Comments on: Your Beacon in the Night

By: Dereck Coatney

Dereck Coatney — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:11:02 +0000

@ Eric – Thanks, Eric, I’m glad you enjoyed it. I think a major problem some people encounter is, just as you’ve said, that they end up waiting for things to come to them instead of pro actively going after what it is they want.

@ Hayden – I agree. I think the communication the Internet offers us is a great way to connect with people with similar views and attitudes.

@ Ari – You have any left in your system? I can hardly tell based off what you write and how you write it. Good to know it’s almost gone.

@ jazz – Hey thanks for the feedback. I’m very glad you enjoyed it.

@ Vincent – Hi Vincent, nice to meet you. I’m glad you enjoyed it and found it relevant. Cheers

@ Ross – Quite so. Actually, maybe you’re on to something. Search engines for people…hmmm

@ Zora – Thanks, Zora – very glad you liked it.

@ Chris – I haven’t heard of that book, or the author, but it sounds uplifting, to say the least.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:34:05 +0000

I have been reading a lot lately in the face of what I am going through and in reading John Elderidge’s “Walking with God” I found this verse that spoke to my heart last night. It’s from Jeremiah chapter 31, v3-4

I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you withloving-kindness.

4 I will build you up again and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out to dance with the joyful.

For myself, going through the hardship that I am, this spoke deeply to my heart knowing that God is reshaping my life and my heart to change me and that a much better day is coming when the time is right.

By: Zora

Zora — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:30:42 +0000

Amen. I really needed to hear this. Thank you.

By: Ross

Ross — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:42:39 +0000

Hi Dereck. Very encouraging, my friend! Your comments on finding some of the most caring people etc are true – I wish I could enter a room sometimes and do a quick keyword search on the 40 people present: “productivity, compassion” and 34 of them are eliminated

By: Vincent

Vincent — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:44:41 +0000

Leading by example and let our light be a guidance to others like a light house is to a boat in the stormy sea. Great article Dereck.

Cheers
Vincent
Personal Development Blogger

By: jazz

jazz — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:44:53 +0000

A good read after such a long time! I agree on most of the things said and have exp a few too!

By: Ari Koinuma

Ari Koinuma — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:12:17 +0000

Hi Dereck,

Negativity is a habit we can unlearn, and it is entirely controllable. I’m doing well on getting that out of my system and I feel great!

ari

By: Hayden Tompkins

Hayden Tompkins — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:01:58 +0000

“It is quite possible that I have met the greatest and most caring people of my entire life, here, and recently, on the Internet.”

That’s not even an overstatement. Since location has no meaning, not really, on the internet – we end up associating with people who are like-minded.

It’s a truly ‘capitalist’ market. If you don’t like what someone has to say, you just move on until you bump into someone who touches you. We then build communities and connect with others through our shared beliefs, ideas, and attitudes.

It can be incredibly powerful and uplifting to connect with such a community every day. It’s funny, I was just telling my husband about how much I love the internet!

By: Eric Twitty

Eric Twitty — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:53:52 +0000

“Manage your affairs just as if you were the careful and loving guardian of your entire future before you.”

“Because you are.”

Excellent article Dereck. This is a great message.

We should never let our hope die. We have to work for the things we want to achieve in life. Never wait for positive things to happen to you. We have to make them happen. We are truly the loving guardian of our future.