Peace instead of War


The foregoing is a fictional solution to war. Governments are what muck up the water. You put two mothers together that have children that will fall. I promise you peace can be made. Sure, there will be naysayers but keep it simple. Too much bullshit is just that bullshit.

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The year is 2042. The world is at war. Anya’s and Maria’s countries have been fighting for years. The war has caused much pain and suffering on both sides.

Anya and Maria are both mothers. They each have a son who is fighting in the war. They are both desperate for peace. They know that the only way to end the war is to find a way to talk to each other.

One day, Anya and Maria meet by chance. They are both at the market, buying food for their families. They start talking and realize they have a lot in common. They both want peace, and they both want their sons to come home safe.

Anya and Maria decide to work together to find a way to end the war. They know it will be difficult but are determined to succeed. They believe peace is possible and wlll do whatever it takes to make it happen.

The two mothers sat across each other at the long table, their faces etched with worry. They had been brought together by a mediator, who had told them they had one week to devise a peace plan, or each one would lose a child.

The two women were from different countries and had very different ideologies. The first woman, Maria, was from a country where a dictator ruled. She believed the only way to achieve peace was to overthrow the dictator and install a democratic government. The second woman, Anya, was from a country ruled by a democracy. She believed the only way to achieve peace was to work within the system to make changes.

The two women stared at each other for a long time, neither willing to back down. Finally, Maria spoke.

“We can’t do this,” she said. “We’re too different. We’ll never agree on anything.”

Anya nodded. “I know,” she said. “But we have to try. Our children’s lives depend on it.”

The two women continued to talk for hours, trying to find common ground. They spoke of their children, their hopes, and their dreams. They talked about the pain of war and the longing for peace.

As the sun began to set, the two women finally agreed. They would work together to create a peace plan acceptable to both countries. They would start by meeting with their leaders and explaining the importance of peace. They would also reach out to the people of their lands and ask for their support.

The two women knew it would be complex but determined to succeed. They had to do it for their children and their world’s future.

The two women worked tirelessly for the next few months, meeting with their countries’ leaders and people. They faced many challenges, but they never gave up. Finally, after months of hard work, they reached an agreement.

The agreement called for a ceasefire, the withdrawal of troops, and the start of peace talks. It was a historic moment, and the two women were heroes. Finally, their children were safe, and their world’s future was brighter.

The two women continued working together for peace, eventually becoming close friends. They learned that despite having different ideologies, they could still work together to achieve a common goal. They also learned that the most essential thing in life is not what you believe but how you treat others.

The two mothers faced many challenges in their quest for peace. Their biggest struggles were:

  • Their different ideologies. Maria believed that the only way to achieve peace was to overthrow the dictator, while Anya thought working within the system was the only way to achieve peace. These different beliefs made it difficult for them to find common ground.
  • The pain of war. Both women had lost loved ones in the war and were carrying much pain. This pain made it difficult for them to trust each other and to believe that peace was possible.
  • The pressure from their respective governments. Both women were under pressure from their governments to make concessions. This pressure made it difficult for them to stand up for what they believed in.

Despite these challenges, the two mothers were able to find peace. They did this by:

  • Putting their children first. They both knew finding peace was the only way to give their children a better future. This gave them the strength to keep going, even when things were tough.
  • Listening to each other. They took the time to understand each other’s perspectives, even when disagreed. This helped them to build trust and to find common ground.
  • Being willing to compromise. They knew they wouldn’t get everything they wanted but were ready to compromise to achieve peace.

The two mothers’ story is a reminder that peace is possible, even when it seems impossible. It is also a reminder that the most essential thing in life is not what you believe but how you treat others.

Single Mom Living My Best Life

My New Book just published today. Enjoy the Introduction, and you have a link at the bottom of the page to visit my Author Page available at Amazon. Single Mom’s its your time to shine! 

Even Mary, the Mother of Jesus, had Mom struggles!

Mary: “Jesus, what are you doing, son?”

Jesus: “I am taking a bath like you said, mom.”

Mary: “How many times have I told you boy stop walking on that water. How are you ever going to get clean if you keep walking on that water?” “Sit down and take your bath!”

See ladies, even Jesus Mom had her parenting troubles. 

A Guide for Extraordinary Change

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Introduction

‘When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me.'”—Erma Bombeck

Well, let’s start with the obvious. I’m not a single Mom, and why should you listen to this dude?

How about answering a couple of questions first?

  1. What if you could learn self-confidence enough to crush all your goals?
  2. What if you could learn to earn more money than you ever have?

No, we’re not selling pipedreams!

I felt compelled to share my life experience, knowledge of business, my Christian faith for single moms that might be struggling to make ends-meat.

What I am suggesting to you is that if you lack confidence, don’t believe you can go any further than where you are right now. You could not be more wrong.

This book will teach you confidence building through faith.  How to overcome negative mindsets. Most importantly, how to not only sell how valuable you are but potentially find a career in sales. Perhaps even further in whatever endeavor YOU choose! How about an I want a job, not a have-to-have mundane job?

Sales skills can help you advance any job. When you can ethically build value in products or services, you offer. You will begin to see your career move like the wind. I will teach you to do this in a fun and engaging way.

Throughout the book, exercises, notes, and learning will occur. Get a notebook to have ready to do some fun work.

Taking our life and turning it on its axis, shaking it up, and on the other side is your joy, peace, and smile!

Many times, over the years, I have heard Pastors say. Bring everything to the Lord. Nothing is too big or small. Joel Osteen once said if God can bring into existence the universe. Don’t you imagine he can bring into reality your dreams?

TD Jakes, who makes me laugh wonderfully. Talks about bringing wimpy prayers to God. He, too, uses the analogy God flung the universe into existence, and all you’re going to ask him for is, “Oh Lord, please, I need to pay my rent.” He, in a bold voice, says stop asking God to pay your rent but ask God for the means and way to have a mortgage.

With work and faith together in this book, we can move mountains.

Get all the stereotypical sales guy images out of your head, open your heart, and let’s learn! When I speak about sales skills if you can use your power of persuasion in the betterment of your life. Wow, watch what you can do!

Single moms of which by the way I was raised by one. Perhaps I have some insight given the struggles my mother endured.

When I was three years old, my father took me, my little sister and Mother to my maternal grandparents’ home. Dropped us off to never return. I can remember my mother from time-to-time crying uncontrollably.

Fast forward my life to times I remember how hard it was on my Mom. One morning I remember when I was seven, maybe eight years old. My mother was in the bathroom, and I heard a crash and a break in the bathroom sink.

My mother had saved her money to by some sort of face cream, something just for her. It dropped and apparently broke in the sink to the point of being ruined. I remember hearing her crying so hard, saying, “I never ask for anything why?” “I saved for months to get this, oh God.”

It was haunting to me. I knew my mother’s heart was torn for something she had struggled so hard to get.

Over the years, my mother gave up her life for my sister and me. She never really dated because my sister and I had terrible times with she would leave us. We had abandonment issues so severe that my mother simply stopped trying to have her own life.

She also worked her ass off, never in my life can I remember that my mother took a sick day from work. Two times in her life, she was hospitalized for cysts in her breasts. Doctors wanted to do a biopsy. Thank God she was always okay.

My mother made clothes, and other personal items work well beyond what they should. Just so, my sister and I could have new things. Or just food on the table.

She made sure we got to ski competitively. That I had new skis each season. Paid for ski trips to races. As a child, you don’t realize what this is assuredly costing our family.

Now that my mother is in her eighties, I can reflect on what she did for me in my life. The sacrifice (although she would never say that) she made for me. I don’t think any of us would change our life.

For me, maybe at this moment do I now realize why this book and why you.

If I could bestow any bit of wisdom upon you. My mother in her day did not have the same access to the internet, cell phones, information as you do today. Her choice was to, at any cost, make sure my sister and I were cared for. She did that with grace.

Some of you will say well, that’s what a Mother is supposed to do. That be the case, my mother passed this test with grace. Today, however, I believe if you’re a single Mom, you might have an opportunity to not only be the Mom you want to be but to be the individual you dream of being. I tell ladies you can have both!

You have before you a world in which you have choices beyond just taking care of your children. You can also have a life with not only your children but one in which you can have an experience to the point that you say to God at the end of your days. “Thanks, that was a hell of a ride!”

Limits are only set by you. There is no stone tablet, no law, nothing to prevent you from achieving all that life has to offer.

My mother was a voracious reader all her life. Now sitting here writing this. It occurs to me that maybe, therefore, I wanted to write as my career!

Since I cannot change the trajectory of my Mother loving choices. Maybe, just maybe, I can share with you enough to help shape the trajectory of your life. I can share useful information, but this is a path you must walk.

You don’t know how the course of our life and the lives around us will shape us. I believe that I understand better why I am an author today than ever before.

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Family, I’m too Busy with Work

It’s your paycheck that pays for the care of your family. If you didn’t work the hours that you do, weekend and so on, life just wouldn’t be possible. You work hard to provide for your family entirely admirable. For years I thought the same thing.

If you’re so busy, you have no time for your family what the hell kind of life is that? It’s not a life because someday when your son or daughter is grown up you will be regretting the time lost. You can cloud this up all you want but the day will come. So let’s figure out how to manage work and life balance.

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The first big hurdle to cross is the boss that says “sure you can go watch your kids’ ball game just pack this box with all your shit.” I actually have had several bosses who played that card. This I will admit is a tight position to find yourself in.

An even tougher thought to ponder is to say you do succeed, but you’ve missed every first thing, birthdays, and life events with your children. How do you ever get that back? You don’t! A very perplexing situation to find oneself.

We all want to get ahead in life, we want to give our family more than what we had. The problem is the cost. What are we willing to pay. From experience, I paid a lot. More than I should have because I missed a great many things. My son ounce sent me a picture of a child chasing a Dad, the bottom photo was the Dad chasing the child. Sad!

One damn sure thing you can never do; buy your child’s happiness or love. What you can provide is you! So how to find the balance?

Begin by making sure you make time every day if possible that you leave your phone, emails, and laptops. Allow yourself to be totally present in a moment with your child. Don’t answer the phone and say Daddy or Mommy has to take this. Don’t dismiss your child as you would a co-worker.

Finding balance requires you to be completely present at the moment. You want to sell yourself that a client can’t wait an hour to hear from you (I get time-sensitive jobs, but you need to find a time when the market is closed, see my point). Spending uninterrupted time with your children, time with them while you are on the phone is NO GOOD! Block out time that is the children’s time!

Some will say this is a nieve look at job vs. family. That it’s your job that pays for your families life. If you asked one adult child, who’s parents gave them an incredible home, everything they could ever want. If you asked that child what if anything could you change, all would tell you more time with the parent that was absent. You can’t buy a family or love.

Make real-time for kids to experience what you have to offer. Maybe you can’t be there all the time, but be present in the moment. Don’t miss firsts or birthdays! You can never get them back; I don’t care how many birthday ponies you give. Turn off phones and be with your kids! You won’t regret you did, ever!

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