Celebrate!!!

Today another miracle happened! We woke up! Be thankful!

Issues

We all have issues and problems of some kind. Look around you! Your co-workers that are laughing and joking with you might be having some type of problem(s) that are going on in their lives. Some serious, some not so serious but enough for concern. Look at your family members. Are we doing all that we can to be happy with each other? Are we treating them like we want to be treated? Can our friends really trust us enough to keep confidential information? Can we trust them? We all have got to learn how to be more patient and understanding towards each other.

I had a long talk with a fellow co-worker, who I consider one of the most compassionate and honest person I met on this life’s journey. I'm not excluding my other co-workers, I work with some great-loving people! In our discussion, she expressed deep concerns over the state of the world’s social consciousness. She just can’t understand why some people have a problem discussing their differences peacefully and civilly. And why would some of us hate each other so much that we would rather destroy each other than help each other. We all want a better world for our children, grandchildren and ourselves to live in. Change is like faith, it starts small but grows to a size we can not fathom! Who knows? Keep the faith, baby!

Dominoes

If the economy is trying to stabilize, it’s hard to tell when you have so many people unemployed and businesses closing. So, the administration is trying to offer various stimulus plans to jumpstart the economy. I always heard that it takes money to make money. As some business folks do, they’ll spend money on advertisements, gags, offers, etc., to bring you into their stores. Yes, the ads and materials cost, but if the prices are right, we’re hooked. We’ll spend to get what we want if the price is right! The more we spend, the more we save! The more people spending, more people are needed to sell. More items sold, more produced. We all get the picture. The Domino effect. “Cash for Clunkers” seem to do pretty well for the auto industry. It’s helping dealers, the manufacturers, etc. I don’t know how long this will last. Where am I going with this? No matter what is done, you will not satisfy everybody! If it’s a great plan, they are still unhappy. They’ll find fault! But, notice that these negative folks don’t have a better plan, not even a plan at all. But, they have plenty of negative opinions. Is this what our society has become? Just an ungrateful bunch of unhappy people? Folks are worried about bills left for their grandchildren and legacy!? Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed! We can have one of the worse wars, epidemics, catastrophes the world has ever seen and we are worried about the future? But the voices speaking against the spending programs now didn’t seem to worry about it in the past. Is the real question government spending or too much government involvement?

Cream-Colored Pantyhose

Cream-colored thigh high pantyhose
with shiny, satiny sheen,
wrapped around long, big pretty
brown legs that were
molded by Nature’s Queen.

Red high heels on your feet,
emphasizing the arch of the
calves and back. Making
many a man and some women
moan,
just thinking of wanting
some of that.

Look at those gifts,
so full, so smooth and oh so soft.
Pointing, pouting, mocking,
waiting
for the kiss from my lips.

Cream-colored thigh high pantyhose
with a shiny, satiny sheen.
Thank you for giving yourself,
all of yourself, to me!

Excerpt from “A Part of Things”

Acts of Kindness

Chalk it up to old age or experience, I guess. I seem to be more compassionate now. I wasn’t when I was a younger man. Then again, it might just be that life has taught me that no man is an island. I actually enjoy acts of kindness and love. I enjoy seeing it and hearing about it! It’s good to see that people are still caring about their fellow man! You just can’t do everything alone. And if you use people to accomplish your mission, it’s just not satisfying. Oh, you get the job done, but you stepped on people to do it. In the process, people begin to see you as really are, a deceitful, conniving, have-it-my-way spoiled jerk. You might get to the top of your game, but when you look back, folks weren’t really on your side. Those people close you to you are using you as long as you got what they need. In the end, you wind up being all alone. The truth can be encouraging, not anti-supportive. We want you to succeed without any regrets on your part. And if you think you won't have any regrets, you're only fooling yourself!

Memories

In a low, calm voice, I heard the truth.
And from within,
I found unity and hope.

The sign read, ”Keep off the grass”.
So, in spite, I put my big
foot down and squashed
my doubts for tomorrow.

If I were a balloon,
I would float away,
leaving all my problems behind.
But I would still return deflated
flat on my face.

So regroup, folks!
Sit back and listen to your
favorite jams.
Drift away on pleasant
memories and think of peaceful things!

Excerpt from “A Part of Things”

The Quiet Place

The Quiet Place

The well-pruned trees, with their limbs pruned

close to the trunk appeared in the distance

as sentinels guarding the entrance to the past.

The columns and headstones stand as

bitter/sweet memories of those

loved and lost.

In this eerie silence surrounded by the oaks,

you can almost hear the murmur

of voices that told you the

differences of right and wrong

or let’s go do something.

Here, it is peaceful

save for the low hum of traffic in the distance.

Here, you hear the birds singing

praises to the unseen God.

Remember where you came from,

and to where you will return.

Take notice.

Someday, someone will hear your voice.

Excerpt from “A Part of Things”