Father's Day

I want to say thank you to all the men who are good father's in my life.



My husband is such a great father to his children. I really appreciate that.



To my father:

Dad,

I love you. For all of the good and bad things that have happened over the course of your life and mine, I have always felt love.

You have no idea how important this is to a girl, a woman.

It gives her the base to build the rest of her life on. It gives her the strength to stand up to the world, when that is not the easy thing to do.

I know we have not always had a perfect relationship. I have sometimes felt like you expected too much of me.

But now, I see that it taught me to dig for the best in myself. Whatever your intention, it brought out the best in me.

I am not afraid of much. Though I still know that if I am afraid I can call on you.

I respect what you have been through in life and how you have been able to live through it with grace and dignity.

I respect how you have grown. I appreciate how you have let me grow. Sometimes with judgement, sometimes without......but always with love.

I love you Dad. You are a great Grandpa too.

THANK YOU. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Love,

Me

Islamic Republic No More?

One can only hope. You GO Iranian citizens! I know I am an unknown nobody blogger, but I support you. My prayers are with you...... even if Obama's are not.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/17/iran.elections.rallies/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

What Is Obama's Position On Iran?

I just found an article on CNN.com where Obama says it would be wrong of him not to say anything about the events of the past few days. He is worried that if the U.S. gets involved the conflict will become about the U.S.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/iran.elections.protests/index.html

Funny though, even though he says he would be wrong of him not to say anything, he doesn't say much. He says he is troubled by the violence against peaceful demonstrators, as all Americans should be. TROUBLED? What a colossal UNDERREACTION.

Is he underreacting to save face or to avoid inflaming an already volatile situation?

Who knows - I still say those Iranians who support democracy and would overthrow their TYRANNICAL government deserve nothing less than our FULL MORAL SUPPORT! TROUBLED, Huh!

Obama and Iran

Hear is where Obama bugs me: He knows that the Ahmadinejad government is corrupt. He knows it oppresses women, minorities, gays, etc. He must know Ahmadinejad is a nut job. However, he says nothing.

I think the U.S. should promote freedom and equality around the globe. Should we do this with guns? Not necessarily. We should avoid using force unless our national security is directly threatened. But Obama isn't even using words because the Iranian people are showing him up. He wants to negotiate with a crazy Ahmadinejad (sad I can type his name quickly now) so that he can look like a hero and prove the Bush administration wrong to isolate Iran. This is the problem when ambition and the need to be admired and recognized (unhealthy levels of narcissistic behavior) combine in a man. His values start to come second. His need for power and admiration begin to trump his belief in democracy and freedom.

Now for sure, I do not know Obama personally. He may not exhibit these behaviors in his personal life at all. But so far I have seen much of them in his public behavior. Yes, we all exhibit narcissistic behavior at times. A certain level of narcissism is healthy. However, I sometimes think Obama has a bad case of NPD. (narcissistic personality disorder)
I am concerned it may be affecting his judgement about foreign policy.

http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed7/idUSTRE55E6AT20090615?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0


I know this will seem off point, but stay with me for a minute:

I love money. I love learning about it. I love how it looks and feels. I like making it. But money does not come first. I agree with Suze Orman: people first, then money. I have done my best to put this in to practice in my life.

Mr. President: I know it must be very exciting and overwhelming to have the potential to unite the Christian and Muslim worlds and look like a hero. But this image of yourself is just an idol. Supporting freedom and equality around the world comes first, saving face and looking cool come second. STAND UP FOR THE BRAVE PEOPLE OF IRAN. SUPPORT THEM NOT WITH YOUR GUNS, BUT WITH YOUR WORDS. DO IT NOW! Put yourself, success, power and image second this time.

My Husband

Marriage. What is it for? It pushes us to heal the hidden parts of our Selves. Is it always easy? No. I think that many times in a desperate attempt to escape from inner pain we find fault in our spouses. I am not always guilty of this mistake, but sometimes I am.

I prayed this morning to find love within myself so that I would be able to share it with my husband.

I prayed for the clarity to see my husband as he is.

I prayed for the strength to not be so needy.

I found the answer that "Giving and receiving are one, in truth".

I thought of my refrigerator magnet : "Be the change you wish to see in the world." (Ghandi)

I looked inside and asked to see the truth.

This is what I found:

I love my husband VERY much. He is a great and wonderful man.

He is kind. He is smart. He loves me and our children so much that he would jump in front of a moving train for us. He is hot. He is funny. He has made a commitment to search within himself to find answers, just as I have. He is cool. He would do just about anything for me just so I would be more comfortable.

I am a very lucky woman.

Honey, I am sorry I lost sight of the truth, but I did. Thank you for helping me find it.

I love you.

Iran

I am very surprised. Not at the fact that Ahmadinejad rigged the election, but that so many of the Iranian people don't support him. So many are willing to risk their lives to be heard around the world.

I listened to Ahmadinejad's "acceptance" speech. This guy is a pathological narcissistic maniac. He sounded just like Hitler.

My prayers are with the Iranian people. May they find the strength they need to overthrow that maniac.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.eyewitness/index.html

Why haven't we heard more from the Pres? Oh, Biden says he doubts the results. Have some balls guys. Have the guts to0 say that the election was a sham and we fully support the Moussavi supporters. If we are not going to give them military support, we should at least offer them moral support.

Maybe Barack's speech worked, maybe it didn't. Too soon to tell.