Welcome To My World

My inaugural blog! I may tweak things here and there along the way. My blog name, my layout, images, etc. This is new to me...definitely in the experimental phase, as is/was my newsletter.

A little about my newsletter - it came to me so naturally, I didn't struggle at all. It didn't seem like a chore, which tells me something very important - that it is the right path for me. And the feedback and support I've received has been MOST encouraging. I thank you all.

The material presented itself. Some of it current events, some of it history, most of it what should be common knowledge. Everybody should know this stuff!! As it evolves, my major objective will be to present links that will serve to educate and provoke thought and reflection. Maybe conventional wisdom has always told you what to believe about something, then you're presented with evidence that makes you say, "Hey, wait a minute....I thought.....but that's not true!" THAT is what I'm talking about!

My hope is that I make you look at something in a way you haven't in the past. You may think you're a staunch supporter of a cause, then be exposed to something that touches you personally. That's how change happens. In my case, there were issues I thought I was being open to both sides of, but what was really happening was that I hadn't applied my own, personal belief system. Looking back, I think I was lacking courage and being lazy. But I told myself I was being open-minded and tolerant.

We all have family values. We all have morals. We all have common sense. We all have ambition. We all have a desire for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Let's not forget that they are our rights according to the Constitution!

LIBERTY - freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control.

Think about that......