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    Living on Purpose: The Poetry of Life
    Living on Purpose: The Poetry of Life
    Living on Purpose: The Poetry of Life
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    Living on Purpose: The Poetry of Life

    By Jackie Arnell Duncan

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    Living on Purpose (The Poetry of Life) is full of inspirational and uplifting poetry for everyone. The poems offer practical solutions to many of our daily problems. They offer guidance and direction as well.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateAug 20, 2012
    ISBN9781449746469
    Living on Purpose: The Poetry of Life
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    Jackie Arnell Duncan

    Jackie Duncan is a Coffee County commissioner in Tullahoma, Tennessee. He was born at Camp Forrest Army Base in Tullahoma, which later became Arnold AF Base. After graduating Davidson Academy High School in Tullahoma, he attended Tennessee State University in Nashville. He later lived briefly in Southern California. He lived all of his early years only blocks from the army hospital where he was born, then elementary and high school only blocks from there. He worked within ten minutes of home at Arnold AF Base, has attended the same church, Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church all his life, where he continues to serve on the Deacon Board, again, only blocks away. He still resides within a minute from where it all began. His life has been one of service and support to many organizations over the years. He is a member of the Tullahoma Area Chamber of Commerce, member of Dream Tullahoma Committee, president of the Davidson Academy School Reunion Committee, vice president of the South Central Tennessee Chapter of the TSU Alumni Association, Chairman of HWR Committee for the Coffee County Commission, and sings with several area choirs.

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      Living on Purpose - Jackie Arnell Duncan

      Copyright © 2012 Jackie Arnell Duncan.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-4645-2 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-4646-9 (e)

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-4786-2 (hc)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012906313

      WestBow Press books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

      WestBow Press

      A Division of Thomas Nelson

      1663 Liberty Drive

      Bloomington, IN 47403

      www.westbowpress.com

      1-(866) 928-1240

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Some poetry included from The Young Inspirational Series,

      Copyright 2005 Jackie A. Duncan.

      WestBow Press rev. date: 8/14/2012

      Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Preface

      Tomorrow Depends on You

      Can’t Afford to Lose

      Accountability

      A Good Example

      Living Life on Purpose

      Time, Your Greatest Enemy

      The Greater Good

      You’re A Winner

      Know Where Your Money Goes

      Life and Choices

      Par and Above

      Life Is a Journey

      A Man’s Downfall

      In the Eyesight of God

      Don’t Discourage Me

      A Slave to Your Words

      My Brother’s Keeper

      More Good Examples

      A Good Samaritan

      All That We Need

      The Tool Bag

      You Choose Your Attitude

      Life, Your Greatest Race

      It’s All Up to You

      How We See Things

      Just Because You Tried

      How to Clean Up a Big Mess

      The Limit Box

      Be of Service

      The Only Way to Play

      The Sky Is the Limit

      Victory or Defeat

      Recipe for Success

      Character

      Character vs. Reputation

      The Greatest Victory

      Peace and Contentment

      How You Feel About Yourself

      A Good Attitude

      Give Life Your Best

      Persistence

      Winners and Failures

      Never Give Up on Yourself

      The Character in You

      Politeness

      Moderation

      Heads You Win

      The Winner in You

      The Things We Bring Home

      Requiem for a Leader

      Diversity, the Spice of Life

      You Are What You Eat

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