Speak Life: Re-Introducing a Language of Love and Gratitude - Softcover

Hilson, Mike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1495476375 ISBN 13: 9781495476372

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

Life is all about becoming. We’re always becoming something. In high school, we’re becoming adults. In college, we’re becoming graduates. In our careers, we’re becoming successful. In our family lives, we’re becoming spouses…then parents…then grandparents. We are always becoming. Life speakers help us to become. In reality, by shifting our perspective of ourselves and the world around us, they help to shape the people we become. As our lives positively pivot with their advice and/or influence, we find invaluable direction in our journey. Life speakers arrive just at the right time, when we’re ready for a new direction or new perspective. Pivotal moments come when we have run the course of where we are and we are ready for something new. Timing is everything when it comes to life-changing experiences. You see—at the right moment, in the right setting, with the right heart, from the right person—simple words make profound changes in the way we view ourselves and our future. The words themselves often are not profound, but they result in a profound change in perspective. The change may not be immediately apparent, and the power of a certain phrase or piece of advice may not be realized right away. In fact, of all the accounts listed here, very few resulted in an instant realization of the power of the advice. It can take weeks or months—even years—before the profound nature of a phrase is realized. But, even years later, simple words spoken from a loving heart can bring profound change. That is the art of speaking life. Parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, and cousins can speak life. Sometimes, though, life speakers will not be those who are close to you. Teachers, pastors, bosses, friends, and even enemies can bring you to pivotal points in your life. They cause you to take important and monumental turns. They help you to see things differently; they help you to discover new things about yourself. People who speak life change everything. So, let’s take a look at a few life speakers from our lives to help you identify a few from yours.

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About the Author

Robert Watson holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from Salisbury University in Salisbury, Maryland, and a master’s degree in nonprofit administration from the University of Maryland in Baltimore. He is the executive director of DateAble Inc., a nonprofit dating service for people with and without disabilities. He is also president of Independence Now, an independent-living center in Maryland and advises many other disability-advocacy organizations. Robert is married to Lynn, whom he met through DateAble. Robert has delivered many presentations all over the United States, Canada, Cuba, Australia, and the Philippines on a variety of topics, including disability awareness, advocacy, sexual-intimacy issues, and dating with a personal-care attendant present. Pastor Mike Hilson is the senior pastor of the New Life Wesleyan Church in La Plata, Maryland. As senior pastor at New Life Wesleyan Church, he has led the congregation to significant growth. Since 1999, this single congregation of just less than one hundred attendees has multiplied into multiple churches and venues with over four thousand in regular attendance. He has also led the congregation into significant involvement in local and international relief work. Along with his work at New Life Wesleyan Church, he currently serves as the assistant district superintendent of the Chesapeake District of the Wesleyan Church and as a trustee to Southern Wesleyan University. He lives in La Plata with his wife, Tina.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1495476375
• ISBN 13: 9781495476372
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 76