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    2Bwise
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    Ebook55 pages31 minutes

    2Bwise

    By Pat Williams

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    Are you making wiser choices today based on past experiences and your current situation? Some of these are my choices, your choices, or choices of family, friends, and strangers. These words are not meant to judge or engage in sugarcoating, but my sincere hope is to encourage and inspire love, faith, peace, and ownership. Some of you might be in the midst of a bad situation today, due to someone elses influence or intervention in your life when you were younger or in a vulnerable state, but not by choice. Please seek professional help from a Clergy, Psychologist, and/or Psychiatrist. Others of us are experiencing bad situations today, because of poor choices we made in the past. Poor choices are not restricted to a certain race, gender, age, or social economic status. What are some of your poor choices that currently have you in a bad situation? Not accepting responsibility for individual poor choices and blaming everyone else for your current situations. Knowing someone is a danger to themselves or others and keeping quiet. Using violence against others to make a point Always complaining, instead of taking positive actions to change your situation. Sacrificing peace and time for more money than you will never need. Assuming someone is not as intelligent as you because they dont look like you. Buying an expensive house or car you cannot afford. Buying $200 tennis shoes or unnecessary items for kids and not saving for college. Not using your existing position at work as a stepping stone to improve your economic situation. Trying to give your kids everything they want, even if you can afford it. Disrespecting teachers and enabling your childrens bad behavior. Dating someone elses spouse and pretending to be in a real relationship. Shacking instead of marriage Changing spouses any time you feel like it Engaging in a pre- marital sexual relationship, because someone told you to prove your love. Money is more important than self-respect. Expecting a permanent handout, instead of a helping hand. Never doing anything to help anyone else. Dress like you dont have any self-respect. Drinking and driving Trying drugs for the first time Buying alcohol if you are an alcoholic Using wealth to avoid taking responsibility for your negative actions. Manipulating situations to take advantage of others. Using your position in life to deceive or take advantage of others. Focusing solely on what you believe and never using it to make a difference by doing. Borrowing money from friends or family, and never paying anyone back. Not saving for retirement
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateApr 30, 2016
    ISBN9781514483350
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    Pat Williams

    Pat Williams is the senior vice president of the NBA's Orlando Magic as well as one of America's top motivational, inspirational, and humorous speakers. Since 1968, Pat has been affiliated with NBA teams in Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia, including the 1983 World Champion 76ers, and now the Orlando Magic which he co-founded in 1987 and helped lead to the NBA finals in 1995. Pat and his wife, Ruth, are the parents of nineteen children, including fourteen adopted from four nations, ranging in age from eighteen to thirty-two. Pat and his family have been featured in Sports Illustrated, Readers Digest, Good Housekeeping, Family Circle, The Wall Street Journal, Focus on the Family, New Man Magazine, plus all major television networks.

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      2Bwise - Pat Williams

      Copyright © 2016 by Pat Williams.

      Library of Congress Control Number:   2016905941

      ISBN:   Hardcover   978-1-5144-8337-4

                 Softcover     978-1-5144-8336-7

                 eBook           978-1-5144-8335-0

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted

      in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Rev. date: 04/29/2016

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      Contents

      Dedications

      Introduction – Making Choices

      The Three Ws

      Repeating Bad Choices

      Are Any of These Your Choices?

      Reflection Time

      Lessons Learned

      Attitude

      Personal Relationships

      Family Relationships

      Spiritual Relationship

      Conclusion

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      Considering our choices,

      experiences, current situation,

      and lessons learned, we should be wiser

      today than yesterday!

      Pat Williams

      Dedications

      At first glance,

      I see my reflection in the mirror,

      the lines of time.

      At second glance,

      I see the reflection of life,

      the past and present.

      Time moves faster and faster;

      the choices I made yesterday

      are staring at me today.

      Some, I regret;

      A few, I don’t own yet;

      Others I embrace with faith and hope.

      What do you see in your reflection of experiences?

      In 2004, I was diagnosed with cancer.

      Confused and scared were my first reactions.

      But I never questioned why me.

      Why not me?

      I went through chemo and two stem cell transplants.

      By the grace of God, I am healed today.

      This whole experience was a humbling time for me.

      It was during my healing time that I experienced my true reflection moment. I realize some of my choices in life created counterproductive experiences for me and others.

      Self -evaluation through inner reflections allowed me to focus on priorities and the truth.

      I look in the mirror today and not only has my outside reflection changed but also my inner reflection is always evolving.

      My faith is strengthened and renewed.

      Life is a daily changing experience.

      All my choices are still not perfect because I am not.

      But I own them.

      As a believer, God always provides enough grace and mercy to meet me right where I am.

      Wisdom is found in the word of God.

      When we don’t apply it to our daily lives, we gain wisdom by default from experiences and lessons learned.

      But wisdom is also

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