Oct/11/2025 They Hit the Mark

          On the Road with Steve Hartman, told the story how an Oklahoma high schools' basketball title win presented a quandary to the team that won. Team A won on the court. But it's coach felt an unease about it, because there was some problem in the score keeping. When he got home, he wanted to get the game film and review it. After the review he found that his team actually lost by 1 point. He told his team the bad news. He took a poll of the players and they all wanted to return the title to team B. Legally they didn't have to but morally was another story. Team B was given the plaque by team A.

        This story is what it is all about when the human race can shine bright. We can all aspire to do the same in our own life. Team A showed the world the right way to live life. Kudos to them! 

         Making the right decision in our life can get tricky but we can call on DS for guidance.

Oct/07/2025 That First Impulse

        My car has over 205,000 miles on it. But when I hover over the motor, I feel that the motor is good. Other things have been going bad though to be expected. So I don't get rid of it. That first thought worked for me. Now, I'm getting this new phone. I'm in T - Mobile, use to be Sprint. I've had a Note 9 since 2017. The case is messed up and new screen is 250 dollars. So I'll get a new one. My first impulse was to stay with the Samsung new phone. They had a new android phone Google. I liked it and it was also an android phone. I got that. Got home and it had a glitch in the software. Couldn't use it. Bring it back and they fix it. Good I 'm happy. Go home  find out latter that my notes did not transfer over to the new phone. Call them up, they say it should transfer since they're both android phones.  Go there and gal finds out the notes only transfer if it is a Samsung phone. Go home new phone is working. Juice up my old phone. Can't make calls but I can get my notes to come up. They want 75 dollars for a restock fee eventhough I had it less than a week. Now I'm thinking hold on to both phones.

         So there you have it. I listened to my first thought with the car and that worked out in my opinion. Then I disregarded it with the phone. Aaagh! So I'm at 50 %. I want to be at 100%. But in baseball terms I'm batting .500 which is way more than good.

        It's always something. But when we go through it. Hopefully, we still have our somewhat peace of mind.

Oct /6 /2025. More Car Woes

        I knew I had a problem with my starter. So when the car started in the morning, I would leave it running. When I stopped anywhere, I let it run. Then with my second key, I would lock the car. I would burn the extra gas. This worked for a month. I went to a store that sells used car parts. I called first to see if they had the part. I tried about 10 places before finding the starter. Years ago it would be 25 dollars. Now it's 65 dollars. Brand new one can be up to 400 dollars. I asked the gal how many miles on the wreck. 132,000 miles. Good that gives me 70,000 mi left on it, I hope. I shook it and it was tight. I left it in the car, til I would need it. This scenario worked out for a month. Until I was doing a job at somebodies house. I turned it off because I would be there 3 hrs. Get back in the car and it doesn't start. DS helped many times in the past with car troubles but not this time. This one was on me. I rolled it onto the street. The tow guy wanted 80 bucks. Nope. I ask a friend and he didn't want to tow me with a tow rope. Called AAA to join but there is a waiting period before you can use the tow service, like a week. Nope. Then I call my insurance company. Do I have towing, no. I put it on for 10 dollars a month extra and they let me have my tow right away. Very thankful for that. Tow it to my house. I called the service station prior and they wanted 250 dollars to put it in, tax is extra. Nope. I watch a you tube video in how to do it. I get the part out of the car. On it in a grease pen it says 2012, my car is a 2010. Uh  oh. I call an auto part store zo see if it would fit. They couldn't give me a definitive answer. I looked on line it said no it would not fit. Then I got smart, I called  the Hyundai dealer. I read him my part number from the starter. He said it would fit. Good. When I replaced starters before I would go under my truck and do it. It would take 40 minutes. Take out 2 bolts and disconnect 2 wires. This car,  to do it, you do it from the top. Now that is a pain. I got it out, and had to thread it through the tubing and wires at back of motor.  Putting the new one back in was harder as I had to hold it in place with 1 hand and thread bolts back in. Then attaching the 2 wires , you do it by feel because you can't see the thing. Turn the key it starts right up. Very happy.  Saved $267 with tax. Thank you DS,  in the things seen and unseen that happen for me.

        Don't give up. Be creative in all aspects of your life. Invite D S               ( divine spirit) into your life. Glean the lessons that come your way. Stay positive, it helps your mental state. Do at least one kind action a day. All of this helps in opening your heart. Best part is anyone can do it at any stage of life.