Alternative to peace

The last time I went to Israel we were told not to wonder because of bomb threats and everywhere we went it seems police was always in sight and driving with their emergency sirens. The tension and bitterness between the Jewish and Muslim population was unbearable. It seems that every country must make a choice side with either group of people, that will not resolve the issue or bring peace. Like the South Africans on chapter twelve, each group needs to come together in talk about the past violence, brutality and unfair treatment of one another even thought it means exposing many open wounds. Hopefully they will come to the conclusion, that continuing this way infinitely, will not stop the blood shed or violence. They need to come together heal the past, share the land, and set a great example for future generations.

Forum

There is three forum that I feel makes since for bringing people together:
The olympics in the spirit of athletic competition.
Music because it draws the audience and unites them with the musician to share their common love of harmony. Education because it brings people from all over the world together in the spirit of learning new information so that they can improve thir lives and the lives of others around them.

Skeptical

My friend and her neighbor decided not to involve the zoning board when redoing her fence because she shook her neighbors hand and agreed to rebuild over the old fence. Her husband put up a new fence and her neighbors sharing the fence complimented the great job and then decide now they wanted to pay $1000 to clearly define the property lines. My friends ask for my oppinion, and I told her that before putting up the new fence I would of paid the money and did the zoning. I simply explained that I have a hard time trusting people, they might turn on you at any time and make your life difficult when given the opportunity.

Roadblocks

Do you avoid them at all cost?
Do you go around them?
What purpose do they Serve?
Do they test your patience?
Are they a test from God?
Do they get on your nerves?
Do they keep you from reaching your destiny?
Are you prepared for them?
Do they turn your life upside down?
Do they keep you in a state of chaos?
How quickly do you recover from them?

Thankful

I am thankful to be going to school
I am thankful for my apartment
I am thankful for my car
I am thankful for my job
I am thankful for my health
I am thankful to be leaving in the US
I am thankful to be alive
I am thankful for each day

Bitching session

It seems lately that the only to show empathy towards my co-workers at work is to join in the bitching sessions and sometimes I am not in the mood. You have to be quick, rude, bold, loud and if you can be funny even better when it comes to making negative comments, I don't want to cross that line sometimes because I feel that it will interfere with my productivity and work ethics. Where would the bitching session be without character assasination of another employee sometimes I cannot join in because I feel things will come back to hunt me. I try to give everybody a couple of breaks at least three, before jumping in the negative band wagon. Do to the fact that I am constantly changing jobs, I try to maintain a level of professional boundaries.

Kicking I

Unforgettable lessons and unforgettable people. They was a man who work for a large well known company for over thirty years, a health insurance company mind you. He was out on medical leave for a month having surgery and when he came back they had shut down his whole department, laid off everyone and he was told that he still had a job and could keep one employee an assistant and giving a budget. My friend being a young and impressionable saw how everyone was treated taught the assistant position offer through and ask for a pink slip. Mary was a recent graduate, smart, resourceful and brilliant she did not want settle and commit to the company, income or position and beside her mother was ill and would rather help her out. Their was a man who started working for a company, the outgoing manager did not trained him and wanted nothing to do with him. Five years later he was still on the job working with a lot of "lazy temps" who were not well invested in the company or department. His wife was battling cancer and he ask to work part time in the office and majority of time work at home, he was denied because he did not know the right people or have the right connections. Hi wife died a year later and all John had was his job and his on going battle with diabetes. One year later after the death of his wife he was trying to put together a team of hard working permanent employees they fired him and one day later on a weekend away with friends doing his favorite activity he died of a heart attack.