Who or What Shapes Your Life

This blog covers thoughts, writings, and recommendations on what or who influences your life.

Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Thoughts R Us

    Thoughts R Us

    Given thoughts are seeds, how good of a garden is your mind?  Is it a hard path, rocky ground, full of thorns or good soil?  Are your seeds loving, peaceful, joyful, patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle, self-controlled?  What are you going to plant?  Positive goals and thoughts or trouble and negative thoughts? The parable in…

  • Quality of Life Basics

    Quality of Life Basics

    Life is driven by our thoughts with knowledge of eight basic elements.  These elements will pave a path to success and fulfillment and change the course of our lives unlocking overlooked potential. Gerald Schmidt WhoOrWhatShapesYourLife.blog 230805 ss rewrite

  • Interpretations of the Bible

    Interpretations of the Bible

    Without question belief in God is basic to quality of life.  Purpose in life should be to know, love and serve God.  Spiritual and secular life goals driven by the life’s purpose will provide love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Gal 5:22-23).  Recently I was told that I did not believe…

  • You become what you think about Code of Conduct

    You become what you think about Code of Conduct

    Keep this code of conduct in mind throughout your days: Follow the golden rule. Treat others as you want to be treated. Maintain a positive mental attitude. Your harvest reflects

  • Biblical Quality of Life

    Biblical Quality of Life

    Know Almighty God: Mt 5:3 Blessed are those who realize the need for God ; Your purpose: Ecclesiastes 12:13 Know, love, serve God ; Know The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale: You become what you think about. or as stated in Prb 4:23 Your thought determine your actions.

  • Think Out of the Box Nick

    Think Out of the Box Nick

    Do not miss the point as Nicodemus did in both Christian and secular life. Nicodemus was a Pharisee and a member of the Jewish ruling Sanhedrin council. He was an educated teacher in a position of power and great influence. Yet Nicodemus failed to understand what Christ told him that he must be born again.…

  • Thoughts Shape your life

    Thoughts Shape your life

    The moment evil presents itself , turn it away, repudiate it, refuse to accept it nd quietly affirming right thinking. P.59 Emmet Fox The Sermon on the Mount ; A wrong thought is just as destructive an act as a wrong deed. P.64 Ibid; Matt 5:27 …

  • Intentional Grandparenting

    Intentional Grandparenting

    INTENTIONAL GRANDPARENTING IN THE 21ST CENTURY. Grandparenting is different than parenting and can present some new challenges in the 21st century.  Yet 21st century grandparenting can be a time for you to have the greatest impact on your family and your legacy. Grandparenting today presents some old and some new obstacles.  Our retirement culture may…

  • Love, Joy, and Peace

    Love, Joy, and Peace

    Are you just living, making ends meet? Are you just living for yourself? Do you want love, joy, peace in your life? Do you have patience, kindness, goodness as part of your life? Are you faithful to friends and your spouse? Is gentleness and self-control important to you? You become what you think about. I…

  • Who or What Kliff Notes on Your Garden

    Who or What Kliff Notes on Your Garden

    You must be born again or reprogram your mind with the thoughts needed to reach you desires. It is the key to success or failure. YOUR THOUGHTS SHAPE YOUR LIFE. Where are getting your thoughts? Compare your thoughts/mind with a garden. If you want flowers, you don’t plant vegetables. Your mind is just like the…

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