The Dean of Easy Street

 ”Money is NOT the most important thing in the world. 

 Love is. 

 Fortunately, I love money.”    

 - Jackie Mason (comedian) 

 But money is the root of all evil, right? 

 Wrong bucko.  It’s not even what the Bible says, much less what it means. 

In older translations 1 Timothy 6:10 says, “The LOVE of money is the root of all evil”, but even that is misleading. 

The ‘all’ makes it sound like evil equals money. 

Newer translations fare better with: “The LOVE of money is a root of ALL KINDS of evil”.  That’s much closer, but I just got out my Interlinear Greek New Testament, and I’m going to give you the literal, amplified Easy Street translation. 

“A lust (or craving) for silver (shiny things,bling) is a root (source) of all kinds of harmful(destructive, bad, evil) stuff.” 

Now that’s true, because while money is a neutral energy it works like a mirror.  It shows what is in your heart and sends it back to you.  If your heart is unhappy, unfulfilled, and empty money will just multiply your problems.   

If your heart is happy, full of life and centered on love though money will be a blessing in your life, and you’ll use wisely and productively.  It is a tool, and a darn good one if used right. 

The heart is made for love, and if we’re looking for love in money we are digging a long deep well that will come up dry every time. 

There’s probably not a truer, more relevant song title on the planet than the country music classic: “Lookin’ For Love In All The Wrong Places” 

But that’s what most of us do till we learn better.  If you get your love from the Divine though instead of from money, relationships, careers, or anything else, you will have money, loving, fulfilling relationships, and every good thing, and an overflowing abundance to give to others. 

“Seek first the kingdom of God and all these other things will be given to you.” 

The problem’s not the money. It is your heart.  Throw out the fool’s gold and find the real treasure, and your life has to get better every day. 

That’s what you were created for.  Go Out and Play to Win, 

Dean Delker - The Dean of Easy Street 

P.S.  Happy Valentine’s Day.  I hope you are filled to the max with love today and everyday, and you’ll give it away generously. 

As a gift to you, for FREE daily love quotes and stories please take a look at:  http://www.deandelker.com/daily_insights.html 

Thanks and Blessings.

Have you ever noticed how blocked shots can affect a game of hoops?  It’s uncanny sometimes. 

Psychologically it can affect a team’s confidence and the whole way they shoot the basketball.  Players start rushing shots, shoot off balance, don’t follow through like normal, etc. 

But if you miss any shot isn’t the objective effect the same.  Your team doesn’t score, and the other team has the chance to get the rebound and take the ball the other way. 

But it is different.  Why?  Because our egos are wounded when somebody stuffs us?  Because our opponent is dictating play?  Because our emotions take a bigger hit, than when we just miss a shot?  Probably all the above. 

The same can happen to you in any part of life if you don’t learn to control your thinking and your feelings.  Adversity is necessary for growth.  At least some forms of growth.  It’s how you respond to your adversities that makes all the difference.    So don’t be surprised when things don’t go your way all the time.  Your part is to figure out where the lesson lies.  God’s not mad at you.  He’s just giving you room to grow. 

Go Out and Play to Win, 

Dean Delker - The Dean of Easy Street 

P.S. One thing that almost always helps when you’re in adversity is to get control of your breathing.  Breathing affects you on many levels and acts as a bridge between your physical body, your soul and your spirit.   You won’t have mastery over your thoughts and your feelings without it, and if you’d like a good primer on taking charge of your own breath check out: 

http://www.deandelker.com/complete_breath.html 

Thanks and God Bless.

The trouble with imagination is we’ve grown up.  We didn’t used to have any problems with it.  Imagination came easy.  Just like all the other play we did.   

But then we left it behind.  Our teachers told us we needed to stay in the reality we can touch and see all the time if we wanted to amount to anything.  And we believed them.  Didn’t think to look at just how happy and successful they were. 

And also some of our imaginary world turned out to be a lie and that was traumatic.  Stuff like Santa Claus eroded our confidence in the unseen world.  Some of us felt defrauded.   And we got away from imagination and dreaming. 

But the most successful among us have learned how to get back that childlike wonderment, turn our work into play, and succeed beyond our dreams. 

Wouldn’t you rather have that? 

Go Forth and Play to Win, 

Richard Dean Delker - The Dean of Easy Street 

P.S. You can’t totally live in your imagination, but that’s where many good things start.  That’s how you open yourself up to the power of the Holy Spirit, for instance. And how you can preprogram yourself for success 

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Thanks and God Bless.