Saturday, April 16, 2022

Address Global Warming if not for the Children but for all our sakes

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/climate-crisis-can-we-still-save-our-childrens-future-yogendra-sharma/ 

We only have so many years before we could make our earth uninhabitable. Let's do it for the children of the world, leave them a world we'd want to live in. 


Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Tireless founder of the Multiple Sclerosis Movement: Silvia Lawry's Story

https://momentummagazineonline.com/tireless-crusader/   Silvia Lawry founded the MS movement and pushed her community for funds and research.


Advice from an old Hillbilly

 Advice from An Old Hillbilly:

Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
Keep skunks, bankers, and politicians at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Forgive your enemies; its what GOD says to do.
If you don't take the time to do it right, you'll find the time to do it twice.
Don't corner something that is meaner than you.
Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.
It don’t take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You cannot unsay a cruel word.
Every path has a few puddles.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
Don't be banging your shin on a stool that's not in the way.
Borrowing trouble from the future doesn't deplete the supply.
Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen anyway.
Don’t judge folks by their relatives.
Silence is sometimes the best answer.
Don‘t interfere with somethin’ that ain’t botherin' you none.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’.
Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
The biggest troublemaker you’ll ever have to deal with watches you from the mirror every mornin’.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
Good judgment comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgment.
Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in.
If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around.
Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
Most times, it just gets down to common sense.


Sunday, March 13, 2022

 Great advice on how to write a good book description from the e-book company Draft2Digital that Smashwords authors are being switched over to.Check out my e-book 'From the Waters of Coyote Springs.




 https://www.draft2digital.com/blog/capture-readers-with-better-book-descriptions-for-fiction/?vgo_ee=FKK6jQv0quBggXb6GOm0OA%3D%3D 

Sunday, March 6, 2022

Finding peace in these times of uncertainty. How to find out what is the truth


https://www.thebespokediaries.com/post/identity-purpose-relevance?utm_source=so&cid=8eea78f4-aa33-48aa-9e3c-337094490026&utm_content=37f04fde-14be-45af-959e-7a012ec7e571&postId=5ba56934-fdc7-4f32-9dfc-2072d1d25e16&utm_campaign=7e9e3575-f634-4977-baae-91e1cd63e181&utm_medium=mail  In this world of uncertainty, we are faced with so many myths and lies. How do we find the real truth?

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Anthony Hopkins Wise words about finding kind and loving people and letting go of the rest

 I Need This In My Life

April 29, 2021  ·Wise words from Anthony Hopkins:

′′Let go the people who are not prepared to love you. This is the hardest thing you will have to do in your life and it will also be the most important thing. Stop having hard conversations with people who don't want change. Stop showing up for people who have no interest in your presence. I know your instinct is to do everything to earn the appreciation of those around you, but it's a boost that steals your time, energy, mental and physical health. When you begin to fight for a life with joy, interest and commitment, not everyone will be ready to follow you in this place. This doesn't mean you need to change what you are, it means you should let go of the people who aren't ready to accompany you. If you are excluded, insulted, forgotten or ignored by the people you give your time to, you don't do yourself a favor by continuing to offer your energy and your life. The truth is that you are not for everyone and not everyone is for you. That's what makes it so special when you meet people who reciprocate love. You will know how precious you are. The more time you spend trying to make yourself loved by someone who is unable to, the more time you waste depriving yourself of the possibility of this connection to someone else. There are billions of people on this planet and many of them will meet with you at your level of interest and commitment. The more you stay involved with people who use you as a pillow, a background option or a therapist for emotional healing, the longer you stay away from the community you want. Maybe if you stop showing up, you won't be wanted. Maybe if you stop trying, the relationship will end. Maybe if you stop texting your phone will stay dark for weeks. That doesn't mean you ruined the relationship, it means the only thing holding it back was the energy that only you gave to keep it. This is not love, it's attachment. It's wanting to give a chance to those who don't deserve it. You deserve so much, there are people who should not be in your life. The most valuable thing you have in your life is your time and energy, and both are limited. When you give your time and energy, it will define your existence. When you realize this, you begin to understand why you are so anxious when you spend time with people, in activities, places or situations that don't suit you and shouldn't be around you, your energy is stolen. You will begin to realize that the most important thing you can do for yourself and for everyone around you is to protect your energy more fiercely than anything else. Make your life a safe haven, in which only ′′compatible′′ people are allowed. You are not responsible for saving anyone. You are not responsible for convincing them to improve. It's not your work to exist for people and give your life to them! If you feel bad, if you feel compelled, you will be the root of all your problems, fearing that they will not return the favours you have granted. It's your only obligation to realize that you are the love of your destiny and accept the love you deserve. Decide that you deserve true friendship, commitment, true and complete love with healthy and prosperous people. Then wait and see how much everything begins to change. Don't waste time with people who are not worth it. Change will give you the love, the esteem, happiness and the protection you deserve. 

 

https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/greensky-bluegrass-absence-of-reason/