A Timeless Truth....presented by Bleujay
Principle: ...'Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.'...-John Wooden
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....original photography by Bleujay...
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'Spring's Cheery Lovelies'
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Greetings Dear Readers;
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Hope you are well.
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What a fine Spring we are having.....here's hoping yours has been very fine indeed.
Let's take a look at this Principle...shall we...
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'Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.'
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To be sure American Basketball Coach John Wooden ( https://coachwooden.com/ ) would have known a thing or two about this concept. It is his quote after all. His was a career of many successes. Any sport requires training the mind and body for that particular sport in order to be an effective member of the team. How he was able to take a team and bring them to win after win is an amazing story of leadership and preparation.
However we could also think of this Principle in terms of life? There are many applications. For example; Individually and collectively as an organisation, as a village/town, as a government, etc. Individually, it could be applied to planning for tea, a garden, an event...etc. Collectively, organisations plan and prepare a yearly budget as does a village/town, as does a government...etc.
If this preparation is weak, haphazard ..the result will be weak...a failure...and if it is strong and sound then the results will be strong...a success. The key is preparation.
Now let's apply this Principle to our personal lives, personal finances, etc. Perhaps it will assist in accomplishing some things you have put off until another day.
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Thank you for dropping by. ^__^
Wishing you and yours all the best...God's best!'
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-For God sent not his Son (Jesus Christ) into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. John 3.17
-Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved. Acts 16.31
It is faith alone in Christ alone for eternal life.
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Kind Regards,
Bleujay
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...original watercolour painting by Bleujay...
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'Daffs in Bleu'
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Additional information regarding the 'Icing' (Photographs and Painting):
Photographs were taken and edited with an iPadPro by Bleujay...Flowers are from Bleujay's Garden and arranged by Bleujay.
The Painting 'Daffs in Bleu' by Bleujay is a note card of a bit larger size....Materials used...Daniel Smith Professional Watercolour tube paints, Saunders Waterford NOT/Cold press watercolour paper....and graphite drawing pencil.
Thank you for your interest. ^__^
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Not only in sports, my friend, but also in life, you have to prepare and nothing can be left to chance. In addition, you must always be very attentive, since we never know when or how our opportunity may be, so prepare to succeed.
Greetings @hjrrodriguez ,
So true....appreciate you dropping by.
Here's hoping all is well with your familia.
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
Blessed weekend to you friend and much appreciated for the good wishes
Spring's Cheery Lovlies is an appropriate name for those beauties, and Daffs in Bleu is quite appropriate for the painting as well!
Spring is quickly giving way to summer here for me, but the rains haven't started yet, so no explosive growth, but soon.....
I am happy you are having a wonderful spring. It shows in your beautiful flowers
This principle is one I practice in my own life and is particularly relevant to our current times.
Stay well!
Tammy
Greetings Tammy,
Thank you for dropping by with your splendid lovely response to the post.
It is how I would hope it is received and perceived.
Hopefully you will have rain soon.
Yes...Spring was lovely as ever...just a tremendous display.
Hope the peeps are well. ^__^
Thank you....here's hoping you are fully recovered. There seems to be no end of people who have been sick even hospitalised with some sort of flu.
Happy to hear you are on board with this Principle as it just seems Common Sense...however it can be seemingly loads of work if one has never 'gotten ahead of the wave' so to speak.
Kindest Regards,
Bleujay
Thank you! We have decent chances for rain over the next couple of days! The peeps are well and growing like weeds as they tend to do.
The flu has gone round and round, it's true. All of my people are hale and hearty now. I hope you retain your good health!
Happy Spring!
Tammy
We must always be prepared, and having control allows us to be in charge of our own destiny.
Greetings @zuliquijada22 ,
Thank you for dropping by with your reply.
We can prepare however this does not give us control over the situation at hand or sudden upsets. It gives us confidence that we did all we could for best results.
For Bleujay...there is recognition that God is in control and in charge....and that makes all the difference.
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
A sentence full of certainty and worthy to be kept in mind!... Beautiful flowers shots and as always, what I like to see the most, beautiful artwork! 😍🖌... Great post as always!... Greetings and blessings to you and your close ones dear @bleujay friend!...
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Greetings @jlinaresp ,
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Kindest Regards,
Bleujay
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Lovely flowers... Indeed one must prepare well everything, or the success will never happen... It's the same at work, in the family, for finances, endless list
Have a good weekend
Greetings @davideownzall ,
It is an endless list...well said!
Thank you for dropping by with your kind words.
Cheers, Bleujay
This is a beautiful flower you have taken. It is worthwhile to know how you state the popular saying. 'If you fail to prepare, you are preparing to fail.' To make it in any area of life required require a certain amount of preparation. We have seen a scenario where the best team lose because their preparation is not adequate, and the weaker team wins.
Greetings @toluwanispecial ,
Appreciate your lovely compliment and thoughtful reply to the Principle.
Well said....so true.
Kindest Regards,
Bleujay
Those flowers are beautiful. Are they daffodils or lily's or something else entirely?
Greetings @leaky20 ,
Very kind of you to drop by.
Thank you for your query. Oh yes....they are daffodils...they help prolong the daffodil season as they are blooming just as the others have said good-bye.
Kind Regards to you and your good lady,
Bleujay
To prepare requires vision, something that seems sorely lacking in the minds of most Americans these days. We follow advice of "professionals," such as financial advisors who tell everyone the same thing, and all land in the same sinking boats when things in the country go sour. To truly prepare requires thinking outside the illusions we are fed. This is the stuff chmpions are made of.
Greetings @owasco ,
Lovely to hear from you. ^__^
Well said!
Let's be Champions..it will be lonely...and always has been. ^__^
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
Yes, true, because if unprepared you will indeed just fail.
It's a very interesting principle today, and apart from that I like both your new photography and your painting! To which plant species belong these wonderful flowers?
Greetings @gen-quimba ,
Very kind of you to drop by with your kind compliments and query...thank you!
These are daffodils....a late blooming variety.
Kindest Regards,
Bleujay
Beautiful
Greetings @monsterbuster ,
Thank you for dropping by with your kind comment.
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
I just love the bee's eye view of these lovely daffodils ... and YES, John Wooden is definitely right, because he agrees with One wiser than him, Who planned the redemption of mankind and the universe before even making it. The principle therefore CANNOT fail, although we can just finitely apply it!
Greetings @deeanndmathews ,
Thank you for such a lovely response to the post....so true!
Appreciate you dropping by for a cuppa.
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
Hello my dear friend @bleujay. How wonderful these flowers are, I love daffodils, but mine are already finishing their period of blooming, but you can look at the photos at any time and enjoy them 😊
Greetings @tiptop97 ,
Yes...these are a late variety and quite photogenic.
Thank you for your kind reply.
Cheers, Bleujay
Thanks for the lessons and the reminder. Personally I think that no one can survive failures or unforseen circumstances if they do not plan ahead, it's just impossible to be a human being and not make plans.
The photos are amazing, and that's for the timely reminders about the love of Jesus Christ and his sacrifice for mankind.
Greetings @josediccus ,
Appreciate your dropping by with this lovely reply...thank you.
So true.....thank you for the smiles...when you said...'it's just impossible to be a human being and not make plans.'
My pleasure indeed ...to proclaim the Good News of Christ.
The fields are white with harvest.
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
You're welcome...
It's true. It's impossible be to a human and not just make plans.
Personally, I feel we make plans and pray that they align with God's plans and hope they work out for us by Faith
Indeed....that is exactly right.... ^__^
I think that everything in this world must have a preparation, let me explain: For example, I generally get up at 6 in the morning, I thank GOD and while I take a good bath I schedule, I prioritize what I have to do, if I have a good agenda and I can follow it during the day it's great, but sometimes I don't get there, I have to leave some things for the next day, and obviously I offer every job, no matter how simple it is, to GOD.
Greetings @lupega ,
Thank you for your thoughtful reply.
Sounds like a plan....Routine and order are very welcome companions in life...when we assign things to routine, then we have time to think about deeper things.
Yes...we work as unto the Lord....not unto man....something like that. ^__^
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
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How very kind of you.....thank you!
It is absolutely true that if any person starts any work in life without any experience, he will fail. If he first learns something from someone, then he will definitely succeed in life. All these flowers are looking very beautiful.
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Thank you ...very kind of you @tahirmuneer .