Blame and shame are not reasonable, healthy motivators. People will sometimes try to motivate you via shaming and blaming. Sadly, these methods are such a part of daily life that most of us take them for granted and tolerate them … Continue reading
Barack Obama on Friday paid tribute to the victims of the world’s first atomic bomb attack and sought to bring global attention to his unfulfilled vision of a world without nuclear weapons, as he became the first sitting US president … Continue reading
A self-identified IRS employee admitted he would go after, target and try to end conservative groups who wanted to abolish the IRS, to Cleta Mitchell, an attorney representing those groups, while on a Washington Journal segment on C-SPAN. Mitchell, a … Continue reading
We hear a lot about the “entitlement mentality” in politics and government. But probing deeper, what does a sense of entitlement actually mean? To be entitled to something means to feel or believe that you deserve it. A sense of … Continue reading
The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are. — Joseph Campbell
You have to feel sorry for Catholics. Their new Pope seems more excited about Islam than his own religion. Pope Francis also thinks that the Muslim-inspired attacks on Paris last year were due to income inequality, not religious or ideological … Continue reading
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. — Mark Twain
First Lady Michelle Obama is making sure we eat healthy. Go Michelle! How lucky are we, to live in a society where our masters take such good care of us. I don’t know about you; but I sleep soundly knowing … Continue reading
In accepting his endorsement for president from the National Rifle Association, Donald Trump said: “We are getting rid of gun-free zones. OK? I can tell you,” Trump said after talking about the Chattanooga shootings last year, during which a gunman … Continue reading
Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. — Thomas Jefferson
Hillary Clinton said Thursday that the fatal EgyptAir crash that killed 66 people “does appear that it was an act of terrorism” and that it reinforced “the need for American leadership.” “But, once again, it shines a very bright light … Continue reading
Recently, I posted a Peanuts cartoon that said: “Worrying won’t stop the bad stuff from happening…it just stops you from enjoying the good.” I found the comments, in reply to the post, quite interesting. One comment: “Agreed, but easier said … Continue reading