"You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you." ---Brian Tracy
Looking through the news this morning and I am overwhelmed with negative stories. I guess some of these stories are not negative to some, but extremely offensive to others. Here are just a few of the stories and my useless, random thoughts.
Whitney Houston dies from apparent drug addiction.
I realize they are waiting toxicology reports on the official cause of death, but authorities are saying they found many legal prescription bottles nearby. Having had a brother and friends that battled various drug addictions, I really do not judge Whitney too harshly. I was once prescribed Oxycontin for a herniated disc. I had not slept more than two hours for several days. I was in great pain and no position would alleviate the pain. The first dose was taken just before bedtime. As I lay in bed with tears running down my cheeks with a pain level near 10, I suddenly felt an unusual warm feeling in my feet. This incredible and extremely comforting warm feeling spread from my feet up my entire body. Slowly, every part of my body became so comfortable. When this warmth hit my disc and sciatic nerve area where the pain had me in tears, it was like a miracle as this warmth engulfed the area and within seconds, the pain was completely gone. Within minutes, this warmth had engulfed my entire body, including my head. It was a euphoric feeling and everything in the world seemed wonderful. All stress, pain, anxiety and any other “bad” feeling was completely expunged from my body. I went from tears to laughing and telling jokes. I slept for the first time in many days. I had no idea what the doctor had prescribed to me, all I knew is how wonderful it worked and how great it made me feel. Upon returning to the doctor, I asked if I could get a refill as that made me sleep so well and alleviated all pain. He laughed and said, only one prescription per year maximum. I asked why he would limit something so effective. He responded, because that is just a legal form of heroin. I was shocked and now I understand the addictive nature of prescription drugs.
Jennifer Love Hewitt begins new Lifetime Series “The Client”. The show, about a down-on-her-luck Texas mom who resorts to turning tricks.
Just the other day I remember seeing JLH all over the news as the media crucified her for the weight she had gained during Ghost Whisperer. Personally, I thought she looked great then. However, I just viewed the music video for this new series and she has lost all that weight and she looks amazing. That said, having a 13-year-old daughter that loves Ghost Whisperer and JLH, I am stunned that her new show is about prostitution. This show and network are glamorizing having sex for money. I am worried what kind of message this sends to the young women of this world that are JLH fans. JLH, great work and effort on losing the weight and looking healthy, sexy and happy. JLH, poor choice of new shows when you have been a role model to young women for years.
"When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when we treat him as if he already were what he potentially could be, we make him what he should be." ---Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Anthony Federico is fired from ESPN for making a comment about a poor game by the new NBA sensation Jeremy Lin.
All I can say about this is everyone, especially ESPN needs to relax. The expression “chink in the armor” has been used for years by many commentators and writers. Almost everyone understands this to be a weak spot or weak moment. Perhaps a vulnerability and not without fault. On this day, the writer used it for an Asian NBA player that is playing out of this world but had a bad game and for this, he is immediately fired. Timeout for ESPN!
"Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us." ---Samuel Smiles
National Debt, Iran, Gasoline Prices, Foreclosures, Economy, Sex Scandals, Murders, Rapes, Robberies, Intolerance, Racism, Prejudice, Eliminating God, Fraud, on and on. These were most of the online headlines and stories this morning. All I can say is our world, all of us, we need to be placed in timeout.
"The future lies before you Like a field of driven snow, Be careful how you tread it, For every step will show." ---Author Unknown
"If you want to take your mission in life to the next level, if you're stuck and you don't know how to rise, don't look outside yourself. Look inside. Don't let your fears keep you mired in the crowd. Abolish your fears and raise your commitment level to the point of no return, and I guarantee you that the Champion Within will burst forth to propel you toward victory." ---Bruce Jenner
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