[June 3, 2022] Want to be the “adult in the room?” Well, that’s darn easy these days. Just speak the truth. Easy, huh? Nope. Our society turns its collective head away from the most commonsensical, essential truths that made us who we are. This is not about the mental sewer you find on Twitter or the fake friendships… Read More »
[May 31, 2022] Article by Charles P. Eberson. Editor’s note: Graphic content. Article reprinted by permission. Friedenberg’s landing on Omaha beach, D-Day June 6, 1944 as quoted from his autobiography, On Being Numerous: World War II As I Saw It, “I stepped off the ramp and sank down into water that was over my head. I’ll never be… Read More »
[May 30, 2022] Each Memorial Day, I write a short reminder to those in my community on what I see as this special day of remembrance. Below, I’ve copied it in full. This Memorial Day, our Veterans’ Club calls upon its members and our Four Seasons friends and neighbors to join others across the United States in a… Read More »
[May 26, 2022] Until recently, I was a senior agent of the United States’ FBI, and I’m now retired some seven years. My goal in life is to tell the American people about the massive corruption within the FBI. This is a sad tale. But I’m all in on my campaign to bring back equal justice for every… Read More »
[May 24, 2022] Never underestimate your enemy. The ‘enemy’ symbolically refers to people opposed to you, those with competitive opposing ideas, desires, and missions. They could be an opposing army, a terrorist group, a strongman dictator, a megalomaniac who wants to destroy the world, or the metaphysical Devil. The enemy can be as tiny as a drunk friend… Read More »
[May 14, 2022] One of the certainties in life is that you don’t get something if you don’t aim at it, like the Olympic archer who hits the bulls-eye only when aiming correctly. Find your mission in life. Surprisingly, many folks are reluctant to make their goals clear; they do not have to talk about failure by doing… Read More »
[May 13, 2022] Life is tough. When we accept that life has its ups and downs, we can begin to incorporate the dangerous side of ourselves. You are not safe by rejecting the danger. “Life is hard. Life is difficult. Life is going to punch you in the gut. But when you change your attitude, you change your… Read More »
[May 12, 2022] “Be true to yourself.” “Do your best.” “I’m okay; you’re okay.” No! Wrong. You are far more than you are; you are much better than you could ever believe you could be. This is the old idea of personal responsibility; compete with yourself to better yourself, find truth where you can (and don’t be easily… Read More »
[May 8, 2022] Navigating hot-button issues in the politicized environment that we live within today makes it difficult to discuss them, at least logically and professionally. Emotion rules. But, can we do anything about this problem? There are several common ways to deal tactfully with hot-button subjects. It makes finding useful, fact-based decisions difficult to find when so… Read More »
[May 7, 2022] The question that underlies many hot-button issues of the day is whether the world’s trajectory, perhaps our country, is headed upward or downward toward good or bad, success or failure. This article is Part 1 of 2 on how to navigate hot-button issues. There are two basic methods, and I will be addressing each. Today,… Read More »