Gas Prices, Oscars, and People Are Crazy

Hello Saturday

this is one of those great

things that showed up

on

Facebook

that just made me

"Howl"

this week!

And oh how folks just loved

it, and commented, and laughed

and shared with others!

After I got my laugh

it also made me think

how often that is so very true

and

yet it reminded me

that was something

that our good ole'

Maxine would say

as she sat at her desk

with that little dog at her feet covered by fuzzy rabbit slippers!

BUT

there are so many times

when there are times

when we need to

STAND UP

and say what is important

to say

although it will not always be

popular,

not always be pleasant,

and

often

will make others

uncomfortable

and

activate their brains to think.

sometimes

you may find that you stand alone!

Then I see this pop up

and

I thought

...

Isn't that the truth!

Now that is saying it in a way even children can get it, isn't it?

And so here we go,

what is up

with gas prices now heading for

$4.00

and blame being cast here and there,
but where is the source of
"where and why are we being hit so hard
at the pumps"?
I cannot get this... no hurricane or natural disasters... no weather related changes,
no big events to cause the soaring rates...
Oh yes it is election year
Iran is angry with us,
world disturbances that's it..
BUT
hasn't that been it since 9/11?
Maybe it's me, but I just don't get it.

Seems that, > "there"
 is where influence and power

are controlling
"here"
 and our chain is being yanked
and we are suffering at the pump
and now that is being used as influence in political speeches and trying to influence or sway voters?
But it sure is putting a squeeze on folks.
Oh well to the pump we go,
cos' we are a Nation on the go.
Where did my piggy bank go,
that skinny little pig...

The Oscars and the shining gold statues are being ready

and

a tribute for Whitney

and the glitter and the gold

will razzle and dazzle

and

sleeze balls will sell the soul to the highest bidder for a tabloid.

Yes I said it,

YES I am angry, I am outraged

over the latest news,

over the newstands, grocery stores

that now hold the cover

of a tabloid

of

Whitney Houston

laying in a casket.

Money talks

and bull walks.

Cissy Houston has the money to find out how/who

sold their integrity, the soul

for cash money

and took the picture

of her daughter

to be spread in a piece of crap magazine across the country or globe.

Once again,

media and press

HUMANITY at its lowest form

to take a persons dignity in death

and

make it a public viewing of a tabloid

and

feed public frenzy and curiosity.

We as the public

could stand up to things like this in powerful ways;

we could get the ear and eyes of the press

by standing together and saying

loud through

NOT PURCHASING

for 90 days

any types of media

that does things like this.

We could hit companies where they live

en masse

and let them know

that we honor people and those they love

while respecting

their privacy

and

their right to mourn and grieve.

I can't help but believe that if the mother

of

Whitney Houston had wanted her fans

or the general public to see her

in a casket

there would have been an open casket

at the funeral that was broadcast on cable

and

the internet.

Or

she would have put a picture out for the world to see herself

endorsed by the Houston family

rather

than one that was paid for

and

then shows up for the world

to view at the grocery line.

Where is the respect in mourning and grief.

Many will say at the funeral

of viewings,

"oh s/he looks good"

...

NO

they look dead.

and

DO you want to see your loved one

on the cover of a magazine at the store

after their death

knowing that someone was paid to provide it

to a magazine or tabloid

along with a sordid story?

I think not.

So on it goes,

more of the stories,

more speculation,

now also a view of a casket,

millions will buy it and gaze

and

the talk continues...

and the goal in doing that?

Somebody got some money, by now has spent a great deal of it, having a party, has bragging rights, and a tabloid will wait for the next big thing.

PEOPLE ARE CRAZY

and

I can't help but think of this song this morning

Yep that song just about sums it up doesn't it?

What are you doing

on this Superb Saturday?

Maybe a drive to the gas station?

A day at the beach?

I hear they are prayin for snow in

Wisconsin...

For sun in VA and DC...

Building snowmen in Colorado?

Putting on gloves and mittens

in Detroit this morning?

Working at the carwash for MS

or preparing

to just lay back, kick back

and pop a top on a boat today?

Oh no don't tell me

you are dusting and vacuuming!!!

What in the world are you wearing

to walk the red carpet?

I'm voting for

"The Help"

and I have to get out there

and

see

"Good Deeds" this weekend

...

Let's get the feel good train

fired up

as

I swear I heard cars from the other coast of

Daytona zooming

as the race and folks were over there just having tooo much fun!

Coffee's bout empty,

as I'm shifting into that beautfiul place of gratitude here,

Every once in awhile you meet those along the way

who keep it real

who touch you deeply

who remind you of the beauty that surrounds you

and

who are filled

with Gods grace

or

who make it all make sense

and

walk a path

that touches you deeply.

People who bring so much

and give so freely

who honor your choices

your path

even if they don't always understand it or would choose it for themselves.

Celebrate YOU today

honor your unique self

...

Give freely,

in conversations

listen deeply,

laugh loud

honor silence

but mostly

appreciate this day fully!

Today,

I hope you find a path that allows you to

do cartwheels even if only in your mind,

to love deeply

play with abandon

and

listen to music that will fill you with

amazing grace

as you remember

all the good in the world

and

filter out all that is just

outright

bad.

But remember

the bull

and

stand for what and who you

believe in.

"Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.” Bob Marley

STOMP

Walk In Beauty,

DRSES

www.drsherryeshowalter.com

keepin it real