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The Path to Peace of Mind At home on a rainy day sipping a chai latte. Feeling a sense of peace. The flavor of the lattereminds me of “peace’, contentment, and home. There is much to be said about peace of mind.It is a wonderful thing. The road to peace of mind ebbs and flows.Continue reading “The Path to Peace of Mind”

The Environment The environment is defined as “the natural world as a whole or in particular ageographical area, especially as affected by human activity”. My reasoning fordefining the word environment stems from my observation of communities,roadways as well as forest trails throughout the metro Atlanta areas. It isdisheartening to know that people have so littleContinue reading “The Environment”

T The New Right Wing A few weeks ago, this platform published an article entitled “We the People”. Thearticle focused on politicians serving the people. However, today’s politiciansespecially those on the right are concerned more about personal gains andpower. The aforementioned traits seemed to take on a lot of steam whenPresident Obama was elected. AtContinue reading “The New Right Wing”

New Year, New You As 2023 approaches let us look back as this year comes to an end and askourselves what can be done in 2023 to make things better. The world we live intoday is filled with discord, violence, and hatred. Think of things that can be doneto make things better for oneself, family,Continue reading “New Year, New You”

Dr. Fauci’s Service: A Gift to Humanity Dr. Fauci is a world-renowned doctor and scientist that was quite instrumental in workingtowards assisting in developing treatments for AIDS. Ebola and most recently COVID. He alsoprovided consultation to Donald Trump and President Biden during their administrations inCOVID related concerns. His informed, transformative assistance occurred in the midstContinue reading “DR. Faui”s: A Gift To Humanity”

Mind Your Business Life throws so many things at us, and our loved ones. It is the manner in which we handlecertain situations that usually determine the outcome. Many times, I get calls from family andfriends, sometimes to listen but sometimes for advice. I’m sure all of us have those friends orrelatives in particular thatContinue reading “Mind Your Business”

Do Unto Others My motto in life has always been “do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. Iwonder just how far this goes as it applies to dealing with others. First of all, I know that whenyou give and have a giving spirit you are in turn blessed abundantly. However, IContinue reading “Do Unto Others”

Be Careful We are now in the holiday season, which is a time of joyfulness, giving, and celebrating the spiritof Christmas. Though it is a time of joy there are some people that do not feel that way. Theylook at this season as a time to prey upon the unsuspecting. The rush, rush, and busynessContinue reading “Be Careful”

Growing Fear in America: Domestic Terrorism December 7, 2022 As domestic terrorism groups in this country continue to grow, I find it quite interesting thatmany of these groups claim to be religious organizations. The list of domestic terrorist acts ismany. The Sixteen Street Church bombing occurred on September 15, 1963, in Alabama, theThe Oklahoma CityContinue reading “Grown Fear in America”

We the People The Constitution of the United States in part reads as follows: We the people of the UnitedStates in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility,provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings ofliberty to ourselves and our posterity do ordain and establishContinue reading “We the People”