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Every Day is a Great Day!

Every day is a great day when you can wake up and go to a job you love. In this day and time I guess that even having a job that you don't love makes it a great day.I have been incredibly blessed. I have a wonderful little company that allows me to work with people from all over the country and work in a way that is agreeable with my own personal habits, beliefs and schedule. I work long hours but I wouldn't trade Ladies with Pencils for anything! What a blessing to be able to virtually meet people and help them grow their own businesses. To hear the excitement in their voices and learn about some really fabulous deal they have closed or a business expansion.It never takes long for these clients to begin to feel like part of my own family. I love hearing about what is going on within their family; like the news that a new baby is on the way or that someone is celebrating an anniversary or birthday.It really is a great day!

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Has It ALWAYS Been This Way?

I have never really considered myself a prejudiced person. But after really taking a good look I'd say that's not exactly true. I don't think I'm the only one. I think that every person alive is prejudiced to some degree. We could be prejudice because of religious views, the area where we were grew up, it could be because of social status, or any number of other reasons. I hear it all the time." I'm not prejudiced". "I think everybody is equal". "I think we should all be treated the same". I get that, and I feel the same. BUT, we all know that doesn't happen. So based simply on the facts that people aren't treated the same, don't act the same and don't believe the same things there is some prejudice. I wondered if it had always been this way or if it was one of those 20th/21st Century issues. Then I answered my own question. Look back in history and you will see that there was always some kind of war going on somewhere. There was always some kind of slavery or killing going on somewhere. I'd say it was all because of a prejudice of some kind. I'm a white woman raised in the south. I only know, I mean HONESTLY KNOW, my own religious, social, economic, political, etc views. I do my best not to judge people. I don't always succeed. It's like the other day when I was crossing a street and a lady in a Mercedes almost ran me over. I was in the crossing area…there was a sign that said, "Yield to pedestrian traffic", yet she still didn't stop. The first thought in my head was, "Crazy rich woman in a fancy car; thinks she owns the world". I don't KNOW that's how she felt. She may have been so distracted with something out of her control that she didn't pay attention. Yes, she could have killed me, but I still don't know if she was crazy or rich or thought she indeed should be able to do as she pleased. So, was my thought a prejudicial one? Right now there is a whole lot of talk about the folks from Mexico coming across the border into the US illegally. If I remember correctly there is a sign somewhere that says something like "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free"? Oh wait!! THAT is part of the inscription on the STATUE OF LIBERTY!!! We seem to have no problem what so ever bringing in people who would like nothing better than to completely destroy the United States and everything we stand for. As a matter of fact we have successfully elected a large number of them. Yet we scream, stomp and yell about those folks coming from Mexico. Here is an idea we might be able to try and it actually work. Why not have WELCOME CENTERS for these folks. We could have them come into the welcome center. Get an ID and a tax payer number and they could be scheduled to learn English. Most of these folks want to but they are scared to death to try to get help. We could find out what town or city they are planning to move to. I hear things like, "They are taking our jobs" and "They are getting free health care", and "They are getting food stamps and TANF money". Well, uh…I think the real picture needs to be brought to light. Have you SEEN the jobs the Mexican folks are willing to take?? They shuck oysters, they clean toilets, they wash dishes, they clean chicken houses, and they work in places and do jobs that 99% of American CITIZENS think they are too good for. I have never met a harder working group of people and they work WITHOUT complaining! They are so incredibly happy to have a job; ANY KIND of job. If we are job scared and think they are taking OUR job. Maybe we should look at our own work ethic. In my own company I have found a lot of very lazy people who want to be paid an exorbitant amount of money for either no work or very low quality work. Maybe we should all be screaming at the top of our lungs about the jobs that AMERICAN companies are sending to Pakistan, India, China, and to other countries around the world. There were more than enough jobs to go around in our country if people didn't send everything somewhere else. On the other hand, if the quality of work they were getting was like the quality of work I have gotten I can understand their desire to find another place to locate workers. I'm on my soapbox now so I best hush before I say something to really make somebody mad. More later! Donna

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My Thoughts

  Another Friday is here. It's been crazy busy for me this week. Actually, it has been like this for a while now. You won't get any complaints from me about it. I just seem to find myself wondering where the time has gone. My mother tells me that it's a sign of age when your days go by so fast you don't see them go. I think there must be a storm coming because the sky is a darker gray and looks so dreary and the birds are all unusually quiet. There aren't even any squirrels playing in the yard this morning. I love storms. I love the way they sound; the drum beat of the thunder, the dance steps of the rain drops and the wind. No choreographer on earth could come up with a more amazing performance. I love to watch the way the rain and wind work together in the crazy ballet they do; lightning in the background to give them a spotlight to dance in. Watching…what a blessing to be able toseethese things; I would so hate to miss out of seeing these dances. We all take things for granted. We don't know that our senses can be taken away in a split second or even over time. When you go from seeing brilliant colors and bright beautiful things to seeing life through a strange haze it's very scary. Take the time to enjoy your senses. Look at the world around you. Listen to life! Don't let the moments get away from you without taking in everything that you can! No matter how hard you work. There are things you won't find in that paycheck. There are moments that will never come again so savor each delicious flavor God has presented. Take the storms, the animals, and the absolute beauty of God's blessings as a great gift to be opened and enjoyed every single day. Don't waste any of it. If you take the time to look and listen now you will always have the pictures in your memory if something does happen. Seeyou soon!

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