I've heard several people tell me that I need to find my voice. My voice is my message to the world and it needs to be heard.
Problem. What if I feel my voice is a whisper?
Do I shout until I hear myself?
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Shooting Down Gun Control
Guns don't kill people. They never have.
Say what!? Dan, guns are involved in so many murders, how can you say guns don't kill people? Great question. Let's use some logic.
I place a loaded gun on a table. It sits dormant. No one ever picks it up; it never moves. How many people does it kill? You guessed it: NONE.
Guns don't kill people; gun operators do.
Gun control is not the answer.
People need to respect their fellow humans. I will not kill someone I respect. It is when I lose respect for someone that I begin to devalue them. I can devalue them to the point of seeing them not worthy of life. It is at this point that killing them becomes acceptable.
Gun control is not the answer; love is answer. And love is something much more powerful than a bullet.
Say what!? Dan, guns are involved in so many murders, how can you say guns don't kill people? Great question. Let's use some logic.
I place a loaded gun on a table. It sits dormant. No one ever picks it up; it never moves. How many people does it kill? You guessed it: NONE.
Guns don't kill people; gun operators do.
Gun control is not the answer.
People need to respect their fellow humans. I will not kill someone I respect. It is when I lose respect for someone that I begin to devalue them. I can devalue them to the point of seeing them not worthy of life. It is at this point that killing them becomes acceptable.
Gun control is not the answer; love is answer. And love is something much more powerful than a bullet.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
I, Teacher
I am a teacher. I get to teach.
Teaching is a way to pass on what is learned to others. Teaching can inspire. Teaching can influence; teachers can leave a legacy.
By teaching, the world is there to change. Teachers teach because we see the power it offers and the rewards that are available. We know the world needs us to change it; we accept this offer.
Teaching provides for us a way to live outside ourselves. Our "why" is other people; it is them. We teach them because they need us to teach them. They may not like it and want to hear it; we teach anyway. We plant in hard times knowing fruit will come after the storms have watered the spirit.
I get to teach. I am a teacher.
Teaching is a way to pass on what is learned to others. Teaching can inspire. Teaching can influence; teachers can leave a legacy.
By teaching, the world is there to change. Teachers teach because we see the power it offers and the rewards that are available. We know the world needs us to change it; we accept this offer.
Teaching provides for us a way to live outside ourselves. Our "why" is other people; it is them. We teach them because they need us to teach them. They may not like it and want to hear it; we teach anyway. We plant in hard times knowing fruit will come after the storms have watered the spirit.
I get to teach. I am a teacher.
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