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Saturday, August 31, 2013
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Thankful Tuesday: She did WHAT!?
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| The Will Smith's Family's Reaction (Courtesy of USmagazine.com) |
For thankful Tuesday, I am going to talk about being
_________. I am going to fill in the
blank later and I will explain along the way.
Everyone is talking about how bad Miley Cyrus was Sunday
night. I did not see the VMA’s, but I
did see a snippet of it on You Tube. I
am not going to go over it nor will I explain how raunchy she was. No use beating a dead horse with a
broomstick. It is done, in the history books,
and there have been worst acts than that at concerts (think Lady Gaga. Sorry,
Little Monsters)
I am not condoning what Miley Cyrus did, after all she is a
letdown. This is my personal term for
people who the world had high hopes for, because this person had such a positive
image that the world saw, and thought, “finally someone for my kids to look up
to.” There have been several letdowns
lately, such as Amanda Bynes and Lindsey Lohan to name a few. Perhaps they are
not ready for what the world considers adulthood or acting like an adult. They were looking for something to get out of
the squeaky clean image these young ladies portrait in the characters they
played, such as doing drugs, drinking, or being provocative, which is not the
answer. I would even throw in Justin
Bieber into the mix of people who are not responsible enough to have a fan base
consisting of children.
So what does this has to do with Thankful Tuesday, it
simple. I am thankful that there are
parents out there who want their kids to stay as innocent as possible. They do that by saying no.
Saturday, I went to the store with a friend of mine and her
2-year old son. As we were riding along
in the car, all of a sudden, I was listening to this little voice singing, “Twinkle,
Twinkle, little Star.” I almost had a
tear in my eye. Why? Because I want children to stay as innocent
as possible, and to sing children’s songs, not these songs that talk about getting
someone in bed with them. These kids do
not know what that means, and as far as my friend’s son is concern, he may not
understand the words to that song about a little star, but my friend would feel
a lot better explaining about a star than what “Blurred Lines” means to
him or any child under the age of 13.
I am just thankful that we still have people who think that
children still need to live like is the 1950’s, 60s, and 70s. They were not all innocent times, but there
was not as much sex and other stuff on television and in the movies as there
are now. What these kids need are some
real role models who show them how to act and live in this world instead of
some has been, who like to parade in a bra and panties set on stage in front of
thousands.
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Friday, August 16, 2013
organized, the other side of pure laziness
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| (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
I have found out in the last 6 months (or longer) that I am
lazy. I have to make myself do
everything these days, except my business.
Do you go long spurts of time where you do not feel like doing anything
but what is easy and quick? I will take
all comments in the section below.
For instance, no one likes to clean house, except for a
select few, and even then, the select few find ways to make it easier for them
to clean. I am in the process of making
a home management book, so it can help me find a schedule to clean certain
areas on select days. The only way that
I can implement this is to commit to it.
One of the major cons about having a home business without
having an outside job is the thought pattern of, “I can get up when I want to, “but
who is it hurting? Once I put my
schedule into my home management guide, I will be able to know and to remember
what I am supposed to do on a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly basis. But
again, it calls for commitment.
Anything that a person does has to be done with commitment,
even it is to yourself. A person cannot
go through life without committing to something, and that I think that is one of
the problems that the younger generation has.
Oh wait, they do, they are committed to being lazy, stubborn, talking
back to elders and peers alike, and so forth.
I guess I am used to the comment, “when an adult tells you to do
something, you do it.” You will never
know and you may even like it.
Last Sunday was the celebration of my church’s oldest living
member. Mother Cook turned 104 years
young. I say young, because her mind at
her age was clearer that my mind at 49.
Anyway, her daughter asked me, as soon as I got in the back door of the
church to be one of the hostess for the after service repass. I thought to myself, “Can I sit this one
out, I never get to enjoy a repass anymore, because I am always hosting.” I got ready to go into the choir area. Service was great, and after church, I
thought,” Miss Ann forgot, and I am saved.”
Not so fast…She asked me again, so reluctantly, I went downstairs and
took my place as hostess.
Yes, I enjoyed it. I
enjoyed all the goofiness of being the hostess, such as; the glass pitcher that
kept on leaking at the spout, trying to stretch green beans so that everyone
can get some (See Jesus feeding the 5000 story, which was not quite as dramatic
as this one for the 21st century).
How about mystery food that mysteriously showed up at the church (or how
to tastefully and tactfully place an unscheduled homemade cake next to a
commercially made cake), and 6 songs that were sung when only one was scheduled
on the program (including Stevie Wonder’s version of Happy Birthday that my church
has run into the ground. (What happened
to just singing the traditional birthday song?))
I will leave you with this:
Commitment is the key to organization.
Once you have a plan, you have to take action and commit the
action. No one can make you do it but you.
Be blessed my friend.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Monday, August 5, 2013
looking for something special...fundraising
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| Crowdfunding (Photo credit: Rocío Lara) |
Looking for a ways to raise money where Traditional loans will not
do? Try crowdfunding. It is cheap and does not cost a dime for a
person to start. It does not take much either. Crowdfunding is
traditional done because traditional banks and other financial institutions
feel the need to keep good honest people from earning money for the things they
love to do. This can be anywhere from starting a business, raising capital
funds for new equipment, to start a community program, to help pay for family
medical bills, family vacations, even celebrities are getting into the act.
Once you have identified what you want to
use the funds for, you can go to a site like Kickstarter.com, Indiegogo.com , Gofundme.com, or any of the sites like them.
Next, write down what you want and why. People respond to campaigns
that are truthful and honest. Next plug in a video to further explain
your project. Do not forget to thank them in advance.
Lastly, once you filled out the necessary
forms, it is now time to promote your newly created campaign. One thing
you want to do it promote it on as many social media sites as possible, being
careful of spamming. Tell family and friends is another way of
promotions. Sponsorship is another way of getting the word across, but you
cannot be affiliated with the sponsor in any way. If you want to learn how to
pitch to someone, I highly recommend this program called Pitch
the Media Like a Pro. It is a no nonsense way to learn how to
pitch to people to get sponsorship like the professionals.
Give crowdfunding a try and who knows, it
could also help launch your freelance writing career.
Be blessed my friend.
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