A Po$itive Money Mind$et

“Money, to me, is just the biggest blessing in the world that allows me freedom.”

~ Linda Evans

a,k,a. Linda Evanstad
Actress, Author & Golden Globe Award

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The Banquet of Consequences

“Everybody, sooner or later, sits down to a banquet of consequences.”

~ Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson,
Novelist, Poet, Essayist & Travel Writer

A Sense of Responsibility for Each Other

“Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other’s welfare, social justice can never be attained.”

~ Helen Keller,
Author, Political Activist & Lecturer

Celebrate It, BEFORE You See It

“Celebrate your harvest before you ever see your harvest and you will receive your harvest. ”

~ Jonathan Cahn,
Messianic Jewish Minister, Author, Novelist, Founder & Leader – Beth Israel Worship Center & Host – Jonathan Cahn: The Book of Mysteries

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>Genesis 12:3 3I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
new International Version

If You’ve Been Blessed by America

“… No matter who you are, doesn’t matter, if you’ve been blessed by America you’ve been blessed because when the Jewish people are blessed, the world is blessed!”

~ Jonathan Cahn,
Messianic Jewish Minister, Author, Novelist, Founder & Leader – Beth Israel Worship Center & Host – Jonathan Cahn: The Book of Mysteries

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>Genesis 12:3 3I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
New International Version

Prayer without Faith

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If we pray without faith, we are simply making sounds in the air. They never get further than the ceiling.”

~ David Yonggi Cho
Co-Founder – Yoido Full Gospel Church, Founder – Church Growth International (1976), Founder – Bethesda University Anaheim, California (1976), Founder – Elim Welfare Town (1986), Founder – Kukmin Newspaper Company (1988), Chairman – World Assemblies of God Fellowship (1992-2000, Chairman – Korean Christian Leaders Association (1998-2021), Chairman – Good People Charity (1999-2021)

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A Life of Prayer

“The hour is not too late to begin a life of prayer.”

~ David Yonggi Cho
Co-Founder – Yoido Full Gospel Church, Founder – Church Growth International (1976), Founder – Bethesda University Anaheim, California (1976), Founder – Elim Welfare Town (1986), Founder – Kukmin Newspaper Company (1988), Chairman – World Assemblies of God Fellowship (1992-2000, Chairman – Korean Christian Leaders Association (1998-2021), Chairman – Good People Charity (1999-2021)

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We Won’t Ignore Their Cries

“People with mental problems are our neighbors. They are members of our congregations, members of our families; they are everywhere in this country. If we ignore their cries for help, we will be continuing to participate in the anguish from which those cries for help come. A problem of this magnitude will not go away. Because it will not go away, and because of our spiritual commitments, we are compelled to take action.”

~ Rosalynn Carter
First Lady of the United States (1977-1981), Author, Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (1998- ), National Women’s Hall of Fame (2002), Presidential Medal of Freedom (1999), Mental Illness Foundation Dorothea Dix Award (1988), Georgia Woman of the Year Award (1996), Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged (1996), United Nations Children’s Fund International Child Survival Award (1999), Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health – Institute of Medicine (2000), United States Surgeon General’s Medallion (2000) & American Peace Award (2009)

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Giving Way More

“Make sure you’re always giving, way more than you’re taking.”

~ Reba McEntire,
Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Record Producer, Grand Ole Opry (1986),
Grammy Awards (3X), & Country Music Hall of Fame (2011)

Assuring the Survival & Success of Liberty

“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”

~ John F. Kennedy,
35th President of the United States (1961-1963)

Grateful Recognition of Our Own Assets

“The very first step toward giving to others is grateful recognition of our own assets.”

~ Nancy Brinker
Founder – Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (1982) United States Ambassador-Hungary (2001–03), Lizette H. Sarnoff Volunteer Award (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University), Ladies’ Home Journal ‘s Top Ten Champions of Women’s Health Award, Ladies’ Home Journal ‘s 100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century, Biography Magazine’s 25 Most Powerful Women in America, Peralta Cancer Research Institute’s Humanitarian Award (1985), Maura Award, Women Helping Women (1986), Dallas Historical Society Award (1986), Ultra Magazine’s Humanitarian Award (1987), Distinguished Women of Northwood Institute Award (1987), President’s Volunteer Action Award Citation (1987), Marie Lombardi Humanitarian Award (1988), Alpha Epsilon Phi’s National Community Service Award (1989), Gib Lewis Award for Excellence in Cancer Control (1989), Texas Women’s Hall of Fame (1989), Society of Surgical Oncology’s James Ewing Layman Award (1994), Salomon Smith Barney Extraordinary Achievement Award (1998), National Caring Award (1999), Sisters Network Lifetime Achievement Award (2001), St. Louis University Sword of Ignatius Loyola Award (2001), Centers for Disease Control Champions of Excellence Award (2001), Global Conference Institute’s Healthcare Humanitarian Award (2001), American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Special Recognition Award (2001), Toastmasters International Top Five Speakers Award (2001), Service to America Leadership Award (National Association of Broadcasters Educational Foundation – 2004), Mary Woodard Lasker Award for Public Service (Albert & Mary Lasker Foundation – 2005), Research America Advocacy Award (2005) & Talk Show Host – Conversations with Nancy Brinker

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Being Generous is Fun

“Sowers have more fun!”

~ Gloria Copeland,
Author, Co-Founder – Kenneth Copeland Ministries
& Co-Founder – Believer’s Voice of Victory

Doing What You Can to Show You Care

“Do what you can to show you care about other people and you will make our world a better place.”

~ Rosalynn Carter
First Lady of the United States (1977-1981), Author, Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (1998- ), National Women’s Hall of Fame (2002), Presidential Medal of Freedom (1999), Mental Illness Foundation Dorothea Dix Award (1988), Georgia Woman of the Year Award (1996), Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged (1996), United Nations Children’s Fund International Child Survival Award (1999), Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health – Institute of Medicine (2000), United States Surgeon General’s Medallion (2000) & American Peace Award (2009)

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Connecting with Others in a Positive Way

“We have to be kind and connect with others in a positive way, giving what we can to those in need.”

~ Drew Scott
Real Estate Broker, Actor, Reality Television Personality, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist

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Tomorrows Are Ours to Shape!

“All our yesterdays are summarized in our now, and all the tomorrows are ours to shape.”

~ Goran Persson,
Prime Minister of Sweden (1996-2006)

HE’s Prepared for the Corona Virus, As Well

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“Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul,
And all that is [deep] within me, bless His holy name.
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Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul,
And do not forget any of His benefits;
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Who forgives all your sins,
Who heals all your diseases;
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Who redeems your life from the pit,
Who crowns you [lavishly] with loving-kindness and tender mercy;
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Who satisfies your years with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the [soaring] eagle.”

~ Psalm 103:1-5
Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Virus Information Link: The official #AskDrBob for everything you want to know about viruses. March 2020

Giving is Investing

“Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.”

~ John D. Rockefeller, Sr.,
Business Magnate, Philanthropist,
Founder:
Standard Oil Company,
University of Chicago,
Rockefeller University,
General Education Board
& the
Rockefeller Foundation

Challenging, Rewarding & Satisfying

“If you want to have a challenging life and if you want to have a rewarding and satisfying life,
consider some part of being involved in medical missions around the globe.
The needs are great, the opportunities are great, and the reward and satisfaction are quite unbelievable.”

~ Dr. Paul Osteen,
Speaker, General Surgeon, Vascular Surgeon, Co-Founder – M3 Conference

Going the Last Mile for The Least of These

“Christians are uniquely positioned to care for those in remote regions of the world,
because they are willing to “go the last mile” to care for the “least of these.””

~ Dr. Paul Osteen,
Speaker, General Surgeon, Vascular Surgeon, Co-Founder – M3 Conference

Blessing Beyond As Much As You Ever Imagine

“You never know how far your gift will go.
You never know how somebody’s life can change, just like my life.
When you give, you bless beyond as much as you ever imagined.”

~ Lexidan Edmé
Teacher, Pastor & Co-Founder – Mission of Hope International

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Knowing Isn’t Enough

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
Being willing is not enough, we must do.”

~Leonardo da Vinci,
Polymath: Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Musician,
Mathematician, Engineer, Inventor, Anatomist,
Geologist, Cartographer, Botanist, & Writer

Becoming Independent of Charity

“Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.”

~ John D. Rockefeller, Sr.,
Business Magnate, Philanthropist,
Founder:
Standard Oil Company,
University of Chicago,
Rockefeller University,
General Education Board
& the
Rockefeller Foundation

Something for the Rest of the World

“I realize that I’m in the top one percent of the world.
I’ve traveled a lot. I’ve seen immense poverty in the world,
and I can’t live with everything I’ve had and be comfortable
with everything I have unless I do something for the rest of the world.”

~ Andie MacDowell,
Actress, Model & Philanthropist

I Do Give

“I do give money to panhandlers, but my husband and I [also] have several charities
where we are hands-on and have such a ways to go to reach our goals.
I prefer to give there.”

~ Pauletta Washington,
Artist, Actress, Philanthropist, Norma Zarky Humanitarian Award (2000),
BET Humanitarian Award (2005) & The Prince Rainier III Award (2010)

Making Something that Improves Lives

“… if you can make something that makes people’s life better,
then that’s something that’s really good.”

~ Mark Zuckerberg,
Computer Programmer, Internet Entrepreneur, MIT Technology Review’s TR35 List (2007),
Co-Founder – Facebook, Co-Founder – Chan Zuckerberg Initiative & Philanthropist