Posted in accomplishments, Amazing, American Idol, armed forces, Beauty, birthday, Celebration, children, comfort, commitment, communication, courage, culture, Dreams, emotions, encouragement, excitement, family, fathers, fourth of july, friendship, future, goals, government, happiness, history, Holiday, holidays, home, Honor, hopes, Impact, inspiration, Labor, leadership, life, loyalty, media, military, mother, Patriotism, politics, Postcard, poverty, power, protect, Remembering, respect, safety, support, Teamwork, tourism, travel, values, work on May 9th, 2009
From the crown of her head to the souls of her feet (and under the pedestal) the Statue Of Liberty is a very special part of the identity of the American culture. Ever since the terrorist attacks on our country on September 11, 2001; the crown of the Statue of Liberty has been closed [...]
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Posted in Business, competition, economy, failure, Fear, finances, government, Labor, leadership, loss, MONEY, news, observations on Apr 25th, 2009
Hey, today’s news is a mixed bag regarding the auto industry. Chrysler is struggling to meet an April 30th deadline that will determine whether it is able to join with automaker Fiat in some kind of a partnership or whether they will be on the road to filing for bankruptsy. Ford made an announcement [...]
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Posted in authors, baby, birth, Blogging, Business, commitment, communication, creative writing, domain names, Dreams, emotions, encouragement, environment, family, goals, ideas, Impact, inspiration, Labor, love, news, observations, of connections, online traffic, opinion, Opportunities, pain and misery, parenting, protect, publisher, publishing, relationships, responsibility, success, support, values, well-being, words, writing on Feb 21st, 2009
Well, this past week has been a lesson on nurturing my blog. This past week was a week out of the ordinary and I was not able to nurture my blog in the way that I normally do. I began to think on that thought. A blog is a bit like a baby…it needs [...]
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Posted in anger, Business, communication, confidence, culture, disaster, economy, emotions, failure, Fear, finances, Frustration, future, goals, government, home, Impact, Labor, leadership, life, loss, making money, MONEY, news, observations, opinion, politics, power on Feb 11th, 2009
Ok, I dont understand this whole financial mess…I admit that. I am no financial genius. However, I do know that if you keep spending money that you dont have…you go deeper in debt. How in the heck is the government going to get money from people who dont have it to give? From taxpayers….correction…from [...]
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Posted in abortion, adoption, Advocating for special needs, anger, anti-abortion, baby, birth, children, crime, death, emotions, family, fathers, grandchildren, grief, health, Heart, help, kids, Labor, law enforcement, legal, life, loss, medical, mental and physical health, mom, mother, Mother's Day, murder, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, pregnancy, relationships, religion, respect, responsibility, sadness, sex, teens, trauma, well-being on Feb 7th, 2009
Grrrr…I am a bit torn on this news item; whether to feel more anger or sadness. It seems that a young 18 year old woman found out that she was pregnant. She went to a clinic to have an abortion and was given medicine to dialate her cervix to prepare for an abortion procedure. [...]
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Posted in Business, culture, economy, emotions, family, Fear, finances, help, hopes, Labor, loss, making money, MONEY, news, opinion on Jan 17th, 2009
I don’t know about you…but, I find it heartbreaking that businesses here in the US are dropping like flies. Today, it was announced that Circuit City has gotten the go ahead to liquidate their assets, since they were not able to secure a buyout or a refinancing plan. Five hundred and sixty seven [...]
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Posted in abortion, abuse, anti-abortion, baby, children, crime, culture, death, emotions, family, fathers, Fear, future, government, grief, health, Heart, help, hospital, Impact, kids, Labor, law enforcement, life, loss, medical, mental and physical health, mom, mother, murder, news, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, politics, power, pregnancy, respect, trauma on Nov 18th, 2008
This is a terrible example of how China is wiping away the future of some of it’s children. This week, a woman is sitting in a hospital under control of the authorities awaiting a forced abortion. Her crime; she already has two children. The authorities in China control the population by limiting the amount of [...]
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Posted in book Recommendations, books, Business, economy, encouragement, failure, finances, friendship, future, government, Impact, inspiration, Labor, leadership, life, making money, MONEY, news, of connections, opinion, politics, relationships, respect, success, work on Nov 9th, 2008
I have been thinking about leadership alot lately and it’s direct connection to success or failure. Leadership whether it is in government, business, organizations, religions, education or, in personal relationships is very important. Not everyone can be an effective leader. There are more followers than leaders; so it is extremely important to follow the right [...]
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Posted in abuse, Advocating for special needs, armed forces, authors, Blogging, children, crime, culture, death, denial, elderly, emotions, family, finances, government, health, Heart, history, horror, Impact, Labor, law enforcement, legal, life, media, mental and physical health, military, MONEY, news, organizations for special needs, pain and misery, power, publishing, relationships, Remembering, safety, sex, travel, well-being on Oct 21st, 2008
Slavery exists even today; i know that that sounds like an inflammatory statement but it is true. It is just not talked about in any kind of real, life changing way. I read a book recently which opens up a whole new way of looking at the world. It is rather frightening. Slavery exists [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, Business, Celebration, commitment, culture, economy, Education, family, finances, future, government, history, Honor, Impact, Labor, life, mental and physical health, news, opinion, Patriotism, politics, relationships, respect, safety, Teamwork, work on Aug 29th, 2008
Labor Day is celebrated traditionally on the first Monday in September every year in the United States. The original idea came about in 1882; it is a bit of a controversy who came up with the idea but most agree it is one of these two men, Peter J. McGuire a carpenter or Matthew [...]
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