Do you have any ideas? I have been listening to some pundits in the news media accusing the other side of negativity. WOW! Imagine negativity. How else do we get falsehoods put out there for people to hear. You know for a fact that people are enticed by negativity. Can you not tell that negative headlines attract wondering eyes at the check out line in a grocery store. HEADLINES! BIG BOLD HEADLINES! When you want to attract someone to a message you want to get across, do you not make a stand out appearance in your advertisement or do you bury it in minute print way inside a magazine, brochure or newspaper?
In an earlier writing, I mentioned the "SKY IS FALLING" again. Instead of trying to lift up the emotions of people, we have the same doom and gloom of yesteryear. A great leader does not play on the fears of people with the doom and gloom. A great leader tries to encourage people to look for the silver lining in the clouds. When everything is always easy, do you learn any lessons? How did this great nation get where it is today? We the people make this country what it is today. What do we want to leave to our children? Do we want to leave this country better? How long did it take this country to develop to the greatness it has today? If you do not know which country I am talking about, it is, the great U.S.A.
I was reared in a great, beautiful and wonderful part of the U.S.A. As a child, I would go out for hours with a brother searching for food. We would pick berries, apples and other items for food. We could even get bark off trees. Our mother would have us gather what is considered a weed. Dandelions. Could you do that today? NO! Why?
Children are not even safe in their own homes. Why? We use to use wheels from bicycles and a stick to have fun and swing from the grape vines hanging from trees in the woods on the mountains. Yes, sometimes a child would get hurt. Poor me! We played dodgeball. WOW! A no-no today. We played with ropes to see which one could jump the highest. TRIP! Ouch! Boo-hoo! I will never play that dangerous thing again. Are you kidding?
An idea occurred to me. Why are the games played when I was young off limits today? Should we not be more concerned with illegal drugs, teenage use of alcohol, abuse or the demoralizing of this great nation?
What kind of ideas are our leaders spewing out to the young people today? If we are to accept people, why is it okay for one side to say we need to be tolerant of everyone, but yet, if you are not of the same political persuasion, we do not accept you? Idea! Look up tolerance in the dictionary if you do not understand the meaning. Does it say I will be tolerant of you, but only if you agree with me? NO! I know my beliefs will not be as many of you. This tolerance issue reminds me of the torture of Christians. You can be of any religion today, but you better not practice Christianity.
I ask my mother many years ago, "If and I say, IF there were no GOD, what would be wrong with people just being considerate of others, respecting others, helping one another, not stealing, not killing, and not coveting what someone else has?" I have always believed in GOD and I know there are many versions of beliefs and who am I to say which one is right? I was always told to let my light shine so that others may want what I have. Being a preacher or even a teacher is not me. Many times I have been told that I should become a teacher but I would fail at being wrapped up in the system so tight I would suffocate. The idea I have of being a teacher is a lot different than what the teaching positions allow today.
Getting back to the beginning of doom and gloom. I have been watching the stock market, as many of you have. I never use to pay any attention to the stock market. One day my husband (may he rest in peace) told me he watched the stock market because it affected whether he would be working, how many hours he would be working or would be on lay-off. Since I did not have any idea about the stock market and what it meant at the time, I just went on about my own way. It did not take me long after that to understand what he meant by affecting his working status. He was offered stock in the company he worked for and I began to get an idea.
