Ray RussellJ

God's son| Husband| Dad| Writer| Creative| Coach| Renaissance Man #thinkDIFFERENTliveDIFFERENT

[Ray RussellJ @diff_rent1]

Decembers are top tier by far, but Octobers really are a strong second.

[Ray RussellJ @diff_rent1]

No matter what your goal is, you will suffer to achieve it. This is why you shouldn't dream small or have even average personal aspirations. Make sure what you're pursuing is worth suffering for.

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[Ray RussellJ @diff_rent1]

Maybe the reason that nature feels so peaceful and accurate even though life and death transpire there, is because nothing there is trying to be anything other than what it is.

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[The Figen @TheFigen_]

Love it - proper stimulation of kids.

[Ray RussellJ @diff_rent1]

There's a certain power in knowing who you are and refusing to compromise it for approval. Move with intention, conviction, and let the results of what you build with God and the fruit of your character be your inspiration.

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[Ray RussellJ @diff_rent1]

Forgive them.

With a conscious choice of mercy AND the wisdom to guard your heart.

No ill-will. No bitterness. No grudges. Just space.

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[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

Evangelical Christianity in the United States is often characterized by a deep desire to have “Christianity” pervade our culture but not have Christ permeate our being.

[Ray RussellJ @diff_rent1]

If you only read the books, see the sights, and listen to the songs that everyone else is reading, seeing, and listening to, you will think, see, and discern only the same as everyone else.

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[Ray RussellJ @diff_rent1]

I esteem and enjoy the souls who passionately work on who they ARE, and passionately enjoy what they DO. Praying your motivation and your initiative never waiver. 💪🏾

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[C. S. Lewis @CSLewisDaily]

“If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.” - C.S. Lewis

[Daily Loud @DailyLoud]

Students at a Georgia High School pranked their principal by staging a fake fight to wish him a happy birthday.

[Ray RussellJ @diff_rent1]

What if true wealth is overstanding that intense reactions don't fix things? Proactive choices from a calm state is the real upscale.

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[Ray RussellJ @diff_rent1]

Your waiting season is NOT a wasted season.

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[Michael Machado @_CoachMachado]

Athletes, Your actions speak so loud that I can’t hear what you are saying. Your film is a silent movie that tells me all about your life. @GWTrailblazerFB @Coach_Andy_1 @PAGMETER @VTD_Sports @SWAG_merco

[Ray RussellJ @diff_rent1]

“Do not be fooled: Bad friends will ruin good habits.”
1 Corinthians 15:33
Overstand that the people that you spend the most time with will influence what feels "normal" to you. They'll expose you to different standards and ways of thinking...

Choose your proximity wisely

[Ray RussellJ @diff_rent1]

"You lack nothing. Focus on what I've given you, not on what someone else has or what someone else is doing. Maximize your idle abilities and the life we both dreamed of will move from the future to the present." ~ Father God

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[Ray RussellJ @diff_rent1]

Just because someone lifts and holds something seemingly effortlessly, doesn't mean that it's not heavy.

I'm not talking about the weight room.

#mentalhealth
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[Ray RussellJ @diff_rent1]

I would say, "You have to LEARN who you are....." simply because God has already given us identity and it is our responsibility and duty to discover it, but I love the sentiment. Thankful for you sir Baldwin.

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[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

"You have to decide who you are and force the world to deal with you, not with its idea of you."

—James Baldwin

[Ray RussellJ @diff_rent1]

Created to create.

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