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Animal Testing

There is no real need, most of the time.

The bottom line with me on this subject is pretty simple. If we think a chemical is dangerous enough, that we need to test it on animals to make sure it does not hurt humans, then we should probably not use the chemical at all.

Duh.

Testing on animals occurs for chemicals in foods, drinks, hygiene/cosmetic products, cleaning products, industrial products, medicines, and war.

The fact that I have lived for many years using organic healthy products of all kinds, tells me that foods, drinks, hygiene/cosmetics and cleaning products can all be produced, that is healthy for humans, healthy for the environment, and therefore does not require animal testing at all.

With some minor lifestyle, cultural or societal changes, we could very easily adopt these things and get rid of the poisons. This would make us healthier, which would reduce health care costs. It would also help the environment, and stop animal testing for these particular products.

What about testing on animals for medical purposes? Well first, we need to adopt alternative medicines, methods, and prevention that have been proven successful. The medical industry refuses to try any of these alternative healing practices because of pride and money.

Second, if we eliminate the poisons in our food, drink, water, hygiene/cosmetics, and cleaning products, we would probably find a great reduction in the number of people suffering from the diseases, which lead to the top causes of death in America. These illnesses, such as heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease, cancer, diabetes, and others, all have links to things we consume in some way. We need to get rid of the poisons.

That still leaves a large amount of medicines that seem to benefit humans, but need tested.

Have you watched these television commercials about new drugs? They give you a list of possible side effects. Often terrible things, worse than the disease they seek to cure. Do you realize that they know about those side effects because they watched animals suffer from them in testing?

So, maybe we need to take a serious look at the pharmaceutical industry and whether or not these diseases can be cured or helped through more natural methods, or by eliminating things like chemicals, from our day to day lives. Perhaps make dietary changes.

How many medicines have chemicals in them that are not needed, such as preservatives? Preservatives are used to save the companies money, but are there other alternatives?

That brings us to industrial chemicals. We should ask ourselves; do we really need this new product or chemical? Are there healthier methods that would protect humans and the environment? Would you test it on your child? No? Okay so let’s assume it’s poison and then label it as such.

Take the agricultural industry for example. There are alternative methods, to pesticide, herbicide and fertilizer. We could eliminate a huge need to use animals for testing, and from letting poisons into the environment by increasing organic farming.

The knowledge exists we just need to overcome the greed and get it done.

I realize that there are diseases we seek to cure, and people hurting. Animal testing can help us discover drugs or technology that can cure them.

We might not be able to totally eliminate animal testing.

But, we can reduce the need.

There is really no reason to continue to test on animals for food, drinks, hygiene/cosmetics, or cleaning. I see no reason why our society could not switch to healthier products.

You might not care about animals getting used for testing. But, you must realize that animal testing does not stop poison from getting to you and your family. All the testing does is help those in positions of power find out exactly how much poison they can give you before you get sick or develop cancer, or some other illness.

Companies aren’t saying. “Maybe we should try a healthy alternative.”

No.

They are saying “Test this chemical on animals so we can see exactly how much we can give a child before it dies, or has an allergic reaction. We can’t use a healthy alternative because it costs too much money and I want to take my kids to Bali for the summer. and increase my million a year salary.”

Think about it. Why are they testing?

Do you need to test fruit juice? Maybe. But, not very much.

Do you need to test water or natural things? Perhaps some.

But they are testing things they already suspect are poisons. You get that, right?

No one says, “Let’s see if this water will burn this pigs face.”

No. They say “Let’s see if our new chemical will burn this pig’s face before we put it into our new lipstick. Let’s see if it leads to breast cancer years from now, if we put the chemical on this pigs face every day for 10 years.”

They already suspect a problem. They just want to know how much they can give you before you die. They want to know how many parts per million can they put into this product before they get sued because you had a reaction.

The industry is not surprised you had a reaction, or got sick. They are surprised that the monkey or pig didn’t get sick sooner than you did.

They test because they don’t want to be jailed or sued. They love money, not people.

Animal testing is a direct picture of you and your family. They want to give you poison, but not enough to actually get caught doing it, or getting punished for it. The poisonous chemicals will help make them more money, if it doesn’t kill anyone.

By stopping animal testing in certain areas, it stops them from poisoning you and your family.

They would be forced to use healthy products, which they know for a fact is safe.

Testing lets them push the envelope with your health. If they can’t test they are forced to use what they already know is safe, or reasonably safe.

We might find that if companies are forced to use healthy products, we no longer need to create new drugs. Because many of our diseases will just magically go away.

It’s not just about the animals.

It’s about us.

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Writing Like An Aristocrat

I’m a rebel, baby!

I’m a rebel.

I always have been. I do not just obey, for the sake of obedience.

You will notice this in my writing and style. I probably drive some editors and English teachers crazy, because I don’t obey their rules unless it suits me.

I’ve been this way since I was a child. I’m not dumb. I obey rules that make sense and are fair, or I am forced to obey. But, I am very quick to see that many of the rules are wrong. Many are biased, make life easier for the rule maker, and keep people down.

So I followed their rules, when they marked up my paper in school. But, they never really taught me anything. It was just rules. Some made perfect sense and I changed my ways, but others were more about an opinion. Things that were not technically wrong, but everyone agreed with because someone somewhere made a rule and everyone who went through a college followed it.

Years ago I read a book entitled “The Art Of Plain Talk” by Rudolph Flesch.

In his book, Rudolph Flesch made some statements that really stuck with me. Basically, he asks the question. Why do Americans write like English people? I am not quoting him. But that’s the gist of it.

We don’t talk like them. So, why is it that when we switch to writing, we suddenly start writing like them? Our use of certain words. The way we become all proper in our terms.

I can appreciate communicating in a way that is agreed upon so that everyone can understand. That makes sense. It’s valuable.

But, there are things in language that is nothing more than snobbery.

In England, you had High English and Low English. This is the difference between the proper well-educated English spoken by royalty, the aristocrats and highly educated, or the lower classes who used lots of slang and shortened words.

Those who spoke High English, owned and ruled over those who spoke low English, and the way a person spoke was an obvious indicator of which class you belonged to. If you spoke low English you were considered stupid, uneducated and worthy of being oppressed and abused apparently. The same thing happens in America today.

The publishing houses and editors of that day were also owned and educated by the higher classes, and acted as gatekeepers to prevent the low born from speaking out by forcing a certain level of education, in their writing. Course, by the time you reached that level of education, you no longer remembered or cared about the lower classes from which you came. it is a method of control.

The British did the same to all “Savages” they encountered. They destroyed their languages, and by the time the natives in the colonies reached a level where they were respected, they had lost the will to make real changes. They were civilized, and no longer savage. Or so they were brain washed to believe. Thus the power, stayed in power.

Of course, none of this is in Rudolph Flesch’s book. He just wanted to teach a different style of writing. (Which has been very useful by the way.) The history lesson is purely my own.

Where did I get this from? What great and important teacher told you this? You cannot have an opinion unless it comes from the masters who came before.

There are no sources. Because as I stated before, when a person becomes educated enough to be considered a source, they have also become compliant and do not rock the boat they are now firmly established on. The sources for rebellion will never be found within the oppressors libraries. You have to go find them somewhere the media and your leaders tell you not to go.

I have taken the question. Why do Americans speak a certain way, and yet write in another? And used it to show a level and method of oppression and control, most do not realize, or care about. I care, because I do not like people telling me what to do, just because they think they are better than me.

If I wrote the sentence. “I ain’t gonna do it. I don’t care what you think.” An English teacher, would puke.

I said the much hated word, “Ain’t”. Watch your head, the internet is collapsing.

I used this word a lot as a kid. I still use it when I get passionate or ticked off.

Here’s my point.

What is wrong with the word “Ain’t”?

Nothing. The sentence I wrote above perfectly expresses a thought. It communicated my meaning. But, it would be rejected because of slang.

So, communication is not the issue. It’s about using the proper words, they taught you to use when you were a child. You use the proper words in order to prove you have been educated into a system designed by people who oppress you.

Woah! Crazy talk right?

Consider that the British Empire, from before the days of William the Conqueror have fought wars to oppress people. They called it “Civilization”, or “Civilizing the savages”. You have to imagine some English aristocrat saying this in an English accent while sipping tea, to get the full effect of what I’m saying.

Say it, “We are trying to bring civilization to the savages.” Now sip tea from a fancy cup, with your pinky out.

See. you got it.

The British first colonized and ruled over my people the Scots. Then they turned to the Irish. By this time, the royals and their lackeys had become quite adept at oppressing people. So, they forced the lower class people to obey them and through wage slavery and oppression used them to create an empire.

They colonized and educated the Africans, Australian Aborigines, and Native Americans. Where are these people groups now? Civilized yet?

So again, Why do Americans speak one way and write another?

Am I saying that my English teachers were part of some grand scheme to keep the people down? No. Not knowingly. But, through education we have brainwashed people into accepting certain ideas that do nothing but keep us divided and oppress each other. Even if it is by very quiet subtle means.

I’m sure that in the 1800’s, the English teacher who worked in the government schools teaching native children English, felt she was helping them. She was teaching them how to communicate within the oppressive system that was destroying their culture. She probably felt she was helping when she called the cavalry soldier stationed outside, to come and disciple an unruly native child. The kid must learn to obey their masters, right?

So, what’s the point of all this?

It’s just trying to point out the depth of control, which still works to keep the lower classes down. The level of brainwashing that exists to make sure the working class obey the bosses. Ever wonder why you need a bachelors degree for a job, that only required a high school diploma a few years ago?

Because schooling is not education. Schooling is designed to get people to obey, under the guise of teaching them something. You can read every book your teacher reads, and you will still not be accepted. Because it’s not about what you know. It’s about whether you have submitted to the authority of a boss, long enough to be accepted as a good servant for your aristocrat masters who own everything. (Yes, America has an aristocracy. You know it when you see it.)

You don’t believe me?

Try going to work and disobeying the voice of your master. See how far that gets you.

I want to apologize to Rudolph Flesch for using his fine book as a tool for my rebellion. But, I do not read books for what the writer wants to teach me. I read books for what I can glean from them. I read books for what I find valuable.

It’s like recipe books. I read recipes and then change them to make them less bland, more healthy or better tasting for my low class palate.

This is why I love the internet. The current internet is our last gasp of freedom. It allows people to have a voice regardless of who they are. They can speak out somewhere online to find people who agree with them or at least are willing to listen.

For years, I thought I was insane because of my rebellion. I thought, “Why can’t I just obey these people and do right?” Something is wrong with me. But, after the rise of the internet I learned that millions of people see the same things I see. That I am not alone.

The internet allows a young child a place to learn and grow and actively participate in society as themselves. They no longer have to wait for years for superiors to accept them. They don’t need to prove they can obey the proper rules and speech and mathematics. They can bypass the gatekeepers and let their voice be heard right now.

A poor or working class kid can speak out online and be heard by others like them, and it doesn’t matter what the government school teacher says. They can find a way to survive and thrive even if they use the word “Ain’t”. They can get things done, even if they refuse to pass algebra. (Yes, I do carry a calculator every where I go today. In my phone.)

So, quit worrying about writing like an aristocrat and get those gate keepers to lighten up. You might have ideas that can change the world for the better. And you better get those ideas out, before the system schools them out of you. Or the internet shuts them down.

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What if one day,
all the old men went away?

The corner diner,
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No one buys,
The white Nike Air.

Who would change,
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And make sure
the light switch is off.

Who would change the oil,
at exactly three thousand miles?

Who would rake the leaves,
and let them smolder all day?

And mow the grass at noon,
on a zero turn?

Who would drive the speed limit,
on a beautiful sunny day?

Who would listen to baseball,
on the radio in the car?

Shhhh…the game is on.

Who would let us know,
what the weather is soon to be.

And keep us aware,
of what the doctor had to say.

Who would make sure,
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If you don’t know;
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All the old men.
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Are you sure you know Him?

The sign of Christ in you is not that you work to quit sinning.

It’s not that you pretend to be sinless, and go to your church every time the doors are open.

The sign is that you confess that Jesus came in the flesh, and confess Him as Lord. (1 John 4:1-3, 1 Cor. 12:1-3, Rom. 10:9-10)

The sign is that you love God and love others. (Matthew 22:36-40)

The sign is that you believe the Word. And you believe it so much that you become a fool for Christ. You believe things that this world rejects, and that makes us fools. (Rom.4:3, 1 Cor. 3:18-23)

The sign is that you believe so much that you do not want people to suffer or perish. If you really believed you would be telling people about the great things God has done for you and them. You would be getting the Gospel out. (2 Peter 3:9, Matthew 10:32-33, Luke 8:38-39)

The sign is that you want to help people because you love them. You want to go feed the poor, and clothe the naked. You want to visit the prisoner and comfort the sick. You want to set the slaves free. (Matt. 25:31-46)

The sign is that you desire a relationship with Him, and things are removed in your life that distract you from that relationship. You watch for Him and grow in Him and will bear fruit. (John 15)

The sign is that you take all the bad that has happened to you, and you turn it around for good. You use it to grow and to help others overcome. You don’t bury it in the soil. (Matt. 25:1-30)

You use the gift God has given you to save and help others. You don’t wrap it in a napkin and keep it in your pocket. (Matt. 25:1-30, Luke 19:12-27)

The sign of Christ in you is a focus and an urgency to build the Kingdom. To seek His face. To let Him guide you and abide with Him. (Matt. 6:3, Proverbs 3:5-8)

You endure hardness. Your endure molding as a potter molds clay. You endure refining like a smith removing the dross from the silver and gold. ( 2 Timothy 2:3, Jeremiah 18:1-6, Malachi 3:1-4)

And because of this, you won’t have the desire or time to sin.

But, you will sin. We all sin. If you say you don’t sin, then you lie and Christ is not in you. When we sin we confess it to Him daily, and He washes our feet. He cleanses us of all unrighteousness and works to help us to overcome. And to Him, it is as though we never sinned. Period. (1 John 1:5-10, 1 John 3:9, Psalm 103:12)

We do not sin because He does not hold it against us. When God says something doesn’t exist. It is gone.

He overcame Sin. He overcame Satan. He overcame Death. (John 16:33)

It’s all gone. That’s a fact. We are over comers in Him. (1 John 4:4)

Our faith grows in Him. As we know Him. Our lamps are full of the oil of faith because we have seen Him moving in our lives. (Matt. 25:1-13)

If you spend your life focusing on not sinning, your focus is on yourself. Not Christ.

Just let it go. Let Him remove what He sees fit. Let Him break you and remold you. Trust Him. You will see yourself, sinning less. It will just happen, as you focus on Him and let Him work. Remember, it’s about you and Him. It’s not about what others think. (John 21:21-22)

What is written above is hard. But, its also easy because you cannot do it. You just turn to Him and let Him do it. It’s not a checklist of things you do. It’s a relationship that grows in you and you gradually see yourself doing more of these things. Remember, dead things do not grow. Are you growing in Christ, or are you dead?

This life is but a breath. This world passes away. Just turn your focus to Him.

He has overcome the world. He is eternal. And He is in you.

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A secret place of old

High above that ancient strip pit.
Now filled with water a million feet deep.
Sits that old campsite, where we went as kids.
That sacred place with a stone ring built years ago.

Who knows how long?

Who knows who began?

Who knows who owns the land?

We never cared.

Surrounded by grandfather Oaks, flickering in orange fire light.
Witnesses to coal miners, outlaws, runaways, tortured souls and romance blooming.

The sounds of a hidden water fall tinkling ever so gently in the back of the mind.
Behind all the trees somewhere nice and cool.

Birds singing songs of freedom and love,
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The scurrying of the chipmunks no one ever sees,
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That dull roar of life,
everywhere going about its day.
Working its work without pay.

And that smell.
That mystery smell of soil and coal.
The scent of flowers on the wind.

The beauty of it all rests in every soul carried along to enjoy.

The sound of humans coming down the trail.
Young teens seeking escape from controlling parents deep.

A place to go and sit down for a while, where secrets can speak.

Time for nature to hide.
The humans are here.
Move slow for a while.
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Employers can be narcissists too.

Do you remember in the “Christmas Carol” story by Charles Dickens, when Bob Cratchit asked for more coal in the stove for heat in his office. Do you remember how Scrooge responded with disdain?

Those bosses still exist.

Remember hearing stories of the employers during the industrial revolution, and in thousands of sweat shops around the world, who are free to abuse workers? Free to use every trick to keep them down?

Those employers exist today.

We have laws in place that protect workers. But, still we allow things that should not be allowed. The labor laws do not do enough.

We need to stop normalizing and accepting bad bosses. The idea that “Everybody has had bad bosses” should not be used as a means of brushing off abuse or bullying.

Bad bosses should be shamed. If not actually ruined, like they ruin employees.

If an employee cannot speak to customers or bosses with attitude or disdain, then the same should apply for bosses. It’s human decency. But we allow this behavior in bosses. They are given free rein to run employees down.

In my own life, I have worked for employers who think that they have the right to speak down to workers. But, if you respond in kind, you are wrong and they will fire you. I’ve seen bosses drive people to quit or to do things to get fired or hurt themselves.

It has been shown that the authoritarian method of management does not work, and is dying out. But, you still have these old guys hanging around. Many of which were in the military, and their only example on how managers should behave comes from their drill sergeant.

Employers have the power to fire people at will in many places. This means they can destroy a worker and their family for very little reason.

They can destroy a workers life for saying the wrong thing. For having the wrong attitude. For doing something wrong off the clock. For accusations made by people without proof. All of which have nothing to do with the job itself.

An employer should be required to show that the employee had caused actual harm to the business. An employee should have more ways to correct abuses by employers and management.

They say, “Nobody wants to work anymore.”

No they don’t want to be treated like a slave and exploited.

Labor laws need to be expanded and changes made to solve this problem.

We see it everyday in the news. Someone fired for little or no reason.

We see it in our TV shows, where a tough guy boss fires people for no reason. And we are brainwashed into thinking it’s perfectly acceptable. We do not consider the families destroyed by this employer.

When a person goes to work for someone it’s often a moment of hope for entire families. Things are moving up. Life is getting better. Dad or mom has a job now. We can pay rent and have Christmas. We can stop buying clothes at the Goodwill.

Then, mom or dad gets fired for very little reason, or based upon lies. Putting the worker back out into poverty. It is shameful. It harms our country.

We all know it.

We need to stop pretending it’s acceptable.

(You know, as I wrote this it was in the back of my mind that it would probably impact my future employment efforts. That fear, is the fear we need to destroy. That a person can destroy your life or keep you down because you speak truth. It needs to stop.)

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But, God will establish you. Just turn to Him.

He promises.

“the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.”—2 Thess. 3:3 KJV

Speak this promise to yourself to build up faith. Faith comes by hearing the promises of God. Speak it to yourself and hear what it says, and believe it.

“The Lord is faithful. He will establish me and keep me from evil.”

Jesus prayed for you, “I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.”—John Chapter 17 (verse 15) KJV

It’s going to happen.

Just turn to Him. Pray and ask Him to save you and help you. Trust Him. Follow Him.

We can look at Joseph. ( Genesis Chapter 30-Chapter 50 KJV)

His brothers betrayed him and threw him into a pit.

That’s just like how you’ve been betrayed or lied to or destroyed by people claiming to be family or friends or others.

They were going to kill him, but God used one of the brothers to speak mercy, because God had a plan.

He has a plan for you. He has made a way for you to escape. Trust Him.

They sold him into slavery.

They lied to his father, and anyone else who might need to know. They covered up their lies and betrayal.

When you do good you don’t have to hide it. When you do God’s will, it’s ok if you get found out.

But, God was with Joseph.

I’m sure there were some times, when it was scary, and Joseph didn’t know what was going to happen. There were probably times the devil whispered into his ear to get him to fear and doubt.

I’ve had the same. You probably have to.

But, God came through.

Joseph went to work for a decent man named Potiphar, who God used to lift Joseph up to the highest place in that man’s household.

God established Joseph. He set him in charge of everything. Simply because Joseph trusted God.

What the devil tried to destroy, God saved and established. What his brothers sought for evil, God turned around for good.

And He can do it for you. He’s done it for me, and will again.

But, the devil wasn’t done with trying to derail God’s plan.

Potiphar’s wife came tempting Joseph.

The type of temptation is irrelevant.

The devil can use all kinds of things to try to trip us up.

He tempts our flesh to see if we will bite. Then he destroys us. It could have been theft, or too much wine. It could have been an accident or misunderstanding. It could be a bad boss who the devil uses to get you to fail. If you fail, just turn to God, confess it and let Him grow you.

But Joseph did not fail. He resisted and resisted.

He wanted to be right with God. The God who had established Him. The God who had given him everything.

But, Potiphar’s wife lied and falsely accused Joseph. And he was thrown into jail.

You might have been lied on. They might have twisted things to destroy you because you would not submit to their evil ways or abuses. They might have listened to the rantings of a petty person who always wants to get their way.

Remember God sees. Revenge is His, He will repay.

And He will establish you. Which is probably the best revenge. Keep your heart pure, despite their evil.

God established Joseph again. He made him head trustee in the jail.

That’s God. He can bless you in the midst of terrible things.

When they seek to do you wrong, know that God will establish you and keep you from evil. He will bless you. He turns all things around for our good. Just turn to Him and love Him.

All that time in Potiphar’s house, and being trustee in the jail was preparing Joseph and training him. Not just in practical things, but preparing him in spirit. Joseph continued to abide in God and trust Him.

Till the time came for the blessing to break free.

And God raised him up and established him again, as the head of Egypt. It was an Egypt who needed a wise worker from the darkest pits.

God established him, and He will establish you.

“The Lord is faithful. He will establish me and keep me from evil’

It’s a promise.

Turn to Him. Trust Him. Abide in Him. Have a relationship with Him. Endure the attacks that come and stay with Him.

God will establish you.

Your faith in Him and His promises will move mountains.

And on that final day, you will be with Him in Paradise.

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At this point the road curved downward around a giant stone hill. The bottom of the hill and road was blocked from view because of it.

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As I rounded the hillside, I could see that all the traffic below me was at a dead stop.

I began to apply the brakes to get the truck stopped as well. But, the load was pretty heavy and was pushing the truck down the hill.

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The length of the down hill grade and the weight I was carrying fought against the brakes.

I wasn’t sure if I could get the truck stopped, so I made a decision to wreck the truck into the median rather than hurt anyone. I switched to the left hand lane and kept applying the brakes.

I finally got to the bottom of the hill and was slowly approaching the cars stopped below.

The air in the brakes was gone and I was still not totally stopped. I was waiting for the air to rebuild but it was not fast enough. The truck rolled toward a car with a family in it.

So, I decided to drive the rolling truck into the median. Remember I’m in the left hand lane so I turn the wheel slightly and the truck started to roll out into the median.

But, at the very last second, some thing took over. It was not me.

I whipped the steering wheel back to the right, which sent the truck traveling along the shoulder instead of out into the median. Then, I whipped it again to the right, which turned the truck back into where the cars were sitting, and applied my brakes which were now full of air again.

The truck stopped; sitting perfectly in the left hand lane. I had somehow veered the truck in a “C” shape around three parked cars, drove along the shoulder and whipped back into the lane perfectly.

Right after I got stopped, a man came running up to the truck and beat on the door. I opened it and he yelled,

“I bet you need some toilet paper! That was the craziest thing I’ve ever seen!”

And it was crazy.

It wasn’t me.

But, it was just one of the many times God has protected me and others in my life.

Bio: Chris Bunton is a writer, poet and blogger.

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Everyday is a new chance at a different life.

Every morning when we wake up we can choose how our day goes.

I know it’s hard. I battle those morning demons and have for years.

I have fought to think rightly in the face of a life that seemed stagnant and dead.

So, I’m not just blowing smoke.

I have waited for years for change to occur. I have done everything I can realistically do to make those changes occur and nothing has happened.

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And change does come. It has come for me. It will come for you.

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