Category Archives: Poems

Your Great Purpose

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Mark Shields

Originally posted on Step Ahead:
Start fulfillng your purpose now; never ever looking back only wishing it had been done but realizing you got off track. Step ahead with a plan that meets people’s needs; that matches your values and…

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See It and Believe It

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Mark Shields

Originally posted on Step Ahead:
Great athletes practice not only for a physical feat but also in their minds as they set out to compete. The hitter in baseball visualizes the thrower getting set for the pitch as he leans…

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Seeing is Believing

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Mark Shields

Originally posted on Step Ahead:
There once was a golfer; could shoot way under parr but then he became sick; thought he’d never be star. He laid in his bed for weeks on end playing great golf but only pretend.…

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Champions

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Mark Shields

Originally posted on Step Ahead:
In sports and in life there are habits to begin and the first one to try is planning to win. Everyone who competes Has one common goal. In golf, it’s getting the ball in the…

Posted in New Year, Poems | Tagged Baseball, Basketball, Football, Goals, Golf, New Year, Plans, Softball, Sports, Victorious. | Leave a comment

Wish List For Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Mark Shields

Originally posted on Step Ahead:
I wish I had answers to all my questions; knowing what to do or getting suggestions. I wish I knew without a doubt that things would get better; for answers to come and my faith…