I Refuse To Give Up!

I knew it had been a LLLOOOONNNNGGGGG time since I'd written anything, I didn't realize, it's been almost a year! 

Why so long?

I have had a lot of struggles, personal, family, financial and always the unending technical issues.  I think I was avoiding writing because I'd have to take time out to think about things. Have you ever done that?  Even now, I wonder if I should be writing at all. But write I shall!

 Why?  Because I need to get some thing off my chest.  Starting with a question. Why is it that when I'm people watching, I see so many people who look angry, or sad or both? If you've read any of my previous writings, you know I'm all about encouraging others, smiling & helping others when I can. But in the last few months I've noticed a change.  A sad change. I've noticed that in more cases than not, whatever I do is met with a frown at the very least, sometimes suspicion and sometimes even anger. Why? I have to guess that it's the state of our nation, our world, our economy, or any combination.



I don't like to write about politics and such, but I can say I am not hopeful for this country if we continue down the same road we've been on the last MANY years. Like my friend and fellow writer Jonathon Dunne would say; Our hope is not in our politicians or our government. Our hope is in our Heavenly Father & Savior, our hope is also in our people.

Keeping that in mind, let me just say, I refuse to give up. We all have our struggles. We all have our days of frustration and sadness. But I refuse to give up. I will keep on smiling, I will keep on encouraging & trying to help others. I refuse to give up.

I know, I know, I'm not famous, I'm not rich, I'm "no one special" according to some people, why should you listen to anything I have to say? No special reason. But I am special to my parents, my children, my grandchildren, my friends. And most importantly, I am special to my Heavenly Father! So, you don't have to listen to me, you don't have to smile back. That's ok. But know this, I refuse to give up! I refuse to give up on myself, I refuse to give up on you, who ever you are that's reading this. I refuse to give up on those sad and angry people I see every day.

Since I've been absent for a while, I want to keep this short. Be blessed and if you can, please, smile!