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Today is Monday, November 17th . . . how do you refer to Thursday, November 20th?
As "THIS" Thursday or as "NEXT" Thursday.
Now this is not anything earth-shattering or critical, but it's just a little dig that I have on an occasional basis with Chuck. So I am curious for your answers.
I'll let you know who says which phrase in a few days. Thanks!
4 comments:
- Irishembi said...
This is so funny because Dave and I JUST argued about this last night!
I would refer to the Thursday the 20th as THIS Thursday because it is in THIS week.
Thursday the 27th, or Thanksgiving is NEXT Thursday because it's in NEXT week, not THIS week.
But Dave insists next Thursday would be the 20th because it comes next.
I think he's full of crap. Because then how do you use THIS Thursday?
- November 18, 2008 at 9:46 AM
- katiebear said...
This thursday.... next thursday is thanksgiving!
- November 18, 2008 at 8:06 PM
- Jenn said...
I agree. This thursday is this one, next thursday is Thanksgiving!
- November 19, 2008 at 1:30 AM
Monday through Wednesday = THIS Thursday :)
Monday through Wednesday = NEXT Week-end
Wednesday evening through Sunday = THIS Week-end
Next for me is in the next "zone" of proximity and this in in my current "zone" of proximity (EG : Monday through Friday is THIS week)
- November 19, 2008 at 2:21 AM


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July 14 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
An event every week that begins at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until July 20, 2019
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The Mollie Craft Foundation and Signature Symphony in collaboration with Craft Productions of Oklahoma present Disney & Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins from July 12-21, 2019 at the TCC VanTrease PACE, located on TCC's Southeast Campus at 10300 E 81st St. in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The musical will mark Craft Productions of Oklahoma's inaugural production.
Leading a company of nearly 60 local actors and students will be Broadway veterans and Northeast Oklahoma natives Kennedy Caughell as Mary Poppins and Cody Davis as Bert. Caughell, originally of Bartlesville, has appeared on Broadway in the original cast of Natasha, Pierre, and The Great Comet of 1812 as well as Beautiful: The Carole King Musical in addition to her national tour credits of Wicked and American Idiot. Davis, originally of Tulsa, has appeared on Broadway in the revival of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella in addition to the national tours of Bright Star and Irving Berlin's White Christmas.
"We are thrilled to welcome both Kennedy and Cody back to Oklahoma to star in Mary Poppins this summer," said Artistic Director, Michael Fling. "Bringing top-tier Oklahoma talent home to entertain audiences and educate young performers is central to our company's mission. Kennedy and Cody represent the finest that Oklahoma has to offer and will no doubt be practically perfect in the production." Fling, also a native Tulsan, will be directing the show which will feature choreography by Chelsey Elam, and a live orchestra under the direction by Jim Gregory.
Founded originally as Theatre Arts Productions in 1994, Craft Productions of Oklahoma is a 501(c)3 organization. Under the leadership of Shari Lewis as Executive Producer and Michael Fling as Artistic Director, Craft Productions fosters an environment where children can learn the craft of professional theatre in a one-of-a-kind Broadway quality experience.
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins is based on P.L. Travers' original stories and the 1964 Disney film. The musical boasts original songs from the film – with music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman – as well as new songs and additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. Julian Fellowes wrote the book. The visual effects for the production are designed and provided by ZFX of Las Vegas.
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What do you get when you combine Lyle Lovett, the Jersey Boys and Rockapella? Quite simply, another fantastic year for MSC OPAS.
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Legendary singer Tony Bennett will perform at Rudder Auditorium on April 26, in a concert presented by MSC OPAS.
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The Randy Rogers Band returns to Hurricane Harry's for a Halloween Eve concert tonight. But it may be hard to top one Halloween show from the band's past — the time Rogers and company took the Harry's stage dressed as a mariachi band.
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When the Man Came Around: Texas A&M students and officials tussled over a Johnny Cash concert 50 years ago
Fifty years ago this month, the Man in Black was a wanted man — by the state police and Texas A&M students.
Leave it to Ray Wylie Hubbard to put a new spin on a book title.
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There's a song for every occasion, and that's true for Aggie football as well. Here's a little mix for this year's team, along with other SEC teams and some old Aggie opponents.
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41 Foolish Galatians
by Hubert F. Sturges, www.everlastingcovenant.com, December 2013
O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? Galatians 3:1-3
Paul was honest with the Galatians. They had taken actions that denied the covenant and the effectiveness of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. It was a step back into outmoded Judaism.
Paul pointed out that the function of the ceremonial law was to point to Jesus as the Messiah and that He fulfilled the ceremonial law. Christians are not saved by animal sacrifices or the performance of temple rituals. Salvation was and is only through Jesus Christ.
However, there were certain Jewish Christians who believed that a man must be circumcised and become a Jew before he could be saved. These men began to follow Paul to the churches he had established, preaching that they must be circumcised and perform other temple rituals to be saved. To return to ceremony and tradition was to deny Christ. Paul met this issue in a number of his epistles and the carefully written epistle to the Hebrews.
The Galatians were Celts who settled in the mid-portion of what is now Turkey. Paul wrote his letter to the Galatians
early, perhaps the earliest document in the New Testament. Paul made strong comments about the Jewish Christians who tried to recruit new Gentile converts to observe the ceremonial law, in essence, to become Jews. It was a serious issue, which threatened to divide the church.
"What Must I Do to be Saved?"
Paul and the other twelve apostles quickly learned that the one question that people have is, "What must I do to be saved?" (Acts 16:30-34; cf. Acts 2:36-38; 8:36-38). Paul learned in Athens that arguments are not successful in converting people to Jesus. After the experience, he wrote the Corinthians, "I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified" (Acts 17:22-34; 1 Cor. 2:2).
As Paul raised churches in one city after another, his apostleship was confirmed as people were converted and received the Holy Ghost. In the new churches, lives changed, new hope emerged, and new believers rejoiced in their first love.
The Jerusalem Council
There was a controversy in Jerusalem. Many Messianic Jews felt that the Gentile converts needed to be circumcised and take part in the Temple services as outlined in the books of Moses for participants in the covenant. Those of this viewpoint were the "Judaizers," a term that was originally used to describe Messianic Jews in the early church who held onto the ceremonial law. Later on, the Catholic Church used it to describe those who continued to keep the seventh-day Sabbath for worship rather than Sunday.
About AD 52, the Jerusalem Council met to discuss what should be expected of Gentile converts. Paul, Barnabas, and Titus attended the Council to reassure the apostles that Paul was preaching the gospel of Christ. Peter, Paul, and Barnabas gave reports of Gentiles receiving the gospel and being given the Holy Spirit (Acts 15:7, 8). When the apostles in Jerusalem heard of the grace given to Paul in his work for the Gentiles they gladly accepted him and the gospel that he preached (Gal. 2:6-9). After discussion, the council reached a conclusion with good will and general agreement. Here is how James worded their conclusion:
Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God: but that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood. For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath day. (Acts 15:19-21)
These four items had to do with ritual. Fornication was against one of the Ten Commandments, but it was also a practice in some of the religions of the day. A delegation carried the report to the Gentile church at Antioch. The Antioch church received the decision from Jerusalem, and this became the policy of the church.
Unfortunately, the issue continued to raise controversy in the church. On one occasion in Antioch, Peter and some of the other leaders broke off association with Gentiles because of the influence of certain visitors from James. Peter's shunning of the Gentiles reinforced the traditional exclusiveness of the Jews and precipitated a crisis that could have split the church. Paul acted quickly and "withstood [Peter] to his face" (Gal. 2:11-14). The Holy Spirit prevailed, and Peter accepted the rebuke graciously. Some of the Judaizers followed
Paul in his missionary journeys to mislead the new converts. There are passages in Romans, First and Second Corinthians, and other epistles dealing with this issue. Paul wrote the epistle to the Hebrews, especially urging belief in Jesus Christ rather than dependence on the ceremonial law.
Galatians Three
About six years after the Council (AD 58), Paul had to face this controversy in the Galatian churches. He began in chapter 3 with the words, "O foolish Galatians" and followed them with this thought:
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? (Gal. 3:2, 3)
Are Christians, he argued, going to revert to a false dependence on the law and tradition, or are they to have faith in Jesus' sacrifice? God accounted Abraham's faith to him for righteousness (Rom. 4:3). He did not earn the promises by keeping the law. The faith that Paul is talking about refers to a personal relationship between God and the children of Abraham (Gal. 3:29). This faith includes the promise of a Messiah to come (Gal. 3:8, 16, 18).
Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. "| That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. (Gal. 3:6-7, 14)
The Bible describes the covenant given to Abraham as an everlasting covenant (see Gen. 17). Paul also described it as the new covenant with "the house of Israel" (Heb. 8:8, 10; 10:16; cf. Gal. 3:7, 9, 14). The covenant passes through Abraham's seed.
Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. (Gal. 3:16-19)
The law-either ceremonial or moral-coming 430 years after the covenant with Abraham, cannot disannul the covenant. Keeping the law is not a way to obtain the promises of God and enhance their value, nor to modify the provisions of the covenant in any way. The law was not an alternative means of salvation, neither did it create a system of righteousness by works. The law was added, or appended, because of transgressions "till the seed should come "|" The people had been in Egypt for 215 years. They were in bondage, were exposed to paganism and immorality and were insensitive to sin. Only by God's moral law being brought into sharp, objective focus, could the Israelites be made aware that they were sinners in need of salvation.
In this same chapter, Paul speaks of the "works of the law" (verses 2, 5, 10), "made perfect by the flesh" (verse 3), and the "curse of the law" (verse 13)
with its impossibilities. As he continued writing, 232 More Than a Promise he referred only to the "law" (verses 11, 12, 17-19, 21, 23, 24). The "works of the law" do not bring the Holy Spirit; they do not allow for growth in grace; and they do not bring the perfection that is available only through Christ.
Before Faith Came
The faith that Paul is talking about is not a historical event, a dispensation, or a corporate status. It refers to a personal relationship with God. Thus, today, those who have faith in God are the children of Abraham (Gal. 3:7, 29). But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed (Gal. 3:23).
Before a person has come to Christ, the law serves as a guardian, a "schoolmaster" to protect him. A natural question arises: Can a person keeping the law be saved, though not yet having come to Christ? The law is "holy and just and good" (Rom. 7:12). However, the Holy Spirit is working with all people, many of who do not yet know of the law (John 1:9). Under the influence of the Holy Spirit, many are saved who do not yet know Jesus Christ or the law (Rom. 2:14-16) but are following Christ by faith. "And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise" (Gal. 3:29). This is the main message of this chapter. It is a repetition of verse 7, which says, "Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham." To believe and follow Jesus Christ gives us all the privileges of the covenant given to Abraham.
Several times in this chapter, I have stated that a person cannot be saved by keeping the law. This is true, but the point needs some additional explanation. It is true that a person cannot be saved by unfeeling, mechanical observance of the commandments. Highly disciplined people can "keep the commandments," or better said, they "can keep from breaking the commandments." Another way to say this is that they keep the commandments well enough to stay out of jail! When life is changed by grace, and the law is written on the heart, people will keep the commandments out of love for God and their fellow human beings.
Rote observance of the commandments is not pleasing to God (Matt. 5:20). Jesus taught that we must keep the commandments from a heart of love. The Ten Commandments define what it means to love God and our fellow man. Many New Testament passages indicate that God expects us to keep His commandments
(Rom. 13:9; Eph. 6:2; 1 Cor. 7:19; James 2:11; John 14:15; 1 John 3:4; Rev. 12:17; 14:12; 22:14).2 In the new covenant, God promised to write the law within the believer's heart, that is, to change the believer's life so he or she keeps the law out of love that God put in his or her heart.
1. Their assessment was in harmony with that which the Holy Ghost revealed through Moses: "For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication [porneia]: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well" (Acts 15:28, 29).
Notice the requirements of the Gentile sojourners in Leviticus: "Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul Foolish Galatians 233 of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood" (Lev. 17:12).
"And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean" (Lev. 17:15).
"Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you" (Lev. 18:26). "Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God" (Lev. 19:4).
2. F. D. Nichol, "Revelation 12," The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary (Hagerstown, MD: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1978, 2002), vol. 7, pp. 806-810.
Despite the fact that many newer Bible versions translate the first part of Revelation 22:14, based on fourth century manuscripts of the text, as: "Blessed are those who wash their robes [Greek plunontes tas stolas autÅn]," the earliest Church Fathers who quote Revelation 22:14, translate the first part as: "do His commandments [Greek poiountes tas entolas autou]."
Tertullian (AD 145-220) wrote: "Thus, too, again "˜Blessed they who act according to the precepts, that they may have power over the tree of life and over the gates, for entering into the holy city. Dogs, sorcerers, fornicators, murderers, out!' " (Tertullian, On Modesty, chap. 9, available at http://www.tertullian.org/anf/anf04/anf04-19.htm#P1585_463823, accessed 3/8/13).
Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage (AD 200-258) referenced the verse: "Also in the Apocalypse: "˜And I saw a Lamb standing on Mount Sion, and with Him a hundred and forty and four thousand; and they had His name and the name of His Father written on their foreheads.' Also in the same place: "˜I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have authority over the tree of life' " (Cyprian, The Ante-Nicene Fathers [New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903], vol. 5, p. 525). The first Church Father to quote Rev. 22:14 as "wash their robes" was Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria in the fourth century (AD 298-373).


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Ok everyone, let's solve this once and for all: Should your users be local admins?
It happened again over the weekend. I was talking to someone about VDI versus Terminal Server, and they said, "Yeah, but at least with VDI, I can just give my users admin rights and not have to worry about anything.
It happened again over the weekend. I was talking to someone about VDI versus Terminal Server, and they said, "Yeah, but at least with VDI, I can just give my users admin rights and not have to worry about anything."
After I recovered from the mini heart attack I had in reaction to hearing this, I thought "This has got to stop! People need to learn that letting regular users have admin rights (VDI or not) is a colossally stupid thing to do."
Or is it?
Back in the old school days of Windows computing (where each user had their own desktop), we didn't really pay too much attention as to whether we gave users admin rights. Some companies did. Some companies didn't. But when Terminal Server came on the scene in the late 1990s, we had to take admin rights away from our users, since a single user with admin rights on the server could do bad things that would negatively affect everyone.
But as some vendors started pushing VDI in the last few years, one of the "pro VDI" arguements we started to hear was that VDI was somehow "simpler" than Terminal Server because all your users can have admin rights on their VMs (since a bad user with admin rights on one VM wouldn't affect other VMs). This is something that might seem ok at first, but after giving it some thought, you realize it's a really bad idea.
My question is, how bad is it? If we let typical users run with local admin rights within their desktop VMs, what kind of bad things can they do? (For example, I think Rick Mack said something like 90% of the Windows Update security vulnerabilities wouldn't apply if a user was running as a non-admin.)
Or is it really ok to let users run as local admins?
I understand this is a complex issue. And whether users can run with admin rights in any particular environment depends on how disk images are managed and whether users need to be able to install their own software and about fifteen other things. But in general, do you think this is a good idea?
Before we get into the discussion, I want to apply my standard VDI disclaimer here: I'm not saying that VDI is bad or that it has no place today. However, if you want to use VDI just because you're lazy and you don't want to figure out real security--that is a very bad thing.


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This past March, I wrote a piece here entitled "Birds of a Feather", the gist of which is we attract people in our lives who not only think like we do, but also act upon those thoughts. The purpose of this chapter is to see how we can apply the law of attraction in a practical sense in our daily life.
By way of background, here's some snippets from the blog post written last March: Wikipedia defines the "Law of Attraction" like this: The Law of Attraction is a metaphysical New Thought belief that "like attracts like", that positive and negative thinking bring about positive and negative physical results, respectively. According to the Law of Attraction, the phrase "I need more money"allows the subject to continue to "need more money". If the subject wants to change this they would focus their thoughts on the goal (having more money) rather than the problem (needing more money). This might take the form of phrases such as "I will make more money"or "I will find a job that pays very well". Now, let's stop there for a moment for another key point about this blog. When I write, I attempt to do so in ways that the reader can identify with by sharing some of my own experiences with the topic at hand, in this case what I'd rather describe as "Birds of a feather flock together!"
Similarly, when you examine your own life, think about who and what you want in your life. Look back on the definition described above about the Law of Attraction. Personally, I don't believe it takes a rocket scientist to figure out this simple concept: If you think and act in a negative fashion, in whatever aspect of your life, whether personally or professionally, chances are pretty good the results WILL be negative. Of course, the same holds true the other way. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm NOT saying just because you think positively all the time your life will be perfect. We know that's simply not the case. But by consciously attempting to do so every day, even with the simplest and most trivial of things, chances are good that eventually, your life will transform to what you WANT it to be. It's really that simple. My own experience stands as a testament to that statement and I can GUARANTEE you that if you continue say and do the "right"things, your life WILL become far better than you can possibly imagine! As Will Smith said during one of his interviews about his views on life, "First, you decide. Then you just do it. Period. It's that simple. There's no need for Plan B because it distracts from Plan A." Powerful words aren't they?
Three and a half years ago, I was in a "place" where I thought I had the world figured out. And I was proud of it. Problem was, it was false pride. Before long, that world blew up in my face, figuratively speaking. I nearly lost it all because I was too proud to admit I had problems. I was too busy trying to be something I wasn't designed for. I was totally lost. Lost financially, spiritually, mentally, personally, and professionally. It wasn't until a series of tragic events occurred that I finally "awakened." Today, I look back and realize I was a very blessed man and still am, even MORE so! In spite of losing my job, my home, my children, and financial security, today I'm happier than I've been for as long as I can remember. Why? Because I CHOSE to LIVE. I CHOSE to change, to seek out people I WANTED in my life. People who not only THINK positively, but also ACT positively, every day to the best of their ability.
As a result of this NEW way of living and new way of life, I've had people come into my life that still astounds me. People of substance. People of character. People of honor, respect, dignity, and sincerity. Many of them I've "met" on Facebook. People like Cheryl Maloney who lives in Oregon, page owner of Simple Steps Real Change, one that has over 50,000 members and counting. John from Australia, page owner of Spiritual Warrior, with over 13,000 members. Laura Barrette Shannon, page owner of Be Happy Now: Simple Steps to Enjoying Life, an author who lives in Florida, and who has a book to be published soon. Dennisse Lisseth, page owner of Exceptional Living, one of the fastest growing Facebook pages at this very moment, with over 60,000 members, and who also lives in Florida. Tiffany Marrufo, page owner of Beyond Yesterday and Vivaciously Designed Coaching. Lisa Blake, who lives in South Dakota, page owner of Motivation for Life, and a certified life coach. Natalie Ryan-Ramirez, page owner of Wise Widowed Parents with over 4,000 followers, a widow herself and also a single parent of a 9 and 7 year old. The list goes on and on, these people are just those that come to mind immediately, and I've probably just scratched the surface of the number of people and Facebook pages "out there" I'm not aware of yet. But that doesn't mean I don't WANT to discover them!
Why did I mention these people? All of them have something in common. Like me, they've encountered personal tragedies and obstacles in their lives, yet all of them have seen one form of success or another in their life at some point. For instance, Cheryl Maloney is a lady who had what appears to be an enormously successful career in the corporate world, only to lose her job a few years back because of a merger. After that, tragedies kept coming. Her husband contracted cancer and her father died. Like me, she discovered the job market wasn't an easy nut to crack, but she also made the conscious CHOICE to seek "simple steps" to changing her life. The rest, as they say, is history. And take my friend John, the "Spiritual Warrior" from Australia. Here's a guy who nearly lost his life in a truck accident in 1982, and who then fell victim to depression and addiction for many years before the blinkers came off in 1997. Today, he's embarking on changing other people's lives, using his own experiences. Laura, my author friend from Florida, lost her daughter in an accident a few years back, something that would destroy most of us, but she too, CHOSE to make something positive out of that experience. Dennisse Lisseth, a young woman from Florida who has an infectious zest for life, and who also left the corporate world a few years ago, has overcome depression, and today is a successful entrepreneur. Lisa Blake, another lady who's encountered obstacles like most of us have, but who has also embarked on a career coaching others, utilizing her talents and experiences. Then there's Tiffany Marrufo, who's overcome substance abuse, and another successful life coach. And finally, there's Natalie Ryan-Ramirez, an absolutely amazing woman, and one whom I'm honored to know personally. Less than 3 years ago, she lost her husband of 21 years after a short battle with cancer and today, has ambitions of helping other widowed parents with surviving dependent children, through the use of her nonprofit organization.
All of these people are in my life for a reason. But how? And why? First, because I created them. Yes, you heard me right. If not for the fact that I made a conscious CHOICE several years ago, a decision to make lemon meringue pie out of the lemons life left on my plate, and LONG before the creation of this website or my Facebook page, I never would have had the honor of knowing any of these people. Unbeknownst to me, the forces were set in motion long ago. Call it fate, serendipity, or divine intervention, it all means the same. I attracted these people into my life, and not just with my words, but with my actions. The reason why they're here now is to help propel me to the next level of my journey. Hopefully, and God willing, I can help them in some humble fashion in return.
Therein is the lesson and message for you. WHO do you want in your life? Many times, without ever realizing it, we create relationships and circumstances we don't fully comprehend until much later. The door to a new way of life and a new way of living is locked inside, at least until you make some simple CHOICES and take action. The key for each of you is to ask yourself some basic questions. Think of it this way. What personal characteristics do you value? Both in yourself and others? Make a choice and decide. It's that simple. And if there's something you see inside about yourself that you're not fond of, start taking action NOW. Because until you do, you'll never attract who and what you want in life.
Like Will Smith says, "I WANT to do good. I WANT the world to be better because I was here. I WANT my life, my work, my family; I want it to mean something. If you're not making someone else's life better, then you're wasting your time."


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Five out lesbian and transgender women endorsed by the Victory Fund have landed on the cover of Time, as part of the magazine's story about the flood of women running for office in response to President Trump and Republicans' actions at the federal and state levels.
The cover features a number of women who won election in 2017, as well as a handful running for federal or state offices in 2018. Among those elected officials on the cover are Virginia Del. Danica Roem (D-Manassas Park), Minneapolis City Councilmember Andrea Jenkins, and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.
Roem and Jenkins made history when they became the first transgender women elected to their respective positions last November. Durkan became the first lesbian, and only the second woman in history, to serve as Seattle's mayor.
Also featured on the cover were Gina Ortiz Jones, running for Texas' 23rd Congressional District, and Lauren Baer, running for Florida's 18th Congressional District. All five women have been endorsed by the Victory Fund, an organization that seeks to elect LGBTQ people to public office.
Victory Fund sent out a fundraising email to its supporters with a screenshot of the magazine cover, touting the presence of their candidates on the cover.
"You helped us secure wins for Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, Virginia Delegate Danica Roem and Minneapolis City Councilmember Andrea Jenkins — all of whom are on the cover," the fundraising appeal reads. "But we need your help again. Contribute now so we can ensure Congressional candidates Gina Ortiz Jones and Lauren Baer — also on the cover — win big in 2018. Both would be historic firsts in their state.
"Time Magazine knows the power of our people. And we know you do too," the email added.
"The Time Magazine cover is a powerful display of the reaction to Trump's presidential win in 2016," says Elliot Imse, a spokesman for the Victory Fund. "It shows that women, and, in particular, LGBTQ women, are energized and ready to run for office, and be the change we want to see in the world.
"To have five of our LGBTQ endorsed candidates on the cover is an honor and exciting, but it is no accident. These women decided to run for office to make change, not just for the LGBTQ community, but for all people, and are now either in office, delivering on their promises, or running strong campaigns where they can make a real difference."
Other local women, including several newly elected Virginia delegates, were featured on the cover as well. They were: Delegates Dawn Adams (D-Richmond), the first lesbian to serve in the Virginia General Assembly, Kathy Tran (D-West Springfield), Hala Ayala (D-Woodbridge), Jennifer Carroll Foy (D-Woodbridge), Cheryl Turpin (D-Virginia Beach), and Kelly Fowler (D-Virginia Beach), an alumna of the Women's March, which celebrates its one-year anniversary today.


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