Help Me Understand

Greeting Citizens!

This may seem a little below the line by some and may be construed as cynical, but Help me understand the purpose of the following organizations:

1. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for a Cure
   
2. Light the Night Lymphoma/Leukemia Foundation for a Cure
   
3. Susan G. Komen, Breast Cancer Research Foundation for a Cure
   
4. Robert Packard Center for ALS Research Foundation for a Cure
   
5. Multiple Sclerosis: Hope Through Research Foundation for a Cure
   

These are some examples of charitable foundations seeking money, your time for volunteering, and your compassion.

By no means am I discrediting their efforts but at what point do we ask, "Where the hell is our Return on Investment?" Do you know the last illness that was cured?

In business we are taught the importance of ROI in order to get more investors, but are we seeing anything that is offering any positive returns? A few more days of life after these organizations have seen huge investments...unacceptable. Where is the accountability?

I am now subscribing to helping organizations that I see results and positive strides forward. So before you fork over that $20 bill, know the organization that you are funding.

Looking Through You

Good Sunday Evening:

I wanted to express my excitement to everyone who enjoys to hear the positive side of life. With the complete understanding of our own individual challenges, there is so much more to our existence than just I...when walking down the street I see you, I hear your heart crying for affection, I see your soul longing for an absolution, and I see your smile masking the pain.

As I look at my fellow people caring their heavy burdens, I feel your sorrow and stress. I, too experience the same emotions when I feel overwhelmed and confused.

When I was a child, I'd look at the moon and wonder WHY ME? Why was I given this life to live on Earth. The answer was right in front of me all the time - I was sent here for you! I am here to ease your frustrations, I am here to offer help to all of God's creation. By no means do I believe I am Jesus, but I feel we all were given our lives to do His work.

A friend who I value dearly said to me, God created us to prove to all existence Now and Forever, that something given Free Will would still choose Him. Ironically, my mom said that to me as well with a plaque that read, "If I'd have to choose life all over again, I would still choose you!"

I ask you to look inside yourself, the GLORY OF GOD within ALL OF US and feel him bless you. Allow Him to breathe into your life and carry your pain, He's genuinely incredible!

The only thing He's asked me to share with you is LOVE! Would you give your son to forgive those who've forsaken you? Unconditional love He has for us is contagious and share it openly and freely with everyone you meet.

May Peace, Happiness, and Love fill your hearts and mind. That is the glory of God - now and forever, Amen!

With a little help from my friends

Talent is here with a great Beatles classic....



This is passion that consumes and is genuine.

Words

I have a life experience and lesson learned to share:

Words are meaningless and cannot accurately define you, your actions are the true testimony.

Mike

Don't Just Sit There - Get Involved & Do Something

Hello & Good Morning!

Today is a new day, a fresh start, a great blessing because we woke up. With this newly identified freedom to live another day - what can you and I do to make the world a better place?

John Mayer has a song titled, "Waiting On the World to Change" and I know that if I sit and wait rather than participate in the change - a change will never happen.

So I challenge you to do your part today and help to make a change the world needs. I'll keep you posted on what changes I employed to help my friends, family, self, and the world we call home.