First, I am not against Jews as I am not against Christians.  Many Christians have stated that in the  Bible God gave the land the Jews now call Israel to the Jews.  Incorrect.  He told them he would "lead them to a land of milk and honey"..nowhere does it read "give".  The Israelis and Palestinians were both homeless nations.  They landed in the area now known as Israel at about the same time.  This is arguable and I know it, it is not arguable that other peoples populated the land.  The fact remains that neither nation had a land to call their own.

The United States has a large population of Jews and when you add to this fact that the government has a large guilty conscience because they knew what Hitler was doing to the Jews and did nothing.  I notice they don't have a guilty conscience about the mentally ill, Gypsies and Seventh Day Adventist who were also being slaughtered.  For years my government has sold weapons to Israel for their protection.  Funny, they wouldn't need protection if they were more peaceable.

When they were firing rubber bullets at children throwing rocks and they said the bullets were rubber and were not harmful that was pure bullshit!  Anything coming out of the barrel of a rifle, even a hairpin, is harmful!  We sided with the Israelis.

They bragged about killing the leader of Hamas and then were surprised at retaliation...where was their head, up their ass?

The Palestinians have put up with having their homes plowed down, sometimes with people still living inside; being relegated to when and where they can work; having land taken away so the Israelis can move more people on land that was not their land to use according the the UN...in other words they have put up with a lot more than the Israelis have.

As for protection from their neighbors, if I were one of their neighbors I would feel I had the right to take care of myself.  It appears okay for the Israelis to have nuclear weapons but not for their Arab neighbors.  This is all to one sided!

I realize that there is a small group of religious leaders who are doing all of this.  I also realize that there are a number of women on both sides who protest for all the good it does them.  With what is going on now and the threat to the entire world, it is time to stop this nonsense and make Israel follow rules!  It's pass time for the spanking and time to lay down laws.  Yes, they have a right to live where they are but so do the Palestinians!  It is time for peace, peace for the whole world!  There is too much tension and stress and to much risk for an all out nuclear war where no one wins and the whole world perishes.

I am starting all over.  It has finally sunken in just how powerful thoughts, actions and words are; how they effect me and others.  I am going in to intensive training in order to train myself so that I do no more harm to myself and others.  I am human and will fall by the way, but I intend to keep going.

On a brighter note, the elections are over!  If your candidate didn't win, sorry.  However, I am so proud of my candidate!  Sorry, just had to put that in there.  Now is the time for healing and working together.  Things need to be changed, not only in the government but also in the views of citizens.  There were stinging remarks made about people living from monies and "gifts" from the government.  Those people need to wake up and see reality!  I have received food stamps because I needed to and there are plenty of people in the same boat!  I'm happy if you are one of those who will never need to but don't put the rest of us down because of it.  I paid in to Social Security and deserve what little I get.  If you are well off, say a millionaire or a billionaire, DON'T take your Social Security, you don't need it!

I'm tired.  The months of elections and all the nonsense that went with it have worn me out.  I'm tired of being agitated.  This is it for now

I have thought I knew what I believed and "thought" I acted what I believed.  Confession:  I do know what I believe but unfortunately I do not always act as I believe.  One area I am having a problem with as far as believing and acting on is the idea that what I say about myself, what I think about myself have an impact on my life.  My thoughts, words and actions of myself and others have a deep impact.  I see it happening and it has finally dawned on me that this belief is deep rooted in all of us.

I thought I was insignificant.  There is no one on this Earth who is insignificant!  We all contribute, whether good or bad, to making the World good, bad or indifferent.

We all go through bad times...times when we are in a "funk" and feel like there is no hope.  I used to exude hope, no longer.  I must get my mind in the right place and be able to see the hope that surrounds me and others.  I have been caught up in my own destruction and I cannot allow that to happen any longer.

I am a little less than six months away from being seventy.  That is a lot to celebrate!  It's time to enjoy what I have going for me.  I will not make promises, especially to myself.  The time has passed for promises.

This is a new life I am going in to.  Let's hope I don't loose focus.

With tweeting and blogs I was never sure what their purpose was.  Thanks to friends who have blogs, I have a much better idea.

I am starting fresh.  I am going to use this as a journal...for me.

The elections are finally over!  It was a nerve wrecking time.  The U.S. really needs to change the election process.  Enough of that.