Desperate Times

What is happening to our society?  Perhaps it is desperate economic times?  Or do we just not care about others? I'm watching the news and hearing reports of the bizarre behavior.  Sometimes the news sounds like a spoof of the news.  A 70-year old woman was punched in...

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A time of change

Life as we know has always been changing and evolving from the beginning of time. However, a time of serious change has descended upon the earth on many fronts in recent past. Societal changes are swiftly moving in many directions. Change is ever present . . . you can see it in world events ....

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Sign of the times

“Our lives improve only when we take chances . . . and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.” Walter Anderson Seems like there is a trend in our society where difficult economic times are bringing friends and family together, helping each other out...

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The path of conscious awareness

The world as we know it is changing before our eyes, leaving many of us walking on shaky ground. The economic turmoil seems to have popped up and immediately resulted in the dominoes falling one after another, spiraling out of control. Haven’t we all been touched by this economic crisis? Corporations...

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An open heart in a sad world

Dealing with the death of a close friend has been a difficult endeavor this week. Grief is an emotion that is the most difficult that I have ever encountered in my life and no matter how many times I have had to cope and go through these feelings, it seems to become more difficult. Since JR...

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Tragic society

The news of more and more foreclosures, rising unemployment and general financial disasters has made me wonder when things would start getting really crazy as society becomes so distraught, feeling like they are pushed against the wall with nowhere to go. It occurred to me tonight that the tragedies...

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The road to happiness

Happiness is a state of mind. When I wake up every morning I have a choice to either think positively or negatively. Life circumstances don’t matter if I have decided to think positively about my situation. Long ago I realized that we are very spoiled as a society. I was tired of wanting...

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