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Which one are you?

Eric Ryan Jones — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:24:07 +0000

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So are you the dog or the kitten?

My goal is to be the kitten more and more each day. How about you?

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When You Should But You Don’t, But You Should

Eric Ryan Jones — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:23:32 +0000

Be A Light.com Logo

Three years ago in February of 2007 I bought the domain BeALight.com. It wasn’t a random purchase and I didn’t buy it via the normal means. No I had to hunt down the seller of the domain and make an offer, go through escrow and then transfer it over to my domain provider of choice. I did all this because I felt God putting a mission on my heart and blessing me with a vision for something awesome.

Here we are April of 2011 and guess what. I still own the domain name but I’ve not moved forward with the vision at all. Sure I’ve had little sparks of motivation here and there. I’ve made progress in some areas and I’ve done some work only to discover that wasn’t the right path. I’ve spent some more money in order to get things incorporated, to buy some software, and other various things.

But it’s still not done.

This wasn’t my vision. This wasn’t something I thought I should do. It was something God gave me. He provided the money for the domain, the idea in my head, and so many other aspects. He led me through many meetings where I took criticism which seemed simple to extreme, all leading to one simple thought.

This is an awesome idea.

So why haven’t I finished it. Why is it just sitting out there not DOING anything. Well I could come up with a lot of excuses and point to a lot of reasons such as software, funding, business processes, and even blame legal, political and government institutions. But when I sort through all these reasons, and I begin to really look at the why not’s of the project, I’m left with one bold conclusion.

I’m the reason it hasn’t been completed.

Even to this day I get friends ask me how the project is going. I tell them it’s moving along slowly and give them some reasons things haven’t progressed or provide reasons (aka excuses) why it’s not completed. But again I am the reason it’s not done. I haven’t taken the time to really push through and make it happen. Things I would say I needed have been provided and I’m still not moving forward on it.

What stops us when we know we should, but don’t?

I can point to a lot of things. Fear, insecurities, lack of resources and more. But all these things really are just excuses. I mean seriously I’ve been given something which I know is not of my design and which was blessed from the start and I’ve not acted fully on it.

So what do I do?

Shut-up and do it. Seriously it’s that simple. I can continue to write about it. Continue to think about how to avoid all the problems which WILL arise, or I can just do it.

Sometimes in life we need to not worry about what is coming down the road. We don’t need to worry about if something will succeed or fail because in the end if we tried then we succeeded. We might not have achieved the task or goal we set out for initially but we did learn something about that thing we tried and we can now shift our path and try again or come at it from a completely different angle.

I constantly tell people about the Thomas Edison quote where he says he found a thousand ways to NOT make a light bulb before he found the one way TO make a light bulb. I use this to inspire them to not give up, to press on, and to see their dreams to a reality.

I think it’s time I stop inspiring others and start inspiring myself.

** It’s funny how God can work if we pay attention. Before posting this blog today I’m reading my Google Reader feeds and come across this great post by Eric Dye. Hit me right where it counts and reaffirms everything written above! **

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Who Am I Really?!?! 100 Things

Eric Ryan Jones — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:24:08 +0000

What, are you deaf or something??? by Road Fun

Thought this would be fun and something a little different from my normal posts. We’ll see what my readers think. FYI this is supposed to be stuff you might not know about me. So being divorced, single, a follower of Jesus The Christ etc aren’t in this list.

Who Am I Really?

I am a guy who ….

….. loses things
….. organizes using piles
….. sees the floor and the laundry hamper as equals
….. likes to take baths, but only in the winter
….. can drain a hot water heater while in the shower, year-round.
….. loves to vacuum
….. hates to do laundry
….. loves to fold clothes
….. loves doing the dishes
….. wants to learn to cook more than 3 dishes
….. loves all things technology
….. prefers cats over dogs
….. loves coffee (Grande Hazelnut Nonfat No Whip Mocha Please)
….. is a geek, not a nerd
….. has an iPhone
….. probably has an App for that
….. would write in all lower case if it wouldn’t annoy people
….. loves spell check
….. has three cats who are all orange
….. loves chocolate
….. loves peanut butter
….. will be your BFF if you give him chocolate covered peanut butter
….. loves bagels and flavored cream cheese
….. will give up bread but never bagels
….. creates soundtracks for his day in his head
….. has a song for every moment
….. is a hopeless romantic
….. believes people can fall in love at first sight
….. believes that the best relationships are those you have to fight to keep
….. believes that snickers satisfies but not the mini ones
….. can find something to eat on any menu
….. will always choose cherry coke at the movie theaters
….. likes to drive, a lot
….. prefers back roads
….. loves to text, and IM but will choose face to face conversation any day
….. loves to sleep in the cold
….. prefers the warmth
….. can vacation at the beach or in the mountains
….. can spend hours just watching the clouds
….. loves to give advice
….. is learning to just shut up and listen
….. would do anything for you
….. expects nothing from you
….. wants to do something which will continue on after he dies, even if he’s forgotten
….. finds value in the little things
….. loves to watch people
….. has a tendency to analyze every stupid little thing
….. will admit he listens to bubble gum pop music
….. cannot dance, but sure puts on a good show trying
….. loves the smell of rain
….. tends to trust easily
….. is an optimist until he turns into a pessimist
….. is always wondering what your thinking
….. can really be thinking about nothing
….. tends to get very philosophical the later it gets
….. is a night person
….. abuses his snooze button
….. tries to find the good in everyone
….. cares for his divorced brothers and sisters
….. sees divorce as a red badge of courage not a Scarlett letter
….. thinks we tend to judge more than we give grace
….. wants to ride in a space ship
….. loves to write and someday will write a book
….. wanted to go to Australia till he learned New Zealand was better
….. has no college degree
….. has dimples . . . . . on all four cheeks
….. has a mother who just fell out of her chair because of #66
….. really does prefer brunettes
….. loves to play with hair
….. notices a girls eyes, then her smile before checking out her butt
….. eats blueberry pop tarts for breakfast
….. thinks Scott Adams is a genius
….. thinks Andy Stanley has secret gnomes following me around
….. hates to shave
….. bites his nails
….. always cleans under his nails
….. wishes he looked good with long hair so he wouldn’t have to get it cut as often
….. would wear flip-flops year-round
….. loves live music
….. watches chick flicks
….. cries at chick flicks
….. thinks “Sweet Home Alabama” is a master piece of cinematography
….. favorite movie of all time is Dead Poets Society
….. does not think about his needs enough
….. thinks “Facebook official” is silly but secretly can’t wait for the day he is
….. is going to make a great father
….. will do whatever he has to, to be an awesome husband
….. likes the word dirt
….. thinks the word strawberry is funny and uses it as a code word
….. prefers pencils over pens
….. would rather play a sport then watch it
….. suffers from ADOP – Attention Deficit … Oh Pretty
….. loves a good patio, even if the food is awful
….. will try just about anything once
….. can find anything on Google
….. can be shy until he has you figured out
….. loves to try to figure you out
….. thinks you should be worried if I’m too quiet
….. doesn’t anger easy
….. feels like a narcissist for doing this

There you have it, at least 100 things you might not have known about me…..

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