Posted in Advocating for special needs, Education, Impact, Models, Threats, abuse, addictions, armed forces, authorities, awareness, cancer, charity, children, commitment, communication, compassion, courage, crime, danger, death, disease, domestic violence, elderly, encouragement, hero, history, human trafficking, illness, inspiration, kids, leadership, life, military, observations, pregnancy, protect, sharing, violence on Jan 12th, 2010
Heros come in many shapes and sizes; they do inspiring things such as protect,serve,educate,create an awareness & should be acknowledged so that they can be an example.
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Posted in Business, Creating, Impact, Opportunities, Passion, Teen Pregnancy, Threats, abandonment, abortion, abuse, addictions, awareness, bullying, charitable organizations, charity, children, compassion, crime, danger, death, donate, finances, giving, goals, health, help, home, hunger, illness, inspiration, instincts, internetmarketing, kids, law enforcement, leadership, learning, life, loneliness, mental and physical health, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, pregnancy, prostitution, safety, suicide, support, talent, teens, violence on Dec 5th, 2009
Tellman Knudson, internet entrenpeneur, has set out on a mission to raise funds to help at risk homeless youth to get themselves out of dangerous situations; with a goal of teaching them business and life skills.
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Posted in Fear, crime, death, family, friendship, law enforcement, legal, life, loss, memories, mental and physical health, murder, news, observations, pain and misery, respect on Oct 27th, 2009
D.C. sniper John Allen Muhammad will be executed November 10, 2009 unless he is granted clemency. He chose not to choose the manner of his execution.
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Posted in Education, Frustration, Impact, Opportunities, Patriotism, abuse, armed forces, authorities, commitment, compassion, crime, danger, emotions, encouragement, environment, expectations, failure, family, finances, friendship, future, hero, history, home, leadership, learning, legal, life, medical, mental and physical health, military, news, observations, of connections, opinion, organizations for special needs, pain and misery, parenting, power, protect, relationships, respect, responsibility, safety, school, schools, service, special needs, stress, well-being on Jul 18th, 2009
A recruiter is accused of signing up a young man, with multiple disabilies, to the Marine Corps. Is it appropriate to encourage those ill equipped for full service to sign up for the military?
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Posted in Frustration, Fun, MONEY, Summer, attitude, awareness, children, crime, culture, danger, elderly, emotions, entertainment, environment, family, friendship, kids, life, loss, missing, news, observations, opinion, parenting, responsibility, roller coaster ride, safety, stress, violence on Jul 15th, 2009
It is summertime and amusement parks are full of people looking for a good time. It is also a prime opportunity for crime and violence. Safety for families is important. Not everyone loves amusement parks.
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Posted in Business, Fame, Frustration, Impact, MONEY, abuse, anger, career, celebrity, communication, compassion, crime, elderly, emotions, environment, expectations, failure, family, finances, friendship, giving, government, health, home, husband, law enforcement, leadership, legal, life, loss, media, mental and physical health, news, observations, of connections, opinion, pain and misery, poverty, power, relationships, respect, responsibility, sadness, stress on Jun 30th, 2009
Bernie Madoff was sentenced to 150 years for perpetuating a Ponzi scheme in the financial world on his friends, neighbors and clients. Robin Hood stole from the rich and gave to the poor. This scheme stole from both, rich and poor; Bernie abused his clients trust. There is no asking for forgiveness and no excuses from Bernie Madoff. His wife says she is embarassed and ashamed. Do actions and words show the same interpetation?
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Posted in Faith, Frustration, Hate Crimes, Heart, Honor, Impact, Passing Away, Patriotism, Uncategorized, abortion, abuse, anger, anti-abortion, armed forces, authorities, baby, birth, communication, compassion, death, disappointments, emotions, family, funeral, grief, ideas, leadership, legal, life, loss, love, media, military, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, pregnancy, religion, religious freedom, respect, restlessness, expectations, callings, sadness, service, support, trauma, values, violence on Jun 7th, 2009
Ok, this is probably going to be one of those posts that gets alot of controversial comments; so be it! I haven’t commented on this phenomenon before but, I just have to say it now; people who chose to protest at funerals; this is for you. Protesting at a funeral is not the appropriate time or [...]
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Posted in Fame, Impact, Suicide prevention, career, celebrity, compassion, death, depression, emotions, excitement, family, grief, happiness, leadership, life, loss, media, mental and physical health, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, publicity, sadness, suicidal, suicide, talent, trauma on Jun 5th, 2009
David Carradine was a very talented actor. He had a long career in television, on stage and in the movies. He made an impression on many by the types of roles that he took. There was always a little mystery surrounding him as a person. He came across as a person who kept much [...]
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Posted in Advocating for special needs, Education, Frustration, Passing Away, Twitter, abuse, adoption, aunt, baby, children, compassion, crime, death, emotions, family, fathers, giving, grandchildren, grandparents, grief, help, home, kids, law enforcement, life, loss, media, missing and exploited children, mom, mother, news, observations, of connections, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, publicity, relationships, respect, restlessness, expectations, callings, sadness, safety, schools, trauma, uncles, well-being on May 20th, 2009
If you have not heard about me…let me tell you something; this is not how it was supposed to be. I am a young man, somewhere between the ages of 3 and 5; I weighed about 38 lbs. Something happened to me; I died. People just don’t know how or why I died yet. I was [...]
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Posted in Fear, Frustration, Uncategorized, abuse, anger, children, crime, culture, death, domestic violence, elderly, emergency, emotions, family, finances, grief, health, kids, law enforcement, life, loneliness, loss, mental and physical health, murder, news, observations, organizations for special needs, pain and misery, protect, sadness, safety, television, trauma, violence on Mar 31st, 2009
When are people going to wake up to the fact that we need to stop allowing instances of evil and violence to be glorified on television, movies, books and in our music? Isn’t it obvious that the world has been turning this garbage into “entertainment” and that it is having a terrible influence on [...]
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