Is it how long a person lives?

Is it the wealth a person accumulates?

Is it how popular a person becomes?

The measurement is, how do you improve the life of others?

All the major religions have a common theme:

Love God and love your neighbor!

I don’t know if you believe in God, but do you know who your neighbor is?

It is not only a family member or friend.

Will you help someone you don’t know?

That person is also your neighbor.

I think it’s fair to say, “Some people live for sports.”

It doesn’t matter which sports and teams are your favorites.

They all give you something to look forward to.

Let’s take tonight’s Notre Dame vs. Ohio State football game as an example.

Of course, having grown up in South Bend, I’m a big ND fan.

I hope TOUCHDOWN JESUS comes through tonight!

It seems that almost everyone is somehow able to see or hear their teams play.

For millions of people, sports are the highlight of their lives.

It’s not any fun to turn to TV news because it’s usually all bad!

I used to be a news junky, but not anymore.

Why, because it’s depressing.

People doing harm to one another is an everday event.

Politicians we voted into office who don’t tell the truth.

Natural disasters killing people by the thousands.

Prices going up that are putting common items out of reach.

And weather, weather, weather.

So, what do we do about this onslaught of bad news.

Create your own GOOD NEWS!

Call a dear friend with your own GOOD NEWS.

Perform some act of kindness for someone who could sure use it.

Their are new gorillas in the Detroit zoo. Go visit them.

Visit a lonely older person and MAKE THEIR DAY!

Use your TV for a great movie, not bad news.

Sit down and COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS.

If not today, when?

I hate to see the explosion of gambling in sports.

I know you are going say that there has always been gambling on sporting events.

That’s true, but it is more invasive now.

Between innings of MLB games, the odds on certain players pops up on the TV screen.

Certain gambling companies tell us they are a partner of the NFL.

The ability to place a bet through a cell phone is expanding.

Phil Mickelson says his gambling addiction “was like a hurricane which caused a lot of damage in his life.”

Don’t gamble!

Not now, not ever!

Yesterday, while walking away from the Detroit Lions game, we saw a Detroit mounted policeman standing in the middle of the street astride a beautiful black horse.

Although there were thousands of us walking shoulder to shoulder, the horse remained calm as many kids petted the horse on its nose.

Although disappointed in the outcome of the game, we all perked up at sight of that beautiful horse.

It’s amazing the calming effects animals have on us.

 

 

Beginning today,, my blogs will have a religous message.

“Are you kind and merciful

Slow to anger

And rich in compassion?”

These are the attributes of the Lord.

They must become our attributes!

If not today, when?

A Swiss International Air Lines plane took off from Zurich this past weekend filled with passengers but without a single checked suitcase on board because of a lack of ground staff.

After an initial delay, Flight WK226, operated by SWISS on behalf of Edelweiss Air, set off for Bilbao on Saturday without checked baggage so the plane would be able to make its return flight to Zurich before the night-time flight ban kicked in.

“It was possible to deliver most of the luggage to Bilbao the following day,” a SWISS spokesperson told CNN, while the rest arrived on Monday.

He added, “We deeply understand the frustration and anger of the passengers and are currently reviewing our processes.”

Air traffic controller shortages also continue to be a problem globally.

US airline execs are warning that years of flight disruption lie ahead. (CNN)

Where have all the people who need work gone?

A person’s “sense of purpose” declines leading up to and following a diagnosis of dementia or cognitive decline, according to a new study. “Purpose in life is the feeling that one’s life is goal-oriented and has direction. It is an important component of well-being,” said Dr. Angelina Sutin, lead author of the study published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Network Open. Sutin is a professor of behavioral sciences and social medicine at the Florida State University College of Medicine in Tallahassee. Researchers now know a sense of purpose is an important factor of good health across adulthood. (CNN) Recent surveys have revealed that 60% of Americans are lonely. I wonder how many of all those lonely people don’t have a “sense of purpose?” If you are lonely, adopt a “sense of purpose!” We need you to make this world a better place! If not today, when?

You don’t need the extra baggage of regret.

The mistakes of yesterday belong in the yesterdays of your life.

Learn from them, but don’t carry them around one more minute!

You’ll make more mistakes throughout your life.

So, you must develop the habit of self-forgiveness if you’re going to live with the sellf-esteem you need to win life’s battles.

And life is a battle primarily with yourself.

Like anyone who goes into battle, you must be fortified.

You won’t have the strength to win if you are living with unforgiven regrets.

Not today! Not ever!