It is an important question.

And it isn’t asking about some isolated incident.

No, it is referring to a lifetime of looking out for those less fortunate.

It is always a better feeling to GIVE rather than RECEIVE!

There are hundreds of millions of people who will not have enough to eat today.

Millions more are insufficiently clothed and sheltered.

And, as hard as it is to believe, many of these people live a few miles from you.

You just don’t see them because you’re not looking for them.

When many of us see the poor, our first instinct is to think they are LAZY.

That’s because we really know nothing about their lives and circumstances.

Will you put back what you took out?

If not today, when?

Do you agree?

There are very wealthy people who have access to the world’s best doctors, but they have very poor health.

Wealth is not a suitable substitute for good health.

No single object such as a fancy car, a huge house, closets full of clothing can replace good health.

Fame is not a suitable substitute.

There is nothing in this world that is a substitute for good health.

Do you appreciate your good health and that of your family?

Make it a priority to celebrate your good health and be thankful for it.

Also make it a priority to maintain your health by protecting it and working to keep it.

If not today, when?

An author is raising alarms this week after she found new books being sold on Amazon under her name.

Only, she didn’t write them.

They appear to have been generated by artificial intelligence.

Jane Friedman, who has authored multiple books, told CNN that an eagle-eyed reader looking for more of her work bought one of the fake titles on Amazon.

The books had titles similar to the subjects she typically writes about, but the text read as if someone had used a generative AI model to imitate her style.

I’m certain we’ll see more of this.

Nobody lives a life wherein every day is predictable.

No, like the photo above, we don’t know what lies around the next curve in the road.

Sometimes, tomorrow brings NO NEWS.

My wife always thanks God for a “NO NEWS” day.

Sometimes, tomorrow brings GOOD NEWS.

Sometimes, tomorrow brings BAD NEWS.

If we are capable of it, we shouldn’t get too high with GOOD NEWS nor too low with BAD NEWS.

Easy to say, but hard to do!

And so, we live on a winding road throughout our existence here.

The lesson for all us is to be grateful for the HIGHS and learn from the LOWS.

If not today, when?

The male ego is a problem.

Mr. Putin has brought misery and death to hundreds of thousands of people all in an attempt to satisfy his ego.

Many decisions in matters very diverse can only be explained by considering the role of the male ego.

This is not to say that women don’t also have an ego.

My observation over many years, however, is that women are more focused on results when making decisions rather than being driven by ego satisfaction.

Consequently, I’d like to see more women in leadership positions.

If not today, when?

(Helen Keller)

Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf as a result of a childhood illness, learned to communicate with hearing people by having signals pressed into her palm, reading lips by way of touch, reading and writing Braille, and eventually speaking audibly.

She lived to the age of 87.

Despite her infirmities, she wrote a book entitled, “The Story Of My Life” which was followed by,

“Resting Place.”

When I learn of people like her, who experience lifelong suffering, I am so humbled.

How can I possibly become upset with the trivial frustrations of my life compared to hers?

There are so many true heroes in this world.

And Helen Keller is one of them!

Many of us don’t like CHANGE.

Unfortunately, changes are coming at us faster than ever.

I just read this morning that an experienced international traveler thought she bought the official travel info on France.

Because it was half-priced as another guide to France, she bought it only to find that it was totally inadequate.

It turned out to have been written by AI.

So, change is everywhere in our society.

Don’t be overwhelmed by all the changes.

Just deal with those changes that affect your life and those of your loved ones.

Also, try to address change mentally, not emotionally!

It’s less stressful.

Yes, 200,000 soldiers and civilians have died in the Ukrainian/Russian War.

In addition to the dead, 200,000 Ukrainian children have been kidnapped and taken to Russia.

The evil deeds being committed in this war are astounding.

And yet, the end seems to be nowhere in sight.

All the result of a decision made by one man.

This story demonstrates the potential evil of dictatorships.

All of us get knocked down.

Sometimes the knockout punch is self-imposed.

This is the cruelest one because we have to deal with remorse and recovery.

Hopefully, we won’t ever repeat this mistake again.

On other occasions we get blind-sided by life itself.

And these punches are re-occurring as life goes along.

I think the death of a loved one or dear friend keeps us on the canvas longer.

Sometimes the punch was so hard, we don’t want to get up.

But, we must become an example so others watching us will get off the canvas just as we did.

We must also remember to deliver as few punches as possible to others.

We don’t need any more fighters in today’s society.

We need more lovers!

If not today, when?

(Leo Tolstoy)

It seems that happiness, like everything else, is a decision.

Do you know someone who has had a very tough life, but exhibits happiness?

I do.

I always stand in awe of that person.

Particularly because I have not had as tough a life as that person.

So, I have no excuse for not being happy.

Do you?

Be happy!

If not today, when?