YOU ARE FORCED TO MAKE DIFFERENT CHOICES. CHOICES ARE IMPORTANT BUT NOT AS IMPORTANT AS ATTITUDE YOU HAVE WHEN MAKING THOSE CHOICES.

TO CHOOSE WELL YOU MUST THINK WELL. THINKING IS SOMETHING THAT MANY OF US SEEM TO AVOID AT ALL COSTS. PEOPLE SPEND MORE TIME WATCHING THEIR FAVOURITE SOAP OPERA RATHER THAN PLANNING THEIR CAREER.

“All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts” James Allen

THEREFORE WHAT WE ACHIEVE IS A DIRECT RESULT OF WHAT WE THINK AND THEN DO. OUR SUCCESS AND HOW WE FEEL ABOUT OUR SUCCESS COMES FROM OUR THOUGHTS.

“You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!” Ezra Taft Benson

YOU CAN RUN THE RACE AND WIN AND YET HAVE NOBODY APPLAUDING YOU AT THE END OF THE RACE BECAUSE YOU CHEATED YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS.
YOU CAN ALSO RUN THE RACE WITH COURAGE, DIGNITY, HONESTY, LOVE AND TENACITY AND WHEN YOU COME TO THE FINISH LINE THE WORLD SEEMS TO STAND UP AND RECOGNISE YOUR VICTORY. THE REALITY OF HOW YOU CROSS THE FINISH LINE WILL STAY WITH YOU LONG AFTER THE CHEERING HAS GONE.

MARK TWAIN - “It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not to deserve them.”

ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING EVEN MORE THAN APTITUDE. EMPLOYERS WANT PEOPLE WITH THE RIGHT ATTITUDE. ALONSO THE WORLD CHAMPION FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS WAS RELEASED FROM HIS JOB BECAUSE HE COULD NOT GET ON WITH THE NEW RISING STAR LEWIS HAMILTON. YOUR INABILITY TO GET ON WITH THE TEAM WILL NEGATIVELY AFFECT YOU IN SCHOOL, AT HOME, IN THE WORK PLACE AND WITH YOUR FRIENDS - SO LEARN ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE YOU BECOME A TEAM MEMBER.

“You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want” Zig Ziglar

WE DEAL WITH AVOIDING THE SICKNESS OF CONFORMITY. PEER GROUPS, “IN HOUSE” CLUBS WHICH ARE SET UP TO THE EXCLUSION AND OFTEN ABUSIVE OF OTHERS. THIS BIGOTRY LEADS THOSE PARTICIPANTS TO DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS AND A LIFE OF MISERY FOR THEM AND ALL WHO THEY ARE IN CONTACT WITH.

“It is easier to stay out than get out.” Mark Twain

CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDS WISELY. THE WAY YOU WILL OFTEN BE TREATED CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO YOUR PEER GROUP.

WE NEED TO HAVE THE INTERNAL FORTITUDE TO WITHSTAND THE PRESSURE TO CONFORM AND ONLY CHOOSE TO BE MOULDED TO THE SHAPE OF OUR DREAMS.

WE MUST APPLAUD BEING DIFFERENT AND LIVING IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT RECOGNISES THAT BEING DIFFERENT IS OKAY AND INFACT BEING DIFFERENT IS GOOD.

WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE LIGHT BULB IF EDISON HAD NOT BEING DIFFERENT AND HAD ENCOURAGED HIS TEAM TO ENJOY FAILING UNTIL THEY SUCCEED. NO ONE REMEMBERS THE FAILURES, WE ONLY REMEMBER THE SUCCESS. WE ALL HAVE UNIQUE DNA AND WE SHOULD WELCOME THAT FACT AND BE GLAD OF IT.

WE WILL GET TO OUR DESTINATION IN LIFE QUICKER AND WE WILL BE HAPPIER WHEN WE RECOGNISE THE POWER OF TEAMWORK. TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THEIR OWN LITTLE BOAT HEADING NOWHERE AND ARE WITHOUT EITHER A MAP OR A COMPASS. PEOPLE LIKE THIS NEVER ACHIEVE ANYTHING OTHER THAN LAUNCHING A LIFEBOAT.

AN OLD SAILING SHIP HAD INCREDIBLE ABILITY TO CATCH THE WIND AND SAIL AT SPEED. BUT, GOING SOMEWHERE AT SPEED IS NO GOOD UNLESS SOMEONE KNOWS WHERE WE ARE GOING AND WE ALL WANT TO GET THERE.
THE CAPTAIN CANNOT DO ALL THE TASKS BUT HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE TASKS BEING DONE. SOMEONE MUST DROP THE SAIL, SOMEONE MUST CLEAN THE DECK, SOMEONE MUST PREPARE THE FOOD, SOMEONE MUST ENSURE THE SHIP IS WATER TIGHT AND NOT SINKING. ALL THIS MUST HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME AS THE CAPTAIN HOLDS THE ELM. IF HE INTERFERES WITH SOMEONE ELSES TASKS THEN THE SHIP IS NO LONGER ON COURSE.

“Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.”Robert H. Schuller

IF THE TEAM PERFORM WELL, THEN THEY ARE REWARDED WELL AND RECOGNISED FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENT. THEY WILL REACH THEIR DESTINATION WITH A TREMENDOUS SENSE OF PURPOSE AND HARMONY.

IF HOWEVER DISSENT IS ALLOWED TO BREED ON BOARD THEN PEOPLE TIRE OF THEIR TASKS AND TURN ON THE CAPTAIN AND THOSE LOYAL TO THE CAPTAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MUTINY APPEARS. THE CAPTAIN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATMOSPHERE ON BOARD THE SHIP. RIGHT ATMOSPHERE HELPS TO CREATE THE RIGHT ATTITUDES. STANDARDS MUST BE MAINTAINED FOR HARMONY TO EXIST. THE IMPOSSIBLE CAN HAPPEN WHEN TEAMS BUILD ON SUCCESS.

Jack Kinder put it this way, “High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.”

ALL TRAVEL IS FRAUGHT WITH DANGER. WE ALL CAN HAVE A MIGHTY WAVE SUDDENLY COME OVER US AND ALTER OUR STATE. SOMETIMES IT IS A ROCK WHICH WOULD PIERCE OUR SIDE AND TRY TO SINK US, OTHER TIMES IT IS A STRONG WIND THAT WOULD BREAK THE MAST. WHETHER THE PRESSURE TO DESTROY US COMES FROM WITHIN OR FROM OUTSIDE THE SHIP, WE HAVE TO STAND TOGETHER TO RIGHT THE SHIP AND GET IT BACK ON COURSE. DETERMINATION, PERSISTENCE AND PATIENCE ARE ALL REQUIRED TO REACH OUR DESTINATION.

“Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown.” Ross Perot

SO WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE GREATEST KEY TO SUCESS IF WE HAVE THE RIGHT VISION?
MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES, DO WHAT WE ARE GREAT AT DOING AND WORK AS A MEMBER OF A TEAM TO ACCOMPLISH MORE THAN WE COULD BY OURSELVES.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE BIGGEST KEY TO ACHIEVING OUR SUCCESS?

TO ACHIEVE THE GREAT THINGS OF LIFE OFTEN TAKES DOING THE SMALL THINGS OF LIFE WELL. IN LIFE, TO OPEN SOME OF THE BIGGEST DOORS IT SOMETIMES ONLY REQUIRES A SMALL KEY.

BY FAR THE GREATEST SECRET I HAVE FOUND IS BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITHIN THE RELATIONSHIP, WITHIN “YOUR WORLD.”

HOW DO YOU COMMUNICATE?
JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE TALKING DOES NOT MEAN PEOPLE ARE LISTENING!
JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE TALKING DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU ARE COMMUNICATING!
ARE YOU AWARE OF BODY LANGUAGE, ATTITUDE, TONE AND VOLUME ALL HAVE A BEARING UPON WHETHER THE ONE YOU ARE IN RELATIONSHIP WITH UNDERSTANDS.

YOU HAVE MANY RELATIONSHIPS
IMMEDIATE FAMILY - MUM, DAD, SISTER BROTHER,
REMOTE FAMILY - AUNTIE, UNCLE, COUSINS.
FRIENDS AT SCHOOL IN YOUR GROUP
FRIENDS AT SCHOOL NOT IN YOUR GROUP
OTHER STUDENTS AT SCHOOL
TEACHERS AT SCHOOL
NEIGHBOURS
POLICE MEN AND POLICE WOMEN AND LAW AND ORDER GENERALLY
STRANGERS
THE REST OF THE WORLD.

LIFE ISN’T ALL ABOUT YOU BUT HOW YOU SEE THE WORLD WILL DETERMINE THE PERSON THAT YOU WILL BECOME.

Albert Einstein said it like this, “Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”

WOULD YOU COMMUNICATE THE SAME WITH ALL THESE DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIPS?

THE HOW YOU COMMUNICATE WILL DETERMINE YOUR SUCCESS IN LIFE. AS I SAID BEFORE YOUR ATTITUDE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR APTITUDE.

DEVELOP AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE FOR ALL YOU HAVE ACHIEVED. DESIRE TO LEARN AND BE CONTENT WITH WHAT YOU HAVE. UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU WANT SOMETHING IN LIFE YOU ONLY HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT LONG ENOUGH AND BE WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE FOR WHAT YOU WANT AND IT IS POSSIBLE. ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IT.

FINALLY GROW BY READING. GROW BY LEARNING TO DO THINGS PRACTICALLY. LEADERS ARE READERS, SO IF YOU WANT TO LEAD YOUR FIELD YOU WILL HAVE TO OUT READ YOUR FIELD. UNDERSTAND THAT KNOWLEDGE IS THE KEY TO OPENING THE DOOR TO SUCCESS.

Benjamin Franklin An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
Don MacMillan November 12, 2007 at 11:25am

Stanley, I am the furtherest thing from serious. Well not true I am seriously in love my Lord and my family!:) We watched the conference in Orlando on GOD TV. We agree with you in wanting to find people who are experiencing God working in their lives. When they have a healing ministry - they heal. When they teach about hearing from God they do and they help you hear better. We have nothing to fear. Jesus reminded us that The Comforter would lead us and guide us. I am confident that he spoke that to me too.

The business with Mike is a blast. We want to make a difference in our society. We want to find a way of bringing the Gospel into the boardroom and into the classroom. We aim our programme to reach 3rd year students (14 years of age) before they hit all the tedious exams and we talk about vision for their lives, about doing what they really want to do instead of what they feel will earn them money. We talk about the purpose of life and the key factors which make life enjoyable. We discuss attitude, team work, communication, patience and persitence. It is young but we are stepping out in faith. We want to make a difference in our community. You know the rich man when he has gianed all the toys but is becoming more aware that the end is nigh has a habit of asking questions regarding the purpose of it all. He may not go to Church but Church may come into the boardroom. We will see what the Lord wants to do with it. We only want to go where He would lead us and if the doors dont open we wil lay it down and Mike will have gained the best pair of eagles as well as another 12 hawks of various kinds:) We love him so why not bless him. :)

Golf amazes me. If I dont get much time to play I still seem to be able to hit the big drives doen the fairway but it is the short game that disappears. I find our spiritual lives are similar. You can still participate in the big things but the sharpness is just not there. The 20% you need to make it happen eludes you. We need to be sharp to walk with the Father. We cannot just expect to waddle through. We need an honest prayer life (lynn Hammond as well as Keith Moore) taught me that. We need to ask for revelation and not guess or make excuses. (John Paul Jackson and Jack Deere taught me that) We need to forgive ourselves and move on (Joyce Meyer taught me that)...so many people out there who can help us if we will not look for the "perfect message" in a single person. We need to discern and be willing to ask God to teach. We didn't have a problem in God teaching Doctor well He can teach me too because I need to experience God.

So lovely to hear from you so much to say and maybe I will save it for a face to face experience. Every year we attend a Camp called CLAN Gathering you would love it. It is in St. Andrews. Ralph would love it!! God bless you, Don
Toya Ruffin November 12, 2007 at 10:47am

I'll be sure to let Gilbert know. Love the picture and the website. The kids (now adults) look great!
Saw that someone asked about Pam. What is the 411?
Glad to see that you continue to live life to the fullest!!!! Great example!

Toya
Lyn Neal Morrison November 12, 2007 at 9:51am

Hi Stanley,

I don't check this site as often as I should. Just got your message, today, Monday. It sure was wonderful to see you! You guys meant a lot to my life and spiritual growth back in the day! Love you, Lyn
Joy Eastman November 4, 2007 at 2:33am

Dear Bo,
It's been many years, but I still want to thank you again for sending me the tape of the work you did on the book of Daniel when I was writing the final research project in residence. I learned things that made life fit. Now in Florida with my son, who is 17, working with youth in church, school and music.
Thanks again and much love,
Joy Eastman
Steve Morrison October 24, 2007 at 2:13pm

Hey Bo,

Long time no talk. How're you and the family doing? Lyn (Neal 11th) and I now live in Raleigh. I thought you were in Atlanta, but I guess that information is about 25 years old.

I talked to Jim Peterson about 2 years ago. He's in WVa with Ed Hill practicing law. He was still married to Cindy.

Steve
Billy Britt October 21, 2007 at 1:18am

Hey Stanley,
I can believe I ended up in Alabama but as Del D. used to say, "where you are is where you are."
Susan and I had not planned on being in Alabama more than a few months, we came to spend time with Susan's mom and R&R. During that time my dad became pretty ill (more than my mom could handle) So we decide to move them here and help with his recovery. Well, we ended up having to deal with all the parents health problems after that. Susan's mom passed, then my dad this July and my mom (bless her heart as they say here in "Bama") just had a heart attack. So, we have become semi-expert care-givers. It has been a blessing to have spent this time with them all and do and will miss them for a long time to come. Over the years Susan have been the last ones to pray and hold the hands of dying loved ones but with each passing we have tried to focus on how precious life is and how luck we were to know them. Of the five generations that have lived here I still can hear their voices. I guess much like. "The Grass Harp," by Capote.
We live about one north of Birmingham and about an hour and a half from Atlanta. We would love to have you come by for a visit, anytime. I will send email and phone along.
Love always,
B

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