To become the best version of myself, I must come to the stark realization that it is not all about me and what I want, need or desire but instead it is how can I help you fulfill your wants, needs and desires. If I achieve these goals for enough people then my life will not have been in vane.
Since childhood, reading books and writing have been a great and joyous past-time although I can not tell you the names of Authors or Book Titles like many folks but the materials have been synthesized to become part of my being.
My brain has a way of taking in materials, extracting the kernal and filing the rest. I do not have the ability to instantaneously recall minute details unless I take the time to drill down on a topic or subject then details start to emerge. I believe this is why I appear to some folks to be scatter brained when in fact it is my way of bringing facts from deep inside the recesses of my brain to the forefront so that they may be readily available for access.
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Alone in a crowded room
Have you ever felt that no one really knew who you were and even if they did they did not care?
Have you ever been in a room full of people and felt utterly alone?
Have you ever wanted to climb into a hole and disappear or become a fly on the wall, present but not?
Have you ever been holding hands with a person you loved and suddenly realized that they were a stranger?
Have you ever been speaking to a group and started feeling like you were having an out of body experience, watching or hearing yourself but being disconnected from the person speaking?
Have you ever been driving down the road and realized that you have been been doing so unconsciously?
No, Well I have and it is not a feeling of being in control.
There were been times in the past that anxiety was so prevalent, in my life, that it ruled my every moment because I did not know when it might show-up and take control. It was always lying in wait just below the surface.
Ending: I was never treated as an anxious or depressed patient but have been on medication for symptoms at times for short periods.
Have you ever been in a room full of people and felt utterly alone?
Have you ever wanted to climb into a hole and disappear or become a fly on the wall, present but not?
Have you ever been holding hands with a person you loved and suddenly realized that they were a stranger?
Have you ever been speaking to a group and started feeling like you were having an out of body experience, watching or hearing yourself but being disconnected from the person speaking?
Have you ever been driving down the road and realized that you have been been doing so unconsciously?
No, Well I have and it is not a feeling of being in control.
There were been times in the past that anxiety was so prevalent, in my life, that it ruled my every moment because I did not know when it might show-up and take control. It was always lying in wait just below the surface.
Ending: I was never treated as an anxious or depressed patient but have been on medication for symptoms at times for short periods.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Writing
I was watching a video of a guy explaining what it takes to become a good writer and his top three suggestions were:
1) Know what you are writing about (your topic)
2:) Spend as long as it takes to write a good sentence.
3) Refer to numbers 1 and 2.
While I agree that 1 is important, I am not so sure about number 2. I have read books and articles written with such precision and nuance as to be intellectually mind numbing or narcolepsy inducing.
The more "intelligent" among us seem to believe that in order to get their point across they must use words learned in college or dug up in some obscure text, when the reality of the situation is the only ones impressed are themselves and others of their same ilk.
I guess I should ask what is a good sentence?
My theory on good writing is:
Just write from the heart and it will strike a chord with the right folks.
If your grammar and spelling are not up to par get someone to help you but don't let them "erase" your voice, which is the way you speak.
1) Know what you are writing about (your topic)
2:) Spend as long as it takes to write a good sentence.
3) Refer to numbers 1 and 2.
While I agree that 1 is important, I am not so sure about number 2. I have read books and articles written with such precision and nuance as to be intellectually mind numbing or narcolepsy inducing.
The more "intelligent" among us seem to believe that in order to get their point across they must use words learned in college or dug up in some obscure text, when the reality of the situation is the only ones impressed are themselves and others of their same ilk.
I guess I should ask what is a good sentence?
My theory on good writing is:
Just write from the heart and it will strike a chord with the right folks.
If your grammar and spelling are not up to par get someone to help you but don't let them "erase" your voice, which is the way you speak.
Monday, August 24, 2015
Links to articles related to legal and illegal immigration issues.
Combining American and Mexican Social Security Systems: Totalization
The United States-Mexico Social Security Totalization Agreement was signed in June 2004 and could allow millions of illegal Mexican workers to draw billions of dollars from the U.S. Social Security Trust Fund.http://www.thedustininmansociety.org/issues/totalization.html
To tell you the truth I never thought about the issue of illegal immigration and the drain to the American financial system. I was under the false impression that most came across the border to do menial labor that most Americans would not do. Then I see where thousands are drawing food stamps and standing in line at the Social Security office to get a S.S. card so they can draw benefits and that opened my eyes. Then I hear about babies being born here that are granted automatic citizenship and realize that those babies are being born to mothers who are or will be on welfare, food stamps, wic, snap and other government programs while the country is over 17 trillion dollars in debt. Not to mention the cost of housing illegal prisoners in jails, prisons, and detention center around the country. The scourge of drugs and related violence caused by illegals who come to this country to deal narcotics and participate in Gang activities is growing every day as more and more young men file across our Southern Borders unabated. This puts more of our citizens at risk than ever before as these gangs move into the suburbs to peddle their poison.
If we would really stop and think about what is going on right under our noses it is a scary proposition and outcome for our kids or in my cases nieces and nephews and their kids.
I heard Senator Rubio say in an interview a few days ago that he sees the problem of "Anchor Babies" first hand in Florida where wealthy foreigners fly in, have a baby who under our current laws is a citizen of the United States, then they fly back to wherever they came from therefore hedging their bets that if something ever happens they can always come to America because their baby is a citizen. How screwed up is a system like this where a kid who has never set a foot in this country or contributed one cent into the system can at their will come back when they are older and reap the rewards of being an American citizen?
If this practice is ever going to stop it needs to be now while we have a man who is willing to take on the tough issues. I am afraid that if Donald Trump is elected and tried to implement some of what he is suggesting he will be killed by some Drug Cartel or a Democrat who will see a large voting block disappearing before their eyes.
If you want your eyes opened read this report from 2006.
http://www.thedustininmansociety.org/issues/anchor_babies.html
More to come:
The United States-Mexico Social Security Totalization Agreement was signed in June 2004 and could allow millions of illegal Mexican workers to draw billions of dollars from the U.S. Social Security Trust Fund.http://www.thedustininmansociety.org/issues/totalization.html
To tell you the truth I never thought about the issue of illegal immigration and the drain to the American financial system. I was under the false impression that most came across the border to do menial labor that most Americans would not do. Then I see where thousands are drawing food stamps and standing in line at the Social Security office to get a S.S. card so they can draw benefits and that opened my eyes. Then I hear about babies being born here that are granted automatic citizenship and realize that those babies are being born to mothers who are or will be on welfare, food stamps, wic, snap and other government programs while the country is over 17 trillion dollars in debt. Not to mention the cost of housing illegal prisoners in jails, prisons, and detention center around the country. The scourge of drugs and related violence caused by illegals who come to this country to deal narcotics and participate in Gang activities is growing every day as more and more young men file across our Southern Borders unabated. This puts more of our citizens at risk than ever before as these gangs move into the suburbs to peddle their poison.
If we would really stop and think about what is going on right under our noses it is a scary proposition and outcome for our kids or in my cases nieces and nephews and their kids.
I heard Senator Rubio say in an interview a few days ago that he sees the problem of "Anchor Babies" first hand in Florida where wealthy foreigners fly in, have a baby who under our current laws is a citizen of the United States, then they fly back to wherever they came from therefore hedging their bets that if something ever happens they can always come to America because their baby is a citizen. How screwed up is a system like this where a kid who has never set a foot in this country or contributed one cent into the system can at their will come back when they are older and reap the rewards of being an American citizen?
If this practice is ever going to stop it needs to be now while we have a man who is willing to take on the tough issues. I am afraid that if Donald Trump is elected and tried to implement some of what he is suggesting he will be killed by some Drug Cartel or a Democrat who will see a large voting block disappearing before their eyes.
If you want your eyes opened read this report from 2006.
http://www.thedustininmansociety.org/issues/anchor_babies.html
More to come:
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Panic Attacks are real!
40 million or just over 18% of Americans have anxiety disorders and of those 40 million 15% experience panic attacks. It is twice as common in women as in men.
The Razor's Edge leads many to Mental Health Facilities.
Spending time on, "The Razor's Edge" leads many to Mental Health Facilities.
Many of Hollywood's "Elites" have through the years walked the Razor's edge between insanity and genius, which has led many to treatment facilities.
Many of Hollywood's "Elites" have through the years walked the Razor's edge between insanity and genius, which has led many to treatment facilities.
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