I Am Not Surprised

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I am not surprised that an extreme number of Americans are upset about the price of gas. They want to blame the current President for the price hike. They ignore the reality of the war taking place in the Ukraine. They declare “it’s not my war.” They overlook the thousands of lives being displaced from their homes because of the war.

I am not surprised that an insane number of Americans are upset about the price of gas. They BLAME a person who does not control the world oil prices. They ignore the reality of what exists in this country. On any given night, hundreds of thousands of people are homeless in the United States. On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men. On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide.

I am not surprised that the current gas price hike is THE issue for countless Americans. Greed and Self-centeredness are priority in our nation. The welfare of our nation AS A WHOLE is only important IF the individual benefits from the actions taken. We are far from a “Christian Nation”.

  • Being CHRIST-like involves being humbling yourself. YOU are NOT the center of the universe.
  • Being CHIRST-like involves being kind.
  • Being CHRIST-like involves giving thanks DURING trials. Be thankful you have a home, and food, and …
  • Being CHRIST-like involves being GROUNDED in The WORD. Choose wisely who you go to for advice.
  • Being CHRIST-like involves living outside your comfort zone. How many times did JESUS sleep outside on the ground? How many homes did JESUS own? How much money did JESUS make?

I will conclude with this old phrase, “actions speak louder than words.”

Statistics (ncadv.org)
CDC – Homelessness as a Public Health Law Issue – Publications by Topic – Public Health Law
10 Ways to Be More Like Christ

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Synopsis

Aside, My Life, , ,

For several years, I have had my main blog “Random Entries“. This blog was … is … my “random” thoughts. Along the way, I added a second blog called “Depiction“. This blog was dedicated to my photography projects. I also had a “Gallery” that I used to post “snapshots” of various craft projects I had worked on. There was even a time that I led ONLINE craft projects, thus, I have a section called “Projects” where I have my detailed instructions posted.

My life has been a roller coaster of major events and changes. My blogs were once hacked and totally trashed. I even changed web site addresses, thus having to START OVER. With this last step, I was about to “launch” a NEW blog, “Chocolate Soup“. This blog was to be dedicated to FOOD .. and of course, chocolate. I LOVE chocolate. AND I LOVE cooking.

Just now, I was thinking about all this. Then, it HIT me. My MAIN blog is “Random Entries” … emphasizing the word “RANDOM” … I realized that by having “separate blogs” I was, in essence, trying to “separate” sections of my mind. DUH! My main blog … My long-standing blog … My … ME .. THIS is where I need to focus on. Not “sections” but in “whole“.

ALL THIS STATED … Hence forth, I will have ONE blog … Random Entries. I will continue to be “random” in my posts. I will INCLUDE food posts. I will INCLUDE photography posts. I will INCLUDE … WHAT EVER pops into my scrambled brain at the time! OH, the “Projects” section will remain. I put WAAAY to much work into THAT section to just toss it!

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