Writer, Author, Synesthete
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything on here… I’m still writing every day (’cause I still have a heartbeat and a functioning brain), but I’ve been working on some other projects that have consumed a lot of my time.
I’ve been researching the markets more and still trying to fix a pickup truck I’ve now nicknamed “Chucky”. Hey, it’s earned its new name honestly!
As the markets shape up & the truck works again , I’ll get back on here more often.
To stand upon the shoulders of the world, we wait in anticipation of what sights the vistas will bring. Will they hold for us immeasurable pleasure, or will they make us distraught beyond reason? Will they cause us to think deeply on the purposes that we serve, or will they increase our desire to be entertained?
If the end justifies the means, then why not wear cleats when you stand up on the shoulders of others and just dig in? You’d get a better grip that way. The owner of the shoulders probably won’t enjoy it very much, but hey, the means are justified, right? That’s what the world cries out as it clamors to reach higher and higher, but you and I know that there is a better way to approach the mark of success.
We shout out to the world in our souls that we are justified in our actions – that we contain the wholeness of thought in the verity of procedure. But what we really want is to mean something – to mean something in a big way and to a lot of people.
Most people are afraid of succeeding because they are scared that they will actually achieve the glory and goodness that they want to create in the world. If they do reach that pinnacle, then what? What would they have to strive for? To live for? To fight for?
To not be that way, you have to create new goals, establish new levels of achievement, and develop a deeper understanding of success. When you see success as God sees success, then you’ll have something truly worth fighting for. The depth that God can build in your life is beyond concept. There is no limit to where he can take you or how he can use you to work in the lives of others.
In order to do that though, he wants all of you in him – not just part of you, half of you, or most of you. He wants all of you. When you surrender all of yourself to the author of the universe, he will finally be able to do with you what he wanted to do in the first place. He will mold you and shape you into the vessel that he wants to use for the glory of his kingdom.
Along the way, you will see things you have never seen before and experience things so amazing that you would never have experienced them on your own. That’s just the way God works: in mighty and magnificent ways.
So, instead of standing on the shoulders of other people or the world, stand upon the shoulders of God. His might and grace will show you how to do it properly and solidly. There will be nothing lacking when he moves in his magnificent ways and shows the world through your life that he is still a powerful and compassionate God.
May you be blessed as you live out all that he has called you to do and be. His truth will shine brighter in your life as you draw closer to him each day. Be at peace, and go in strength.
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A lot of people go into their little worlds of work and don’t come out again for 40 years. They think what they do is so important that they rarely stop to look at what they’re doing: to see if it really matters or fits well into the rest of the world somehow.
In some cases, their families grow up around them without them noticing until it’s too late: children seemingly change from toddlers to teenagers overnight, and spouses get tired of waiting for time together.
Don’t let yourself become that person who never leaves the office. Your family is more important. They really are – and there IS a way to live a balanced life. Meaning, you CAN provide for your family AND be with them in person 3-dimensionally to laugh, love, cry, hold, and smile.
Your family would rather have you than a picture of you.
Likewise, someone once told me, “Letting go is a good thing. It really creates freedom, and it lets trust grow.” Freedom and trust? Maybe trust is hard for you at times, because people have squashed it. You may have even said, “Forget it.”
If so, talking about it and writing it out can help. It creates a sense of permanence because it’s written down somewhere. It’s refreshing to get the old stuff out.
In time, you’ll be able to trust more, and things will “click”. They will be easier to deal with.
When you feel overwhelmed by people and things, let go, if it helps you feel better. Remember, life’s bark is bigger than its bite, most of the time.
Pray each day for the things that make you excited about life – the ones that make you feel tingly all over, good points in life, and feelings that you cherish. If you focus on them, then as you deal with people and situations, those positives will be there to guide you.
As wise men and women have said throughout the years, “Breathe out doubt; breathe in trust.”
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The bare-knuckled hands of training belonged to a boxer of little consequence in the minds of most. Yet, in the minds of a few, he was Champ. Those believing minds were his son, his trainer, his wife, and his own.
The rest of the world had summarily dismissed him after he lost a couple of big fights in the previous year. He was in a downward spiral, and he knew it. He would have to break out of his own mind’s cage if he was going to win again. It would be work, but he knew he could do it.
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Read Marty’s fiction book,”Trevor and the Dark Rider – ebook 1.1″, here
If you believe that God has placed you on this earth to do great things around the world, hopefully you are currently doing something about it. If not, what are you waiting for?
Every day that we wait to go, to send, and to pray in regards to world missions, more people die without knowing that God died for them.
On the other hand, by going, by sending, and by praying, we put into effect the very power that compels us to relieve the suffering of others around the world.
God did not place us on this earth simply for us to work, earn money, and buy lots of things for ourselves. No, he gave us the ability to work, to earn, and to serve in order for us to share with, to give to, and to love others around the world who live in circumstances different from our own. When we break through the preconceived ideas of differences in locations, languages, races, incomes, and nationalities, we are able to realize that we are all the same in God’s heart.
We have a deadline. Up to the moment you and I take our final breaths here on earth, we are obligated to move forward the cause of Christ, the purpose of the Gospel, and the calling of our hearts. If we ignore those directives (laid out before us from the foundation of time), then the excuse of “I didn’t do it because” will NOT be a sufficient answer when we give an accounting of our lives to God.
Today, may you look for and find ways of serving where you are and going where you are called!
Here’s a view into my first years of teaching, 20 years ago:
From 1993-1997, I was hired by Guilford County Schools and Davidson County Schools to teach Spanish Enrichment and ESL (English as a Second Language) as an itinerant program at the elementary school level.
However, there was no established curriculum – only a list of goals & objectives.
At the first school, I was literally given a key to a vacant room in the basement, a child’s desk to sit at, a bag of multicolored plastic chain links, and access to a copier.
Starting from scratch, I designed curriculum and materials for the schools that I worked in.
Four years later, I left behind an office full of materials and a binder of curriculum for the next teachers to successfully use.
This experience allowed me to teach in 80 different classrooms, work with 80 different teachers, and educate 1500 students.
Pretty cool – for the past couple of months on Sundays, The Solomon Islands Star Newspaper has been running print copies of chapters from the motivational book “Believe. Do. and Follow Through!” that Isaiah Whittaker and I wrote.
So, if you’re in the part of the world on a given Sunday, pick up a print copy of the newspaper and enjoy!
After pumping out the ideas and words for the most recent ebooks that are finished, I started feeling drained this week. Not that there was a lack of words to write down or material to work on, but I didn’t have the motivation to write or edit a few times. I realized today that I was feeling run down because I had given so much from my mind, and it needs to rest.
I’ve been persistent this week and wrote 1,ooo words per day on average. That’s a good thing, because with that much getting onto the screen every day, then there’s potential for them to turn into finished books soon.
Whenever I’m not writing I feel like I should be. At times, I feel like a fevered Beethoven of words or van Gogh with a typewriter. The words pour on like sweat beads falling from the brow, filling up a wetted page. Perhaps one day the words won’t come, but I doubt it. They’ve been there since Day One, and I imagine they’ll continue to be a part of my life until Day Opposite One.
Tonight I write freely and openly. Tomorrow I’ll return to structure needed to complete a bound unit of pages known as “a book”.
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Find out more about Marty and get his books here
From updated bio page at Amazon’s Author Central:
“Marty has entertained and encouraged people for years via books, on stage, in classrooms, and one-on-one. His writing ranges from fiction to poetry and from motivational to how-to.
What makes him an authority on anything, and why should you read him?
In 1990, Marty was homeless and living out of his truck. He came back from that through real estate. Then, the boom / bust in the early 2000s forced him to start over again.
Those experiences have given him insight into various markets and life in general. Despite the odds, he continues to overcome life’s challenges and turns them into successes!
To date, he has published more than 25 books.
We’re sure that some of them are just what you need to make your day even better! ”
(Link to bio/article) http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B008LOYVQQ
Thank you, Ayn Rand, for penning those words!
Marty Reep 