It would be my preference to come to this site and not see anybody say anything of politics, unless there is a specific accomplishment for the people that you can point to. For six weeks leading up to thier presidential Convention, our cities burned under riots. 10,000 businesses of innocent people were destroyed 2.3 billion dollars was the estimated amount of damage and 25 people died. Not one word of it was mentioned at the Democratic Convention . That can only be because these people were perceived to be for their party. 200 nutjobs storm the Senate and the left thinks that’s the end of democracy. The Obama administration had eight years to solve the immigration prices and a path for the poor doc of children to become citizens. Nothing was done. Compassion without action and resolve is yet one more proof that government is broken. As a registered independent, I pray everyday that this country will come together for a common good.

For me my two Heroes are the priests and Laity that keep my church going. It serves the community poor and all of its members in need. These people offer their time and in the case of the priests surrender their lives for their parishioners. Brother David teindl-Rast case, Benedictine monks surrender everything their lives, ownership of any material things and that thier acquisitions, even of knowledge is to share it with the world as a sacrifice for the people.

Like Kevin I have lost faith in my government. However, I don’t think it’s the opinions that bother me, as much as their inability to get anything done. The one that hurts me the most right now is the travesty of the Border. The Mexican government is completely corrupt and what is not corupted by the cartels is controled by the cartels.. the outrage that the media expressed over the conditions people who did cross we’re living in is now but a slight murmur of the media,, even though it’s ten times as bad. The Obama administration had eight years to address this problem they didn’t. Trump had four years to address the problem and he just shut it down instead of dealing with the reality that this country is built by immigrants and needs a program to support immigration, particularly of those being persecuted. The only thing that keeps me optimistic is with God Anything is Possible. So I continue to pray for all of those who are refugees in this country and everywhere around the world, in the hope that Humanity will recognize its obligation to care for those in need., and God will have mercy on them. My prayer is that we all express our concern as citizens to move this front and center as a concern of the American people and address it once and for all.

My mother was married twice when I was a child before I was 6 years old. This has always made me feel that it was up to me 2 create my own sense of belonging in security. So, when I see others far less fortunate than I am, I count my blessings, and except life as it is. That means either accepting the trials as purifications leading me to yet greater dependence on God, or as I’ve learned in this space, the fortunate awareness of gratitude for the many blessings in my life. Most recently my lessons have been acceptance of all of my circumstances in the moment. Trusting that where I am in life right now is exactly where God wants me to be and to find waze to look for opportunities to help others and spread God’s love.

Life in general has been nothing but an undeserved blessing for me. Azan non-college educated person, I was fortunate to work for a large corporation for 12 years ending up in the mergers and Acquisitions group where I My Success went beyond my wildest expectations. my greatest accomplishment having had a very unstable childhood is the 43 years and I have spent with my loving wife, and the two healthy children that God has given me. Today will be yet another day I let you take the time to stop look go hopefully many times to pinch myself and remind myself how truly blessed fortunate I am to have been successful, had someone to love me for my entire life and have children that I hope soon will give me grandchildren 2 love as I grow old.

My life has been a series of blessing after blessing. I asked for a loving companion and she came into my life 43 years ago. I asked for a loving family and was given two healthy children. I asked for professional success and Financial Security and that too is given to me. Now, I am searching for deeper meaningto life. In the pain of my anxiety and depression I am discovering true love, sincere friendships, and gratefulness for all that I have been given and appreciation for the present moment.

I can’t honestly say from practical experience that I’ve ever looked at problem solving in a curious way. I think a fair assumption is that an added degree of creativity might come into play as opposed to approaching it simply to resolve it.. pondering the question. I would think it might bring about some added creativity . Maybe a little more Joy in knowing that I made the attempt to look at it through the eyes of gratitude and not just in a manner that is best suited to an end result.

I began my life in pursuit of a musical theater career. I have ended up working in Corporate America for the same company for 12 years, joining a startup with an immensely successful IPO. I took the proceeds to start two of my own companies one of which had successful exit. I’ve been married happily to the same woman for 35 years and I have two healthy children. All of this was done without a college education to my credits. I have been blessed by God to be put in the position to succeed he’s giving me good health he’s giving me a great family. I am a testimony to the fact that With God all things are possible