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His voice carried the know
March,
2007
Patience tempers wisdom and peace.
May,
2006
At the age of 59 I thought my life would slow down, but what I have found is I move so fast now that when I look in the mirror there is no one there.
July,
2005
One
of my early jobs, and I have tasted many, was as an inhalation therapist.
I came away from that experience with some wisdom as to how we live
our lives. Many of the patients I treated were aged and dying. Some
of them wept for the choices they made, the compromises they made,
the dreams they set aside. Others went peacefully and without regret.
The lesson wasn't very simple to see at first but as I grow older
it is remarkably clear...... All problems reduce to two equal and
opposite factors. Solving such problems can be painfully difficult.
Simply put, You must choose what you can live with and what you
can not live with. Don't ever compromise your dreams.
April,
2005
If
you have tried to change someone's thought patterns and are having
no obvious effect consider this.
You
can not make an airplane fly if it was meant to be a submarine...
...sometimes
you just have to let it sink.
March,
2005
How
can any truth be less than beautiful?
The
majority rules: In a democracy the people, theoretically, rule by
majority vote. Therefore the president is elected by a majority
vote. The widely celebrated election of George W. Bush claims to
have a mandate from the people. The multi-million dollar inauguration
ball was, economically an unparallel event that exemplified this
attitude.
But
wait, what is all the partying about? Let's reexamine the election
results; Voter turn out was approximately 54%. Of that 54%, 51%
voted for Bush, and 49% voted for Kerry. So 27.5% of the American
people who are registered voters voted for Bush and 24.8% voted
for Kerry which leaves approximately 47% of the people who did not
choose to vote. In a real democracy it looks like the people elected
no-one. So what the hell is the big celebration about? Do the math.
November,
2004
I
can’t help but to feel sadness for my country, the United
States of America. We have fallen victim to a GREAT FORGETTING.
When did we become so righteous? When did we learn it is better
to take than to give? We are selfish, self-centered, arrogant, ignorant
children. When did we decide that our way is not only the right
way but also the only way? When did we think that our country has
the moral wisdom to impose through military might our ideology?
I thought we called that imperialism. We fought and bled to free
ourselves from a military might feared around the world and we succeeded
by the end of the American Revolution. When did we forget?
Fifty
one percent of the American people put George W. Bush back in the
White House on moral issues. I ask you, is deceiving the American
people O.K.? Is invading another country that did not attack us
O.K.? Is changing the identity of your enemy O.K. because you let
the real enemy escape? Hell, we had our troops so close to Iraq
and we never did like Sadam Hussein- so lets go get him. Is letting
the ban on assault rifles lapse before an election to pacify gun
manufacturers, owners, the NRA, O.K. as long as you get their vote?
Is cultivating FEAR in order to stay in power O.K.? The answer is
a resounding YES! It worked for King George of England, Napoleon,
Adolph Hitler, Attila The Hun, Stalin, and many other ruthless world
leaders. Only history has taken the blush of those moments and recorded
the truth and the facts as I am sure will occur after the smoke
settles.
The
Moral Majority holds the life of unborn babies sacred but the lives
of those who are already born are taken not with medical instruments
but by the rendering of flesh from the innocent with bullets, shrap-metal,
smart bombs, land mines, missiles, knives, flamethrowers, and countless
other monstrosities manufactured by us. Collateral damage, friendly
fire, and incidental civilian deaths are O.K. with us, because damn
it we need our oil. We are the largest consumer of oil, and therefore
it is our God given right to control it.
The
Moral Majority voted for Bush because of fear. Can you imagine letting
the states decide their disposition on the gay marriage issue? Are
we actually so insecure with our own sexuality that gay marriage
is a frightening concept? I know I’m not, but then again,
I am in the forty-eight percent minority. Are these really the important
issues that will insure the health of our planet? Are we the scared
little rabbits that this administration wants us to be? Apparently,
the answer is also YES.
I
must say, I am in SHOCK AND AWE. How many government officials have
to resign, have to write books, have to spill the beans, before
we wake up from this drug induced mind set?
I
never lied to my son, and in return he never lied to me. I do not
tolerate lies. Fifty one percent of you Americans do. All I can
guess is that it is O.K. to be lied to and therefore I must believe
that lying and deceiving is O.K. with the moral majority as long
as in the end you get what you want. It is O.K. to kill in the name
of God? Have we learned nothing from the actions of Israel against
the Palestinians? They have only fostered more hate and hostility
with their ruthless actions. We elected an administration that in
reality is the greatest recruiter to the ranks of Al Quida. We have
made enemies of people whose only fault was to be born in a certain
country and have no means to escape. We have killed their sons,
daughters, husbands, wives, mothers, and fathers. If I was put in
their place and an invading country killed my children, I would
vow to avenge those responsible for inflicting those injuries upon
my family and me, as I am sure most of us would. Maybe I have finally
lost my mind and the ability to know what is right and wrong, but
I seriously doubt it. Our country is not spreading peace and democracy.
Ironically WE are the Weapon of Mass Destruction.
God
Help us all.
May,
2004
Bush
and his regime must go...for the good of all mankind.
September,
2003
In
my deepest and most sincere intuitions, I must, regarding my visit
to earth, request that you beam me up immediately Scotty!!!!!!
March,
2003
We
often judge others by the way we behave...and that terrifies some
of us.
January,
2003
If
a devil exists, he comes in the form of forgetfulness..... the proof,
history does repeat itself.
November,
2002
I
am never done...I just stop sometimes.
September,
2002
Hating
is an incredible waste of energy and time, and life is short.
August,
2002
Never
mistake gentleness for weakness.
Labels
July, 2002
Refrain
from using labels to describe other human beings who are different.
Those
labels make it easier to distort relationships with others. It allows
a dangerous segregation between different cultures and helps to
create specific, targeted enemies.
Investment
June, 2002
Live
your life like an investment.
You must profit from it.
May,
2002
Like
a narrow beam of light, his words found a target. All other thoughts
moved aside.
Colors
lifted from a full pallet and painted pictures-
pictures of truth and goodness.
Disparing thoughts quiet for a blessed moment.
Remember
April, 2002
Remember,
we are entitled to our opinion....
even those of us who are incredibly ignorant.
Listen
March, 2002
Listen......
talk in gentle circle ways
to help a friend find
their answers.
Listen.....
and help yourself.
February,
2002
The
curse of low self-esteem is the transference of love, in particular,
self love.
When
you do not truly love yourself, with the unconditional love a mother
has for her children, the consequences are the manifestation of
neediness and often result in the misfortune of one sided or contrived
love.
This
is not healthy shared love but an hour glass on it's side with all
it's contents static. Thus growth that comes with the passing of
time remains frozen.
When
you truly love and respect yourself, then and only then, can you
be ready to recognize and judge your true reciprocal and soul mate.
Blood
Begets Hatred
January,
2002
Violent
conflict is the harvest of hatred.
Pain
and fear are the seeds of malevolence.
The
most fearsome warrior is he that does not wield sword nor brake
bone, but holds the ferocity of compassion in his heart.
True
fierceness is the tempered steel of convictions thrust forward in
the face of bloody conflict.
A
great warrior has courage only as powerful as his convictions.
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