tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-496895 2012-01-22T16:02:58-05:00 The blog of Jonathan Benz TypePad 26.711192-80.060439http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/fb_pwrd.gifBlueSkyLivinghttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341efa7253ef016760edccfb970b 2012-01-22T16:02:58-05:00 2012-01-22T16:05:42-05:00 Jonathan Benz I recently watched the movie Invictus about how Nelson Mandela used rugby as one way to pull South Africans together, regardless of ethnic identity or political persuasion. The movie inspired me to believe for the impossible, especially when there seems...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?a=EJrYTuWW_uc:D2uofZlD52c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?a=EJrYTuWW_uc:D2uofZlD52c:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?a=EJrYTuWW_uc:D2uofZlD52c:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?i=EJrYTuWW_uc:D2uofZlD52c:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://jonathanbenz.typepad.com/jonathans_weblog/2012/01/mandela-on-leadership.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341efa7253ef0162fff36091970d 2012-01-21T23:15:12-05:00 2012-01-21T23:15:12-05:00 Jonathan Benz Some thoughts from Chapter 3 of Live a Legacy on knowing what you believe and living according to your core values...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?a=Q2pkEzMMJeQ:MvmN4zmaBuI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?a=Q2pkEzMMJeQ:MvmN4zmaBuI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?a=Q2pkEzMMJeQ:MvmN4zmaBuI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?i=Q2pkEzMMJeQ:MvmN4zmaBuI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://jonathanbenz.typepad.com/jonathans_weblog/2012/01/knowing-what-you-believe.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341efa7253ef016760a564cf970b 2012-01-17T09:34:00-05:00 2012-01-17T09:34:00-05:00 Jonathan Benz For years I've said that I enjoy change. I like to change things up, re-arrange schedules, get new furniture, visit new places. But recently I've discovered that I'm a bit more a creature of habit than what I may like...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?a=nxcY_yx6hWE:ivkde-iex1Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?a=nxcY_yx6hWE:ivkde-iex1Y:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?a=nxcY_yx6hWE:ivkde-iex1Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?i=nxcY_yx6hWE:ivkde-iex1Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://jonathanbenz.typepad.com/jonathans_weblog/2012/01/faith-moves-accepting-change.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341efa7253ef0162ffaf6607970d 2012-01-16T16:03:31-05:00 2012-01-16T16:05:16-05:00 Jonathan Benz Here I talk about knowing yourself better so that you can accomplish your dreams and goals. Taken from Chapter 2 in Live a Legacy.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?a=mnbNFteSrys:UKDlSEVrfVc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?a=mnbNFteSrys:UKDlSEVrfVc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?a=mnbNFteSrys:UKDlSEVrfVc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?i=mnbNFteSrys:UKDlSEVrfVc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://jonathanbenz.typepad.com/jonathans_weblog/2012/01/knowing-yourself.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341efa7253ef0168e5a0ce28970c 2012-01-16T09:29:35-05:00 2012-01-16T09:32:17-05:00 Jonathan Benz Today on Martin Luther King Day I want to share a couple of my favorite quotes by him that I snapped on a visit to his Memorial in DC a few months ago. And a great bio video on his...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?a=PS5O7G8kA4E:I7P5rgYv2V0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?a=PS5O7G8kA4E:I7P5rgYv2V0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?a=PS5O7G8kA4E:I7P5rgYv2V0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?i=PS5O7G8kA4E:I7P5rgYv2V0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://jonathanbenz.typepad.com/jonathans_weblog/2012/01/remembering-dr-king.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341efa7253ef0162ff77b0d4970d 2012-01-12T16:59:22-05:00 2012-01-12T16:59:22-05:00 Jonathan Benz This is one of the better explanations from a surprising source on why it sometimes seems prayers are not being answered... So how bad do you want it???<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?a=19RHsWzBfcU:83Cf0ydF8HA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?a=19RHsWzBfcU:83Cf0ydF8HA:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?a=19RHsWzBfcU:83Cf0ydF8HA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlueSkyLiving?i=19RHsWzBfcU:83Cf0ydF8HA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://jonathanbenz.typepad.com/jonathans_weblog/2012/01/so-how-bad-do-you-want-it.html