Sharing A Few Thoughts (the Building-Blocks for a New "Work")

Article Title: Sharing A Few Thoughts (the Building-Blocks for a New "Work")
Submitted by: Craig Lock Category (key words/tags): "Inspiration", Inspirational Quotes, New Book, Craig Lock, Reconciliation, Hope, Forgiveness, Love, Peace (enough there now)
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SHARING A FEW THOUGHTS (THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A NEW "WORK")

SEE A NEW "WORK" TAKE SHAPE AND FORM

These are some notes that I've made recently (from my "red book"), which is forming the basis, the frame-work, the building-blocks for a new manuscript I'm writing. So will share with you and post extracts (hopefully regularly) on my Wordpress blog (craiglock.wordpress.com) as I write it. Hopefully I'll continue getting my "daily dose of inspiration".

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"We learn far more from our tears than from our laughter."

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that really matter." - Dr Martin Luther King, Jnr

"If I must choose between righteousness and peace, I choose righteousness." - Franklin Roosevelt

"We can all be great; because we can all serve." - Mother Teresa

"Keep true to the dreams of your youth." - Friedrich Schiller, German writer and philosopher

"Try not to become a man (person) of success, but one of value." - Albert Einstein

"Those who stand up for justice will always be on the right side of history." Dr Martin Luther King, Jnr

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." - Mahatma Gandhi (and Lance Armstrong)

"We are committed to the positive values found in sport: Performance and passion, team-work and fair-play."

The strength of spirit in the human heart. The love of God made manifest.

God's greatest gift to us is to find our own truths.

Everyone has the capacity, the potential to manifest God's ultimate nature.

My Writing

I write about the 'essence of humanity'. I want to impel some kind of action in readers, like breaking down barriers in some small way. Religion divides; but truth unites (unity in truth). The way we live is more important than what we believe. We are all connected by the common bond of our shared humanity.

I try to show the extra-ordinary in 'ordinary' (what's that?) lives, as revealed by the generous spirits and the exceptional strength and courage of so many ordinary people in their daily struggles along the sometimes very hard; yet of so satisfying journey that is called life. "I was like floating on a cloud of infinite possibilities." (that's a simile, btw!)

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MY NEW BOOK

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that really matter." - Dr Martin Luther King, Jnr

Dedication:

"I love you in the very special way that I've written about in these pages."

"To all of us who believe love rules, stand up and let it shine."

A TRUE story of renewal and transformation: a transformation of heart. Eternal truths. Hope for a new beginning - one not divided by the past but with hope for the future. In a phrase, A NEW HEART.

Khatib is the Arab word (name) for writer

Themes of:

* build bridges of reconciliation ("threads of hope") Truth overcomes power

* forgiveness: Forgiveness for the past, strength for today and hope for the future.

* the strength of spirit in the human heart

"The task ahead of you can always be overcome by the power within you...and the often seemingly difficult or even "impassible") path ahead of you is never as steep with the great spirit that lies within you."

"We have it within; but we get it all from without. There is a well-spring of strength, wisdom, courage and great imagination within each one of us; but once we draw on this truth, it gets watered from without, by a Higher Source - the Ultimate Source of Life and Love, which is God, the very Ground of our Being."

"Our Greatest Good is perhaps not to share our material possessions, our money and 'riches' with others, but through faith in other people, to so lay the foundation to reveal the rich treasure that lies within themselves." - craig

* the redemptive power of love

* Hope is irresistable. Plant seeds of hope: From seeds of hope to endles possibilities, far and grand horizons."

"Together, one mind, one soul at a time, let's see how many hearts can be transformed from hatred into love... with God's help (as only God can do that, but each one of us can be a channel for God's love).

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Let your spirit shine through these words. Embrace the Light (Infinite ) and shine Your bright light on humanity

"Many small (yet significant) steps by many 'little people with big hearts' * will eventually reach their destination, their destiny.

"In the midst of darkness, light exists." - Mahatma Gandhi

However, it is a darkness that we will illuminate with our hearts. *

"Let us reach for the world that ought to be, that spark of the divine that still stirs within each of our goals." - Barack Obama (in accepting his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway)

The various books that Craig "felt inspired to write" are available at:https://www.xinxii.com/asresults.php?s4=craig+lock&sid=1
http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/craiglock www.creativekiwis.com/index.php/books/74-craigs-books + www.lulu.com/craiglock

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The submitter's blog (with extracts from his various writings: articles, books and new manuscripts) is at http://en.search.wordpress.com/?q=%22craig+lock%22 and http://craiglock.wordpress.com

"Together, one mind, one soul at a time, let's see how many people we can impact, empower, encourage and perhaps even inspire to reach their fullest potentials. Change YOUR world and you help change THE world... for the better"

THESE THOUGHTS MAY BE FREELY PUBLISHED