Please Read These "Rules Of The Wise" & Live By Them...

"Rules Of the Wise"

By Michael .. Lyons

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Originally written in 2002 and taped to my wall to motivate me.

"REMEMBER YOU ARE ONLY AS TALL THE NEXT SUCCESSFUL MAN, NOT BETTER."

"KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!"

"LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT."

"NEVER STRESS ON THE PAST!"

"STICK TO THE SCHEDULE."

"NEVER GET SIDE TRACKED.'

"BE A LEADER NOT A FOLLOWER."

"LIFE IS AN EVERYDAY STRUGGLE THAT MAKES STRONGER!"

"ALWAYS HONOR YOUR FAMILY AND FRIEND'S."

"PEOPLE VIEW YOU HOW YOU SEE YOURSELF."

"MAKE YOUR DREAMS A REALITY."

"NEVER LET ANYONE KEEP YOU DOWN."

"CHANGE IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION IS ALWAYS GOOD."

"AGE IS ONLY A NUMBER. THEREFORE, THE OLDEST MAN CAN BE THE DUMBEST MAN. A YOUNG MAN CAN BE A PHILOSOPHER. THIS BRINGS ME TO THE POINT THAT YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF YOUR OWN DESTINY, SO NEVER KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN."

"TREAT OTHERS BETTER THAN THE WAY OTHERS TREAT YOU."

"OUR PHYSICAL LIFE IS NOT GUARANTEED, NOR WILL IT LAST FOREVER. THEREFORE, NEVER TAKE LIFE FOR GRANTED."

"ALWAYS KEEP A GOOD ATTITUDE, NO MATTER WHAT SITUATION YOU ARE PRESENTED WITH."

"ALWAYS GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD THAT YOU ARE STILL ALIVE."

"MAKE A POSITIVELY INFLUENTIAL MARK IN THE WORLD WHILE YOU ARE STILL HERE."

"WE ONLY LIVE ONCE, BUT MEMORIES LAST FOREVER."

"NEVER LET ANY MAN OR WOMAN MAKE YOU FEEL LESS THAN THEM."

"THE LORD GAVE YOU THIS LIFE TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE, SO DO YOUR PART."

"YES, BAD THINGS DO HAPPEN TO THE BEST OF US. WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE THE BEST OF WHAT WE ARE GIVEN."

'NEVER USE DRUGS. THE MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE. YES, WE ALL WANT TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. DRUGS ARE NEVER THE ANSWER. THE ARE PLENTY OF WAYS TO HAVE A GOOD TIME WITHOUT PUTTING YOUR LIFE IN JEOPARDY."

"REMEMBER IF IT WAS MEANT TO BE THAN S/HE WILL BE PRESENTED IN YOUR LIFE AGAIN. JUST KEEP LIVING YOUR LIFE IN A POSITIVE WAY, BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS A PARANOID LOSER. (SAYING IF I ONLY DID...) WHAT IF YOU DID DO THAT AND LIFE DIDN'T GO THE WAY YOU WANT IT TO? NO ONE CAN CONTROL THEIR OWN DESTINY."

"SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE ALWAYS HAVE DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY, YEARLY, ETC. GOALS. THEREFORE, IF YOU WANT TO MAKE MORE OUT OF YOUR LIFE YOU WILL DESIGNATE TIME EVERYDAY TO PLAN OUT WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.'

 "IMPORTANT QUOTES & PASSAGES" I Think Everyone Should Know About. You Should Remember The Ones That You Like The Most To Give To Others That Need The "Word" Of The Lord.

Written By. Michael .. Lyons

"YOUR LIFE IS NOW, IT STARTS TODAY. FORGET THE PAST AND BECOME A REBORN CHRISTIAN TODAY."

(MSDL JUNE 25, 2007)

"THE BEACH IS THE BEST PLACE ON EARTH, SO GO THERE WHEN YOU CAN AND SEE WHERE IT ALL STARTED (READ GENESIS IN THE BIBLE)."

(MSDL JUNE 25, 2007)

"READ THE BIBLE EVERYDAY AND START LIVING BY WHAT IT TEACHES. REMEMBER POSITIVE CHANGE IS ALWAYS GOOD. JUST LIKE GOD. AS THEY SAY ""GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME""."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"READ THE BOOK OF JOHN TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH JESUS CHRIST BEFORE HE DIED."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"PLEASE READ THE PSALMS PRAYERS TO REALIZE THAT YOU ARE NOT A LONE IN THIS WORLD. THERE FOR TONS OF PEOPLE THAT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW YET THAT ARE JUST LIKE YOU."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"IF YOU WANT TO READ A PART OF THE BIBLE THAT RELATES TO TODAY PLEASE CHECK OUT THE BOOK OF REVALASIANS."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED I THE BEGINNING PLEASE GO TO GENESIS."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"VISUALIZE WEALTH PUT YOURSELVES IN THE PICTURE."

KRS1

"WHO ARE YOU? THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS. BE A LEADER, NOT A FOLLOWER. THE SKY IS THE LIMIT."

MSDL (BEFORE 2005)

"START TALKING. FIND OUT THE THE TRUTH ABOUT GOD."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"LIVE FOR TODAY AND PLAN IT OUT TODAY NOT TOMORROW."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"WHAT WAS MEANT TO BE WILL BE SO TRY TO THINK POSITIVE AND DEAL WITH WHATEVER COMES YOUR WAY."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"LIFE IS NOT ALWAYS CHEDDAR AT THE START, BUT IF YOU SEE PAST ALL THE NEGATIVITY YOU WILL SEE A BETTER LIFE IN YOUR FUTURE. THEREFORE, IT WILL GET BETTER."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"PLEASE HAVE FAITH IN THE LORD AND PRAY TO HIM ONCE A DAY. PLEASE SAY THIS STATEMENT: "I TRUST YOU FATHER FOR YOU I WILL LIVE RIGHTEOUS (AND TELL HIM WHATEVER ELSE YOU WILL DO HERE ON EARTH IF HE HELPS YOU FIND THE RIGHT ROUTE)."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"HE SPEAKS THROUGH THE ""FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND""." (this states that GOD existed if you believe He did)

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN CRIME AND WISDOM. INCREASE THE WISDOM AND ELIMUNATE THE CRIME. SPREAD THE POSITIVITY OF THE LORD AS WELL."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"TO NOT ALLOW THE PAST TO HAMPER ME AND HAMPER MY FUTURE THAT I HAVE IN JESUS CHRIST."

SAID BY PAUL AND WRITTEN IN THE BIBLE

"BE AMBITIOUS FOR THE POSITIVE FUTURE FORGET THE NEGATIVE PAST."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"LIVE FOR THE MORE TRANQUIL LIFE THAT IS IN STORED FOR EVERYONE THAT GOES TO HEAVEN IN THE FUTURE WHILE YOU ARE A LIVE PHYSICALLY ON EARTH."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"I hope all of you who are nature Christians will agree on these things. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain for you. But we must be sure to obey the truth we have learned already."

PHILIPPIANS 3:15-16

"Keep away from angry, short-tempered people,

or you will learn to be like them and endanger your soul."

PROVERB 22:24-25

"The LORD is my shepard;

I have everything I need.

He lets me rest in green meadows;

he leads me bside peaceful streams.

PSALM 23:1-2

"They labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter."

PROVERBS 6:8

"THE GOD OF JACOB IS IN YOU."

PSALM 46:10-11

"GOD'S KINGDOM RULETH OVER ALL."

PSALM 103:9

"GOD'S HAND WILL HOLD YOU FAST."

PSALM 139:9-10

"SMILING FACES FROM DIFFERENT PLACES CONSISTING OF DIFFERENT FACES COMING TOGETHER TO RESPECT ONE ""ALMIGHTY FATHER""."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"BE WHAT YOU LEARN, SPEAK, AND DO."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"TELL JESUS WHAT YOU WANT HIM TO DO FOR YOU."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"BLESS THIS WORLD AND EVERYTHING ON IT."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"I WILL PRAISE YOU AS LONG AS I LIVE, AND IN YOUR NAME I WILL LIFT UP MY HAND'S."

PSALM 63:4

"MY SOUL CLINGS TO YOU, YOUR RIGHT HAND UPHOLDS ME."

PSALM 63:8

"I DELIGHT GREATLY IN THE LORD, MY SOUL REJOICES IN MY GOD."

ISAIAH 61:10

"GUARD MY LIFE, FOR I AM DEVOTED TO YOU..."

PSALM 86:2

"KEEP YOUR TRUST IN THE LIGHT IT WILL NEVER BETRAY YOU."

JOHN 12:26

"SMILE EVERYDAY BECAUSE ""LIFE IS TOO SHORT"" EVEN WHEN YOU ARE MAD PLEASE TRY TO THINK POSITIVE FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF THE WORLD. REMEMBER LIFE IS FULL OF CHAIN REACTIONS. WHATEVER YOU DO WILL EFFECT EVERYONE'S LIFE THAT YOU TOUCH AND COME INTO CONTACT WITH ON A DAILY BASIS."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"PLEASE CONTROL YOU ANGER."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"LIFE IS A TRIP. PLEASE ENJOY THE RIDE THAT GOD CHOSE YOU TO TAKE BEFORE HE PUT YOU ON THIS EARTH."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"STOP LETTING NEGATIVITY CONTAMINATE YOUR LIFE AND ILLIMINATE YOUR DREAM(S)."

PASTOR RANDY MORRISON

"TALK WITH YOUR PASTOR AND MAKE OTHER PEOPLE ON EARTH THAT ARE SPIRITUAL YOU FRIEND'S. YOU WILL BECOME A BETTER PERSON AND YOU WILL BECOME A BETTER ROLE MODEL TO PEOPLE THAT SEE YOU. START TODAY FOR THOSE YOU LOVE AND NOT TOMORROW."

PASTOR RANDY MORRISON

"MAEK A DAILY AGENDA AND TRY TO ACCOMPLISH 50% TO 100% OF IT BY THE TIME YOU GO BACK TO SLEEP."

PASTOR RANDY MORRISON

"STOP BEING SO TOXIC AND MAKE A POSITIVE CHANGE."

PASTOR RANDY MORRISON

"IMPRISONMENT; MENTALLY BOND TO NEGATIVITY."

PASTOR RANDY MORRISON

"TRADE IN THE NEGATIVE EXCUSES FOR POSITIVE DREAMS."

(MSDL JUNE 25, 2007)

"STOP BEING A REBEL AND START LEARNING TO GO WITH THE FLOW. AFTERALL, IT COULDN'T HURT YOU RIGHT? WHY CHANGE WHAT ALREADY WORKS?"

(PASTOR RANDY MORRISON - JUNE 25, 2007)

"GOD WILL MAKE YOU STRONG IF YOU BELIEVE."

PASTOR RANDY MORRISON

"HUMBLE YOURSELF, BECAUSE GOD WILL LIFT YOU UP IN TIME. JUST WAIT. HAVE FAITH."

PASTOR RANDY MORRISON

"THANK GOD FOR THE LIGHT IN YOUR LIFE."

PASTOR RANDY MORRISON

"YOU OWE YOUR LIFE TO JESUS CHRIST LIVE YOUR LIFE THE WAY HE TALKS ABOUT IN THE BIBLE."

PASTOR RANDY MORRISON

" 1) FALSE EXPECTATION; 2) WHEN WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS NOT COMING TRUE.; 3) MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE MESSAGE (SAY TO YOURSELF "NO HE IS NOT TALKING ABOUT YOU.)"

PASTOR RANDY MORRISON

"DO ALL THINGS THROUGH JESUS CHRIST AND NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON HIM; WALK IN PEACE AND STOP BEING THE VICTIM; STOP MAKING EXCUSES AND GET OVER IT; TELL SOMEONE TO "GET OVER IT"; BE A GODLY FATHER OR MOTHER EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE ONE; CHANGE A YOUTH'S FUTURE AND BE A ROLE MODEL TO THE YOUTHS THAT WILL BE THE "LEADERS" OF TOMORROW; POSITIVITY WILL TAKE OVER YOUR LIFE, SO BE POSITIVE NOT NEGATIVE."

PASTOR RANDY MORRISON

"TAKE A TRIP INTO SPIRITUAL EARTH BY WATCHING 369 ON DIRECTV AT 3:00 AM TO 3:30 AM"

PASTOR RANDY MORRISON

"GO FISHING AND ENJOY THE TRANQUILITY IT OFFERS"

(MSDL JUNE 25, 2007)

"STOP BEING BITTER AND RESENTFUL"

PASTOR RANDY MORRISON

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"RULES TO LIVE MORE RIGHTEOUSLY:

LIVE HEALTHY...

BELIEVE LIFE IS GOOD

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"CREATIVITY CAN NEVER BE EXPLAINED BY APPEAL TO REASON ALONE. LIKE THE BIRTH OF CHILD, CREATIVITY COMPELS US NOT TO EXPLANATION, BUT TO WONDER AND AWE."

GEORGE VAILLANT

"FIRST PONDER, THEN DARE."

HELMUTH VON MOLTKE

"THE EYE SEES A GREAT MANY THINGS, BUT THE AVERAGE BRAIN RECORDS VERY FEW OF THEM."

THOMAS ALVA EDISON

"... IN THE SMALL MATTERS TRUST THE MIND, IN THE LARGE ONES THE HEART..."

SIGMUND FREUD

"IF THERE WAS A SIMPLE FORMULA FOR SUCCESS AND IT WAS EASY TO TO FOLLOW, EVERYBODY WOULD BE DOING IT."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO BE WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN."

GEORGE ERNST

"LIFE IS NOT A PROBLEM TO BE SLOVED, BUT A MYSTERY TO BE LIVED."

THOMAS MERTON

"THE REWARD OF A THING WELL DONE IS TO HAVE DONE IT."

RALPH WALDO EMERSON

A PROBLEM WELL-DEFINED IS HALF-SOLVED.

JOHN DEWEY

"A FAMILY THAT PRAYS TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER."

FATHER PAYTON

"MAKE A DAILY PLAN, MONTHLY, 6 MONTH, 1 YEAR, 5 YEAR AND 10 YEAR PLAN. IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR YOU TO DO MORE, BUT YOU CAN IF YOU WANT. ASK YOURSELF WHERE DO I SEE MYSELF IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME AND WHAT DO I WANT TO HAVE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE END OF THAT PERIOD."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"PUT A PICTURE OF A PLACE WHERE YOU WANT TO BE IN 10 YEARS ON YOUR MIRROR, SO THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS SEE IT. YOU STAY FOCUSED ON IT AS YOU ARE LIVING YOU LIFE THAT MIGHT NOT BE GOING AS GOOD AS YOU WANT IT TO BE GOING."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"BUILD A BUSINESS AND BE AN INVESTOR THAT IS WISE AND RELIABLE. THUS, BECOME ACCREDITED IN THE TASK OF TRADING AND OTHER ASPECTS OF INVESTING."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"AFTER YOU LEARN SOMETHING TEACH OR TALK ABOUT IT, SO THAT IF SOMEONE ELSE COMES UP WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU CAN'T ANSWER YOU CAN READ THE BOOK OVER AGAIN (WHERE THE QUESTION IS LOCATED OR ANSWER IS FOUND)."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"WHEN YOU GET AN INCOME THAT BRINGS IN A LOT OF MONEY THAT YOU CAN EASILY SAVE UP FOR A RAINY DAY TRY TO LIVE IN A POOR STATE OF MIND. THE RAINY DAY WILL COME SOONER THEN YOU THINK."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"ARE YOU TIRED OF LIVING FROM PAY CHECK TO PAY CHECK (THAT IS YOU HAVE TO WORK AT YOU REGULAR JOB -- WHERE YOU ARE JUST OVER BROKE -- )? THEN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IMMEDIATELY, BECAUSE TOMORROW IS NEVER GUARANTEED. STOP WAITING FOR TOMORROW AND START IMMEDIATELY."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"IF YOU NEED A WEBSITE THAT WILL HELP YOU SAVE UP FOR RETIREMENT THEN GO TO WWW.YOURRETIREMENTCOMPANY.COM."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"... TOLD ME TO INVEST MY MONEY WITH www.VANGUARD.com."

1999 AND APRIL 2000

"REALIZE THAT EARTH IS THE PLACE WHERE GOD PUTS ALL OF US TO BE TESTED. DID YOU KNOW THAT THE FLESH IS FULL OF SIN AND THE SOUL IS FULL OF GOODNESS? LIVE YOU LIFE RIGHTEOUSLY AND NEVER LET PEOPLE TRY TO STOMP ON YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE. TRY TO SEE PAST THE NEGATIVITY THAT OTHER'S BRING AND REALIZE THAT THEY WILL BE JUDGED WHEN THEY ARE IN SPIRIT JUST LIKE YOU WILL BE. NEVER LET THE MOMENT GET THE BEST OF YOU. YOU ARE NOT "THE SHIT" HERE ON EARTH, SO DON'T THINK YOU ARE."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"O LORD GOD...WE ADORE YOU AS BEING CONTROL OF EVERYTHING! RICHES AND HONOR COME FROM YOU ALONE... IT IS AT YOUR DISCRETION THAT MEN MADE GREAT AND GIVEN STRENGTH. O OUR GOD, WE THANK YOU AND PRAISE YOUR GLORIOUS NAME, BUT WHO AM I AND WHO ARE MY PEOPLE THAT WE SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO GIVE ANYTHING TO YOU? EVERYTHING WE HAVE HAS COME FROM YOU, AND WE ONLY GIVE YOU WHAT IS YOURS ALREADY... IT ALL BELONGS TO YOU!" AMEN.

1 CHRONICLES 29:10-16

"LIFE IS A JOKE. PLEASE TRY NOT TO TAKE IT TOO SERIOUSLY."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

"THE NEXT LEVEL OF LIFE IS FULL OF LEGIONS THAT WERE JUST LIKE US (PHYSICAL), AND THEY WERE DOING WHAT GOD PUT THEM ON THIS EARTH TO DO AS A POSITIVELY MOTIVATING PERSON. WHEN THEY DIED THEY WERE THEN GIVEN THE TITLE ""A LEGION"". WHEN PEOPLE WHO LOOK BACK ON THESE INDIVIDUALS LIVE'S AT THE TIME THAT THEY WERE INTRODUCED TO THIS WORLD (AT BIRTH) AND REFERRED TO THEM THEY WERE GIVEN THE TITLE ""A LEGION WAS BORN"". WHEN THEY WERE GROWING UP THEIR LABEL WAS ""A LEGION IN THE MAKING"". WHAT I AM TRYING TO SAY HERE IS THAT IF YOU CHANGE NOW AND HELP INFLUENCE A WHOLE GENERATION OF PEOPLE YOU MIGHT ONE DAY HAVE A BOOK WRITTEN ABOUT YOU. WOULDN'T THAT BE NICE? I THINK THAT IF SOMEONE WROTE A BOOK ABOUT YOU, THE FEELING IT WOULD BRING YOU IS LIKE THE FEELING THAT GOD (JESUS CHRIST) HAS WHEN HE LOOKS BACK AT WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING TO HELP ONE ANOTHER LIVE LIKE HE DID (LIKE HIS FATHER). THEREFORE, DO EVERYTHING THING THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY THINK OF TO CHANGE THE COURSE OF HISTORY FROM REPEATING ITSELF AND DESTROYING TONS OF LIVES. JUST LIKE IT DID IN THE PAST."

MSDL (01/20/2007)

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