Although I was born in Phoenix, I spent most of my life living in California until I moved back here in late 2013. One afternoon early in 2012, we had a knock on our door at our home in Livermore,…
Positive Thought(s) For the Week of September 21, 2020
If you’re like me, and sick of all the political BS, and depressing stories of fires, fake news, Covid and shootings. The posting that I was planning to use this week has been pre-empted by these great stories that…
Positive Thought For the Week of September 14, 2020
“If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will…
Biden’s Ads Are Full of Lies and Empty Promises
Joe Biden is running ads on television that are full of lies and vague, empty promises that he has no power to keep. Let’s start with the one where he states that consistency is important in the office of President.…
Why Are Black Americans Still Voting for Democrats?
On July 4, 1776, a group of colonist in this new land declared their independence from the British nation. We had inequities that existed with the times, including the practice of slavery, which was brought here from Africa; not invented…
Positive Thought For the Week of September 7, 2020
Time is one of those commodities that everyone has all there is available. On person does not have more time than the next. Everyone is given 24 hours in every day. A lot of people think that they can come…
Positive Thought For the Week of August 31, 2020
I took a week off last week, but I am back with a Positive Thought that we can all use, as well as share with our children and grandchildren. Everyone can benefit from this advice about being Self-Reliant. To be…
The Real Story of the Star Spangled Banner
We have learned the words of the Star Spangled Banner as we were growing up, and it is often played at the beginning of sporting events and various patriotic events. Unfortunately, it has become a vicious target of many left…
Positive Thought for the Week of August 17, 2020
I read this today, and it seems that in these difficult times if is something that we could all learn from. “At some point you just have to let go of what you thought should happen and live in what…
Positive Thought for the Week of August 10, 2020
“There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow. So Today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.” – Dalai Lama So…