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Doug Grady

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While positive affirmations rely on personal willpower, spiritual affirmations invite divine partnership. They include you, but they do not center on your personal power. They focus on The ONE who created you and is all-powerful.
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Spiritual Affirmations

I Believe, Help my Unbelief!

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October 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM

Doug Grady

@douglasgrady.bsky.social

At the intersection of every leadership decision, two voices rise. One calls to life. One to ruin.

Wisdom positions herself precisely where the paths meet.

#FaithBasedLeadership #faithdrivenentrepreneurship #servantleader #heartcenteredleadership

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Where Two Paths Meet

The Call of Wisdom and Folly

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September 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM

Doug Grady

@douglasgrady.bsky.social

"Can't get there from here."
The Spiritual call to SHUV

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"Can't Get There From Here"

🛤️ A Southern Truth, a Spiritual Turn, and the Call to Shuv

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September 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM

Doug Grady

@douglasgrady.bsky.social

Exploring the anatomy of Spiritual decay through the lens of the Zombie ant. #spiritualgrowthjourney #personalgrowth #choosepowerfully #faithdrivenentrepreneurship

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Zombie Ants and Spiritual Infections

When Compromise Becomes Control

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September 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM

Doug Grady

@douglasgrady.bsky.social

What do you HEAR?
#faithdrivenleadership
#followship
#heartdrivenleadership
#servantleader
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HEAR

The Directive That Begins the Path

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September 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM

Doug Grady

@douglasgrady.bsky.social

What do elite #americanminjawarriors and #faithbasedleaders have in common?

The Straight and Directed Path
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The Straight and Directed Path

Instructions for Faith-based Leaders Who Walk by Trust

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August 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM

Doug Grady

@douglasgrady.bsky.social

@theforestbeforeus.bsky.social thank you for the interaction 🙂

August 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM

Doug Grady

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@go4know.com thank you for the interaction, it is the most I have had 🙂

August 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM

Doug Grady

@douglasgrady.bsky.social

The GORGE The Judean wilderness holds a steep ravine called Wadi Qelt, carved between Jerusalem and Jericho. David, before he became King David, likely sought sanctuary there, unsure if the promise over his life would ever come to pass.
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THE GORGE

Isolation. Desolation. Transformation.

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August 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM

Doug Grady

@douglasgrady.bsky.social

FLOW or DIE
Reverential awe in extreme sports and spiritual growth.
#entrepreneurship
#leadership
#faith
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FLOW or DIE

The Fear that Births Wisdom

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August 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM

Doug Grady

@douglasgrady.bsky.social

Slow Down: The Step to Stillness
#leadership #faith

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SLOW DOWN

The Step to Stillness

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August 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM

Doug Grady

@douglasgrady.bsky.social

REST and RESToration

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Douglas Grady (@douglgrady)

For leaders who walk through seasons of surrender, David’s ache speaks to something more: a holy kind of breaking. https://douglgrady.substack.com/p/rest-and-restoration?r=46sgn4

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August 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM

Doug Grady

@douglasgrady.bsky.social

Dusty has the Need for Speed. Slow down Dusty. Please.

July 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM

Doug Grady

@douglasgrady.bsky.social

REST, The Effort of UNefforting

The Fifth Guidestone for the #faithbasedleader

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REST

The Effort of Unefforting

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July 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM

Doug Grady

@douglasgrady.bsky.social

TRUST. What to do when you don't know what to do. #servantleader
#followship
#followtolead

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TRUST: The Strength in Surrender

What to do when you don't know what to do

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July 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM

Doug Grady

@douglasgrady.bsky.social

PAIN™ and CARE™: Staying Human in the Age of AI
We must do what AI cannot do. It's called PAINCARE
#servantleader
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PAIN™ and CARE™: Staying Human in the Age of AI

🔥 PAIN™ and CARE™: Staying Human in the Age of AI In a world moving faster than ever fueled by AI and automation, relevance and value in leadership is changing as well. We serve the PAIN market: Faith...

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July 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM

Doug Grady

@douglasgrady.bsky.social

This is Maxwell. No particular reason. I'm still new here, this seem more appropriate than posting my latest blog. 🙂

July 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM

Doug Grady

@douglasgrady.bsky.social

"It's me, but it's not me." The duality of man in modern myth and the delusion of reinvention.
#severance
#alteredcarbon
#thesubstance

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July 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM

Doug Grady

@douglasgrady.bsky.social

Drop the rock. One simple choice can change the course of your life. The Ripple Effect 2.0.
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Drop the Rock

Disturb the Stillness

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July 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM

Doug Grady

@douglasgrady.bsky.social

The Ripple Effect 2.0 will be posted here: open.substack.com/pub/rippleef...
The first version was released over 12 years ago. Join us on this journey of next level ripples...