Author: missingperspective

• The Monday Fits: The Wannabe SuperHero Syndrome

  “The lies we tell other people are nothing to the lies we tell ourselves.” ― Derek Landy, Death Bringer Superheroes are not real. Tragic heroes are not real. Yet, we love them. It’s as if there is a new superhero movie rolling out every month. But why do we love them? Is it because we […]

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  January 26, 2015

  Current Events, Politics, Social Commentary, Taxes

  2016 Campaign, accountability, America, Boehner, Congress, Dave Camp, EITC, Max Baucus, Michael Jordan, President Obama, Superhero, Tax Policy, Tax Reform

• Living For A Legacy: From Stuart to MLK/LBJ

  “Choices we make about the lives we live, determine the kinds of legacy we live” – Tavis Smiley

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  January 5, 2015

  Current Events, Millennials, Politics, Social Commentary, Social Media

  Andrew Young, Civil Rights Act, History, LBJ, Legacy, Michael Jackson, MLK, Selma, Sportscenter, Stuart Scott

• The Favor You Didn’t Know You Needed

  I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world. – Thomas A. Edison So I was challenged to write a post a few months ago about a time when I received a favor for me and it made a difference. The process actually took longer […]

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  January 1, 2015

  Uncategorized

  Favor, Friends, Love, Thomas Edisonn

• The Monday Fits: First World Faux Pas All Around

    As the year closes, there a number of different topics that I find bubbling up in my mind. But what I find that happens all too often, are the issues that are most important, where the passion overflows are closer to “first-world problems” than pressing matters. You know the problems from living in a wealthy, […]

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  December 29, 2014

  Current Events, Freedom, Journalism, Millennials, Politics, Social Commentary, Social Media

  blacklivesmatter, De Blasio, Expression, Feminism, First World Problems, Freedom of Speech, I can’t breathe, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Police

• The Reciprocation of Respect or Lack of (The Monday Fits)

  “Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky There […]

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  December 15, 2014

  Current Events, Freedom, Millennials, Politics, Race, Social Commentary

  Dr. Dre, Eric Garner, Garth Brooks, Police, Race, Respect

• #FivedaysinDecember #JoinMe

  JOIN ME…..my last five blogging days of the year are going to be part of a series called “Five Days in December”.  I started my blog  this year, to share my voice, and make an impact, and not stand on the sidelines while my thoughts remained tucked away in my brain.  I took a small […]

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  December 14, 2014

  Current Events, Freedom, Millennials, Social Commentary, Social Media

  Act Now, America, Change agent, Freedom, Impact, Tony Robbins

• Denying That We Have a Race Problem is Un-American (The Monday Fits)

  The events of Ferguson have a lot of people doing, saying, spewing all kinds of love, hate, and fear to each other in their homes, at work, and all over social media. These actions are fueled by life experiences that shape their perspective in one way or another. However, after seeing what some people choose […]

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  December 1, 2014

  Politics, Race, Social Commentary, Social Media

  America, Ferguson, Hate Groups, Limbaugh, Obama, Racism, Social Media, Tuskegee, Twitter

• The Monday Fits: Episode 5

  What I am about to say may be coming from left field, and I may be totally out of the ballpark, but I just have a bone to pick and mostly with my fellow ladies. I wrote about Bill Cosby about 4 weeks ago, (click: here ), at the time, the allegations against Mr. Cosby […]

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  November 24, 2014

  Journalism, Marriage, Politics, Sex

  Bill Clinton, Bill Cosby, Booker T. Washington, Feminisim, Kobe, Lewinsky, Rape, Scandal, Sexism, War on Women

• Privacy? …. Do You Want It?

  “Our privacy is important and a fundamental freedom given to us by our founding fathers. But in the same token, I Americans safety is important to the survival of this country.”… which is more important

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  November 21, 2014

  Current Events, Freedom, Journalism, Politics, Terrorism

  Big Brother, DirtyBoxes, GeorgeOrwell, NSA, Privacy, US Marshals

• The Monday Fits: Episode 4

  “Do what you feel in your heart to be right, you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do, damned if you don’t” – Eleanor Roosevelt   The art of critiquing and judgement can be mastered by a skillful commentator who can provide insightful instruction that provides positive change in a person, group or […]

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  November 17, 2014

  Current Events, Journalism, Politics, Social Media

  Baby Boomers, Finance, Future, Generations, Joneses, Millennials, Politics, Risk, technology