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Life has a way of making you appreciate it and those on your team.

Sometimes it takes tragedy to show you who is on your side and reveal the path one should take in life. I had a stroke four years ago and have lived through been ng homeless almost ever since. That sounds bad, bit since I wholeheartedly believe everything that happens can be a triumph or a tragedy depending on how you look at it it’s no great wonder I’m trying to see the positive in all that has…

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Five absolutely certain things...

List 10 things you know to be absolutely certain. This prompt is tricky. The only things that I think are absolutely certain are very few and nowhere near number ten. We are all born to die. I can try to be a better man every day. I should never stop learning. We should all find our personal bliss. We should try to be great every day.

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Thank you Betty Bowers America's best Christian for the inspiration this beautiful Sunday morning.

Funny how I have this thought on a Sunday, but what happens if we remove non profit tax status to two groups. The NFL and churches. Let’s tackle the easiest one first. No other sports league enjoys not for profit status except the NFL. Why would only one sports league have his protections especially in light of the billions upon billions of dollars in profits it takes in every year. All while…

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If not President Biden, then who?

I just read an article where Jaime Raskin articulated concerns in the party about President Biden. It seems to me as it’s a bit late to air trepidation as Biden would have to step down having already won the primary. At the end of the article a few names were floated as possible contenders but I think the best choice was left off the list. Vice President Kamala Harris made the list as did…

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A vote to make today Joe Delaney day...

Today, June 29th will henceforth be known to me as Joe Delaney day. I end so many posts with find your bliss and go be great, but this man exemplified that. Forty one years ago today NFL player Delaney dove into a man made swimming hole knowing he couldn’t swim to try and save three kids. Of the four people in the water only one child made it out alive. Delaney and two of the children died. Can…

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My simple formula for each and every day.

Are there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle? Yes, I’d say there are a few things. If I’m going to promote finding ones bliss and being great I feel as though I should lead by example. First I try to remember my way isn’t the only way and may not be the right way. This helps me not show bias I also try to cultivate serenity and not fall prey to fits of…

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Misdirection and a possible scam...

It’s absolutely amazing how there has been so much blowback historically concerning alternative energy sources, but now it’s cool if you put patriot in the product or the company name. It’s almost like there is suddenly some type of grift in effect. When those dirty left leaning hippies want it it’s bad. But when right leaning patriots sell it no problem. Coincidence, I think not… Find your…

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Advice for those who never stop thinking.

How do you waste the most time every day? I wouldn’t say waste, unless you consider paralysis by analysis, but thinking. For whatever reason I’m constantly thinking. Replaying every moment of each day both past and present to find flaws in my actions. I said paralysis by analysis but I don’t stop acting even with all the churning moments over and over. If I may offer a bit of insight don’t be…

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Technology and it's role in our lives...

I say quite often that technology is awesome until it isn’t. For example things we use daily to make our lives easier are great, but if something happens and let’s say our phone for example doesn’t cooperate it makes life extremely difficult. I do all my posting from my phone. It’s tough to find material to write about if my phone should malfunction. YouTube is probably my most often source for…

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A short thought on drug usage and bias...

It strikes me as odd that people of color are three times as likely than their angloeuropean counterparts to be arrested for drug infractions. Maybe the system isn’t biased, but the implementers of the system sure seem to do so with implicit bias. When justice isn’t meted out fairly we all suffer and it makes it harder for all of us to do the two things I end every post with these days. If you…

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Well, plus one for Maryland, and which state is next?

Just read about Maryland pardoning 175,000 people with low level marijuana convictions. I think this should be done in every state if we are going to claim people that have paid their debt to society after jail terms and any other adjudication after their convictions. While I think this is a good start, when will this become nationwide and when will others who have paid their debts to society be…

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A thought on current race relations...

Listening to some guy spewing a ton of racist tropes on YouTube. My friend really busy into all this Trump stuff. He is still my friend no matter what he subscribes to Anyway this guy went on a rant about crime then segued to Chicago a right wing favorite whipping post. First thing I thought of was one of the darkest days in United States history right up there with Kent State. When I was in…

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That many splendored thing ...

There is one thing we all have in common. If you’re alive you’ve had a broken heart. That’s the breaks, I guess. Pun for intended. What do you do with one of those? Dwell on it or patch it up and keep it moving? It’s better to love and lose than never to have loved at all right? If we don’t have that occasional loss can we appreciate what we have the next time around? I think not, but what do I…

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Music makes the world go around...

Do you remember your favorite book from childhood? Today is the greatest day I’ve ever known. I haven’t listened to The Smashing Pumpkins in a long time. For whatever reason that line popped into my head as I was walking. Gish may be my favorite album of theirs. Some folks may not dig the melodic melancholy but it has its place in the grand scheme of things. Some days no matter how up or down…

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Even if mistakes and done in the dark. The light of apologies will lighten your soul...

Today I can’t seem to win for losing. Every slip of the tongue has consequences and of you injured someone you should face the music and apologize directly and in person. In a fit if anger I insulted a woman in my head and have regretted it since. While playing that moment over again in my head I realized even the gentleman in question didn’t hear me the act was beneath me and she didn’t deserve…

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Heroes come in all shapes and sizes from all backgrounds too...

List three books that have had an impact on you. Why? This is one of the easiest prompts ever. As much as I read it might be difficult to name just three. Every book or story should inspire some type of emotion. What type depends on the story told. On to the list the first book would have to be an actual series. JRR Tolkien wrote a masterpiece of a series with the Hobbit. Even though I read it…