President Obama - A New Beginning

Well, that’s just the way I feel (a new beginning) when I listen to our President speak. We really do have a chance at a new beginning. A beginning of coming together to work out our differences. After all we are all very much the same and want the same things out of life. We want our children to succeed and be happy. We want to be able to pursue careers or endeavors that give us meaning and a reason to be. We want our planet to flourish. We want to be an integral part of the whole.

President Obama has the same views as I do in that he wants to find the common good, the common thread each side can hold on to to understand and work together. Not the differences that keeps us apart.

He also knows that without dialogue there can only be war. Without a meeting of the minds, without listening to each side there is no hope. War no longer works. We have been shown this time and time again. It doesn’t work.

This leaves communication. Dialogue with open minds ready to receive what the other side has to say. We expect ourselves and especially our children to listen to each other before we/they come to conclusions, why don’t we as countries.

I don’t think any of our countries are very good at this. We puff up and say we know what’s right for the whole world, and that’s that. You’re either with us or against us. We don’t want input from anyone else. What are we afraid of? We are afraid of looking weak. That’s what it is. Shame on all of us. This is for sure old thinking.

I think the new way of looking at things will be - I hope I have come across as open minded, and wanting to work our differences out. How can I help both sides to come together? I truly believe with President Obama we do have “A New Beginning.”

I’m not naïve, I know this isn’t going to work for all people, but I do believe it will work for most. When people throughout the world really see we are open minded and want to hear and are willing to compromise sometimes, others will see and maybe take a chance.

Yes, compromising is the other component in all this. You can’t just say your willing to listen and then do it all your way anyway. There truly does have to be willingness for compromise.

I believe most of us are drawn to this type of individual. The one who seems to make things go smoother. Has an easy way of being, go with the flow type. Open minded, can see both sides of any situation. The one you can’t wait to share your problems with because you know he’s going to find an easy, simple, non confrontational way of making things work out. The kind of person I strive to be.

Thank you America for voting in President Obama and a new way of thinking!!!

Brian Deese - The New Young Savior of GM

OK, this is ridiculous; yesterday I was so upset it actually made me write on this blog. Now today I’m so happy I just have to write again.

A little back story here. I have a problem with writing. I look at the blank page and just freeze, but at the same time it’s something I would love to do. When I’m not sitting at the computer I have some wonderful, interesting, creative and useful things to say, but put me in front of the computer and nothing. Nothing at all. So this great friend I have suggested writing a blog. No pressure she says, only my own I say. You can write what ever you want and there is no wrong way, it’s all yours.

Well, maybe I can do this, just maybe. I think in a month I have done 2. More than none, though. Now, here I am and within 2 days I am writing another 2. Hey for me!!!

Now to the story. I am so excited, happy, thrilled and filled with anticipation. Our President has just appointed a young 31 year old almost graduate from Yale Law School to head up fixing the GM mess. WOW!!! WOW!!

I have been saying for a while I wish Obama would bring in new blood, young blood, a new way of thinking, young people with wide-open minds. Minds that haven’t become quite so greedy. Minds that don’t slam shut if it’s not from the old school, old way of thinking.

You know when everything started falling apart and the big companies are dying left and right, the big bucks come out from the government and the big guys-the owners, the big thinkers, all those that earn the big bucks have their hands out for the big bonuses they earned (???) I knew it was time. Time for new and younger people to come to the forefront.


The more I watch our President the more I am thoroughly convinced he has been sent to us, to save our country. Amazing, I am so thrilled I am alive at this time in history. We are changing, and we will learn new ways of thinking, learn from this great younger generation coming up.

Obama's Night On The Town

I am absolutely fuming. I can hardly write, but hey, at least this got me to actually write something.

OK I am an out of work clerical worker and have been out of work for a number of months now. That’s me. That’s where I’m at. That is my life, and I will be OK. I state this not so you will feel sorry for me, but to have a starting point for my argument.

Believe it or not what someone else does or doesn’t do with their money has nothing to do with me. It doesn’t affect me and my life.

What I mean by this is someone else’s status – job, money, station in life has nothing to do with me. I would not want someone liking me or disliking me for what I have or do not have so how can I do likewise judge someone else?

WHAT PEOPLE DO WITH THEIR MONEY IS THEIR BUSINESS!

Now to the Obama’s. He took his wife out for dinner and a show. Oh, my God, all republicans gather round, “How can we make this look bad?” Hurry, Obama shouldn’t be able to have a life while he’s President, have other President’s been able to do this? Quick, check with Rush.” Are you kidding me? How many republicans went out this weekend, is anybody keeping track? Oh, that’s right nobody cares.

Even if you’re not rich, how many of you went out for burgers, a pizza? Shame on you, don’t you know there are people out there who couldn’t go to fast food this weekend?

Is that how you live your life? Wait and see what everybody else is doing and what everybody else thinks you should do, where you should go, how you should react.

Well, I got that off my chest. Now its time to go to the President’s site and let him know that it’s OK with me that he took his wife out to dinner even though I don’t have a job.

Oh, listen how that sounds, that’s what the other sides sounds like. Children, desperate children.

Susan Boyle

She keeps coming up in conversations and in my mind. WOW! I think there are a few things for us to learn or at least pay attention to here. First, of course, are the sneers the making fun of the packaging before we hear the angel’s voice from within. How shocked we all are, that’s not what it’s supposed to look like.

Unfortunately, even within our immediate discussions of how touching and oh, shame on me for the judgment we are wondering if she will have her “make over” soon. HELLO! It’s pretty well ingrained isn’t it? I remember watching The View and that’s exactly what happened. Oh my gosh, my judgment, next sentence from one of them was “Well, I hope she at least gets her eyebrows done”.

I think what is hitting us so deeply is our soul’s reaction to the acknowledgement of us. We are great the way we are. We don’t need fixing. Not even just our “eyebrows”! I think our souls are starting to realize maybe some doors are opening just a little. The doors of non-judgment. Acceptance for the individual we are. She is a perfect piece of God, just as we all are. Her packaging is as it should be.

The next door to open will be when we aren’t surprised! When there are no stares from the audience, no sneers, so little expectation. We will sit in anticipation for what the next contestant, no matter the package is bringing for our enjoyment.

These small steps makes me very excited. It will take some time but I feel it more every day, we are learning what is beauty and what should be revered and praised.

Grateful Friend

I’m finally getting this blog going. I set it up with the help of a dear friend (more about her a little later) about 2-3 weeks ago, and then couldn’t think of anything to blog about.

Well, there were a few things but they would have been bitching about politics and I didn’t want to start that way.

Then it came to me. I knew exactly what I wanted to blog about first. My dear friend Marie. Marie and I have been friends for over 40 years, and that’s saying something. I have been a boarder in her beautiful home for over 5 years now and we’re still friends. WOW!

This came to be when my Mom in our home town of Sacramento became increasing ill and Marie (of course in contact with my family knew this) asked me why I wasn’t coming home to be with her. I told her I had to first sell my home (in Sedona, AZ) as I had no other money before I could move back home. Dear friend that she is called one day when she had finished talking to my Mom and could tell her health was getting worse and said I needed to come home now and I could stay with her.

Marie has a big beautiful home with 3 rooms (2 bedrooms & a bath) off of this one hall at one end of her home. So it’s kind of set off by itself. I wanted to be back home and see my Mom before she got any worse so I accepted.

That was as I said over 5 years ago. I think we have done really well. Two independent old gals doing our own thing, but making it work for both of us. It’s not always easy and I know it’s time to move on, but there is a twist. I don’t have a job right now, and am having a little trouble in that department. When I do however, it will be time for me to move on to my own place with an unbelievable amount of love and gratitude to my still best friend Marie.

I know this has been hard at times for her. She is one like me that enjoys her time to herself, not wanting to always know someone will be back home sooner or later. Maybe she would like to get up in the middle of the night and make noise without worrying about waking someone else. Having more room in her own frig and pantry for her own food.

I also have a dog and cat that she took in at the same time. She not only took them in she is now their 2nd mother. A person doesn’t always want to be responsible for someone else’s pet day after day.

The reason for all this rambling is to just tell this dear friend that I appreciate with all my heart everything she has done for me and my animals. You know it’s not just us either; it’s the rest of my family, because I know they are glad I’m here too. We all know I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for this wonderful person, my Best Friend Marie.

The only thing is even though it’s time to move on, we would still love to live next door to each other and that can’t happen. Oh, well, it will be back to calling each other every day, just like we did before.

Happy