Posted in accomplishments, charity, children, comfort, commitment, communication, compassion, cooking, culture, death, disease, Education, elderly, encouragement, family, finances, flu, giving, health, help, ideas, illness, Impact, inspiration, kids, leadership, life, medical, medicine, MONEY, news, observations, poverty, responsibility, safety, schools, sickness, support, travel, well-being, tagged Atlanta, Center for Disease Control, charity, Derreck Kayongo, disease prevention, donate, Georgia, giving, Global Soap Project, help, illness, poverty, save lives, save soap, sickness, Write Where You Are Blog on June 22, 2011|
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In America we take so many things for granted. If we get sick, we go to the pharmacy and pick up over the counter medication that can help us get well. Other times, we go to the doctor and get prescription medicine to help us get well from an infection or sickness. We are blessed. We have instant access to information to help keep ourselves well.
The best thing is that we have been taught that washing our hands well with soap can help to keep us healthy. We have access to soap and water on a regular basis. Not everyone is so lucky. What they don’t know and don’t have access to can harm them or kill them. Soap and water save lives and there is a Global Soap Project that you may not be aware of to get soap into the hands of people who are in need of it, to stay well. To continue click here.
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Posted in attitude, authorities, cancer, celebrity, commitment, communication, crime, culture, death, disease, elderly, emotions, Faith, family, Fear, grief, health, Heart, hospitals, Impact, legacy, legal, life, media, medical, medicine, murder, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, religion, responsibility, sadness, sickness, stress, suicidal, suicide, Suicide prevention, values, tagged assisted suicide, chronic diseases, communication, controversy, death, dying, free will, illness, Jack Kevorkian, legal battles, life, moral decisions, prison, suicide, Suicide prevention, Write Where You Are Blog on June 4, 2011|
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It is interesting to contemplate some of the facets of a man who was such a controversial figure in American culture. Jack Kevorkian was known at one time in the media as Dr. Death because of his involvement in assisting individuals with taking their lives…this was titled assisted suicide. Today, Jack Kevorkian died after a two week hospitalization for pneumonia. He is believed to have died from a blood clot but they will know more later. He struggled with the pneumonia and kidney complications during the hospitalization from media reports.
A lot has been said about Jack Kevorkian in the media over the years. To continue: Write Where You Are
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Posted in accomplishments, attitude, cancer, charitable organizations, charity, chemo, children, comfort, commitment, communication, death, elderly, emotions, encouragement, expectations, Faith, family, Fear, finances, giving, grief, Heart, help, hospitals, human trafficking, Impact, kids, leadership, life, loneliness, loss, love, military, ministry, news, observations, of connections, prayer, tagged Bibles, cancer, charity, chemo, children, crime, death, encouraging, evangelizing, Faith, Friends Like Us, fundraising, God, Haiti, helping others, hostage, human trafficking, Impact, Jesus, Layers of Love, Live Sticky, ministry, missions, murder, outreach, poverty, prayer, preaching, relationships, spirituality, Sticky Jesus, supporting, teaching, teddy bears, yacht on February 23, 2011|
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People do many things, for the love of God. There are those who feel that they have a specific calling in their lives to live and accomplish a great mission, or purpose. I’d like to underscore that by saying that we each have been born to praise God; and, to do the great commission which is; to bring the “good news” of Jesus, God’s son, to those who do not know him so that they may have an opportunity to accept him as Lord and Savior of their lives. By doing so, and repenting of their sins…committing their days and nights to living according to the word of God and it’s instructions; they will be used by God to accomplish many things in their lifetime.
I believe that just being aware of the world around you and noticing where the acceptance of God is lacking and doing your best to be of service in some way; of bringing a light or help to those who are in need, is a ministry itself. Some have a pull on their hearts to teach, preach, do missions work, or evangelize. There are others who are drawn to a particular effort of outreach which may be to take Bibles into areas of the world which have little or no access to the word. Then again, there are those with an online ministry to edify or build up disciples such as the Live Sticky movement which encourages people to spend a portion of their online time being dedicated to bringing awareness of God to those that they impact. These are all ministries that are needed. To continue reading click here: Write Where You Are
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Posted in abuse, addiction, addictions, authorities, Business, children, crime, culture, death, Education, emergency, emotions, Fear, health, help, horror, hospitals, Impact, law enforcement, legal, life, loss, medical, mental and physical health, MONEY, murder, news, observations, pain and misery, parenting, protect, responsibility, safety, schools, suicide, Suicide prevention, Toxic, Twitter, tagged addictions, awareness, bath salts, convience stores, danger, death, drug abuse, drug counselors, drug use, law officers, murder, online sales, parents, sales, suicide, truck stops, violence on February 8, 2011|
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It is sad but true, bath salts have a genuine use for the body interested in health and wellness; but, bath salts are now being misused as a drug to achieve some sort of a high. Bath salts are generally used as a body soak and exfoliant. When used in this way, true bath salts (typically epsom salts mixed with fragrance beads and water softening agents) are a balm to achy muscles and dry skin. These are not dangerous!
However, there are products being labeled as “bath salts” that are powders packed in small tea bag sized envelopes and advertised as legal substitutions; merely to make money. They are being sold on the shelves of convience stores, truck stops and head shops all around the country; as well as online. They are marketed as bath salts, when those who produce these products know full well that they are not being used for that purpose.
Those who produce, market or sell these items should be held accountable for those who have had their lives destroyed by their products. Their intended use is for individuals who are looking for a drug induced high. Business selling them should be forced to removed them from their stores in my opinion. In fact, some states & communities are banning their sales…but, we need to increase awareness of this issue; before the use of these products becomes more widespread. Continue reading: Write Where You Are
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Posted in attitude, baby boomers, Business, celebrity, children, commitment, culture, death, Education, elderly, emotions, encouragement, exercise, family, goals, health, help, Impact, inspiration, legacy, life, mental and physical health, mother, news, observations, Remembering, well-being, wife, tagged baby boomers, celebrity trainer, childhood, exercise, Fearless 45, fitness, health, inspiration, interval training, Jack LaLanne, lifestyle, physical fitness goals, well-being, working out, writing about remembering on January 25, 2011|
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It is sort of a sad day in my heart today as I learned that Jack LaLanne, fitness guru of my baby boomer childhood has passed away from complications from a recent bout with pneumonia. Mr. LaLanne was 96 years old. I remember him from the early days of my childhood; watching him on television encouraging housewives to get up and get moving. My mother had us kids right along side of her working out. This was a new idea for women to work out in a regular way.
The impact of that was the beginning of the fitness niche that you see today. Exercise was not just a gimmick for Jack, like you see so many businesses pushing today; just to make money. It wasn’t a fad for him, it was a way of life, each and every day. Jack LaLanne I remember you and your wife Elaine’s career; and, I remember how you inspired a nation to get fit by setting an example with your words, your actions and your life. If you would like to continue reading click here: Write Where You Are
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Posted in abandonment, anger, attitude, comfort, communication, death, emotions, Faith, family, friendship, Frustration, grief, life, loss, observations, opinion, prayer, tagged anger, emotions, Faith, God, grief, loss, questions, suffering, tragedies on January 21, 2011|
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When life throws the worst it has to offer at you; it’s hard not to ask, Why God? Why me, or my family, my friends…why must we suffer so? Watching the news and hearing the evil that takes place, the violence, the intolerance, the hate, the cruelty…it pushes the emotional hot buttons inside of the human heart. It is not that you wish those horrifying things to happen to another human being…but, surely anyone who has suffered deeply wants to know why they are suffering. That is natural, don’t you think?
There must be an answer to help hurting hearts to understand, that what is happening to cause them pain, isn’t happening because they are a bad person, or for no apparent reason at all. The mind and the soul just needs to make some kind of sense of it all. Understanding tragedy is no easy task. People have differing opinions on why bad things happen. If you would like to finish reading this post click here: Writewhereyouare
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Posted in addictions, communication, crime, culture, death, divorce, Dreams, economy, emotions, excitement, expectations, failure, Fame, finances, government, hopes, legal, life, loss, Luck, making money, media, MONEY, news, observations, tagged Dreams, gambling, hopes, lottery, lottery jackpot, Mega Millions Lottery, MONEY, winners on January 5, 2011|
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Surely you’ve heard about the Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot in the news. Everyone in the media is going gaga over the $330 million jackpot winnings. People are dreaming big. Oh there is speculation on the lips of those that are interviewed about what they WILL do with their winnings (they haven’t even bought a ticket yet) and they are fantasizing about how THEIR money will be spent and how they will choose to collect it; either in a lump sum or, through long term annuity payments.
Players are standing in long lines to purchase their tickets. Even the “odds of winning” aren’t a deterrent to the most loyal of players…the 1 in 176 millionth of a chance of winning. Really? I wonder how someone convinces themselves that THEY are the one who WILL win the jackpot with those kind of odds. If you would like to finish reading this post click here: WriteWhereYouAre
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Posted in abuse, anger, children, crime, culture, death, domestic violence, elderly, emergency, emotions, family, Fear, finances, Frustration, grief, health, kids, law enforcement, life, loneliness, loss, mental and physical health, murder, news, observations, organizations for special needs, pain and misery, protect, sadness, safety, television, trauma, Uncategorized, violence, tagged anger, at risk, birthday, books, cost, crime, death, elderly, entertainment, Evil, hero, innocent, kids, law enforcement, loners, media, mental health, mentally ill, movies, murder, music, police officer, programs, revenge, sadness, safety, shootings, slasher, society, stabbing, television, trauma, treatment, victims, violence on March 31, 2009|
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When are people going to wake up to the fact that we need to stop allowing instances of evil and violence to be glorified on television, movies, books and in our music? Isn’t it obvious that the world has been turning this garbage into “entertainment” and that it is having a terrible influence on our society? Today there was two distinctive situations that destroyed lives that is shockingly cruel in the fact that the victims of violence were totally innocent.
A nursing home in Carthage, North Carolina has 8 dead people , 7 residents and a nurse, because a young man came into the nursing home and started shooting at people. The reason is unclear at this point. It is alleged that his estranged wife works at this nursing home although that is not confirmed. An unprovoked attack on innocent people that would have been much worse had it not been for the heroic actions of a 25 year old police officer who was able to stop the shooter. While the news media covers these terrible bursts of violence…we must learn to carefully balance how these things are addressed in the media; so that they do not become gloried examples for those with similar thoughts.
Another equally upsetting situation; an ex-con attacks his sisters and kills two of them…one a five year old child on her birthday. He kills his 17 year old sister by brutally stabbing her…then, he goes after the five year old and decapitates her as the police come in. She is found near her birthday cake. The nine year old sister had called the officers…some how she was stabbed as well; she is in the hospital with injuries. Not only has she been injured, she lost members of her family and she has to live with the images of death and violence. This brother was clearly a person out of control; it was alleged that he had some kind of a run-in with a neighbor the evening before as well.
We have people who dont know how to resolve their personal problems…committing violence and killing innocent people. We have loners, and mentally ill people who do not get treatment. Our economy is so tight that those who desperately need mental health treatment do not get it because of cost. We need to seriously consider spending more money for preventative well-care programs for people at risk for such behaviors.
I would really like to see people stop supporting slasher/shoot them up shows and movies with their dollars. These type of entertainments only serve to encourage those who are bent on venting their anger and revenge or for those who are mentally unstable on taking out their rage on innocent people. How do you protect yourself and your loved ones from random violence? It is impossible. Is anyone else sick and tired of these things happening in schools, shopping malls, nursing homes and colleges, etc?
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Posted in attitude, death, emotions, life, loss, observations, Opportunities, pain and misery, relationships, well-being, tagged anxiety, attitude, avoidance, behavior, change, circumstances, consequences, Creating, death, decision, delete, differently, do, feel, hurt, know, knowledge, life, life changing, moment, panic, rewind, successful, think, understanding, undo, wish on March 1, 2009|
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Do you ever wish you could undo something, un-think something, un-feel something, not know something, not see something—In other words, go back in time and avoid an event or possibly create different circumstances so that something didn’t happen? I’ve often wondered if we could rewind time…how often we would be successful at creating a different outcome? Or would we fall into the same old patterns of behavior in new circumstances?
Think about a moment when you did something that became clear to you that you wished you could go back and undo. Perhaps it was on the computer and you pushed delete, or ok , before you pressed save? Maybe you said something that you couldn’t take back and you hurt another person. Maybe you did something that had terrible consequences…such as a car accident and someone was hurt, or killed. Maybe you made a choice and that choice had a negative effect on the rest of your life. Maybe you made a life changing decision and announced it; and, from the moment you said it…things were never the same again.
You know, the kind of situation where a complete moment of panic and understanding set in, making you wish that things were different. If you could go back and redo things…what would you do, say, think, or feel differently? What can you do differently to prevent yourself from repeating negative patterns of behavior?
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Posted in abuse, death, emotions, family, Frustration, government, grief, hopes, horror, Impact, leadership, life, loss, loyalty, media, mental and physical health, military, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, Patriotism, politics, protect, publicity, relationships, Remembering, respect, sadness, service, stress, support, tagged abuse, American, conflict, cost, death, death toll, decisions, emotions, exploitation, families, family members, feelings, George H. Bush, goals, grieving, Impact, loss, media, military, opinion, Patriotism, photos, policy, President Obama, recommendation, respect, Robert Gates, sacrifice, sadness, service personel, support, thoughts, war on February 27, 2009|
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There is a debate brewing about whether news media should have access to photograph the coffins of returning military men and women, killed in the line of duty, when their bodies are returned to Dover Air Force Base. There is strong controversy about whether this should be allowed or not. In 1991, President George H. Bush enacted a ban on the photographing of the coffins. It just was not allowed to happen, by the order of the President.
This has been a matter of contention. Some people believe that allowing the photographs could make an impact on the minds of the citizens of the United States as to the cost of war; as the death toll rises from the wars in recent years. There are many who feel that by not seeing the evidence of the coffins, people would not understand the depths of the sacrifice that our service persons were making. In effect, out of sight…out of mind. (more…)
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