Reed R. Critchfield's Blog
September 29, 2010
Rising above the agony of defeat
Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
-Malcolm S. Forbes
This is so true. Abraham Lincoln may be the best example I know where perseverance is concerned. If you've never put it on the line and lost, you can't really appreciate the value of success when you achieve it. This ties in closely with the concept of we learn best what we learn hardest.
-Malcolm S. Forbes
This is so true. Abraham Lincoln may be the best example I know where perseverance is concerned. If you've never put it on the line and lost, you can't really appreciate the value of success when you achieve it. This ties in closely with the concept of we learn best what we learn hardest.
September 3, 2010
Podcast
I've been struggling lately with posting to my blog not wanting to "talk for the sake of hearing my own voice" so to speak. In keeping with that vein, here is a link to a recent podcast interview with New Consciousness Review about my book, Finding Your Own Truth. While I have done a local radio interview courtesy of my friend and neighbor, Steve Evans, this was a first for me. Being interviewed by a complete stranger that reviews books for a living is a little more intense but thoroughly enj...
August 20, 2010
Choice, not chance
"Choice, not chance, determines your destiny." ~ Aristotle
There are no "chance" occurrences in life. Each decision you make leads you down a path. Good choices can lead to good outcomes, bad choices to bad outcomes. Unfortunately, sometimes it isn't always good versus bad. Sometimes it's degrees of good or bad. Even so, the choices you make set you up for the consequences that follow. All you can do is make the best choice possible under the circumstances and understand that God and the Unive...
There are no "chance" occurrences in life. Each decision you make leads you down a path. Good choices can lead to good outcomes, bad choices to bad outcomes. Unfortunately, sometimes it isn't always good versus bad. Sometimes it's degrees of good or bad. Even so, the choices you make set you up for the consequences that follow. All you can do is make the best choice possible under the circumstances and understand that God and the Unive...
July 13, 2010
A Spirit passing through
"As soon as there is life there is danger." ~ R.Emerson
Contemplating this thought today as I reflect on the recent loss of our grandson, Easton Reed Critchfield. Easton came into this world facing some tall odds. And as the poem below will tell, he put up a good account of himself. But in the end, he succombed. And while I believe we will ultimately join with him at a later time, I can still feel the loss. So, this is for you, Easton. God Bless.
The Lion's Roar
I ...
Contemplating this thought today as I reflect on the recent loss of our grandson, Easton Reed Critchfield. Easton came into this world facing some tall odds. And as the poem below will tell, he put up a good account of himself. But in the end, he succombed. And while I believe we will ultimately join with him at a later time, I can still feel the loss. So, this is for you, Easton. God Bless.
The Lion's Roar
I ...
June 9, 2010
Personal Worth
“Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have” ~ Thomas Edison
June 3, 2010
Do your best
"Doing your best is more important than being the best." ~ Shannon Miller
Doing your best is the best way to show God that you are grateful for your blessings. It will also help you to get the most out of life. You can't expect to receive the best if you are not willing to give the best. Sometimes this means climbing out on a limb, getting out of your comfort zone and "going for it". You don't know what you can do until you try to do it.
Doing your best is the best way to show God that you are grateful for your blessings. It will also help you to get the most out of life. You can't expect to receive the best if you are not willing to give the best. Sometimes this means climbing out on a limb, getting out of your comfort zone and "going for it". You don't know what you can do until you try to do it.
May 27, 2010
A Lesson from an Elephant
Not sure if this link will take you to the video but there is a lesson we can learn from a couple of God's "lesser" creatures about accepting those who may be different from ourselves. When_elephants_retire.wmv
May 20, 2010
Fate
"How a person masters his fate is more important than what his fate is." ~ Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt
I love this thought! Why? Because each of us has a commitment to God and the universe to fulfill the measure of our creation. Fulfillment of that "fate" is far more important than the fate itself. This speaks to self-mastery and ultimately to "mastering the long trip".
I love this thought! Why? Because each of us has a commitment to God and the universe to fulfill the measure of our creation. Fulfillment of that "fate" is far more important than the fate itself. This speaks to self-mastery and ultimately to "mastering the long trip".
May 17, 2010
Courage
“The highest courage is to dare to appear to be what one is.” You are not necessarily who you think you are or even who you say you are. But, if you are true to yourself, then you are what you show you are. If not, then you are a hypocrite.
May 13, 2010
Destiny
“Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” ~ W. Bryan
