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09/11/2019

I forgot I'd even created this graphic in 2017, and posted it with a strong message about essentially keeping your eye and heart on the main thing (I'll provide a link if you want to read my post from 2 years ago). But today, out of respect for our incredibly brave heroes - I offer this sentiment - the images and content speak volumes. May we all remember and bless our First Responders, Law Enforcement, Military, Veterans, EMT's and volunteers. May God bless you this 9/11/2109

03/07/2018

Grateful for another amazing moment in life. My ever-expanding search for rewarding & fun work has taken me to the sunny shores of BVI. I was notified today I’ve been chosen to Coach/Mentor Branson Centre-of Entrepreneurship-Caribbean (BCoEC) Mentorship Programme. As long as reporting to the office means hitting the beach, I'm in.

01/15/2018

People like Dr Martin Luther king Jr are few and far between.

It’s amazing to think this same time last year we were just one week away from the 58th Presidential Inauguration for the 45th President of the US, Donald J. Trump.

Who could forget, right?

The months prior were filled with angst and turmoil, and right around Dr MLK Jr’s birthday, the drama really started to escalate as protestors from across the nation made their plans known for both violent and non-violent protest.

We’re lucky to live in a country where we are free to express our opinion.

On the topic of protesting; Dr MLK Jr set the bar. He was gangster! He used intellect and brilliant discourse to spread his message and slay his opponent.

His articulate papers, and his means of delivering a message through direct action puts modern day protests to shame.

Personally, I haven’t any problem with protesters. If you feel so compelled to put your message out there, do it. But why not take a hint from the master? An individual who affected social change on such a level that his name is on more than 150 streets across America and around the world.

After being arrested in 1963 during a “peaceful protest”, Dr MLK Jr wrote a noteworthy paper on non-violent campaigns from his jail cell In Alabama. He outlined 4 basic steps. 1.) Collection of the facts to determine whether injustice exists 2.) Negotiation 3.) Self-purification and 4.) Direct Action.

He was a Baptist minister, and so this was a man who brought spirituality and vision into everything he did. And direct action to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr always meant sit-in’s, and marches, best of all, the power of the pen.

Here’s the vid I posted last year this time. I think the message is still relevant. Blessings to you all. I thank God for world-changers like Dr MLK Jr.

https://www.facebook.com/IconMediaCom/videos/1202048163166238/

09/11/2017

K.I.S.S.

Many in my inner circle understand that the anniversary of 9/11 is one of the hardest days of the year for me bar none.

And some of those not so close seem to have formed a perception in the larger context of things as I wrote a book about the day that changed America, and my life forever. Over the years I’ve been “identified” as a certain-type-of-person because of the people I interviewed in a journalistic piece that became a grinding 24/7, 13-month commitment. It was all self-imposed, so I’m not looking for pity here. It’s just when you feel called, and you’re in the middle of it, you fail to notice the calendar days slipping away one by one. Life stands still.

Flashback to Ground Zero: As I stood in gray ash and soot a few feet gazing at what would later be called Ground Zero near Fulton St in lower Manhattan - I felt the eerie silence of disbelief still heavy on the collective minds and souls of onlookers.

It goes without saying that 9/11 changed my life as I knew it, and has ever since. It’s never been quite the same. I hear a different drum beat and react to a pulse that many ignore. I can’t remember a time in my life when the world as a whole was so divided (which is an ironic way of putting it, right?) It seems on a social, media and political level the last 12 months have been some of the most turbulent and metamorphic ever.

So no matter what side of the political spectrum you set your pin - the fact remains that we share this planet, more importantly, this United States with our neighbors, friends, family and other human beings who are smack dab in the middle of one huge challenge. And that challenge has nothing to do with gender, political leaning, freedom of speech, or race - but about the willingness to return to the soul of humankind. In other words, K.I.S.S.

K.I.S.S. you may ask? Yeah, that uncool, old fashioned acronym for Keep It Simple Stupid. Pardon me, but this applies to today. As we pay tribute to the humans who stepped forward that fateful day to protect and rescue people in need - let us all remember how unencumbered that exercise was. It was devoid of the garbage that is floating around in today’s headlines that only serve to divide and deconstruct.

Rescuing someone from a horrific fire has/had nothing to do with geo-political sh -storms, race, religious viewpoints, gender-issues, poor, rich, middle class, underprivileged, overprivileged, disadvantaged, advantaged, eco-activists, K*K, Neo-Nazi, snowflake, far right, far left, politically correct or incorrect - or bias of any kind for that matter.

9/11 for this author was about how we all were connected on that day. Like a strand of precious pearls. We are all special - yet, none better than the other. So treat one another with respect and care. Like you would your pet as an example. Indeed, some treat their animals with more love than they do humans.

My challenge, my request to you today on 9/11 is to extend friendship where you haven't before. Reach, stretch, dare to step outside your self-perceived boundary. Learn to love and laugh again with a heart that is on fire for human compassion and care. Put aside anger, conflict, suppositions, pride, and carelessness today. Who knows? The person you reach out too might be the one who jumps into a fire and saves you one day. Keep it simple. Just love.

09/06/2017

09/03/2017

My prayer for all of those affected by Hurricane Harvey. The sun will shine again.

"He gives strength to the weary and increases the power to the weak...but those who hope in the Lord with soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

Love to you

07/05/2017

Happy Birthday America!! And happy birthday to the land of the free and the brave. Yes, we are the brave (though sometimes we don't act on it, or like it). We owe it to that courageous bunch of 13 colonies who regarded themselves as a new nation - to stay the course because they fought hard for our freedom. Freedom never was and never will be free.

And as I sink my toes into this gorgeous sandy west coast shoreline again tonight - and look out at that big blue brilliant ocean - I thank God for where I live. I am grateful for the brave that had the capacity and courage to envision a whole new world.

Thank you to all of those who continue to serve to protect our freedoms from sea to shining sea. May God bless you and keep you always.

05/27/2017

Memorial Day 2017: Originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service of the USA. Over two dozen cities and towns claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day - while Waterloo N.Y. was declared the official birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson May 1966.

Regardless of the exact date/location of its origins – Memorial Day was borne out of the Civil War and a desire to honor our dead. Officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan (Nat’l Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic) , proclaimed “The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village and hamlet churchyard in the land."

Thus, the “poppy” (in case you’re wondering why you are handed those little paper flowers which many display on their lapel or pocket.)

FYI: On the first Decoration Day, General James Garfield made a speech at Arlington National Cemetery, and 5,000 participants decorated the graves of the 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers buried there.

It’s now observed in just about every state on the last Monday in May with Congressional passage of the National Holiday Act of 1971 which helped ensure a three day weekend.

Parting thoughts: Honor those who have given their lives so you can enjoy the freedoms you experience today. Life is short - what goes around, comes around. Be respectful. Never forget those who have gone before you especially in service to our great country.

05/21/2017

Don't leave home without Him!

04/16/2017

A message of hope for everyone...be blessed this magnificent day and remember these words forever

01/20/2017

An invitation I won't turn down! 🇺🇸