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Something About Women

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images-2It’s not up to me as a middle-aged man to tell any woman what to do or what she can or cannot be. Women make up roughly half the population of the world and therefore they should have control over themselves. Really its not up to any man to tell a woman what to do with their bodies because it does not belong to them in the first place. I think women deserve to have control over over every part of their lives including making the best choices based upon their own individual beliefs. That is what freedom is truly about right?

For too long women have been subjected to inequality, sexism, lower pay and reproductive laws that do not have the same impact on men. It is the 21st century and we should be doing better for women. I am thinking in a world that has given us Margaret Thatcher, Theresa May, Indira Ghandi, Madeline Albright, Oprah Winfrey, Benazir Bhutto, Queen Elizabeth II, Beyonce, Angela Merkel, Sheryl Sandberg, Mother Teresa and so many more women who have led the world and made it a better place that they should have more respect than they do. Women can build empires and families and so much more. Don’t ask for permission women, do your own thing.

If it were not for the women in my life I wouldn’t be the same. A strong woman is a powerful force that can shape the future and impact the present. It’s time for one to lead a good nation into the future. That is also something that is to be determined.

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Something About Relevance 

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Being relevant is more important than being trendy. I think that relevance is a long-term solution to being timely and timeless. Being relevant means that you are working hard to keep up with the world around you. It also requires an open mind and loving heart. At least that’s what I think. What do you think?

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Something About Service

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It’s my experience that if you want to get anything done with the help of someone else kindness and understanding go a long way in that effort. You also must realize that you are not the most important person to be helped in any given day. Sometimes you have to wait in line like everyone else. When you have to solve a problem and the only way to create a solution it means being humble and contrite when needed. From my experience you have to be patient because it might take some time to get it done. You also have to know that you are not always going to get your way. Companies have rules and policies in place that protect them in their relationships with their customers.  Sometimes there is a resolution that will be fair for both parties involved but realize that you might not like the outcome of your situation.

Having worked in customer service in my life the best people to work with are ones who are helpful themselves. You have to be bought into the process too. I think raising your voice and behaving poorly won’t get you too far, it just makes you look like a fool. Service with a smile means we all need to smile. Remember your problem isn’t always the end of the world.

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Something About Being At Home After Work

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There are days that are harder than others. Tuesdays seem to be like that for me. Getting a handle on things on the job can wear you out. Getting home tonight felt really good and resting this evening has been great. Rest and relaxation are important because if you are going to make it the next day you need plenty of it. Renewal is important. I have a hard time relaxing so I need to intentionally chill out when I get home.

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Something About The Way Things Should Be, But They Aren’t

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I am an idealist who sees the world sometimes in black and white. My vision of reality is based upon what would be the best situation. Yeah there is a part of me that is an optimist who is very positive. Sometimes I speak in absolutes. There is a part of me that is very justice driven and that gets in the way of how I see people and situations. This is something I fear leads me to being  somewhat judgmental and yes narrow minded. We live in a shades of gray world and I need to work harder to be more shades of gray and that not everything is built on absolutes or hard and fast rules. The world is changing and I love that, I need to be ready to change with it.

We all have ideas on how things should be, but we have to live in the reality that they aren’t and that is the place we have to be in with others who think and see things their own way. This is a way to live peacefully in community and to be more like the Creator who made us all unique and special. I don’t run the world but I can manage my little part of it.

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Something About Believing

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I believe in the creator of the heavens and our Earth. I believe in utopia. I believe in peace and tranquility. I believe in those who march to the beat of their own drummer. I believe in the Eucharist. I believe in the person who chooses to love who they choose to love bravely. I believe in the black sheep. I believe in the Trinity. I believe in my wife, my family, my comrades. I believe in the heroic and sometimes the heretic. I believe in my home and native city. I choose to believe in many things and to have faith in the things seen and unseen. Namaste, Shalom, Salam, Amen.