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Rambling About Changes

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Everything changes, it’s a fact of life and technology. We all have things that come along that are different and new. Some of us can handle transitions better than others. Getting used to things that are unfamiliar is a real challenge for many. Being open minded can help us adjust to things that come along in life. Nothing remains the same for too long. An idea, a revolution, a communal desire to see change can make some uncomfortable which presents a whole other set of issues. The one thing we have to do in all of life is to keep our cool and hopefully have an open mind to doing something we aren’t used to doing.

So if you are going through a lot of change, know others have been down the same road as you. It will be alright. Have faith in your own abilities to adapt to the new. We all have changes ahead that we have to cope with. Hang in there good people, things will be alright…have some faith

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Rambling About Community

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The things that make up community are its people, their gatherings and how they enjoy life. Over the past couple of days I have seen communities in action to make their places better. We all live somewhere and there are opportunities to experience other people in an open way. It’s important for people to engage others in commerce, communication and camaraderie. If there is to be peace in our world we have to know one another and to exchange ideas as well as merchandise at a farmers market or at a craft show. Community is important locally and globally. Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with all of us, everywhere.

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Rambling About Being Yourself and Keeping Up With The Jonses

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Being yourself is a challenge when you feel like you have to adapt to the whims and norms of others. Keeping up with the Joneses means trying to impress people by putting on airs and buying things of value so that you will look the part. Sometimes it means doing things that go against your nature. This evening an episode of the Andy Griffith Show, Andy sends Opie to a camp where Opie meets a boy from an affluent family. This puts pressure on the Taylor family to act differently and do things differently because they feel like in order to be accepted by the family of Opie’s friend.

This is a common theme when people who want to be accepted, to be in the in-crowd which means they have to live above their means. People are always trying to impress so they will feel included in society. We all want to be a part of something bigger than ourselves but should it mean selling our soul and compromising our core beliefs to do so.

I have seen people who have tried to keep up with the Joneses at a great cost. Everyone has a dream and we all want those dreams to come true but my friends people can pick out those who are less than genuine. Perhaps being realistic about who we are and where we are in life will mean you can be accepted by those who matter and will be with you for the long haul.

Be honest with yourself, with others and enjoy the blessings you have, because someone thought you would need them.

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Rambling About Election 2016

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We have about 500 days until the next presidential election in November 2016. My wife pointed out last night its going to be a very long journey with loads of talk of politics on both sides of the aisle and perhaps some mud slinging. Facebook is going to be one of the worst places to see all the talk about what the candidates are doing and what they are saying. Avoiding Facebook all together is tough for some folks. I am thinking that we will be seeking a refuge from it all online. Perhaps some folks will just take a cyber sabbatical and find other things to do.

I can be political as the next guy but this will be ugly early. We will see the candidates saying things about each other than saying something about themselves. My thought is this really long campaign season will not be in the best interest of the electorate. We will all have some fatigue about the whole process and will be ready to move onto something new.

We might have 25 candidates before its all said and done so that will be a battle royal to see who survives it all. I suppose the only thing we can do is to grin and bear it. It just seems like 2012 was yesterday.

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Rambling About The Response and Comments

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I don’t mind responding to comments in my blog. Really I am a fairly open person. However I am not going to debate in the comments. There’s no point in doing so. It ruins the blogging experience for everyone. My philosophy in commenting is to be positive, encouraging, enlightening and kind. Doing anything else is not who I am.

When someone states what they believe don’t go trying to shoot them down by trying to tear down their beliefs to make you look bigger. People like that just come across as a know it all.

You can inform other folks about a larger view just by affirming what they say and perhaps adding to it if you can contribute something positive to the conversation. We all come from different levels of knowledge and different places in life so perhaps helping people learn something new without making them look dumb is good, this is something I am working on too.

Thanks for letting me rant and ramble a little. Feedback welcome.

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Rambling About Scapegoats

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We live in a time when people are looking for scapegoats for everything. It’s a serious problem when things are changing rapidly and people are losing control over their personal situations. When people are stressed because they have lost their jobs and their standing in life they need to find a reason for it. The more things change, the more they stay the same and we can look to our past during times in our history when some people were persecuted for being different and wanting the same things other people have. It’s a troubling thing to scapegoat because sometimes the problem is closer to home than you think.

Scapegoating has been used to justify racism, homophobia, discrimination and more. It still is a problem with some folks who cannot accept the change we have in the world.