Tag Archives: focus

Disconcerted Mayhem or Everlasting Beauty?

Posted on January 9, 2019 by timothygrantcarter

Life is not all pretty bow ties & lace. It is also messy piles of disconcerted mayhem. But even these challenging circumstances can be good, if you allow God to guide you through it all with loving grace. He will … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith & Inspiration, General Subject Posts, Slamism | Tagged Answers, Between the Answers, focus, God's Help, Grace, Living Masterpiece, Mayhem, Messy life, patchwork quilt, personal growth, rough around the edges, Seeking, Slamism, solutions, Spiritual victory, spirituality, Strange Beauty, Victory | Leave a comment

Happy New Year, Every Day!

Posted on December 31, 2018 by timothygrantcarter

Happy New Year! Utilizing the New Year as a chance to reevaluate, refocus & revise goals is fine. But the concept of starting our life over needs to be a daily one, not just a yearly one! Each day should … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith & Inspiration, General Subject Posts, GUTS - What is it?, Sales & Sales Training, Slamism, Work Related | Tagged change, daily, Daily Focus, focus, holiday, honest appraisal, New Day, New Life, New Year, Opportunity, personal growth, Positive Attitude, possibility, renewal, Simplicity, Slamism | Leave a comment

Personal worship is Experiencing God in the now!

Posted on December 17, 2018 by timothygrantcarter

Personal worship has been on my mind today. When challenges and unsettling life events happen, the temptation is to lose our daily intimacy with the Saviour. To get our minds on things around us, and in so doing, lose the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible Related, Face Page, Faith & Inspiration, Ministry | Tagged 12 steps, Admission, Centering, focus, God's Help, God's Presence, Holy Spirit, honest appraisal, Jesus, Meditation, mental-health, peace, Personal worship, Prayer, prayer life, real prayer, Recovery, Spiritual growth, Spiritual walk, spiritual worship, spirituality, Stillness, Temptation, The Will of God, worship | Leave a comment

Think about the good people!

Posted on December 4, 2018 by timothygrantcarter

My mother Louise Carter had a priceless art of reaching out to help people in need. I can remember when Mama went to the prisons once a week, in the yokefellow program. And often many of the prisoner’s would come … Continue reading →

Posted in Face Page, Faith & Inspiration, General Subject Posts | Tagged Father, focus, Good people, John W. Carter Sr., Louise Carter, loving relationships, loyal friend, Mary "Louise" Carter, meaning, meaningful relationships, mother | Leave a comment

Growing through Criticism.

Posted on November 24, 2018 by timothygrantcarter

I am the target of more criticism today than ever before in my life. Sometimes, it causes me to feel like giving up and just get on the sidelines. But if I am honest, I also have more loving support … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging & Speaking, General Subject Posts, GUTS - What is it?, Ministry | Tagged Bible Study, Criticism, difficult situations, focus, guidance, honest appraisal, Leadership, Love of Jesus, loving relationships, Ministry, personal growth, Prayer, Quaker, Service to others, spirituality, Workplace | Leave a comment

Sensei Tim’s Makiwara

Posted on November 5, 2018 by timothygrantcarter

Among other unusual things that I treasure that would not mean much to other people is this device I have built in my basement. It is called a makiwara. It is an old school karate training device. I thought a … Continue reading →

Posted in GUTS - What is it?, Karate & Athletics, People with GUTS, Slamism, Strictly karate | Tagged Dojo, Fist, focus, Karate & Athletics, karate training, Makiwara, power punch, Ribs, rough around the edges, Shotokan, Shotokan karate, Slam, Slamism, Strikes | Leave a comment

Share with you, I must!

Posted on September 13, 2018 by timothygrantcarter

This is one of those posts that I had already written and when I got pulled away by another activity, it disappeared. I could have got frustrated and just quit. But the subject matter is so important that I’m coming … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith & Inspiration, GUTS - What is it?, Ministry, Slamism | Tagged alcoholism, drinking, focus, guidance, happiness, Jesus, Joy, peace, personal growth, Putting Christ First, Quaker, Reform school, renewal, Sharing Christ, Simplicity, spirituality, The Will of God | Leave a comment

Training and Praying #Shotokan

Posted on July 22, 2018 by timothygrantcarter

When I’ve got a lot on my mind, praying and training go hand-in-hand. Karate Training often helps me release distracting thoughts, that keep me from focusing and concentrating on what God wants me to see. Training often becomes a form … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible Related, Faith & Inspiration, Karate & Athletics, Slamism, Strictly karate | Tagged Bible Study, Centering, Concentration, exercise, focus, Jesus, Karate & Athletics, karate training, peace, personal growth, Prayer, rough around the edges, Shotokan, Shotokan karate, Slamism, spirituality, training | Leave a comment

The Bible’s self stated purpose

Posted on July 17, 2018 by timothygrantcarter

There is power and Majesty in the Christian scriptures. The Bible has changed more lives than any other manuscript in history. Yet, the Bible loses so much of its meaning and impact, when people (especially Christians) argue over every jot … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible Related, Faith & Inspiration, Ministry, Slamism | Tagged Bible Study, Creation, focus, Genesis, God's Spirit, guidance, honest appraisal, Inspiration, Jesus, personal growth, Quaker, renewal, science, Slamism, spirituality, The Will of God, theology, Thomasville Friends Meeting | Leave a comment

What is the best way to improve your Karate Performance?

Posted on April 18, 2018 by timothygrantcarter

Improving Karate Performance is not rocket science but it does require concentrated focus. A half hearted, haphazard approach to martial arts ability will not yield satisfactory results. The following are solid proven means to produce karate technique improvement. Training & … Continue reading →

Posted in Face Page, GUTS - What is it?, Karate & Athletics, Strictly karate | Tagged Conditioning, Courageous People, focus, honest appraisal, Karate & Athletics, karate classes, karate tournaments, karate training, Muscle memory, people with GUTS, personal growth, Shotokan karate, Slam, Slamism, Stamina | Leave a comment

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