Independence Day, is annually celebrated on 15 August as a national holiday in India commemorating the nation’s independence from the British Empire on 15 August 1947… From Wikipedia
To all my Indian friends and fellow bloggers I hope you will enjoy the day. Celebrate and remember those who made it possible. I am grateful for our connections and friendship. May your freedoms always be renewed in mind, body and spirit as well as political.
I am taking a break from watching the news. After the past couple of weeks its a good time to do it. Sure I will keep up with entertainment and weather stories but the hard news I am just needing to avoid. When you feel passionate about something and a news story seems to be tilted in one direction or another you get riled up and it raises the blood pressure. Facebook makes it hard to do that but you just scroll by fast.
My philosophy is to be informed on the issues but sometimes they can be a little much and everyone needs a news break.
If our fear is stronger than our hope then our nation will never be great…it will just be scared and afraid and very alone. The world is changing, people are evolving. America is a better place when EVERYONE has a seat at the table and they are secure in the fact that they matter. The future is a place where individuals of all creeds, color, orientation and heritage will have a responsibility in moving the country forward, not back. As President Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself”
Are we going to be America the great and beautiful or something else? Fear not is mentioned in scripture. Maybe that is a lesson we should all heed.
From the group Genesis this takes a hard look at the events of the day in the 1980’s. There was a lot of confusion as to what was good and bad, much like today.
At least 75 people were killed late Thursday night when a large truck plowed through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, France, according to CNN affiliate BFM-TV, citing Regional President Christian Estrosi.
Source: Nice, France, truck attack kills 75, official tells French TV – CNN.com
May the people of Nice be comforted in the days ahead. This is such a tragic loss of life. I hope for grace and peace for them.
With Bernie Sanders endorsing Hillary Clinton yesterday and Theresa May becoming British Prime Minister today and of course Donald Trump this is an interesting time in politics around the world. It will be interesting to see how the US election goes. May will be leading the UK out of the EU so that will bring about significant changes globally and for some locally. Theresa May is the second female PM so will the USA see a Female President. If that happens 3 major world powers will have women at the helm.
Politics is ultimately about power and how people manipulate it. There is something about power that changes people.
I am fascinated by how things are going in other races that don’t involve the race for the White House. Politics is very local and personal too. Your local officials such as mayor, city council and county commissioners have way more impact on your own day-to-day life than anything nationally.
No matter what, know the issues and vote. It’s important for those who have the freedom to choose to do so. Politics is ugly but its even uglier when you don’t participate. Make your voice heard, its a good thing to do.
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