9/18/2025 Phone

         My phone is getting old.  2018 note 9. I like the phone. When the interface failed 3 years ago I paid 300 and some odd dollars to get it fixed. 3 months ago I had the 3rd battery put in for 60, which was a good deal. 7 months ago I dropped the phone on the pavement from getting out of the car. Landed face down. It still worked but had small cracks in the glass. When I first got it I had liquid glass put over it. This is what cracked. It's been getting worse in the cracking since. Guy said I need a new screen. 280 dollars. I was thinking about doing it but I held off because  of the age of the phone. I put packing tape on the worse cracks,  little pieces of tape. Now, last week I see in the morning a dark 3/8 inch sliver of something on my white cutting board board, where I sit to eat at the table. Thought it was weird some food scrap.  I go to pick up my phone to turn it on. Doesn't turn on. I try several times. I look closer, the little small rectangular side button is gone. Yep that piece on my cutting board is the button. I put it in and press , phone goes on. But the piece falls out. I cut a small piece of packing tape and wrap it around button and 2 sides of the phone. So far after a week , no problem turning it on & off. In life when problems arise, we have to get creative. In the last 2 years , there has been a lot of creativity here. Well after this debacle, I come to the conclusion it is time for a new phone. Sadly no more  note phones are made. Went to T- mobile  to get a new phone. I would pay it off. A big catch is I would need 85 dollars upfront. I said put it on my bill. No can do says them.  Iv'e been with them as Sprint customer for 25 years. I am greatfull that my old phone is still working. Soon I will get a new phone.

       Always work with what you got.

9/5/2025 Keep One Eye Open

       The last year I've been listening to ndes ( near death experiences).  Over 10 years ago I saw on tv, a guy who had a nde. He told how he was a type A personality and workaholic. Plus the guy looked rough. When he talked about his experience you could see the light coming out of him. And the peace. He reclined into that blanket. On tv you can see it. On the phone not so much at all. So I was hooked on the ndes. I would occasionly look at them.Now after doing this more steadily for a year, I have some reservations about it. The last one was August 31 2025.  A great change is coming, Jesus told me so.  The person says. There have been previous dates that have come and gone. Well August 31 has come and gone. Sounds like BS. But not that first guy, that guy was for real. So there is something behind it.

       What is important is your understanding of how God can help you understand you a lot better. Starting with intuition. Your gut. Go with that always. Ask yourself, does this feel right? If it comes right away strong do what your gut says or not do. If it's maybe, backoff til you get more information. When buying a car you have to kick the tires. Just don't take their word for it. This is how decisions are made. If you selected wrong, don't be afraid to bail on it and take your losses. In reality it was worth the experience. 

        No matter where you find yourself, God is nearby. Even when you cross the veil. If you find yourself in Hell, call out for God's help and extend your hand. This side of the veil or the other, always push yourself zo get to the better side. Keep that will to do so. If there are things that you detest, look for the lessons there. They are there. Once you understand that lesson the situation will abate.

        Whatever comes down the pike financial woes, illness or mental stressors. Use your common sense, your gut and divine spirit to counteract them. The more you do this the stronger you become. Oh snd always use love in your endeavors. So anytime someone says oh this is going to happen or that is going to happen, take it with a grain of salt.

8/20/2025 Advice

        One day some kid in high schoolp was told he was a fat pig. Ok... that's negative. It hurt his feelings. But he turned that slight to his advantage. And started working out on a consistent basis. After a year he was starting to develop a body builder's physique. Final result he was happy.

       One day long ago a woman asks me what I think of her, because she read in a book that asking a question like this will help in understanding yourself. I said what are you for real. She said yes. So I said your not going to like it. She didn't care. Ok then....I tell her. She didn't like it. Others see our faults. But on hearing it, you can then start to work on yourself.

       One day decades ago I asked DS what are my negatives. Go into a small takeout cafe for my egg sandwich from a WW2 Irish vet a US citizen. Me and him always got along. Walk in and he says you know what your problem is....your arrogant, your selfish and a list of  15 others. I wish I had a pen and paper. But DS gave me the answer the next day. I bet if you called him on it , he wouldn't remember saying those words because it was not him but DS. Did I fix myself up....a little bit.

       I noticed that the last 10 months, I always interact with others to have a nice day or words to that effect. I feel a lot better for it. It uplifts me ...that small little gesture. And I mean it for these people to have a real good day. In some way it raises both boats.

       In life when things are tough. Be grateful for what you do have. Write it down and ad to it over the months. Look at it once a month. Try to make the list longer as days go by. When you are grateful it opens you up to more good things for you.

       In closing, remember you say to yourself when thing are tough. I Will Get Through This.....No Matter What! And then ask DS for help.

8/16/2025 AI ...watch-out

        Artificial Intelligence. It may start out ok but it doesn't end well. More and more freedoms will disappear. What ever comes down the pike, don't get any implanted chips under your skin. Even if they say it will help monitor your health. They will expand on this technology. Pace makers are ok. Remember it's not technology you rely on but your connection to divine spirit. The more you work with it, that trust will grow. It comes in nudges and dreams.

8/02/2025 Pink Salt

        Scams are out there by the bushel full. This one put some Pink Himalayan Salt and some cut up fruit in water, to lose weight. There are many others like college student invents a thing- a- ma jig to reduce your electric cost for your house. All BS, is what it is. When in doubt look it up on the internet for unbiased reviews. 

      .My father as he got older late 80s, was a learned man.  But he succumbed to publishers clearing house come ons. Thankfully it was only chump change. A woman I once worked for lost 23, 000 dollars to scam artists via the mail. The bank should of flagged it. Not allow her to withdraw the funds for a week until finding out more about it. She was in her 80s and was in the education field for decades. 

       So there is an old wives tale to toss salt over your left shoulder for luck. Better yet,  leave it in the bottle.

7/27/2025 Goodbye.......Maybe

         This is just a maybe. Just want to say it now for the future. If I don't  blog it's because I can't. Been seeing accidents once in awhile as well as car damage on other vehicles. Also bad drivers. Like yesterday. Guy behind me for one. Cars ahead are stopped at red light. There is an extended long wide concrete curbing 50 ft down the middle of the road. The guy goes to my left into the oncoming 2 lanes of traffic, he veers to the shoulder and travels against traffic which is now there. All because he didn't  want to wait at the light. I take all this as DS showing me the overall situation. In other words, I have to be more viligent than ever before. Messing up will not go well for me. So I take this warning seriously. Always watch what the other guy us up to. In a parking lot I look and slowly pull out inside the lot because no one was there. And just like that a guy comes barreling right in front of me. No problem stopping. caught me off guard. Hopefully everything  works out.

7/26/2025 When Push comes to Shove

        I'm in a line to the drive up ATM. Guy moves out and I take his place. I put my card in and it's blocked. He left his card in the machine. Do my thing then go walk in bank to hand over the guy's card. I didn't think anything about it. In hindsight I see a connection.

       Today I used my dasher card at ULTA.  Later in day at home depot and go to pay for product. I look for my card....no card. Just great. I think I left it at ULTA.  Get to UlTA..... yep they had it. So the message for me was the guy was careless when he left his card at the ATM. That was a warning for me. I got that warning about 4 days prior. So I wound up doing the same thing at ULTA.  The lack of mindfulness on my part. It bit me.

        I told the story previously about a gal 30 years ago who noticed used plastic oil bottles at random places on the ground. She would not think twice about it. But it was so frequent that it sunk into her. At a service station getting gas the attendant said do you want me to check the oil in your car? She said no. But then 2+2 kicked in about the oil bottles. She said ok check the oil. She was down 2 quarts.

       This is how DS is trying to get our attention. So by not being aware....we wind up running around trying to correct things, like I did today. Not fun. But I'm very grateful for the experience. See how you can apply it to your life.