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What's the Purpose?

I've been hearing in the news about college football players receiving money or special favors for playing on the team.

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't college about getting an education and not about how much money you make while on the team.

In some conversations, some people believe the players should get paid. They are students, not employees. 

Politically Correct

The fear of expressing how you feel about things seems to be today a common problem. People are trying to be politically correct. But the fact that people are not expressing how they think is causing problems in itself.

When we do not speak up on matters of concern in society we give in completely to those who have no problem with saying whats on their mind.

And the result of this action of being "politically correct"

Legal changes that will never return. Some people will say "that's progress" but I disagree. We have changes in society that are immoral and evil.

In the News

I normally try to say positive in my post but I have to share my opinion on some current events.

The world is an evil place - there will always be at least one dictator over some country to cast a net of malevolence over the people.

I am talking about Syria.

Here we have a country where a mass killing has been committed and everyone is pointing at the other on who did it (Assad-Rebels).

The problem is now the US wants to get involved. This is a civil war. There are at least five different rebel forces fighting against Assad and that is not mentioning the unorganized groups. One of the five is Iran, who is friends with Russia.

The US should not get involved – it is a powder keg waiting to explode.

Our military is the greatest fighting force in the world. The air and naval power alone probably would be enough to settle the whole civil war, but again it would set off a chain reaction in the Middle East and escalate to a much larger World War.

Let us stay focused finish Afghanistan and regroup.

Conversation and Distractions

I did not realize how long it had been since my last post. Life sometimes either gets busy or just the routine of daily happenings.


Conversation and Distractions

Interesting topic, I think

I have noticed that real conversation occurs when both parties are fully engaged and attentive to each other’s words and mannerisms. This might seem obvious, but how many times have you had what you thought were engaging conversations only to find that either yourself or the other person later asked questions about what you said or you ask questions.

To be attentive to conversation, you must disengage from your distractions - thoughts, visuals, or sounds that take your focus away from the other person. These distractions are hard to eliminate; you might be at work, a sporting event, or any environment that can produce distractions.

Next time you are conversing, eliminate those things that take away your focus.

Why

Because all of us want to be heard.  

TV Shows

What is the problem with some of the shows broadcast on major networks?

Immorality

Take a moment to analyze some of the shows on the three networks (ABC, NBC, CBS). Some shows will state a caution message on some of the more violent but the other shows no message at all, until you go into watching the show and in the middle you are shocked by some scenes you were not expecting. Some would be explicit enough to have a movie rating (R). 

Next time you watch a new show evaluate it. Is it immoral?  

To Build You Up

20 Quotes Build You Up!!! from Sompong Yusoontorn

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Changes

All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often make troublesome changes without amendment, and frequently for the worse.

 

Benjamin Franklin
US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 - 1790)

 

From: The Quotes Page

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Tradition

Definition: Tradition

From: Merriam-Webster

1

a : an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior (as a religious practice or a social custom)

b : a belief or story or a body of beliefs or stories relating to the past that are commonly accepted as historical though not verifiable

2

: the handing down of information, beliefs, and customs by word of mouth or by example from one generation to another without written instruction

3

: cultural continuity in social attitudes, customs, and institutions

4

: characteristic manner, method, or style

My conservative view of the world I feel sometimes is under attack. Yes, I believe that something’s should hold true to their traditions. Organizations that have a history of customs and beliefs are losing their traditions that have been passed down over the years. My issue is why a small percentage of the American population forces their views on these traditional organizations. These traditions have been tested and prove to be timeless. But when conservatives (traditionalist) speak up and say no we are looked upon as not progressing, stuck in the past, or old-time. 

When will it stop?

The reason for my rant about this topic is we are headed down the wrong path. The progressive movement will gradually eliminate our long-standing American traditions. Moreover, as the progressive changes take place nothing will be left. As society will soon forget our time honored traditions and the progressive movement will change as often as the wind blows.    

Strange

I took this picture near a construction site in Nashville and after looking at it closer about middle and to the left it looks like someone falling.

Not sure what it is??

Going fishing?- Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. Mother Teresa
Original Tweet: http://twitter.com/ACatholicPrayer/status/344509753566851073

Protect Freedom

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.

          Ronald Reagan

A Catholic Prayer: We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials. - Saint Teresa of Avila - Original Tweet: http://twitter.com/ACatholicPrayer/status/344095531892609025 

Liberty is Too Precious a Thing - Classic Movie Clip