Dec 29/2020 I'll get thru This

     Anytime you're  up against the wall. And things look bleak. You say out loud   I Will Get Through This. Then proceed during the day thinking what can I do to help myself.  Try to act on what comes to your mind.  It's hard  but necessary.  On a piece of paper record the actions you took to remedy the situation.  In the future you will be able to look back here in your notes and see how you helped  yourself.  Always use spirit when you're at a sticking  point.  When you leave the house you always take your keys, phone  and wallet.  Well the most important thing to take  is spirit.  Put it in your back seat. This is the back seat driver you want in your life.   It can help with future bumps that lay ahead of you, that you can't  see.  But it can foresee   Ask and it will give you a warning.

    During these covid times,  I've  been using  spirit  every other day.  Relying on it more than I've  ever done in the past. Actually you should rely on it every day. It will be better for your piece of mind. This experience with covid should be a very  huge wakeup  call for us. Government can't  do everything for us. Were going to have to think about our own future and be better prepared for it. We have to play the what if scenario. Storing necessities  for  6 months in advance. Building on savings.  If your job is not giving you enough money, it's time to move on.  The last 3 hardships having been ratcheted up each time.   9/11 , mortgage  meltdown  07-08, and now covid.

    The time is now to make our lives better. All you have to do , is to want to do it. Do something today that will bring some little bit of happiness i n to your life. It can be anything. Like putting some real flowers into a vase. Or doing something  nice for somebody else.  By focusing on others takes the onus off of us.  Our mood starts to lighten. When this happens other good things can come into your life in the near future.  It's  good for the other person and you as well.

Dec26/2020 Its A Wonderfull

     Life.     Yes it can be.  The movie wasn't  a success when it came out in 1946.  And lost a half million dollars promptly.  Stewart blamed 25 yr old Donna Reed for the flop.  And he  never did another movie with her  again. Huh??  Why this movie wasn't  a success, I have no idea why.  When I first  saw it I thought it was brilliant.  It became one of my top five favorite films.

    The consciousness  of the public didn't  get it. Maybe people just didn't  want to feel.  Numb from the ups and downs and uncertainties  of the war. It took another 25 years to register with the public When expectations fall far short. It doesn't  matter. If the product is good, the seed will eventually bear fruit.  As it did in this case.

    One December day I was watching the movie again on public broadcasting station.  They were also  raising  money for  the station. I noticed during the film there was a missing 10 min section of the movie.  The film  must of broke and it was spliced minus the missing section.  It was live TV. The host came on to help in raising funds. She said, oh your so angry about the missing part of the film. Really,   part of the TV audience  was in an uproar! Come on already. You let one negative event ruin your peace of mind.  Anger is the little you, the big ego trying to exert and control its  environment.  When your in that mode watch out! You have just removed yourself  from your connection to spirit!

    It happened to me. A friend of mine pulled a fast one on me. He sold a car of mine out from under me. I got in my car and headed to his place in a foul mood. I confronted him and did some fantastic yelling. I then left to go home. While in car I felt like I was  struggling to breathe and getting light headed. I stopped the car and walked a little bit on side of road breathing deeply. I recovered quickly.  I knew if I didn't  I could have crashed the car. I recognized  I cut myself off from spirit's protection by my angers.

    George Bailey did the same thing and almost lost his life, divine intervention gave him a second chance. George then appreciated  his life after it was taken from him.  A lesson in being grateful  for the blessings in one's  life.  For George Bailey it was the loss of bank money, for us it was a loss of Americans  and our way of life in 2020. Hopefully 2021 will give us our lives back. It was our actions that made 2020 even worse than it had to be. THINK about that.

Dec25/2020 Sardines

     It's  a small silvery fish.  A  poor fishing village along the  Venezuelan coast is struggling  to make ends meet.  Many people  are malnourished.  The staples of life are in short supply. Not too long ago, a fisherman saw something glint near the water as the sun set. He ran his fingers through the wet sand and pulled up a gold chain with the virgin Mary affixed  to it. He sold it for food for his family. And the word spread through out the village. Many came to the surf running their hands in the sand. Many got gold rings. Not long after the findings became more rare. They were thinking Spanish gold from centuries ago. Nope, turns out it was 18 kt gold from around 1950. 

    This village pulls together.  When the fishing boats bring in their sardine catch. The residents begin to clean the fish.  A good day for  sea gulls  and residents alike. The government  gives them peanuts for their catch. Which explains their malnourished. The villiagers who can't  fish are given their share of the fish. They all pull together. The young man who first found the medallion gave thanks to God. No matter where you are God will find you and lend a helping hand. This episode occurred last September. But God can be there for you all months of the year.  Know it, Believe it. Ask for the help.  Whether it's  a sardine or a chunk of gold.

    I thought  that this true story would be the perfect Christmas  Story for a hard year   2020.

Dec 16/2020 Oh No! More Stuff

 

    Nine times out of 10, the stuff owns you. Not the other way around.

    A friend of mine took a trip to the Rocky mountains. It was a guided wagon trip. On the trail she found an elk horn. She knew it would look good over the fireplace.  She was tickled pink on her fabulous find. They wouldn't  let her put it in the wagon.  She had to carry it. After 1 mile she would pass  it off to her husband. Each one would do a mile. This was a 2 week trip. After about the third day or so, that horn got heavier and heavier. They were more focused  on their burden than the grandiose  views all around them.

    The fourth day she lifts the horn. There was still a week left to  go. Was it worth it?  The horn hit the earth with a definitive thud. Til this day it probably hasn't  moved one quarter  of an inch since. The reward looked less appealing.  The rest of the trip she felt so much lighter and had a great time.

    As a funny aside to this story. During the night she had to use the outhouse  that the mule pulled. She did her business and as she went to exit, the door would not open. She slept off and on sitting in the commode. In the morning her husband got  up and moved the mule that had it's  backside up against the door. Free at last  into the brisk mountain air she  descended. Turning to her husband you had to be a heavy sleeper didn't  you. Those unhappy events made the trip memorable. Everything looks good in hind sight. Right?

    It was approaching  moving day.  I boxed all my books. Took a couple days. Then I got 2 of my friends to help me move 30 miles. It took us the whole weekend 16hr days. Boy those guys  were tired. Ten years later I moved Again, dragging my books again. Three years later moved again. I looked at those books and I said that's it I'm  not moving them again. So I went about selling off my hoard to a guy who had way more books than me. He had some expensive books that he stored in a climate controlled  storage unit. He said that someone he trusted took some of his important books. You have to be on your guard at all times.

    I had a friend who had alot of nicknacks everywhere in his house. He said look at this. He showed me a 1 inch dot on his hutch. The dot was clean wood and around the dot was heavy dust. Someone stole it. I said did you ever tell anyone about this little nicknack? He said yes a woman acquaintance  of his. I said she took it. He told her once it was worth 150 dollars. When you have something precious ..... keep your mouth shut. 

    That same friend of mine got me a job at his friends house. An older woman was being moved out of her townhouse. I saw her grand kids packing up these artistic plates that hang on walls.  I overheard the older woman saying what is happening  to my collection. I found out later . They were saying how much money they were making on each  plate from the internet. If you don't  keep track of your stuff, it tends to go bye-bye.

    Enjoy your life. Your experiences. Your activities. Your relationships. This is what matters most. It is your reward. And if it's  not  up to snuff. Tell spirit what is that you would like.

Dec/12/2020 Focus

 

    It's  the way to get things done.  I was always  a bad focuser.  Doing 3 to 4 projects at the same time, maybe finishing 2 of them. Being a focuser requires  self discipline. When you got that working for you, your life will run way more smoothly. 

    Select 1 thing you want to get done. Write it down on a pad with the month day and year. Then write how long you think you'll get it  done.  A week , a month, 6 months? After you get it done, see how long it actually  took you. No matter what keep pushing. If you run into a problem think your way around it. The answer  is around the corner.  Invite spirit in to help getting the answer.  Spirit will answer the call. Be vigilant  in recognizing  the help.

    It can be a slow  learning curve. One of my big problems was since I was 14  I didn't  put.tools back were I got them. Pop would holler about it, but it didn't  solve  my problem. I guess hollering didn't  work.  It took decades to get a handle on it. But that's  ok you can go as fast or slow as you want. 

    I find focusing on 1 goal is the best possible way. Once you get that done its on to the next goal. You will be rewarded with satisfaction. And Spirit is always there  working behind the scenes on your behalf. It is that bond  that you want to recognize operating along with you. Whether it's  a small or very big problem.

    You can bring anything into your life an experience, person, or thing. Your choice, but then you have to be responsible for those choices.

Nov30/2020 Decision Time

     When you have a choice to make, write down what your gut said to do right away.  Do not finalize  your choice yet. Wait 3 days. Get someone you trust to tell you what they think.  At night before you go to bed ask to have a dream about it. What ever you remember write it down. It may not make sense but every once in awhile reread the dream. For yes and no answers you can use an animal.  Like lion for yes or tiger for no. So if your running from a tiger in the dream, you know that the answer to your question is a no. Another thing to do is pick a quiet spot and try to feel the answer, does the decision feel good or not.  A lot of times its  your first gut answer that winds up being the correct choice.

    The above was a refresher course for me. I didn't  do the above. My first instinct was don't  sell the truck.  But then my mind was going over the benefits of selling the not working truck. Was I really going to spend money I didn't  have in fixing the truck up. I was always hoping to get money in future to fix it up. Money didn't  come. So each year it was looking worse for wear. And taking up space.  So I got rid of it. Dumb me, I should of held up for more money.  Should have listened  to my gut. I had another truck like it 3 yrs younger, he wanted to buy that too.  I  was quick to say, not at this time. I needed this experience to remind me what to do in the future. So I'm sad and glad at the same time.  Learn your lesson and move on.

    Have a goal in mind.... write it down in a good journal that lays flat and leave it in your bedroom. Chart what you have done to make the goal materialize  in your life. If your stuck ask spirit for some help. It.  the answer may come from a dream or an experience you had during the day. Look for the answer. It will come.

    It is time to redirect.

 

Nov26/2020 A Day of Thanks

  

    This is the day when you look back on your life and remember. The bad and good things that have happened to you.  Each and every occurrence  has shaped you into who you are today.  Hopefully they have made a better you. I give thanks to my wife and parents and family.  They have all been blessings. The more you give thanks the more blessings are added to your plate.  Look back on the last 5 years and see if you have learned anything about yourself. Take an experience you went through, how did you handle it?  How looking back could you have made it better. And say you did learn a lesson, were you able to apply it to your future encounters. We are presented with challenges until we fully understand the  lesson why.

    There was this gal who's father was a drunk. That was her lot. When she got older she was attracted to a young man who had a problem with the bottle. She felt that she could fix him. Marriage 1 ended without her fixing him.  Next up same exact scenario and same ending.  After 4 relationships of the same pattern. She finally had to take a look at herself. She was trying  to fix the father by using the other guys. When she accepted her shortfalls it opened her up to a way better relationship. Each of those 4 guys gave her the opportunity  to see herself. Those 4 guys were blessings. Give thanks for the sometimes unseeing patterns that tie our life together. 

  

 That  negative experience over many years led her to the light.  And she went toward the light at her own speed.  You walk the rocky path until you find the smoother part. But one thing is for sure  you earned it.  You can look hard or not so hard to find something to be thankfull for. Think about those thankfull things not just for today but throughout  the coming days.

    As far as our nation goes,  2020 was a year to be thankfull for.  Back to the light after a taste of fake reality. Also thanks to all the first responders and scientists who worked on getting us the needed vaccine. 

Nov20/2020. Recycle anyone?

     A big truck grabs the bar of the recycle plastic can and lifts it up into the maw of the truck. He sets it down, but doesn't  extend the arm so the can is a couple inches from the side of the truck instead of a couple feet. He m I ves the big truck forward, catching the can and storving it in a bit. The 8 Inch bar is now at an angle instead of straight across the front of the can. It would of taken him 2 secs to extend the arm and put the can 2 ft in away from the road. Nope couldn't  do it. What the F. I get out my hammer and try to force the heavy plastic back into shape. It was a no go. Call the town.  They say they will replace it with a big can. I say I already have a big can. Give me a medium size can like the one I got. Nope they don't  make it anymore. I went to have lunch. I woul use my weed eating torch to heat the plastic and pound back to shape. An hour later go outside and look at the can. Can't  believe it, its back to it's  original shape. The 8 inch bar is no longer askew. The can is fixed. Only a small gouge on lid is there. It's  a miracle. Thanks spirit!

Nov18/2020 Gas

         It's  what keeps the vehicle moving for most vehicles. One day I decided to explore  west toward California.  I had a cap on my pickup bed. I would sleep in there. No heat. Beginning of my trip I was in the Appalachians. That night it went down to 15 degrees. Boy I felt every one of those ice degrees. Couldn't  wait for the sun to come up. I lifted up the cap hatch and looked out, everything was pure white to the tune of 4 inches.  Pretty nice cold sight.

    I made it to St Louis. Underground is a museum at the arch. I took in a movie on how the arch was built. They built it in two stages. The left and the right and they were built at the same time meeting up in the air at the mid point. The builders had to  meet perfectly at the apex, no room for error. They were welded at site, many sections of stainless steel. The base they made would allow them to adjust the sculpture by moving It's  base  to  meet up with the opposing  half arch. Super great movie.

     I was in western New Mexico at a  rest stop. Had breakfast  and headed back onto the interstate. I get a nudge to fill up eventhough I had a little less than 3/4 full. I figured  I could fill up later down the road. So I kept going. Hot desert driving. The sun bouncing off the hood would score me a nice headache at the end of the day. Should have traveled at night. At a 1/4 tank I kept an eye out for a gas station. No gas to be had, dammit. The needle of gas gauge would hit the very bottom and then bounce up to an 1/8 th of a tank full. Usually there is a 10 mile reserve left in tank when it hits zero. For a hundred miles the needdle would bounce from zero to an 1/8th of a tank. Eventually I saw a California cop parked at side of road giving someone a ticket. I tell him to keep an eye out for me, I didn't  think I was going to make a gas station. But there was one up ahead. 100 miles riding on empty... wow. 

    When I got back home, one day I was low on gas. I was near  my old high school. I watched the needle hit the E for empty. That was it the truck stopped. No bouncing needle this time. I walked a quarter mile to get gas. Spirit had my back, back in Calufornia.  At that time I didn't  know about spirit. But it knew me.

    A friend of mine was in the Navy. I guess it was his 4th year. He just completed a double shift. He was out before his head hit the pillow.  The next day was a Saturday, his day off. He didn't  drive his car for a week.  He was sitting in his sport car stewing about his life. He made up his mind, he was going about, he turns the key  no gas. He can't  believe it. His whole life he was a topper. A person who loves to see a full gas tank. He would fill up even if he needed only 2 gals. He just stared in disbelief..... the ways of spirit. He did quit the navy.  A year later, Honorable discharge.

Nov17 2020 Two Americas

     I thought about this when I woke up last week. From my bathroom window I watch the birds at my bird feeder doing their thing. Nice peacefull sight until the occasional hawk pays a visit. Well they gotta eat too you know.

    The dream was me looking out the bathroom window. A bald eagle descends and makes its kill of a rabbit on the grass to the left of the bird feeder. Then a snake rears up 6 inches in front of my window its head morphs into a pewter dragon head. The snake slash dragon is after a kitten on the window ledge. It gets it and starts to strangle it.

    My interpretation  is this. England is the Lion, France the Cock,  Russia the Bear.  US the Eagle. The US as the eagle does it's  instinctive action, what is expected of its  nature.  The snake/dragon is abnormal  another word would be Evil.  A kitten is cute and lovable.  The kitten is democracy and freedom.  An Evil now permeates  our society corrupting everything  it touches .

    It begins with you! When you arise in the morning ask spirit to show you the truth as it applies to everything that affects your life.  You put out good will, it will come back to you. Let's  say your on the road someone cuts you off, you curse and shake your fist at them. Well either later in the day or sometime in the near future  you will do the same to someone else. For the most part I let people merge in. In return through the months, people let me merge in.

    Once there was this woman who was easy going. She was getting these bad words in her head as she was driving to work. This was not her, she asked spirit what was going on? Spirit told her it was the thoughts of the other drivers. Thats the state of our consciousness.  It's  a terrible place to be 'swimming ' in. We don't  have to be a part of this toxic soup. We always have a choice in how  to  conduct ourselves. It only takes a second.

    CarefulI  in picking your battles. Sometimes you have  to stick up for yourself. If someone  is pressuring you to do something your not keen on doing. Do not do it! My friend  Karen was pressured to come see her relatives  in a state a thousand miles away. She hesitated  in going. She let her mind talk her out of her initial impulse. She went and they turned  on her. They had their doctors and lawyers box her up and quickly stashed her in a home. The house that she treasured was stolen from her. You get a strong impulse to do an action, please Listen  for your sake.

Nov/01/2020 The Slide

     

    It was last Friday Oct 30.  It was drizzling,  I'm in my old truck going down a small hill. Up ahead are cars waiting on the light. Hit the brakes and the truck is sliding on down and I'm  about to strike the rear of a passenger van. I call out God's  name and the truck stopped. It didn't look good, I braced for the hit even though I was going about 4 miles an hr. Oh it was God Allright that had my back. I thanked him alot.  I'm  going to have to get better rubber on those wheels way sooner than later. In dry weather the truck stops fine. The tires aren't  bald, they just need thicker tread.

    My day would gave been pretty crummy had I hit that person. Thanks God for all the seen and unseen things that you do for me.

    Turns out a couple days later,  I hear a grinding coming from the front brakes. 400 dollars lighter I now  have new brakes , everything replaced. It wasn't  the tires. Rear brakes will be next when I get the money. Front brakes  do most of the braking. Replace these first.

10/16/2020 Delaying Tactic

 

    My pickup truck's  bed is in need of replacement.  Having sustained multiple hits and rust damage. Last year, I needed some extra money.  I was in this nursery yard's loading section, getting a load of mulch.  The operator of the big pay loader was getting ready to dump the mulch into my bed. When all of a sudden it lurched forward and smashed into the side of my truck. It then rolled back 5 ft and again it lurched forward and hit the truck in the same spot.  The truck sustained a mega ding in  it. The truck's bed was stoved in 6 inches over a 3 ft area. The owner  of the garden place comes out. I tell him how about a thousand. He shakes his head no. 500 he says. How about 750 then. 500 says he. 600 says I. 500 says him. 501 says I.  Deal says him. I walked out with 501 cash. The extra money I was looking for. Thank-you  spirit!

    A couple weeks ago, my truck broke down for 2nd time in a week. First time it was the battery, 2nd time it turned out to be the alternator ( the doohickey that charges the battery while driving). The truck broke down 2 miles near my house at a service station. Spirit delayed my breakdown from earlier in the day when I would have been further away from my house and costing me more money for a tow.

    I was going to buy this house with all its contents. I went to the house to make the down payment but the day before it rained hard. When I got to the house all looked good. I decided to look in the crawl space where last week it was bone dry today the water was up to the floor joists. The deal is off says I. Thanks spirit for the fortuitous  thunder storms!

    When you are delayed for some reason, you are in a new time zone. Just proceed forth without being in too much of a hurry in trying  to make up for the lost  time. Try to focus where you're  at. One day my father was getting ready to Move, he had a lot on his mind and wound  up getting in a fender bender at the bank.

   In making big decisions wait at least 3 days before making a decision.  Use other people suggestions, your own dreams and your own research. Then ma k e  the decision.  If you want things to change.it is you that starts the ball rolling. 

10/03/2020 Democracy

 

    Democracy is a precious gift that we here in the US have given ourselves.  It didn't  come cheap. Many sacrifices were born by many colonists.  They defeated the number one military power in the world. It only happened because of God lending his hand behind the scenes help. George Washington was trapped on Long Island NY in 1775. Situation was dire for the colonists. The lit candle  was about  to be snuffed. Then out of nowhere a dense fog enveloped the area. Washington with the help of Massachusetts  sailors was able to escape using fires placed many feet apart to make the Brits think that he was still there and big row boats to ferry his soldiers to Manhattan.  God brought the fog at the right time and place. Another  situation developed  in Pennsylvania when George Washington  was out conversing with 2 other officers early  in the morning.  Unbeknownst  to George a British sharpshooter had him in his sights, he didn't  know it was George. He had his finger on the trigger, but he couldn't  pull it. He said he couldn't  shoot because he felt that it wasn't right to take someone   down when they were no threat. Just  maybe  it was God speaking to him  (the British soldier)  very softly in the morning  light. George would also have musket balls tear through his cloak throughout the war, never sustaining a major wound. God was on his side. George was part of God's master plan for the human race. Which is still unfolding to this very day. Today democracy hangs in the balance. What will you do to keep the light of democracy  burning. Democracy  is about empathy  for ones fellow citizen.  Look out for your self and once in awhile look after the ones who don't  have it as good as you.

    I like this sentiment a rising tide raises all boats.

10/01/2020 Contagion

 

    Covid 19 and now the start of the flu season. Plus indirect effects from the contagion could possibly see 1 million American  deaths by the Spring of 2021.  Get your flu shot now and listen to the scientists and doctors. Also ask spirit for it's help.

God help us.  Which I believe  God does. 

9/26/2020 Ahh No Charge

 

    I just left Target, got into my truck turned the key and get a click click. This truck is going nowhere fast. I did have a prior warning though, it had a little hesitation early in the morning when starting the truck but it did roar to life. And it did start up  the next 5 times until the 6th time. Damn. Another day not making money.  No good.  Pop the hood and try my little trick of banging on the terminals with the handle end of  a big screw driver.  Worked many times for me before. Not this time however. The battery says it is a 6 yr battery and in two more months it will be 6 yrs. They do know their batteries. Six months before your battery hits its life expectancy I suggest you replace it now. Or you will be pondering your next move like me.  Next move was get a new battery.  Call up auto part stores, 100 bucks and up too much. I try junk yards. Way better 30 to 50  dollars for my battery. Call my wife jump in her car half hr later get to the yard and paid 30 bucks. The guy put a tester on it that places a load on battery which drains it and then I saw it return to 12 volts after the load is removed. When he did it to my old battery , there was no recovery.  Got it back in truck started right up. But the day was done.

    It's  now a week later.  I start it up and there was a just a hint of hesitation.  But it started.  I notice that the battery gauge is hitting 12 volts. Too low, the alternator should be charging the battery to the tune of 15 volts. Come to the traffic light the truck dies. Flashers aren't  working. I get out of truck and push it via the door frame and steer it walking alongside it. So I'm  trying to enter the right lane, and 2 people sneak past me in their cars, I can't  hit the brake... some people. I get the truck off onto the side road and there's a little rise into the gas station parking lot.  I'm  now in the driver's seat look in the rear mirror and there's a young guy pushing me with his hands on my tail gate. The truck's  too heavy to get it up the rise. The young guy says he'll  pull it up the rest of  the way with his truck and a strap it works fine. I walk to close by auto part store. Talk to guy says if vehicle is running and motor cuts out it's  probably the alternator. Go back to service station tell him to replace  alternator. 225 bucks..... ouch! Call my neighbor, who happened to be home, thanks spirit. He came and got me. The breakdown occured near home and not 10 miles away where I was a half hr later. Thanks to spirit it was closer to home. Plus I broke down at the gas station. All these little coincidences helped me immensely.  Thanks to spirit. The truck episode developed over 2 weeks. Spirit brought  me through it, step by step. My part was to keep pushing forward, thinking how to fix my problem  and spirit helping me behind the scenes.

9/17/2020 The Potatoe

 

    I read this article recently by a holocaust  survivor..  His name is Ernie Gross. What he went through was unimaginable  evil. There were people there that gave up and the others looked for way to survive. He tried to survive. He said that the only way for him to survive was to unlearn his selfish survival skills.

   To do that he had to do acts of generosity and charity, this enabled him to retrain his brain. He said   "if you don't  forgive, it means your angry. If you forgive, your body can relax and you keep on functioning."  He concluded with " Don't  lose hope tomorrow  can be better, that is why I'm  91 and still here."  When he was doing work cleaning train station toilets he would pickup cigarette  butts, he needed 7 to get a quarter of a potatoe from his fellow prisoners.  Those 7 butts were hard to come by.  Those pieces of potatoe  and his generosity or kindness are what kept him alive. 

    I told this story before. How a camp prisoner caught a glimmer of himself in a mirror. He was a scowling mess, he looked like the camp guards and prisoners. He said to himself, I don't  want to be like that. So he changed his ways. His countenance began to change.  His change gave inspiration to some of his fellow prisoners.  And as bad his life was, it made things better. To make change  he changed himself. That's were it starts. Don't  change the outer, change the inner you,  first and foremost. Be that beacon of..... light.

9/11/2020. Rememberence

 

    Today is the day; that America got a wake up call. I was in a post  office, there was one employee but she was way in the back room which was very big. A radio was on in the back room. I could just barely make out what was being said.  Something about a plane hitting the world trade center, I think. The gal finally  comes to the desk. She said some accident  happened at the world trade center, just now. I went a quarter mile back to my house and flipped on the TV.  There was one of the towers on fire. They were calling it an accident.  Ten minutes later  I see the second tower hit. First words out of my mouth was damn Arabs. My nephew  told his parents he had a dream, this was several days before the attack, in the dream he saw planes striking buildings. Another example of dreams foretelling the future.

    Most of the hijackers were from Saudia Arabia. Zero hijackers from Iraq. Who do we go to war with? Afghanistan  and Iraq. Why Iraq? No idea. Afghanistan  was guilty for aiding the terrorists. We should be there for good. In the future I would hope that talk can forestall any chance for war. Talk it out.

   If there is strife in your family somewhere, well then you can see how it occurs out in the world between nations. Try to make peace in your own family if it is at all possible. If not than just avoid them to the best of your ability.

    The 2nd strife point was the 07 to 08 mortgage  meltdown. Cause underlying greed ruled the day with no real repercussions to the scofflaws. Politics helped get us out. 

    Then the me too movement. This was good. Then BLM which was also good. Also global warming is the elephant  in the room. Now comes the election. What will this do to America? We will see in the next 4 mos.   My wish is that it comes off without too much violence.

9/06/2020 The Pointed Finger

    I once saw a talk show with the actor Tom Arnold as a guest. I think he said he had 4 divorces. He tells the host I looked back on my life and I would blame the woman for the marriage  failures.  Then I got to thinking wait a minute here,  I'm  the common denominator  in all the divorces. The fault lies with me. I had to change me. Very good Tom.  Every time we point the finger at someone and say you did this to me, we have to remember that 3 fingers are pointed back at you. If you can't  see yourself ask someone who loves you or a very close friend to point out your defincies.  Then do not defend yourself, keep your mouth shut. What ever the person says write it down. Now that you got the truth, you have something to work with.

    

    Everybody fails in one way or another. Without failure there can be no growth. Our failures give us the opportunity to learning more about ourselves.  All we have to do is take responsibility for our predicaments and own it. It takes time and effort from us to make our lives better. No matter what happens in our life, there's a way to fix it or live with it. Spirit can help us in this endeavor. All you have to do is ask for it's  help.

    When things don't go our way, we have to hit the reset button. Blaming someone because they cheated on us or I didn't  get the promotion I deserved, or I got fired because  of him or her. That gets us nowhere,  try looking at it as an opportunity  that has landed in our laps. The door has shut for a reason. Now look for the very best door that sits waiting for you to be found by your efforts.

    Use that finger to point the way to a more fulfilling  life that you deserve. Remember it's  going to cost you time and effort. Visualize what you want to happen, then take action have faith that it will appear in your life and be thankfull.  Write down what you learned when the last door closed  in your life. Try to remain positive through out your days.

9/02/2020 Adrift

 

    Let's  compare our life to that of a small boat. Our parents show us to the best of their ability how to get along in life. They are steering our boat until we get the hang of it. When we turn 18, it's  up to us. The scary part is about to begin. Responsibility will take center stage in our life from here on out. We try to learn from our mistakes and not repeat them.  Don't  look back always push on forward, keeping a firm grip on the rudder which is found at the back of the boat.  This is what we use to steer the boat in the direction we want to go. A loose grip on the rudder means were at the mercy of the water. We will go around in circles, letting events controll us instead of us controlling them. I belonged to this category for a long time. I still learned a lot though even though I was going in circles. Better if you know what direction you want to go. Keep a firm grip on your rudder so that you will have a more fulfilling life. Keep a book in your bedroom and write down a few of your goals down and date them yr mo and day. Think about it and ad to the list at least once per week, Sunday is a good day. Always call on spirit when you don't  know what to do next. Try it for a month and see where you are after the month is over.

    Don't  wait on things  to happen, make them happen. Then you will see your days of being adrift will come to an end. Living starts when you take responsibility for your life and cease blaming others. What ever it is that is irksome to you, you focus on that problem and try to make it better. You invite spirit in to help you with the difficulty.

In a previous post I talked about my mother. I wanted the dynamic between  us to end and new positive experience to replace it. The post title was mom. It worked out just great. It didn't happen until I took action in that direction.

    If there are negative people in your life, it's  time to distance yourself from them.. wish them well and move on. Simple..... yes. If you lend money don't  expect it back. If it causes you grief then don't  lend money  out anymore. Speak no gossip at work. Stay positive with your co workers. Try to mend a beef with a coworker. If it is a no go. Make plans to leave the job. Say no to the things you don't  want and yes to the things you do want.

    A friend of mine said no to be lonely and spirt brought her a new friend. She also wanted a close male she could have an intimate relationship with. That didn't  happen because she interfered with other peoples relationships.

    Stay positve in all situations, and you will reap the benefits always. Ask yourself does this feel right? Contemplate  on your next course of action trying to feel the best actions that you can do next. If you don't  feel the answer give it a rest for a few days then return to the problem. You can also try to resolve issues down on paper. Save all your writtings, overtime it will show you how much you learned since you started taking an active roll in plotting out your new life.

    Being in control  of your boat will give you  a better view of your future life. And the ability through spirits help to surmount  problems that come along on one's  journey. 

8/23/2020 Bird Brain

 

    Pop would always feed the birds. My mom would put stale bread in a pan and put fat in the pan as well, the birds went nuts for this concoction in the winter time. I found out years later that bread is not good for birds. Seeds are good for birds and suet.  Also peanuts are not good for birds they may like it but it really isn't good for them.  Seeds and berries are for the song birds. Needless to say when I left the house  I became a bird feeder as well.

    One day I saw 3 kids near a hawk that was on the ground. The hawk was shrieking so I crossed the apartment parking lot to where they were. The hawk looked at me and then to the kids and back and forth. I could tell he wanted me to ward off the kids.  The hawk had a dead rabbit  in it's claws. That's why he didn't fly away. I told the kids to stay away from the hawk. Good karma.

     I was walking toward my front door for the last time. As I walked down the gravel walkway a huge shadow  was displayed across the yard. The shadow was a wingspan of 20 ft. It was the shadow of a turkey vulture whose wing span is 6 to 8 ft. Seeing that shadow pass over me was super awesome. As I neared the front door a small pine snake left in a hurry from my glassed in porch coming down 2 wooden steps. I hadn't  seen him since the first day I stepped on to this property which was 5 yrs ago. Deja vue. I put up a bird feeder soon after I moved in. Planted bamboo along the sidewalk and one butterfly bush. The bamboo supported the butterfly bush and it grew to 12 ft in ht. What was neat about this Bush was the hummingbird moths that inhabited that Bush at least 50 of them. Never seen them before. And never since then. There was the 8 inch snake that greeted me the first day and the other living thing were the fish in the stream next to the house. They were 10 inches apart head facing the bank about 12 of them . ...weird.   That was the last time I saw them in that formation. The ground was rock hard. Had to bring in truck loads  of good soil. I saw  the big vulture flying around.. I made a plywood platform for the vulture, I lured  him down by placing a chicken leg raw on the platform. Two of the birds came in and one grabbed the leg and flew off with the other in hot pursuit.  I then remade the platform to a smaller dimension. That did it. When the vulture landed he would extend his wings straight out and eat the leg on the platform. Way cool. The bird extended his wings to keep the other birds from making a landing  next to him. He was able to eat in peace.  Toward the end of my 5 yr stay there, I hadn't been feeding the vulture for like 3 or 4 mos . But he flew over me as a thankyou, I guess. 

    My relationship was coming to an end. I wrote a letter to her  and I was heading out the door to mail it at the post office.  The quiet voice within says don't mail it. It wasn't a nasty letter. I said no I'm mailing it. Get into the truck off to the post office.  About a 1000 ft down the road a bird dives bombs into the grill of my truck. Fine I say,  don't  want any more birds to die, so I head back home and throw out the letter.

    I've  seen pictures of bluebirds but never in person. I said spirit I'd  like to see one up close before I die. Several months later I do. Early March, early in the morning I go outside and I'm near a small tree, a bluebird alights on a branch. The sunlight does the bird justice,prettiest bird ever.  Three weeks  later I'm  in the hospital with double pneumonia,  trying  to stay alive. I got to see the bluebird though. A month later I recovered.  Soon after I installed a bluebird house. They've  come back every yr since.

    Last week I asked my father to bring a gallon of birdseed with him when he came down to see me. The first store he was going to stop at for the seed was closed. He headed through a neighboring town and then realized  the bridge was out for a year on the south side of town. He was too far along so he continued  on to the bridge. Too his surprise the bridge was open. It must of opened just a couple days ago. Bridge out signs were still up. He remembered a supermarket not to far away to get the seed. While in line with the 13. 50 dollar bag of seed, the checkout gal says to him you don't  have to pay. The elderly woman  ahead of him says anyone who treats  the birds deserves a treat themselves. Pop wasn't  paying stong attention  to what was going on around him, because he still tried to pay. The checkot gal says put your money away the lady ahead of  you  bought it. A gift from spirit. Thanks.

8/16/2020 When Opportunity Knocks

     

    Open the damn door. Those who hesitate  are lost. It appears for a moment or so in time. Quickly grab that gift and put it in your pocket. It was put there just for you.

    Once I walked into a pizza store and there were framed pictures on the wall. One of them was a mountain scene.  I  had to have it.  It was 60 dollars. I didn't have 60 so I said I'll give you 20 and the next 2 Fridays I will give 20 each day. He sold it for the artist. I made a way for it to happen. One day out of state I saw a blue jay picture on a wall of another eating establishment. It was 20. I handed it over.  I came in the next day and the guy told me that I bought the young man's first ever sale. He was very happy as was I, not only for the picture but that I was the start for something good to happen for him.

    One day I was looking for a pick-up  truck to buy. The neighbor had one for sale a black ranger, looked real good, I wanted it. When test driving it there was a little hesitation when I was accelerating.  I dismissed  it. That was a big mistake. Next time I get a warning, I'll pay attention. I took it back to the previous owner, he would not give my money back. Took it to his transmission place where he recently had it fixed  and he wouldn't honor his work either. Cost me another 1200 dollars. Expensive lesson. A couple years later I drive through a puddle on side of road and it stopped. Towed it to a mechanix who spent all day trying to get it to work. It was an electrical problem.  I was in for over 300 dollars. I know car electrical problems are expensive to fix. I gave him the bill of sale and called it even. He agreed. Cost me a lot but I was glad to be rid of it. I got smarter though.

    When oppurtunitys come you may not be happier but you definitely  will be smarter after all is said and done. And being smart is good because you become a better you.  It takes work  and time. It's good to be happy along the way too. Look to put that into your life. Write down 10 things that make you happy. Then go after the top 3 answers.

8/12/2020 Boss Man

 

    I always was a rebel.  Did not like people telling me what to do. One day in high school, it was the first couple weeks of classes. I walk in to a class on social history of America or something like it. The guy says start reading chapter 1. They pass out the books. Oops, not enough books to go around. PPP or piss poor planning. For those who don't have a book look at your neighbors book. I said I'm not doing that. My friend said look over at my book. Nope not me. The teacher said if you don't like it leave.  I got up, he said if you leave you can't come back.  I left after 2 weeks of classes.  I went to my advisor, told her,  me and the teacher didn't get along.  She said go find a class to get into. I found a teacher who would let me in, current history of the US. He said I would have to do all the past work. I said fine. And I did. For the semester I got straight A s. I also had a great time. The guy was cool and laid back. Instead of having a miserable semester  I created a better reality for myself.

    After high school I went to college.  I just drifted. No plan no goals. I do not recommend  this route. I took science classes big mistake, I should  of taken the history classes.  I  finally  graduated after 5 yrs.  I started it and I was determined to finish it. A neighbor of mine said you want to work at my place. I said I'll give it a try. It was at a small foundry his deceased father formed. It was a laid back atmosphere.  I didn't have to work too hard. Easy money. After 2 weeks there wasn't enough work so they transfered me to a plant not too far away. This place was 3 times bigger. And the work was hard. Just great. Through the help of a fellow employee I was able to hang on.

    Our plant was second from the bottom in employees hired, yet we were near the top in production. We were making 5 dollars an hour to start. Raises  a big 25 cents after 6 mos. Boy were we dumb. Boss man would come to open up the gate driving his Porsche Carrera.  He lost his license years ago didn't stop him from driving. One day he says to me as were walking down to the plant, stand here and watch Lionel  who was up a big platform outside working in the air filtration system. Boss man wanted to know how many breaks Lionel  was taking during the hr. Another boss came half hr later, he walks by me, what are you doing he says. I replied  spying. What???   Yeah Tommy  wants to know how many breaks Lionel  is taking. He says oh no that again and leaves me to my spying. Tommy  comes back after an hour, so how many breaks, 2 I lied.  It really was 12.  Tommy 's making about 6 dollars an hour, you really think I'm going to rat him out .  The guy was risking his life eventhough he was wearing a mask. It was a dirty sttinkin job period.he said 

    These bosses would  steal from each other by not putting the full amount of precious metal into the finished alloy product . They would pocket the value of the precious metal. I knew 1 guy who took several ingots of metal and toss it in a hole in the floor, it would land in water. He would come back when the tide was out to retrieve  the metal. It's under the chapter goes around comes around.

    Another day we get a new toy called a mass spectrometer. The second boss can't get it to work right.  I looked at the machine and did something I forget what  and it works right. The bosses thought I was a genius. It was just a hunch and luck.

    It was at morning coffee break.  A fellow worker   Jerry at 80 yrs old  looks at me and says before you know it you will be like me.  Now thats what I call a wakeup call. He scared the living daylights out of me. I made up my mind it was time to leave. Had to stay 6 more weeks so as to get my paid week vacation, which you get after 1 yr working there. Jerry had his son working there but they laid him off after 6 weeks. Jerry was hotter than a red chilli pepper, I saw  him chasing  after one of the bossses. You owe me, you owe me. Jerry was trying to save his son's job. They should have kept the son on. Jerry was a loyal  guy to the firm for decades and they treated him like dirt. I was going to quit soon. But fate came a calling. The boss man hired a big guy who filled up an entire door way, he was to be the new foreman. Wednesday they said to come in at 6am on Thursday. Usually when you make a time shift you do it over the weekend not in the middle of the week. I came in at 7am as usual. Foreman says go home, I say No, the only way I'm going home is if you fire me.  The foreman can't fire anyone. He goes over to boss man Tommy, whose at the other end of the building. I see them both, I'm in my uniform and hard hat. And I wait and wait , those 2 guys are animated,  arms in the air voices rising. It took 10 minutes. Foreman comes back, okay you got your wish your fired!  I remove my hard hat and heave it across the plant. Boy that thing  flew like a jet.  Got back into my civies and never looked  back. I'm free.  

    Went to the unemployment office. The gal says the company is fighting my case, saying I quit. The gal says we know this company don't worry you will get your unemployment checks.  That was icing  on the cake. After that I worked for myself. One year I worked for a guy who was a general contractor, he was great,  the best boss of all time. I'm still friends with him to this day. He was laid back and quick to smile. It was a real pleasure to work for him.

    The neighbor who hired me to work at the foundry the first time was let go. It was his father that started the company. He told me he wanted to blow them up. I told him that wasn't a good idea. He got another job at another company. That lasted 6 months then they let him go  when they found out all his contacts. He wound up moving  several statess away.

    One day I was at  his house and I saw him kick his 5yr  old boy in the seat of his pants. I said  don't do that Bob. He says why not? Because  it's not right.  Several months later, I find out the why. One of the guys  at the foundry tells me  Bob's father would kick him in the backside at the plant, when Bob was a boy. The sins of the father are passed  down the line. How  sad how very very sad. Thats why the world is the way it is to this very day.

8/09/2020 Pounds On Pounds Off

 

    Putting pounds on is fun especially for a foodie like me. Taking them off not so much. When I hit 260 1 day 6 yrs ago, a big red stop sign blew up in my head.  The fun times were now over. Time to get serious.  I bought a fancy digital scale. I would step on it once in the morning and once at night, recording them down on a sheet of paper. I wasn't use to cutting food out of my diet. I switched to diet soda and tried to eat less. Got down to 250 after a yr .   In my fifth yr last yr, a gal said to me the diet soda was poison to the body, I had swollen calfs at the time and ankles. So I quit the diet soda and 2 weeks later the calfs and ankles started to reduce in swollenesss. Happy about that. Now I drink water with a little bit of  pineapple soda in it or lime or lemon. It works out fine.

    I plateaued at 250, 240 and 230 pounds for many months. I used to eat 2 eggs every day in the morning slice of bread and 2 pieces of well done turkey bacon. I did that for yrs.  I was still stuck at 230 pounds. Had to make a change, so I substituted  cereal for the eggs. That got me down to 220 pounds. I eat main meal around noon. One slice of rye bread 2 pieces  of turkey belonga,  1 slice of American cheese,  mustard  and then I put several layers of lettuce on top. I throw away first layer of lettuce, it may have residue on it like pesticide or bacteria. I use a baggie to hold it together. The lettuce acts like a topper instead of using another slice of bread. I eat a couple radishes, a carrot, a couple pickles and about 12 pringles which is like a potatoe chip. .Desert is 1  piece of brownie.

    No second helpings or 2 hotdogs, or 2 hamburgers or 2 pizza slices. I have 2 to 3 reg sodas per week  Forget diet sodas.

    Dinner is an apple cheese and crackers, a carrot unpeeled and an ear of cooked corn. Also a small desert.  Walking during the day is also a plus.

    I feel lighter on my feet, now that I dropped half a sack of cement from my frame  I look better and feel better than I have in decades. Well worth  the effort.  I never experienced hunger pains and still was able to eat the foods I like.  Very  happy about this challenge.  The goal  is Now  200 pounds and I will get there. You have to ask yourself how determined am I and what am I going to do to make it happen. You will have built up your will and pride in your accomplishment as well as making a stonger bond between you and spirit.

    On a piece of paper you write 15 times or more I along with spirit will make a better me. Do it every morning.

8/02/2020 Change your Life Today

    No time like the present. Ask spurit to protect you your family from the covid. Do thus every mirn.. first thing. Then think of one thing you want to change to make your life better. Get notebook. First page, write down what that thing is in capital letters. Now get an index card and write it down, then tape card to your bathroom mirror. This will be a constant reminder to you about changing your life. You can start with a small goal first then tackle bigger goals later on. Invite spirit in to your life to help with the stated goal. Back to notebook put a heavy line under your goal. Write underneath  and number them.  What you have done to make the goal a reality..  Date each entry day month and yr. Every Sunday look at your notebook  and write down your successes or lack of. Think of more  ways to get to your goal and record in notebook. When you do this invite spirit in to your life . When you have success thank spirit. Makes the bond stronger. Don't quit until you get it. 

    Do this every day,  here on out. No procrastination. It is Now period  it is priority number 1. The more good energy you put into it the quicker the progress.  Success to all. Oh,  you have to ask yourself,  how bad do I want this and what am I going to do to get it in a honest way.

7/27/2020 Negativity

    Negative people ,negative events both are arrows looking to rob you of your peace of mind. A lot of news is negative, try not to watch too much of this. It's good to inform yourself on what is going on in the world but try to curtail it to 30 min. It can drag your demeanor down robbing you of your peace. Look for things that make you happy. If you find something that does, write a couple paragraphs on why it makes you happy.

    Take an event like covid19. That's a big time negative event. No quick easy answers. Ask spirit to keep you and your family safe from the virus.  Do your part as well, like social distancing  using alcohol  on your hands, not shaking hands forever more and wearing masks. Also wipe down surfaces and your phone. Don't let anyone handle  your phone either. Spirit can use dreams, songs , books other people , tv and even put words in your head. Listen and take action. No matter what  happens  keep moving forward and double up on your dependence on spirit. Rely on spirit constantly,  it's more important than the air you breathe. Hopefully this covid thing will make the world stop and take notice to what is really important  in their lives.

    If everyone would rely on spirit the world would change overnight. But for now it can change your life for the better. This is the most important task on hand. Not to make the world a better place but to make your own life a far better place to be content.. Make pretend  that you are the director and that you will call the shots on how your life will unfold. Take it 1 small step at a time. It's not a race. Slow and steady will set the pace. All will come with the required determination.

    When negativity comes knocking at your door, say no thankyou. Wish them well and don't take on a defensive position. It's a waste of time. Know what it is you want, go after it but not at the expense of others. This is a life worth having the one that you yourself started and spirit's assistance helping you along the way seen and unseen. When you recognize  spirits help always say thankyou.

    If the negativity is an event ask spirit's help in over coming it. You and spirit will walk step for step in overcoming any and all obstacles. This is how to live one's life to the fullest.

7/24/2020. My Own Reality

    One day I was working at this lady's house. The deck out back was 4 ft high and had a railing with balusters.  The 3 yr old tyke has curly hair and was sitting and playing on the floor. As I passed by I asked the kid do you remember  who you were when you were big. He shook his head yes. And then he looked at me, his eyes turned into black pools that looked right through me. The kid was no longer there, now it was soul that was looking at me. He said I like the fact that I create my own reality. And now I want you to leave. I had other questions but that got cut off. I left after thanking him. Those words  that the kid said were the same words that Seth wrote in Jane Robert's books about Seth and his teachings. This is why focus is so important in one's life. It gets thing done. The stonger the focus the quicker you will get what you set your eye on.

    One of my wants was to lose weight. Six years ago I stepped on a scale, being 5ft 10, it read back 260 pounds. Got off and tried again, same result. Oh man, diet starts tomorrow. Took 6 yrs to drop 40 pounds. Lots of plateaus to contend with. I just kept plugging away. Around 230 pounds I was at this plateau for several months. Time to make a greater sacrifice  and I had to cut back on the foods  I liked. Not fun!. Want to lose weight you have to reduce calories. Exercise like walking is also recommended.  A long time ago a guy told me when he finds himself going to the next notch on his belt, he invokes the white law. Which is no eating  anything that is white, milk,bread sugar, icecream, and what have you.. after he dropped the wt he was good to go. Dummy me didn't  listen to him. I was too much of a foodie. After 6yrs, I am stronger in my will, so I know I will get below 200 pounds,  no doubt in my mind. More foods will be coming off the list. I'm 220 now, soon to be 199. If you fall off diet no need to panic, just  get back on the 'bike'. There was alot of that with me. I'm so much stonger mentally than I was before. Step by step learning from my past missteps. You fail upwards and one day you have arrived  super confident. In a better position to enjoy your new life. New greater challenges lie ahead.

    Is it easy.....no.....is it worth it..... yes. Ask spirit to help you with your quest. It will bring a person or dream or thing to your life that will help you get what you have seeked. Doesn't matter what, a car,house, job or relationship. If you have good intent, you shall have good results. Start with something small and put a time limit on it. As the day goes forward write down hints you get in attaining your desire. Try it and don't stop till you achieve that desire, be positive and visualize it in your mind as a completed quest. Once you get it, move on to the next want. Remember life is an adventure. Don't let negativity from you or others deter you from your quest. Shut it down and pursue your  desired good. By doing these explorations you are strengthening  your spirit connection and you will become better focused and life will have added pep to it. Go For It.

7/14/2020. Santa Saves. Me

    It's mid February  2020. The time crunch is on. The week before I picked a 6 and a half ft Santa from someone's trash, he folded up. I put him in the truck's bed. A couple days later it started to rain, so I put Santa inside my extended cab. Now it was serving as a headliner inside my cabin.

 I have to go to two places in a short period of time. The first place was a warehouse for metal goods, 20 miles away. The second was 35 minutes away from my house. Two and a half hrs to get it done. Boy that is cutting it close.  I'm off, leave home heading for metal yard. Two minutes out I see Santa smiling from the back window, he's blocking more than half my window. Oh no! Make a quick decision  turn back home. Take Santa and put him in my big shed. Get back in truck turn key....click click.....won't start. Just great! Jump in my smaller truck and head to the metal yard.  I'm now 10 mins behind. The smaller truck made it more tricky carrying the metal rods, had to travel slow because they would bang on top of truck's cab. They were tied down good. But they still oould bounce on top of my truck. Had to take it easy getting back to house, losing more time. Make it home and dropped off metal. I have 20 min to get to my second destination. It takes 35 min to get there. Got there 10 mins late.

    Thank's to Santa, I got there at all. If I didn't turn back to house to drop Santa I would have got stuck at the metal yard, where the truck would not have started. I would have been screwed big time.

    But spirit new all this ahead of time. The truck's problem was known by spirit and it instituted steps to overcome it. Spirit knew I was going to grab Santa from the trash and used that action for my greater good. Thank you spirit.

    

July Fourth

    The birth of America. When colonies  would become states.  To me the real birth date occured on June 17th 1775. People call it the battle of Bunker Hill.  I call it the battle of Breeds Hill, since all the fighting centered around this high point. The militias made up of farmers and tradesmen were told to dig trenches on top of Bunker Hill. When they got there the men saw that there was a closer  hill that was facing  the city of Boston. The hill was not as high as Bunker Hill but a better commanding  view of the British  occupying  Boston. As they looked down to the river they saw Charlestown to their right at waters edge. This was the perfect spot. They disobeyed  orders and dug their trenches atop the hill, all night long of June 16 th. The free thinking colonists were in control, using strong initiative, they set the tone and course of  Saturday's  battle  with the British whose troops were called  (the regulars). So it wasn't the British are comming the British are comming, more like the regulars are coming. A little after 4 am a British warship notices the breast work atop Breeds Hill. And begins to shell it with cannon fire. Other warships would lob cannonballs atop the hill. It was quite ineffective.  The regulars would have to ferry troops to the Charlestown peninsula  from Boston proper.  The troops assembled  along the shore line and planned their assault on a high fortified position. Good luck with that!  I would not want to be a regular on this Saturday. Eventhough  Britian was the number 1 military power of the world. They looked down on the colonists  as country bumpkins,  flash the glint of a bayonet and watch them scatter like rabbits. Not today. Today would change everything. The world would tilt upside down. Down the rabbit hole they went.

    From the top of the breast work a fence trailed down to the river at an acute angle. A lot of rebels set up behind the entire fence line. As the regulars prepared their assault  on the uphill breast work. The rebels were cautioned to hold their fire until they saw the whites of their eyes. The rebs did not have enough  musket balls. They had to wait for them to get close since the musket was not that accurate.  The regulars in their woolen red coats were quite the sight as they traipsed uphill in a single assault line.  Back on the fence line the rebs let go all at once. The red coats fell where they stood cut down like wheat. Gray smoke filtered up to the breast work. The still standing red coats beat a hasty retreat down the hill. Leaving behind their dead and and injured. Curses filled the field of battle. The redcoats reassembled  and repeated their attack the same way. This time Charlestown was burning. Smoke from the town was wafting across the hill. Bagpipes, fifes and drums  poured up to the breast work. The second charge was again met with a cicle of lead from the fence line with the same result. Down the hill  they ran. They prepared for the third wave up the hill. No sound military judgement here. Now, the rebs were very low on musket balls  and reduced to using stones and nails for projectiles.. The redcoats finally  reached the breast work. It was now hand to hand fighting.

    Joseph Warren fell inside the breast work. The firebrand who was recently made a general. When he first arrived at Bunker Hill they asked him what were his orders.. he said I'm not a real general I'm a doctor. I just want to serve. So what do you want to do? Help the rebs atop Breeds Hill. So be it, he dug trenches with the men all night long. He had 4 kids and died at about 34 yrs of age. Probably not the best personal choice for him and his family. He lived for the cause and gave his life for it. A 1 in a million type of guy. The British knew who he was. One of the commissioned officers  went back to Breeds Hill the next day to take out his rage against this man by digging him up and making doubly sure he was dead.

    The British could not believe what had befallen on them. So many casualties  and the officers suffered the same fate as their men. Never before had the number 1 military  in the world suffered such staggering losses in 1 day of fighting.

    After this battle the British knew, they were in for it. George Wasington would shortly take command of the army. The British would soon leave Boston. More troops were called up from England, as well as mercenaries from Hessia (present day Germany). The British would hence forth in the future engagements with the rebs be way more cautious.  Which hurt their future war efforts. This battle also pushed the colonists  off the fence, now they had to choose what side to back. Many families were divided on this issue. Things became a mess very quickly.

    This battle in my opinion helped the world in defeating pure evil in the form of Hitler. Without US intervention , Germany would have won. And what a truly horrible  place this world would have become. God Bless America, and may she continue to shine her light upon the world!

6/27/2020 The Covid Affect

    This is the third major setback for the US. It seems that each time it gets a little more dire. Also another major event ongoing is global warming, which will affect ocean side properties, at the cost of billions of dollars. Black lives matter and me too movement are times of reckoning  for the US and other countries. These injustices have gone on too long until one day the chickens come home to roost. See evil call it out, it's the right thing to do. Child  molestation in the Catholic  church stayed hidden for so long but those sins could only be covered up for so long. Acts of evil as to the people who knew and justified it with their silence. PI call these events wakeup calls. Countries get them and individuals get them too. It's the individual ones that are the most important. If we can't get along with our family members what makes you think the world would be any different. The change starts with you. Better results can quickly happen in our lives by the desire to make things better in our minds and hearts. Listen to our health experts and take precautions,  it benefits us and our neighbors. It's not me first, be considerate to others and their welfare. If your sick stay home. If you don't know what to do ask spirit what the best course of action is. People coughing on others is despicable. These people must have not gotten much love during their formative years. So sad. But yes there is even help for these people. All they have to do is acknowledge their wrongs  and ask God for his grace. So simple isn't it.

    You start by accepting what you would like to change, in your life. This has to do with you only. Think about your course in dealing with your problem and invite spirit int the equation as well. Do things you want to do without neglecting  your responsibilities. Don't let people pressure you into doing something, your'e not keen on. Be your own person. A woman I know was pressured into a decision, that she may regret. Family was involved. Another woman was going to her birthday celebration out of state, relatives were hosting it. Just before she left, she told me I don't think I should go. I said, well don't go. Spirit was giving her a nudge here. She didn't listen. She said oh they went to so much trouble. They love me. She was suppose to be back in 2 weeks. Get a call from her,they're taking her to doctors. Five days later she calls and tells me they are keeping her against her will. I try to do something but they have the law on their side. Stuck her in a nursing home, they did. But spirit did warn her. Spirit is your number one friend in life, rely on it. Develop that connection on an ongoing basis. It can help with every aspect of your life.

   Covid times, spirit is needed more than ever. Ask spirit about what to do about anything. Listen for an answer, could come in a dream, or a book or tv show. Spirit can reach you through many avenues. Be persistent  in your quest. Do all you can do and spirit will fill in the blanks. Also use common sense, if someone is coughing  say in a store, move away immediately, even if you have to wait in a longer line. Weigh benefit versus  risk scenarios. We have to hold on to our heads and pray for a vaccine.  Getting upset does no good for you or others that you are with. When we are calm answers will flow more freely. Being tense tends to clamp up our hands and when they are in a fist shape it makes it hard to grasp new ideas that may come our way. When feeling anxious  take a deep breath and hold for 10 seconds, then gently blow the air out slowly count to 10 and then say God is with me at all times. Do that 10 times. And then repeat again the exercise, for a total of 3 exercises.  Hopefully a little calming effect has entered your being. Where ever I goest you spirit go forth with me.  BLESSINGS. OR MAY GOD BLESS US ALL AS TINY TIM ONCE SAID.

6/14/2020 All That Glitters

    GOLD.... drives people nuts. 1849 the gold rush was on, out in California. You needed a small amount of tools and a little bit of education and alot of spare time to go hunt for it.  A ton of them came out with not much to show for their hard sweat labors.  1One good thing that came of it was the blue jean. The miners complained that their pants were wearing out too quickly.  Levi and Strauss came to their rescue, creating the iconic jean. Levi and Steauss got their gold a different way, making jeans.  Fill the need and you get the gold. The people who supplied the gold miners in tools,animals,  boarding  and food are the ones who made  out good. The miners also paved the way for future Californians. Wagon trains and eventually the iron horse. When going after your dreams, you need to do some homework. Access benefit vs risks that are  involved.

    When I was working in a foundry, I was making 5.50 an hr. Crap wages even for then. I was knocking lead from steel molds and stacking and bundling them up for the forklift trucks. I was going to quit after the first week because I couldn't keep up the pace. I told my friend the big Pourto Rican, he said you stick it out, you'll get the hang of it. Hang in there. I listened to him. He was right, I did pick up the pace. Each day I got a bit stronger. After 3 weeks I was just as good as the others. I had a high school friend Jim. All through high school we would arm wrestle every now and then. Same result, he'd pin the back of my right hand right flush with the table. In 4  years it was like 216 straight losses. One day I'm at his house, he's married now. Were on the floor carpet on our stomachs in the living room, were facing each other. I raise my right hand, he accepts the challenge. In 3 minutes, I'm the victor my first ever win! I raise my left hand this time, challenge accepted, 2 min later, I win again.  I get up and he rolls on to his back, I say you look like a beached whale. He cried to his wife, he beat me. The worm had turned. A lot to be said for pounding and lifting lead. I was now the strongest I have ever been. 

    Back to the foundry. The Boss was in front of me, he asked me to take the job in the lab. Ok I said. He said good. I said for money though. He said nothing, the he goes you son of a bitch. I had him by the short hairs. A quarter raise he says. I say try 50 cents. Silence......then he says done. Word travels  fast in that joint. All the guys would get raises but only for a quarter. After that day I was Mr 50 cent to the crew. That was way before another guy took the 50 cent name. I was the original. Now I'm in the lab. One of my jobs is to refine gold from old computer boards which were made of plastic, a light green color , 5x 7 inches across and thin. Heavy metals were stamped on them. Copper antimony silver and gold. We were after the gold. There was a stainless steel crate 5ft by 3 ft and 2and half ft high. I put the plastic boards into.the crate, filled 3 quarters full and dropped it into a vat of nitric acid, so the metals would dissolve. Well.... that act had a rupercussion...... everyone get the hell out of the building Now!  Billows of red clouds of gas emanated from the cat, the bottoms of my pant legs looked like I was attacked by a hoard of vapid moths. My pants were overly shoes, now they were capris. The red cloud spilled into the main building gathering along the floor and rising 6 ft up. Took an hr for us to get back in. An extended break. I got kudos from the guys. Didn't lose my job either. Turns out you only fill the crate to a little less than a quarter full, makes for a slower reaction. I then took the liquid and would add different chemicals to it, to drop out the copper and other heavy metals. Then I would take an 8 pound ceramic funnel, it had a flat bottom then a funnel below it, the flat part had many uniform holes in it for the liquid to drip through. The funnel tested on a big clear bottle. I would put a paper filter dow into funnel covering those many holes and up along the inside of the funnel. Then I took diatomaceous  earth  and put it on top of the paper inside the funnel. The earth was in a can with lid and kept moist. If you were to inhale it in dust form you would die simple as that. I would then pour the liquid over the earth, giving me the most wonderfull  sight in the world. The 2 ft round funnel held gold flakes very small covered uniformly all over. The light bouncing off that gold constantly changed it danced. Look at it this way and that way. Boy that's gold fever allright!. The last stage I would burn away  the paper by putting it into a small oven, leaving behind 100 per cent gold. It was always fun getting the gold. I made people rich for 5.50 an hr.

 

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    A  2 million treasure chest was just found in New Mexico, by a guy from the eastern US. He solved the clue, it took 10 years. The clues were contained within a poem the originator constructed.

    When the poem came out in 2010, I figured it was in New Mexico. But I didn't have the money to go look for it. In the course of 10 years, 5 guys died out in the Rocky Mountains. It was to become their last journey on this side of life. One of them was a pastor.

    Everyone that set out to find the chest was looking for adventure and riches. They wanted more for their life.  I say you can do this without having to sacrifice life or limb. Working with spirit can give you just as much satisfaction,  if not more. Think on what it is that you want. Write it down in notepad and leave it on your desk for easy reference. Focus on it, every single day. Do 1 small step to make it happen.  The stronger the desire the quicker the result usually.

    One story I heard, a kid knew what he wanted to do in his life. That was to be a doctor. He studied hard. Result, he got fantastic grades. As he got older he worried, it might not happen for him, because of a  lack of funding.  In his senior year, a neighbor knew of the kid's desire. He had him come over, and told him he would be honored to fund his medical  studies. The guy is now a very good doctor. Spirit watched him do the work and gave him that needed boost at the right time. The idea to be a doctor was the seed. He watered it by studying science. And spirit completed it with the funding. You plan, set goals and when you hit a road block, you call on spirit to blaze the way. Working with spirit will give you a great life. Don't let your days pass in drudgery. Be the change.

    I met a gal who was a Christian. She was moving into an apartment, she had everything except a bed. She asked Jesus if he would get her a bed. She did not have a lot of money. A half hr later a guy down the hall was moving out, all his stuff was packed but he did not know what to do about the bed. Can I have it, please take it. One half hr, her move was completed.

    One day my truck developed an electrical problem. They are hard to fix,  costing lots of money. I needed that truck to do a job the following Monday. The mechanic was going on a vacation and was doing a half day that Friday. The secretary said next week. The owner of the shop was the only one who could do it. I thought I'm sunk as I hung up the phone.  I asked spirit for some help. Ten minutes later the phone rings, the secretary says he'll do it. As I hung up the phone I said I can't believe it, I can't believe it. Thankyou spirit. When I got the truck back it worked great.

 When you work with spirit, you work with real gold. Something of great great value. It's there waiting on you to use it, grow your potential, start today.

6/11/2020 Don't Be Lonely

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    Being lonely can lead to depression, which can lead to death. It can also lead to body sicknesses, both seen and unseen varieties.  When you feel down for whatever  reason, this is the time to be proactive. Address  the problem  pronto. Talk it out with a friend or do some volunteer work in the community. By giving a person can receive healing. It worked for my mother. I don't know if she was depressed or not.  But by giving  she exhibited more joy and well being. She volunteered 2 times a week at a soup kitchen. She looked forward to those 2 days. It made a big change in her for the better. Way to go mom! By redirecting your focus away from your problems, it gives you space to reset in a more positive way. Once your fledgling  bond to spirit grows stonger you will be able to lean on it. The more you use spirit in your life the better becomes your life. Try at least once a day to use spirit in your life. Make it a habit, until it becomes 2nd nature to you. It's the number 1 tool in your spiritual tool box. Don't leave home without it. Grow your life into a beautiful  multifaceted bright garden of delights. With a garden, you nurture it by adding  water and nutrients just like with your ideas. Next comes the weeding, removing and burning thoughts that can harm your budding masterpiece. This practice  is done every day to remain healthy and if a storm were to come and do great damage to your garden. Do not get upset for you have paved the way back, because the soil you worked hard to make more fertile is still there. Ready to bring forth new and better fruits. Or even new ideas that will soon take sprout. No matter how dark the cloud, Spirit is waiting to show you a new direction.

    My friend was brooding for over a week one winter after she recently lost her husband. She was extremely  lonely.  She told spirit her woes. Spirit answered her in less than 5 min.  Ring Ring,  she picks up the phone. It's the neighbor down the street, can you come down to my house , we will have lunch and play board games the rest of the day. Her depression flew right out that window in 2 sec flat.  Good for her!. It didn't happen for over a week because spirit waited on her to make the big big Ask?  Spirit waits on you when your ready,    Ask away!!! Release  this untapped  well of creativity now. You have a vast assortment of tools in your spiritual tool box. Get familiar  with them become the spiritual warrior that you were meant to be. Master your life. The trip doesn't  start till  you take that first tentative step. And all the steps that fall after that become a tad bit easier.

6/09/2020 It. Ain't So Bad

    Many times when Iv'e felt sorry for myself, I would think about other people who have it far worse than me. People who have suffered floods, tornadoes, hurricanes,  fires and accidents. That would recenter me and let me see how trivial my problem really was.  I would feel much better.

    One day I was cutting someone's grass a long long time ago. When I finished I laid down on the grass for 15 minutes and stared at the blue sky and puffy white clouds go by.  I told myself to always come back to this day and remember. Many times in the future I did come back to that day. It did help. Always remember to take a little quite time for yourself throughout your weeks. It's a needed time to refresh your soul. It gives your life a little bit of spice. There's more to life than always being on the go, rushing here to there. I got to do this, I got to do that. Slow it down a little. Give yourself some slack. Over time you will see yourself less strained, more at peace with yourself and able to laugh more. When you are tense, it's hard to grasp something new that comes your way. Also, being in a tense mode may prevent you seeing something good that comes your way. And many times something has to be removed from you, so that something new can take its place. Thing or a person.

    The story that precipitated this blog, I read today online.  March 8 2020 some guy in Jakarta got himself into a smelly inconvenience. The guy ran a septic cleaning business from his house.  After his rounds he returned home, there he removed a metal door to the truck's tank setting off an explosion. Crap rained down upon his neighbors covering cars, homes and yards. Where there once was green was now stained brown. The neighbors were all poooped out after cleaning all day. In life we don't know what's coming around the corner. We make the best of it And hope there is no poop truck ahead in our future.

6/08/2020. Don't Quit

    Yesterday Debra and I went for our half hr walk.  Blue skies and 76 degrees. Fabulous.  Twenty minutes after we got back, she said she lost her bracelet that she just made. She uses needles to thread the sea beads into a tight flat band. She incorporated an indian girl into the bracelet. The indian girl was also made of sea beads which are very small. We looked around the house and no luck.  I said get in the car, were going back,she said you don't have to. I said if you don't try there is zero chance of finding it. On our way back to the walk site, I asked spirit for it's assistance. I parked where I did last time and we looked around, nothing. I would rewalk the walk and she would drive behind me, most of our walking was in the street.  This walk I picked up the pace. Sometimes during the walk I got a little nervous with her getting a little too close to me with the car. Three quarters into the walk still no bracelet. I turned the corner and walked the macadam sidewalk this time. I passed near a house that had it's sprinkler system working, the sidewalk was now wet. It was a large property. As I'm nearing the end of the property, there it is one wet bracelet. Pick it up turn to my gal whose in the car, show the missing band to her. She's freaking out, I never thought you would find it!. That there is one happy gal. It was good for me too, I got out of the dog house.  She said did you see that 8 yr old boy standing near you,  I said no. She said he was right there as you were getting in the passenger side door. He had his hands on his hips with an expression like what are you doing here? I didn't see a thing. My focus was not there. Even though he was 3 ft from me. I thought later, boy I just got there in time to pickup the bracelet or he might have gotten it. Thanks spirit.    Once again........ don't quit!

6/07/2020. Thanks. from Me

    Yesterday was D Day June 6th 1944. The day that started the eventual downfall of fascism  in Europe. During this invasion over 60000 allied troops gave their lives and sustained injuries in this noble pursuit of ridding the world of evil born in Hitler. This one man, made people forget that they themselves are responsible for their lot in life. It's so easy to blame others than to take responsibility for your own conduct.

    I didn't see these events transpire. But benefitted from them nonetheless. I would not have been happy growing up in a world of fascists. So I say thanks to the greatest generation for all their sacrifices, for surely you made the world a far far better place!

6/07/2020 Be Carefull What You Wish For

    Good example is what the president wished for, a wall between the US and Mexico. Not only that but it was going to be free of charge to the US since Mexico was going to be paying for it. Too good to be true....you think? And the wall started to get built by taking money from the Pentagon and giving it to contractors. A couple yrs later the steel wall is starting to look good for a wall that is.  One problem though, the Mexicans started to dig under it, climb over it and cut through it with battery operated reciprocating saws. Oh well if there's a will, there's a way. Millions of dollars of wall to be undone by a hundred dollar reciprocating saw. Did anybody do a benefit  risk assessment...I guess not.

    Today..... there is finally a completed wall constructed. It's built around the Whitehouse. Who would have thunk it. Carefull what you wish for. Barriers are put up when people fear the unknown. A barrier means you cut yourself off from the world. Progress comes to a halt. Decay sets in, especially in the mind. And paranoia will come to roost. It's all down hill from then on. Watch Out! Nothing good comes when you sit upon the throne of fear.

    Wake Up! Operate from love and be of good cheer. You have heard it so many times surely it must of sunk into the American psyche by now.  I repeat the phrase once again,  do unto others what you would have them do on to you. It's so simple. When you wake up, say onto spirit be my guide today in my daily thoughts and actions. How can I make my world a better place for me and my fellow earth travellers. Make the change but start where you sit in the morning. And work on you with your best friend spirit's helping guidance. Almost everybody judges to some sort of degree. When dealing with others look to see if their words and deeds match. If you get stuck on some troubling question you might have, ask spirit  for some help on this particular issue. Spirit will work for everybody's benefit once invited in. Put out the welcome mat today.

6/02/2020 What's a Little Paint

    Been out of state for awhile. When I got to my destination, I noticed that one of my wooden flags had a peeling paint problem.  I made two flags during a previous trip, out of scrap wood. The one flag,had no peeling paint.  So here's a tip, paint with a primer on bare wood then two coats of latex paint,exterior grade. Paint all sides of your boards, including edges. This action will give your project more life. The second flag, I only painted one side and the edges. Not good enough. In one year it peeled badly. I scraped and sanded the flag. I got white latex paint and painted the back side of the flag and also the white stripes on front of flag.

    The red and yellow paint was needed to finish flag. The two paints were dried up. I only had two days to finish the flag. It looked hopeless, but I asked spirit for help. It didn't come the first day but I had an opportunity  the next day. I went to the back of the Wallmart where the paint section was. The paints were too much money, then I remembered to try the craft section. Most of the craft paints and supplies were gone because of the corona virus, people looking for things to do. I see 2 tubes in a plastic pouch, it is an orangey red,I take 1. Looking around I spot the only tube of yellow. Then 10 art brushes in a blister package. I got all 3 items for 3 dollars plus tax. Pretty good.

    I get home it's drizzling so have to paint flag in the garage. I put the red on and it's a perfect match, I can't believe it. Then the yellow, also a perfect match. I wasn't expecting that, I was shooting for something close instead I hit jackpot  with spirit's help of course. Thankyou spirit!
 

5/26/2020 Being a Buttinski

    I was at a strip mall one day, nice day in my pick up truck. Came down a lane and stopped at the road that parallels the stores fronts. Some vehicle was blocking my view from my right. I inched my way forward making sure I don't get hit from the right. Give it a little gas as I bring my eyes back to left, I see a woman step off the sidewalk into street, slam brake hard. The woman gave a short scream. She was  8 ft from me. Sorry I say. The young husband who was trailing behind, came forward and started cursing me out. I said nothing. He tried to open door but instead used his fist on my big side mirror still cussing his fool head off. I said nothing. The wife and guy walk to their car, when they are 50 ft away,  I say something, real loud.... God bless You!!  That did it, the curses were ten times louder than before. Stepped on gas and got the heck out of there. I thought, I hope that wife paid attention to what happened. This time his anger was addressed to me, maybe in the future, she will be the recipient.

    It was dusk at a mega mall, I was sitting in my truck. Not too many cars in the parking lot. A family comes to their car 100 ft from mine. The 8 yr old is screaming in Spanish ( I don't speak it). The father takes his belt off and starts to hit the kid. I don't know what to do. In my head I get turn your high beams on. I didn't listen. It was a good idea though. They left in a couple minutes. I stopped myself intervening because of the language barrier. I berated myself over it, should have gone over there and took away the belt. In hindsight if I did that, it would have been worse for the kid later on. I vowed next time there would be action on my part.

    I'm at a huge outlet park walking a distance thru the parked cars. It was summer and hot and there in the back seat are cute as can be, one yr old twins, sleeping in their car seats. The car locked and windows rolled up. That does it!!!  I'm going to wait till they get back, the kids looked alright. Otherwise it would have been one smashed window. I wait. Then I spot store security in his car, I keep waving at him, he comes down. He's yourg. Twenties. I say to him, I think it's a law in this state you can't leave your kids in car alone. I got this he says. Good. I walk away to a spot 20  ft away, watching. Ten minutes later the couple returns. The guard takes charge. What you did was wrong. The couple say, it was only ten minutes. The guard, I don't care if it was 5 mins or I min. I was proud of that kid. Better it came from a person in authority than from me. Spirit gave me that guard at the right time. It's what you call perfect timing. A lot of times, that's how spirit works/ amazing isn't it.

5/25/2020 Did You Say Ghost

    Ghosts are harbingers of people that have come and gone. They are souls, that have not fully transitioned to the next world. They still have an interest in this world for one reason or another. When they're ready, they will move on.

    I was on this spiritual topic site, when a male asked what's going on, I'm freaking out here! He was in his 20s and he saw his recently departed friend walk up the steps inside his house. Most responded don't text me, stay away from me. I wrote that your buddy was showing you that theres more to life than meets the eye. Nothing to be afraid of. He didn't write anymore. One gal responded with, I like the way you handled it, all the other so called spirit minded people dropped the ball. I said thank you.

    I lived in a mid 19th century house. I was looking for a house to buy. I passed this house to my right as I entered this town, I said what idiot would by this house. I looked at a house a little off the beaten track. The realtor said I could check it out. I crawled into the crawl space and saw that the joists were ate up by powder post beatles, not good. But I can handle it. I put it on my maybe Iist. Back in town I was talking to someone who went on to tell me,  that a murder occured there not to long ago. WHAT? I go back to the realator what are you crazy! He said he wasn't allowed to say anything. Just great. Find another house about 5 miles away. Looks good. Plus I get all the furniture with it. Go there the next week to check it out, before I hand over the down payment. It rainied hard the previous day, look into crawl space water up to the joists. Deals off!  You see, spirit had my back, bringing down all that rain. Looked at other houses. Then I said well I'll look at that first house I saw. Well,  this is the idiot who bought that house. Mid 19th century here I come. House was cheap and had a lot of problems. No problem. I noticed some small holes above a door in the living room. The previous owner told me how they got there. His wife's boyfriend paid a call carrying a rifle or shotgun. He was resting on the couch and got up to answer the knock. The fight was on. Wrestling with the gun. Bam! There's your bullet holes in the plaster. Cops took away the boyfriend. I decided not to patch those holes after all. That previous owner got a divorce and had a good life after all. After almost becoming a ghost himself.

    This town was wierd, all the houses were painted white, even mine. It was like entering a Clint Eastwood movie. Time warp. First thing I do is get a new roof on it. Contract it out. Tell him the asphalt shingles I want. Three days later, he says he can't get them. I find them but they're 250 miles away. I'd have to rent a big truck to do it. I was thinking about it. The contractor says to me, how about for no extra charge I get you a 45yr rated shingle. Initially it was a 25yr shingle. I slept on it. My heart wanted the first shingle but my common sense said shingle number 2. I went with common sense and I was so glad I did. Here's a tip. Your paying for the labor, ergo get the longer lasting shingle. No 20 or 25 yr old lasting shingles.Job  looked great! Now it was on to get rid of the white on the house. I chose a med tone greyish brown with burgundy shutters. One paint job let the town know who I was. My own person. So, I was painting this heavy wood window that I could reach by standing on the side porch's roof. A full heavy gal of white trim paint rested on the flat window sill. Most sills are tilted down to shed water, not this one. The can is just 1 in over the lip of the sill It's solidly planted there. I was painting the cornice as well. Blue sky, no wind, perfect day. As I'm coming back to can of paint, the whole can starts to lift up and tilt toward my new roof. I catch it, just in time. Not a drop hit the roof. I set it back in it's original position on the window sill. I told the gaI I was with, what happened. She was used to such happenings. The soul told her, he wanted to talk to her and that he moved the paint can to make his contact happen. No harm was done by the movement of paint can. I did not deny what I witnessed.

    I would see flashes out of the corner of my eye, always near an old mirror that was attached to wall. Either moving into or away from the mirror. One day, I unscrewed it from wall and smashed the large mirror onto the grass. It's hard to explain but feeling of the room was much lighter. I had a friend who was staying at the house and he offered to smoke evil spirits away. I thought couldn't hurt, so I let him do it. From that day on there was a lightness about the place. And no other incidents occured. It worked for me.

    As for actually seeing a ghost, I never did.