"GORDY-ISMS"
Inspiring, Inspirational and Thought-Provoking Quotes from the Mind of a Severely Wounded Combat Veteran; Proverbial Dung
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True love is found not where bodies physically collide, but rather where hearts and souls entwine. Sometimes on the darkest of nights, the light of love can be found shining brightest from the eyes of a dear friend sent to light your path. “What goes around comes around…” usually a saying associated in a negative light, or as a saying of revenge. However, just think what a wonderful saying and thing it would be, if “What goes around,” STARTED with LOVE! That life can sometimes be a Circus is true. However, within each of us is the ability to determine whether we are going to be “Lion Tamers,” or “the Clown with the Big Sad Face.” I wish Kindness was a Secret. Then everyone would pass it on to at least one other person. On a chilly, brisk morning good friends are like a warm cup of coffee nestled gently between your hands. Tears are the “Miracle Grow” that nourishes “Flowers of the Heart.” Whenever you are getting ready to travel, no matter where, how far, or for what, if the first thing you decide to pack is a positive attitude, you are bound to have a successful journey! Some say if it is meant to be it will be… I say if you want it bad enough, get off your butt and make it happen! Lack of determination, initiative and imagination is the only thing that can kill the dreams of a person with freedom! When crossing fast moving streams that often run through the “path of life” we are traveling; good friends are like the solid Stepping Stones that will hold you up and allow you to cross the stream without getting your feet wet! When your world seems to be weighing heaviest upon your shoulders, a dear friend can always find a way to fill your world with helium. If your Heart is in the right place, you may not be able to hear it beat, but someone else will… Loud and Clear! If you are determined to see things begin and end with Love, the filling in between can be nothing but wonderful. Jump in your car and no matter how fast you drive there are three things you can Never out run: Your Past; a Lie; and the Police Radio telling the Patrol Car up ahead how fast you were clocked driving through the speed trap. I think blessings are like a soft gentle rain falling down from above. They fall lightly upon us and all around us every day. Too often people are so busy waiting to witness a Miracle in Tsunami proportions that they are blind to gentle falling constant rain of daily blessings. Plan for the worst, hope and pray for the best, and count your blessings if things fall somewhere in between. If you are dead set on “Judging a Book by its Cover,” make sure it’s YOUR story that is written on the inside flap.
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Gordon L Ewell (US Army Retired) served in the war in Iraq. He had one of the most dangerous missions; find the roadside bombs. He completed 59 combat missions, was blown-up on six different occasions, and saved countless lives. He was also severely wounded in the process. Blessed to cheat on so many occasions, he now seeks to greet each day with a positive energy that is contagiously caring, light-hearted and motivational. This collection of his quotes was gathered during five very long and intense years he spent on his “Recovery Road,” trying to get back and regain as much of himself as he possibly could. A step at a time, Ewell fought to do that in part by telling himself every single day to think of something positive, uplifting and encouraging that he could focus on and share with others, rather than dwelling on the pain and depression that tried to consume most of his recovery. His nick-name is Gordy. Before long his inspirational daily motivational thoughts for the day were being looked forward to by others who he was hospitalized and recovering with. They had started to refer to his morning thought for the day, as Gordy-isms. And so became the birth of Gordy-isms, and something he continues to do today; think of something positive to start his day. Gordy-isms leave you feeling good, inside and out!
About the Author
Gordon L Ewell (US Army Retired) served in the war in Iraq. He had one of the most dangerous missions; find the roadside bombs. He completed 59 combat missions, was blown-up on six different occasions, and saved countless lives. He was also severely wounded in the process. Blessed to cheat on so many occasions, he now seeks to greet each day with a positive energy that is contagiously caring, light-hearted and motivational. This collection of his quotes was gathered during five very long and intense years he spent on his “Recovery Road,” trying to get back and regain as much of himself as he possibly could. A step at a time, Ewell fought to do that in part by telling himself every single day to think of something positive, uplifting and encouraging that he could focus on and share with others, rather than dwelling on the pain and depression that tried to consume most of his recovery. His nick-name is Gordy. Before long his inspirational daily motivational thoughts for the day were being looked forward to by others who he was hospitalized and recovering with. They had started to refer to his morning thought for the day, as Gordy-isms. And so became the birth of Gordy-isms, and something he continues to do today; think of something positive to start his day. Gordy-isms leave you feeling good, inside and out!