The Colonel’s Motivational/Inspirational Quotes & Message of the Day!

Good Saturday morning Col Burroughs and Posse. Thanks for a new view of "curator" a word I had considered only in light of art rather than life. It's an interesting perspective.
I probably fall into the group of people who are curating the first 50 years of my life now, although I am continuing to add to my collection even as I prune things (and sometimes people) out. I think this is something we almost all do either consciously or unconsciously or we become hoarders where we cannot let go of anything and we are unable to tell what is important from what is not. I believe many of us need to take a more active part in curating our lives, our possessions and our relationships earlier on so that we don't drag unneeded and unwanted baggage along with us for too long.
That allows us to put the important things and people front and center where they belong.





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To be honest I prefer pruning, clipping, and raking to curating - those are agricultural and gardening terms for maintaining and improving the yard, produce, etc.

1. As a leader of soldiers, I focused on leading through service. I learned from those I led and served alongside and did my best to teach what i could.

2. Sanctification is the LORD's process of perfecting us by pruning us of all that is detrimental including desires that are not good for us. HE replaces them with desires that are best for us which HE fulfills in HIS perfect timing.

Good Saturday, April 3, 2021 morning my friend COL Mikel J. Burroughs and happy “Curator Day!

Quotes:
1. Martin Luther King, Jr. '“The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic
2. James Fenimore Cooper 'The press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a terrible master
3. Randy Gonzales 'Live with fulfillment, serve with passion so in this lifetime you will have the ability to die with no regrets'
4. William Wordsworth 'Your mind is a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. The harvest can either be flowers or weeds.'
5. Leonard Sweet 'No one likes the process of pruning and the pain of loss, but fruit only grows on new wood.'
6. Florence Littauer 'The purpose of pruning is to improve the quality of the roses, not to hurt the bush'

Scriptures:
a. Mark 10:42-44
b. Romans 5:7-8 ESV 'For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
c. John 15: 1-7 'I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.
d. Galatians 5:22-24 ESV 'But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.’
e. Isaiah 55:6-7 ESV ‘Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.’

I pray for an increase of the fruit goodness, faithfulness, and self-control for each and every one of YOUR adopted sons and daughters who reads or listens to this prayer on this Easter eve. Let YOU light and love shine to and through us to guide seekers and the curious to seek YOU while YOU can be found. ‘Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.’ [Isaiah 55:6-7 ESV]
The LORD God is jealous for HIS own and HE protects us in ways we will never comprehend in this lifetime unless HE gives us eyes to see and ears to hear HIM. The women who went to the tomb of Christ mistook the risen LORD for the gardener – [Curator of the garden around the tombs.] LORD do a mighty work of pruning our ego/soul, tending the garden of our soul, and grafting us completely into the olive tree of life. By YOUR grace, YOU elected each of us be YOUR adopted sons and daughters. Many of YOUR chosen people rejected relationship with YOU. ‘For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you. Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off. And even they, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again. For if you were cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, the natural branches, be grafted back into their own olive tree.’ [Romans 11:21-24 ESV]
I pray that YOU are seeding YOUR Word in the fertilized soul of those we are earnestly interceding for salvation. I thank YOU for guiding people to share faith by demonstration to our loved ones. Draw as many as YOU are willing tonight to YOU. ‘Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. … As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience. [Luke 8:11,15]
I pray for the peace of Jerusalem. I pray for eternal salvation for many of the descendants of Abraham especially Jews and Muslims. ‘Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May they be secure who love you! Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!” For my brothers and companions’ sake I will say, “Peace be within you!” For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.’ [Psalm 122:6-9 ESV]
I lift humble and selfless government, military, business, & industry leaders, administrators and managers to YOU LORD. I pray that YOU bless each with great advisors and sufficient humility to seek help in understanding and how best to communicate. An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. A man’s gift makes room for him and brings him before the great. [Proverbs 18:15-16]
I pray that you and your family members sleep well Saturday night and will awake refreshed and healthy on Sunday morning.
By the power and authority of the Name above all names, Jesus the Christ.


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1. Servant Leadership
2. Martin Luther King, Jr. '“The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic.
3. James Fenimore Cooper 'The press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a terrible master

Thank you my friend Lt Col Charlie Brown for mentioning me.

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Tend My Garden/Garden Gate - James Gang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqeErugWXZ4

Thank you for the daily motivational Sir. Makes a lot of sense. Stay safe and vigilant brothers and sisters.