The Chops' Ivan Hollins returns an interception 103 yards during a game against the Gorillas on Sunday at Youth Sports Inc.
This is my nephew, Lil Ivan, future football star. He plays youth football in Kansas and is one of the smallest guys on his team, but definitely the TOUGHEST. Go IVAN, you make your Uncle G proud.
PARAQUAD/COLLEGE FOR LIVING
-I'm doing what I think I was put on this earth to do. And I'm really grateful to have something that I'm passionate about and that I think is profoundly important.
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.
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I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.
He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.
You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.
We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.
FORGIVENESS
He who cannot forgive others destroys the bridge over which he himself must pass over
When a deep injury is done to us, we never recover until we forgive.
To hate another is to hate yourself.
Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.
The person who pursues revenge should dig two graves.
Never, ever, engage in envy or hatred-- it is a mental cancer that will only destroy oneself.
House of Alpha
GOODWILL is the monarch of this house. Men, unacquainted, enter, shake hands, exchange greetings, and depart friends. Cordiality exists among all who abide within.
I am the eminent expression of friendship. Character and temperament change under my dominant power. Lives once touched by me become tuned, and are thereafter, amiable, kindly, fraternal.
I inspire the musician to play noble sentiments, and assist the chemist to convert ungenerous personalities into individuals of great worth. I destroy all ignoble impulses. I constantly invoke principles which make for common brotherhood, and the echo resounds in all communities, and princely men are thereby recognized. Education, health, music, encouragement, sympathy, laughter—all these are species of interest given on self-invested capital.
Tired moments find me a delightful treat, hours of sorrow, a shrine of understanding—at all times I am faithful to the creed of companionship.
To a few, I am the castle of dreams—ambitious, successful, hopeful dreams. To many, I am the poetic palace where human feeling is rhymed to celestial motives; to the great majority, I am the treasury of good fellowship.
In fact, I am the college of friendship; the university of brotherly love; the school for the better making of men.
I AM ALPHA PHI ALPHA!
Everybody can be great... because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.
For Bighead & Shorty:
Little quotes and encouragements to live by:
I carry you in my heart always. Know that I have loved you both from our day one. I can't be more thankful for the blessing God gave me by putting you to in my life. Always remember to: Serve God, serve others & take yourself out of the equations. To whom much is given, much is also required. Everything to you & your sister will have that statement somewhere. If you don't get what you want, want what you get. Problems are nothing but, solutions that are masked in works of code. It is not what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable. I think of a responsible person as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with her freedom. Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.
Remember 3R's:
Respect yourself;
Respect others;
Be Responsible for your actions.
Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of pleasures, costs nothing, and conveys much.
How will you live your life when nobody's watching? Where after all does morality begin?
In small places, close to home so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world.
Unless morals are taught in the home and have meaning there they will have little meaning anywhere.
Always remember; No man can be called friendless when he has God as his companion. No legacy is as rich as honesty. Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses. Failure or victory is conceived in our thinking first then birthed in our lives. Within every obstacle man endures, there is always a positive, but sometimes it's hidden behind the pain. Don't ever let the pain control you. Neither praise nor blame moves a wise man. An attitude is a way of life formed by negative or positive decisions made in the midst of circumstances we are experiencing or have experienced.
— Hebrews 4:12. When you face a tough situation, what is your first response? For many of us, we try to handle the problem ourselves and end up getting into a tangled mess. We often wait until our circumstance has gotten out of control before we decide to seek God for help. Why wait? Why keep enduring unnecessary setbacks and frustration? Seek God immediately and avoid the "tangled threads”. The next time a problem comes your way, I encourage you to follow the great advice in; Proverbs 3:5-6:
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Fear not for the future, weep not for the past. Never give up on yourself because God never gives up on you. The deepest definition of youth is life as yet untouched by tragedy. Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality.
Don't let little disputes damage great relationships. Never laugh at anyone’s DREAMS, sometimes dreams are all they have. Excuses are dangerous because they can block true repentance. A person that is successful has simply formed the habit of doing things that unsuccessful people will not do.
Find a man who if you bump into him on the sidewalk, he will apologize and doesn’t need to start a fight. If you pass him on the street, he will nod or tip his cap to a man or lady. He will trust strangers and is courtly to his mother and other women. A man will hold the door for the next person and always, when walking, make certain the lady is on the inside for protection. A man will get embarrassed if someone curses in front of women and children. A man will have moral courage. They seldom brag unless it's about their wife or children. And REMEMBER BOYS shack up. MEN build homes. Marry A
My parents are the truest friends I have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon me; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; they counsel me until a peace returns to my heart.
They were my first coaches, cheerleaders & the people I would most like to emulate. They are GREAT people who see that spiritual is stronger than material force, that thoughts rule the world. They have taught me about both VISION and COMMITMENT. They have taught me that in the face of adversity to adjust, stand strong and remain unshaken. My siblings are the people that I’m most proud of besides my girls. Both of them are such incredible people. I spent my whole life being scared & running, but they have tackled life, took it head on and stumped out the obstacles. My brother is such a great Dad, husband, son & brother, and most of all, such a gift from God. I brag about my brother all the time, his networking & people skills are incredible. He can do anything, doesn't matter what, he had just conquered it. My sister is incredible. She’s the baby, one day she’ll be a mother & wife, and already is a blessing from God. I still have pictures of her that were in the paper, crossing that finish line. Finishing first & breaking records as she has done all along in every aspect of her life. My wish for all of you is to be happy & blessed, and know even though I didn't say it a lot, I really LOVE you guys and I'll always be here if you ever need me.
I guess I better put this on since I always talk to people about Keeping your head;
The Light of Optimism
"Sometimes we learn the hard way that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Positive thinking is an intellectual choice, and by keeping our eyes focused on the light of optimism, we can restore faith in ourselves and stay clear of the shadows."
IF
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 2Corinthians 4:8I'm still trying to apply this to my life. God Bless You All.
"You can't be treated equal if you want to be treated special"
The Courage of Integrity
"The highest courage is to dare to be yourself in the face of adversity. Choosing right over wrong, ethics over convenience, and truth over popularity…these are the choices that measure your life. Travel the path of integrity without looking back, for there is never a wrong time to do the right thing."
“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."
