Jason Versey

Most organized religions often succeed in enslaving the soul through useless traditions, prejudices and ideological divisions. Yet, true spiritual enlightenment and everlasting freedom can only be found in the perfect wisdom that LOVE is the truest most fundamental foundation of every faith which should, inevitably, lead every seeker down the path to the most profound introspective spiritual understanding one could ever know...we are all one.

We all love a winner but even more, we love a winner who overcomes insurmountable odds. That__ because we all know, at our core, that the human spirit needs to achieve, to triumph, to accomplish to be satisfied and that it can__ be done without sacrifice, adversity and strife. Our spirits sing when we witness others overcome and win because it reminds us of the hope and the promise that__ within us all.

Beyond the shadows of our doubt lies an ocean of extraordinary possibilities; things that could have been or could be; if we had the faith to see them through. Our doubts betray and deflect us from our true selves and deprive us of our chances to love, to achieve, to trust, or to know what we__e truly capable of_all because we confide in our fears rather than endeavor towards our rightful providences. ~Jason Versey

Trying to effect change in others is a lost cause especially if you are unwilling to first change yourself. It__ easier to focus on other people__ issues or shortcomings rather than look inward. It__ counter-productive to try to clean someone else__ house, while your house is a disaster. Not to mention, hypocritical. Start with yourself and then worry about others. ~Jason Versey

If we internalize every disappointing setback with contempt and self-loathing, a life of solitary confinement and discontentment awaits us. It__ a verdict indicted by a prosecution, deliberated by a jury and condemned by a judge_all three being you. We imprison ourselves when we allow outside negative circumstances and people dictate who we are. You can dwell in that cell_but only you can exonerate you. ~Jason Versey

Press Onward! We all make mistakes. It's time we stop dwelling on them and move forward. Ask for forgiveness from others, forgive yourself and then...full steam ahead. Darkness has no greater companion than a self loathing un-forgiven or unforgiving heart. Paul writes in Philippians: "_But one thing I do, forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal..." Press on dear friends for life, love and joy await you! ~Jason Versey

There__ very little that worrying can do to help our situations. Worrying is like running on a treadmill_it gives us an opportunity to sweat but gets us absolutely nowhere. Worrying skews our reality, suppresses the immune system, promotes coronary disease, and plagues us with digestive problems. It__ clear_when the soul is heavy the body feels the weight. Do yourself a favor. Lighten up. Take a deep breath, clear your mind and focus your energy on the things you can change rather than on the things you can__. Worry is the enemy of optimism and personal progress. ~Jason Versey

There__ very little that worrying can do to help our situations. Worrying is like running on a treadmill_it gives us an opportunity to sweat but gets us absolutely nowhere. Worrying skews our reality, suppresses the immune system, promotes coronary disease, and plagues us with digestive problems. It__ clear_when the soul is heavy the body feels the weight. Do yourself a favor. Lighten up. Take a deep breath, clear your mind and focus your energy on the things you can change rather than on the things you can__. Worry is the enemy of optimism and personal progress.progress.

Worry is the enemy of optimism and personal progress. ~Jason Versey

The wisdom of nature continues to teach humanity that the material...is immaterial.

Our truest reflection reveals that we are what we think, we are what we say and we are what we continuously do.

The raw elements of gold and silver are refined and purified by intense heat. The same is true for you and me. To attain the purest beauty of who we truly are_we all must be forged by fire. The struggles and trials we suffer and learn from are all part of the refining process towards the priceless beauty that__ within us all. God knows that at your soul__ enduring core lies the truest of all treasures. ~Jason Versey

The man that wars with others is lost. The man that wars with himself is found.

Friction is necessary. Ease of life leads to complacency and the atrophy of the human will and spirit. Within our struggles lives our strength, within our trials lives our triumphs. Friction creates a platform for change, generates heat and or fervor and creates a motivational charge that gives us an opportunity to be better. A gem cannot be polished without friction and so neither a person without hardships. Friction within and friction without sharpens our senses and revives our internal resolutions. Friction is uncomfortable, hardships are distressing but both are necessary. We cannot light a match without friction nor can we hone steal. Uncomfortable as it may be, our adversity ultimately lights a fire and sharpens our very will to flourish. Today, let us not be discouraged, let us not be bitter in our suffering rather let us be encouraged as we look to our trials as a medium that will eventually make us better.

Within the beautiful struggle of a cocoon all butterflies are made.

Problems are providence in disguise. All things good and bad, problematic and praise worthy are providential-God conceived, sustaining and guiding. With the right perspective, patience, hard work and hindsight, we can push through, beyond our pain, to a place of realization... that our troubles are simply part of the hands of the Potter who molds the very essence of our human spirit. As long as we breathe, we will be shaped by our problems but it__ our response that truly defines us. ~Jason Versey

We regret because we fail to listen to an inner voice that says "I Can" and we watch as that pledge is hushed by our doubts and fears. We regret because we listened to someone else's voice rather than our own or because we knew what was right and didn't do it. Imagine a life where we trusted ourselves more, believed what others said less and committed to do what was noble. There would be no regret in that.

Sometimes, persevering...is simply having the courage to let go. ~Jason Versey