Fear Creates….

April 9, 2012

A friend of mine Stan Hustad (http://www.stanhustad.com/) says “Fear Kills Everything”. It kills your creativity - it saps your energy - it kills your logic. I know I have suffered from fear and it paralyzed me.

What I did not realize about fear is that it creates, according to a mentor of Stan’s, anger and selfishness. Wow! As I reflect on times when I am fearful I tend to lash out to those around me rather than face my fears. And yes I do become selfish – I don’t want to help anyone – I just want to retreat into my fear.

I have recently been faced with something that caused me a lot of fear. But this time rather than avoid and retreat I have faced it head-on – and I feel better. I don’t know how it will turn out but I will not allow the fear of what I think might happen consume me.

Real Heroines – Celebrating Women’s History Month

March 31, 2012

Today is the last day of Women’s History Month and while I don’t normally blog on weekends I could not let Women’s History Month pass and not comment.

Domestic violence has affected millions of women over many generations. It is women who have been at the forefront combating this social disease. These women don’t look for fame or fortune- they are doing what they believe is right and that is to help other women break the cycle of violence in their lives.

To all those women, whose names we don’t know, I thank you for your devotion in helping other women stay safe.

In Defense Of All Women

March 12, 2012

On Friday night I tuned into the Bill Maher show ‘Real Time ‘on HBO.  During his show there was a discussion of the vile way Rush Limbaugh treated Sandra Fluke. Mr. Maher defended Mr. Limbaugh by telling liberals in a tweet “Hate to defend #Rush Limbaugh but he apologized, liberals looking bad not accepting. Also hate intimidation by sponsor pullout.” Mr. Maher seems an unlikely defender of Rush Limbaugh, but is he?

During his show the conversation turned to the fact Mr. Maher called Sarah Palin the C-word. He rationalized it by stating he called her the C-word during his stand up show and admitted to having “potty” mouth. 

Let me be clear, I am no fan of Sarah Palin. I do not agree with her on almost everything and I truly don’t like her. She has willingly put herself on the public stage and earns her living by being a protagonist in the public square.  There are many in the main stream media (or lame stream media as Sarah calls any media outlet that isn’t Fox News) who let her know she is a political lightweight - too bad Sarah it comes with the territory and you are paid handsomely.  

I have no issue with her detractors when they call her a political moron or unintelligent.  But she does not deserve to be called the C-word just as Sandra Fluke does not deserve to be called a slut or prostitute or any of the other vile words Mr. Limbaugh used. 

It seems Bill Maher and Rush Limbaugh are no different - both have used vile terms to “bring down” women they do not agree with – and all women regardless of our political affiliation should be outraged by both of them!