James Kerkula

Christina; runner; author of STILL RUNNING; applied poverty researcher; development finance practitioner. FB:

[James Kerkula @Jakrkl]

Rise Like the Phoenix You Are
https://t.co/ZLQeB2gRFV

· From the ashes, you’ll rise
· To conquer the pain and struggles
· From all the pains of the heart and the mind
· Defeat the undefeated
· Stand tall and strong
· You’ll rise above the ashes

[James Kerkula @Jakrkl]

Kindness By Design

"Life doesn't get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient." - Steve Maraboli https://t.co/pQl9Wjferh

[James Kerkula @Jakrkl]

Bill Dolworth: #TheRevolution? or a #BrilliantIdea is but a #LostCause...
When the shooting stops, and the dead are buried, and the politicians take over, it all adds up to one thing: a lost cause.
https://t.co/z9HJQgJ1k0

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#Wisdom from #PeakandValley
- #BefriendReality in good & bad times
- #FindGood in bad to get out of the Valley sooner
- #WiselyManageGood to stay longer on the Peak
- #ImageYourBetterSelf to help you get to next Peak
- #AssistOthers make good & bad times work for them

[James Kerkula @Jakrkl]

@TheMagnificantSeven
> Chris: Men who are good don’t care for money
> Farmer: What do they work for?
> Chris: For the challenge
> Farmer: With whom do they compete?
> Chris: They compete with themselves

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@ The Professionals (1966) cowboys movie:
#TheRevolution? When the shooting stops, and the dead are buried, and the politicians take over, it all adds up to one thing: #ALostCause.

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@PeakandValley
Imagine #yourFuture #Tomorrow in such a way that you can feel, taste, and hear... until it becomes so real that the image of getting there pulls you through YOUR VALLEY.

> Vision
> Strategy
> Objectives & activities (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)

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@B_Happy2020

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@happy2024

[James Kerkula @Jakrkl]

"When you #commitToAJourney, the #universeConspires to help you..."
@WillSmith to a 25-year-old who biked from the West African country of Guinea for Egypt's prestigious Al-Azhar University in #pursuitOfEducation. https://t.co/wBVUxmW1hm

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“Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice…” – Martin Luther King Jr.

What're your lenses for understanding and impacting gender & racial socioeconomic equity or inequity?

[James Kerkula @Jakrkl]

The Physicist and her #LawofDeterminism says, #NoFreeWill... We're what we #BelieveAndDo. Because our illusions about the future are real, we believe we're making choices about the future.

[James Kerkula @Jakrkl]

#EastPalestineStrong - Students athletes teach us how to #Response to unexpected train derailment... #WayToGo!!

https://t.co/Z7SxZPqM7j

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"Be ashame to die until you have won one (small) victory for humanity..." - Neil Tyson

What's your small victory...?

[James Kerkula @Jakrkl]

“If You want to make magic you have to work…”
Yes, you can make magic (your goal)...if you continue to work hard and don't give a deadline to God or the big bang

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@Zelensky The usual guy who told his wife that he #forgot to tell her he was running for #president of his native #Ukraine -
https://t.co/MAM45fQBZG

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"...we are not in control of our lives, principles are." - Steve Covey, First Things First- p.12

We eventually reap what we sow... And so, my friend, be not weary in well doing; for in due season each of us will reap, if we faint not.

[James Kerkula @Jakrkl]

"The #moreyouknow, the more #yourunknown expands" - Dr. Deepak Chopra

[James Kerkula @Jakrkl]

Hubble's last act?
@Hubbletelescope Three galaxies captured in one mesmerizing image - https://t.co/x8maUdRihJ

Forerunner to @JamesWebb? #Amazing!!!

[James Kerkula @Jakrkl]

"There's none who #trespasses against us as we trespass against ourselves." - anonymous