We Know A Person's Heart!

But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.” Matthew 15:18-20 NIV

You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. Matthew 12:34 NIV
 

A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. Luke 6:45 NIV

I am so tired of people saying--in defense of trump--"we don't know his heart" and all who are saying this, profess to be Christians, with supposedly--a knowledge of God's Word. Really? They don't know his heart? Perhaps, it's because they are not Christians, but hypocrites who have their heads so far up Dooflebutt's behind they can hardly breathe. IF YOU BELIEVE THE BIBLE, YOU KNOW TRUMP'S HEART! PERIOD!

I challenge any and all so-called Christians to deny this truth--based upon The Word, not my opinions or theirs--whatever comes out of trump's mouth is a demonstration of what's in his heart. What we hear him say or see him tweet that fits the pattern demonstrated for a long time now, is who he is--a bigoted racist--and no matter how many photo ops are arranged with people of color surrounding will ever change who he is. He's a con man, a manipulative gaslighter, and a pathological liar. If you think I'm wrong, prove it with something other than--your feelings. Document it.

Quick Review:

Obama wasn't born in America and maligned him until Obama produced his birth certificate to shut him up and that didn't work.

There is documentation of his racist views in denying people of color to occupy his apartments.

There is the documentation that he wanted 5 men of color executed--for no reason (after they were exonerated) other than their skin color.

He called Black NFL players SOBs because they dared to kneel during the playing of the National Anthem in protest of the racial injustice in this country. Note: The Black NFL players know the lyrics to the song--trump doesn't and that's documented as well.

He's offended Gold Star families (Khan and Johnson).

He's maligned a Congresswoman--Fredericka Wilkerson.

He belittled a judge because of his Hispanic heritage.

And with the latest comments--calling countries and the entire continent of Africa--s**thole countries, but wants immigrants from Norway (predominantly white nation), Everybody with a functioning brain--knows his heart--because whatever is in there--consistently--comes out of his mouth or his fingers. He loves the support he gets from his white supremacist base and that's not going to change. Only people with low-functioning intelligence will continue support this hateful bigotry residing in the White House. But then, if people are supporting him and his racist agenda, it tells a lot about them.

It's time to get real folks! We don't need the rest of the world being contemptuous of us because of the malignancy haters elected with the help of Russia.

Get educated about all candidates in all elections.

Know the difference between factual information being presented and fake/constructed information--designed to con and manipulate emotions and actions.

Do the research and stop relying upon Fox Entertainment Network--no real news is coming from them--they entertain their audience with hateful rhetoric and scorn truth when others dare to present it.

Get out and vote! Complacency never experiences victory--only passion wins the day and people driven by passions, are driven into action.

 

When To Judge?

The Goldwater Rule Psychiatrists who belong to the American Psychiatric Association are constrained in their public comments by the Goldwater rule, which guides them to speak mostly of diagnostic categories and people in general. (Psychology Today)

Recently, while watching a number of news shows discussing the "mental fitness" of Donald Trump, I was reminded of a couple of things when the news hosts, always qualified what they were saying by invoking the Goldwater Rule, as did other pundits.

Here's what struck me about people saying, "we can't diagnose without an examination and an assessment without an examination, is based upon our perceptions of the observations" (or words to that effect). They also acknowledged they were just "lay persons" having the discussion--no expertise in the matter.

Here's my issue and it's more "civil responsibilities" in jury selection. To my knowledge--very few people selected for jury duty have any expertise in the matter before them, yet they are expected to listen to attorneys arguing their points, witness testimony, judge's instructions and make a decision regarding a person's life or a company's continued existence. More often than, the people serving on a jury may or may not have a high school diploma, maybe a college degree, but most don't have medical or legal expertise in matter they're asked to judge.

If jurors are expected to render a decision in a trial situation without expertise, why can't news commentators and hosts, render a conclusion about a situation they observe up close and personal on a daily basis? This is extremely curious to me. Most of the journalists who accompany trump or are in the White House on a consistent basis, know exactly what is behavior is and whether or not--he should be deemed, "mentally fit" to be in the Oval Office. After all, none of them are psychiatrists who have to worry about being removed or humiliated by the field of psychiatry.

From my perch--usually from sitting in my recliner (arm-chair psychiatry, I guess), I observe what trump says and does on a fairly regular basis since March 2016. As an educator with a background of special education knowledge, I noticed from the beginning there was something wrong and I stated it on more than one occasion through my blogs here and on Medium. I listened to the speech pattern and knew there was a disconnect between neurotransmitters in his brain. "Through research, we know that mental disorders are brain disorders. Evidence shows that they can be related to changes in the anatomy, physiology, and chemistry of the nervous system. When the brain cannot effectively coordinate the billions of cells in the body, the results can affect many aspects of life" (The National Institute of Mental Health).

What I've observed is that his limited vocabulary, inability to clearly enunciate certain words or pronounce them correctly is a clear indication of something not functioning properly. His inability to demonstrate empathy and appropriate responses in specific situations was another indicator that a disconnect exists which is resultant of a malignant narcissistic personality disorder (again, chemical development or lack thereof in the brain). His recent bouts of forgetting where he is (documented on video on at least three different occasions) and struggling for words along with his incessant gestures while "reading a speech" speak volumes about his lack of confidence in his ability.

Now, for those who have read most of my blogs you might think I'm being nasty since I have no respect for him. I'm not being nasty, I'm simply stating my observations which have been discussed by many others. Am I offering a psychiatric opinion? No. I'm concerned that the opinions that have been offered are being ignored simply because he won't submit to a neurological examination to determine what's going on inside his brain and those psychiatrists who have offered opinions, haven't examined him.

My point to all this is--why should jurors determine the conclusion of a matter when they have no expertise when we won't allow the experts to weigh in on a situation that could be detrimental to our entire society or the world (nuclear codes access)? That seems to be an oxymoronic dichotomy that should be rectified. Will we ever see it? I don't know, but I'm going to continue to observe and write my conclusions so that if there comes a time that something horrible happens, I'll have to find a media outlet and scream about the conclusions drawn when no one else--would.

I'm standing my ground as I prepare to make a difference in our society (if we survive a nuclear attack).

How Blue Will Win The Day!

For the like-minded Christian Democrats, Independents, and Regretful Republicans who want to see “real change” in Congress and lawmakers who work for the benefit of all Americans:

Greetings all! Just a word of caution for 2018. In discussing elections, please be mindful that “trashing trump” won’t get us a win. We must be “inclusive” and discuss how the election of Democrats will be better for the country because Democrats care about all Americans. If we don’t pound that message–we’ll have to deal with Republicans for quite a while.

My focus will be on educating voters–getting them to understand the difference between false propaganda and real information. Then, encouraging them to get out and vote, no matter how difficult the republicans try to make it for them. People are angry, but the anger must be tempered with good information and a reason to vote blue. Let’s give it to them w/o mentioning #Dooflebutt who I pray won’t be with us much longer, but enjoying the comforts of a jail cell. For those who might take issue with this statement, I suggest you research true new sources and stop wasting your time with an entertainment network who has no clue as to what journalistic integrity is or how to report fair and balanced news–since they are not a licensed news network. Treason–on the part of many in GOP leadership, the White House staff and cabinet and the Oval Office will be revealed soon. They know it which is why some are not planning to run for re-election. Watch for it!

Since this is an election year, GOP will be focused on getting back in office, not in completing much of an agenda after March. So, we’ll make the necessary phone calls, write the needed emails, but more importantly, it’s about getting to the voters and making sure they understand how important this election will be for them and the future of their families. We can’t afford to lose this election cycle since it will establish the framework for 2020. Are you ready? Let’s do this!

I’m ready for change and will work to help all the candidates who are truly concerned about the welfare of all, the status of the United States on the global stage, and the diversity Congress reflects–representative of all Americans, not just some.

2017 in Review and Hope for 2018!

From the beginning to the end, my focus has been a bit limited--boxed in reflections about a lost Democratic election, realizing a pathological lying clown was now in the White House, the world stares in amazement wondering what happened to America and the Americans who live here, we become the laughingstock on the global stage and the children of the lying one--apparently don't care he has dementia or some other cognitive impairment because they're too busy cheating governments and banks. What a year! Oh and we can't forget at the end--through all the other chaos and obstruction of justice and conspiracy to commit treason, the lying one signed into legislation a tax bill that takes from the poor and gives to the rich and oh how the mighty--faux Christians in the GOP rejoiced! Yeah, it's been a year to remember all right. But to make sense of it all, I have to put everything into its proper perspective.

• I've spent more time on social media than I ever thought possible--venting and tweeting and interacting with others who are likeminded. That has been a blast!
• I participated in the first march of the year after watching the Women's March on January 21st--it impacted the world as women from every walk of life protested the Putin installed plant in the White House.
• For the first time in my life, I made a decision to get involved in politics--running for President of the United States in 2020. Big decision, big discussions with husband and children and eventually friends. Some supportive and some not. I understand their reluctance and respect, but it won't stop me. Never occurred to me to "ask permission" of anyone to run for President though some act like that's what I should have been doing.
• I spent some hard-earned cash supporting various candidates and in support of the ACLU because I realized that with the lying one in office, we're going to need all the help we can get to overturn the negligible policies that are bound to come forth and we saw that with the immediate attempt of a travel ban against Muslims.  The lying one is too stupid to realize being Muslim is not an ethnicity, but a religion.
• We all learned about "alternative facts" spewed by the surrogate of the lying one which made most of us realize that "lying must be contagious."
• Sean Spicer lied about the size of the inaugural crowd and then about everything else.
• Kellyanne Conway just lies in her attempts to spin things.
• The lying one didn't realize that Frederick Douglass had been dead for over 150 years and gave him praise in front of cameras (an event which ignited someone on Twitter to find a picture of Frederick Douglass and bring him back to life).
• The lying one wants to be a dictator and tell everyone what to do and expect them to do. He found a few who wouldn't play by his rules--instead they acted with integrity and honor. Thanks for showing us the way--Preet, Sally, and Jim!
• So many others have been kicked out the door of the White House with the one who thought she had "an in" with the lying one--she's gone and already touting a "tell-all book deal."
• War--is a definite possibility since the lying one doesn't realize most people can't be bullied. The question is--who will engage the madness--North Korea, Iran, China, or Russia. Yeah, it's been interesting and hopefully, not tragic.
• I've learned a lot--along with the rest of the country that the appropriate term we should use involving the lying one's interaction with Russian meddling has to termed "conspiracy" rather than collusion. At any rate, it won't matter much longer because the entire world will know--the lying one is guilty of conspiring against America, violating his oaths of office and is a total disgrace to humanity.
• But all is not lost--I'm gathering steam in gaining supporting for my potential candidacy. Literature is ready to go and the plan is to have press releases drafted and ready to send on November 7, 2018. Must help to flip the House and the Senate. With effort and cooperation, we can accomplish great things--winning seats and flipping them blue in deep red states.
• All of the adversity and hatred and angst coming from the White House has made me more determined than ever to not just run for the office, but to win it. We all deserve better than what we have in the Oval Office right now.
• Though I usually plan to write at least one new book a year, this year, all my time and writing has been posted online either here, Medium, Facebook, or Twitter. I guess if I compiled them all, it'd make one heck of an interesting book.
• At any rate, on a personal level, I've learned that having a teenage driver in the house can be pretty darn stressful and expensive. I was pretty proud of my grandson getting his license, but maybe my pride was a bit misplaced.
• Anxiety and stress can become serious issues in the minds of teenagers and I had an awakening with the onset of depression, triggering thoughts of suicide--it's been difficult, but I'm determined to see him through this. I guess the thought of graduating at 16, with college applications and all the expectations of others can leave a person a bit depleted.

I've always felt that every experience in my life has made a stronger, better, wiser person and this last year's experiences are no different. I am stronger--emotionally and spiritually than I was a year ago, I am better because I realized I had been holding onto ideologies that exclude people from my life, rather than draw them in and I let them go. I am wiser because I know that every single day I live, is an opportunity for me to learn something new; that perfection is something I can strive for but probably won't reach since human beings can only be perfect in a comatose state or dead. That's wisdom for you.

I'm looking forward to the new year because I'm on a mission and when I'm ready to fight, nothing gets in my way. Yeah, I know Republicans love to malign and belittle, trying every way they can to humiliate those who don't agree with them and I'm okay with that. I know how to fight and I don't fight fair. So if they want to start with their "opposition research" on me, let them have at it. I'm ready for whatever they attempt to "make up" in an effort to discredit me because there is nothing in my background that I'm ashamed of. I look forward to the microscopic scrutiny of whoever. And I also look forward to debating the issues that impact the lives of all Everyday Americans with whoever is up for the challenge.

Though some may think I'm a light-weight when it comes to doing politics--I'm sure I can change their minds rather quickly when they see that I can be a heavy-hitter. After all, my hope is Jesus--not a human being, but having their support when He speaks to their hearts will go a long way!

At any rate--here's to all that comes to light, makes life better for all and for the #BlueWaveTsunami that will lead to my filing my FEC application. I can hardly wait!

How about you? Are you ready for all this new year will bring?

Enjoy the traditional celebrations--whatever they may be--wherever you are and get ready for the ride of a lifetime--better than any roller-coaster and won't make you nauseous--unless success causes upset stomachs.

I'm ready! Get to know me better at www.facebook.com/YesIAm2020 and understand why I must run this race with faith to win it!

Christianity and Political Parties!

Since there are really no passages of scripture that deal directly with politics, I thought I'd share some of the comments that have made to me over the course of this year. Many, who claim to be Christians revealed their political party preference and concluded that I couldn't be a Christian and be Democrat.

But I can and am! To be perfectly honest, I'd bet the farm that Jesus is more proud of me as a Democrat than He is of some the Republicans who only want to control others, not do the work as He commanded us to do.

They want to control what women do with their bodies; they want to legislate or rather re-legislate what the 2nd Amendment means and their purported interest in the "church having priority over government." They have misunderstood and misrepresented the 1st Amendment and continue to lie to anyone who's foolish enough to listen without doing some research of their own.

No long dissertation today, just a few words in pictorial formats to underscore my point!

 

 

Now--they say (that infamous "they") that a picture is worth a thousand words. I rest my case.

The Reason For The Season!

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.  Luke 2:1-11 NIV

Those of us who understand that being a Christian means we follow Christ know why we celebrate this season. We are not concerned with saying, Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays (specifically for the secular segment of society) but in knowing that at some point in time, over 2000 years ago, we were given the greatest gift that could ever be given, and it couldn’t be purchased in a mall for any amount of money. The birth of a Savior, God coming in the likeness of sinful flesh, to save all who choose to believe in Him. Though He made the sacrifice–giving His life for ours almost 34 years later–we still celebrate His birth for without it–there would not have been a crucifixion or a Resurrection–paving the way for us to enter into Heaven.

Today, on the eve of the celebration for many of us–I just wanted to remind people that we do indeed have a reason to celebrate this season for it had not been for The Lord, where would we be?

Fortunately, for us–He loves us enough to respect our choices in doing whatever we do–whether He approves our choices or not–He respects our right to choose–both what we do and the consequences. I really wish–we who proclaim to be Christians–followers of Christ–not people–could get to that same place of understanding. We don’t have to agree or approve what others choose to do, but we should respect their right to choose–just as God does.

Personally, I’m thankful that God allowed me to choose some of the paths I’ve taken in life–though I know He didn’t approve–He allowed me to make the choices and deal with the consequences and in dealing with those consequences, I learned just how much He loves me. Who are we to get in the way of those who will learn from the consequences of their choices, no matter what they are?

I encourage all Christians (true Believers) to think about how we can best encourage (not command or make) others to believe in the Savior we know. The best sermon–as many have said before me–is the one we live, not the one we talk about. If I never utter another word about how good God is–I would hope that everything I do–says it much louder than I could ever hope to say and more people would turn to Him–not me, because of who He is!

This is the time of year we should think even more about the plight of others and make a commitment to help those who are simply not in a position to help themselves. Thoughtfulness, consideration of others–is one way we can live The Word, instead of just talking The Word.

For tomorrow–I’m spending time with family–as I prepare our dinner–doing things that families do. I’m praying for peace in the world and joy in the hearts in every person and for those who feel abandoned in shape or form, know that there is someone praying for you and if I knew who you were, I’d invite you to share our dinner because we always find room and food for more.

Enjoy this day doing your last minute shopping! Stay safe and alert for the enemy would love to steal your joy by destroying hope and faith in Jesus by influencing someone to do a dastardly act. And then spend tomorrow loving others and enjoying life while we live. Luv2LuvU!

Breaking News! Republicans Lie Again!

On the surface--it may seem like a change, but in order to really understand what the "tax reform bill" as a whole, one has to read the entire 800 page document to see how many will be impacted. The elimination of the "ACA mandate" for insurance sounds good, but every person paying for healthcare insurance will see a rise in premiums in 2018 and beyond. Once insurance premiums rise, they never decrease.
All of the Republicans admit--none of them have read the entire document--and they don't know if they can pay the $1.5 trillion dollar deficit. They will "GUT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE" to pay for this bill. They don't care because they gave themselves great loopholes to use to offset their tax burden, but Senior Citizens become the biggest losers in all the printed pages. We don't own golf courses so therefore we don't get credit for the maintenance of them or private aircraft or commercial real estate.
Whether a person agrees with what they've done or not, I have but one serious question to ask: How can Everyday Americans trust elected officials who pass major legislation without reading all that it entails or tell the truth about the final fallout?
Read carefully and remember they will be going back to the plan to adjust for the fact that the plan won't produce the tax revenue to keep the government going.

 

For the rational thinking Americans, we know what we have to do--in 2018--create a Blue Wave Tsunami across the country, Repealing and Replacing all the GOP seats in Congress so that Americans can survive and thrive. With all of the repeal of Consumer Protection regulations, we know that people will die from air pollutants, toxic water with plant run-offs, and chemicals in food and cattle. When people get sick from these environmental issues, they won't have healthcare because they won't be able to afford it. Thereby, creating a rise in the funeral industry when deaths increase. Don't take my word for it, check the projections for yourself.

CEOs have already said, they won't use tax savings to invest in jobs or wages. If we pay attention to history, we know the economy doesn't thrive with reduced taxes, it thrives when there is sufficient tax revenue accrued to pay for government expenses. Now, since the Republicans plan to spend billions on a wall and to increase military spending by billions, they can only cut--education, social security, medicaid, medicare, CHIP and SNAP, all which are needed to sustain the Red States.

In addition to not giving the middle class the tax cut promised, the bill also allows national lands to be used for drilling for oil--in an attempt to fossilize us further rather than moving forward with clean energy plans. The United States will be responsible for creating a hazard with climate changes we see across the globe.

The other inclusions--and there are many--will do nothing to increase the quality of life for anyone other than the Greedy Old Predators.

Remember this--short-term gratification--usually leads to long-term problems.

If you really care about the State of America and want to see significant change that benefits all Everyday Americans, think about joining us in the Blue Wave movement by voting Blue in every election--because it is the Blue that cares for all.