Independence Day!

It is a wonderful day to be alive! Tomorrow we celebrate our Independence and I think that our founding fathers never dreamed that the freedoms they fought for when they came here from England would still be issues for some 237 years after they signed the Declaration of Independence. Those famous words, "ALL men were created equal", are they really? Is it just men or does that include women as well? Is this equality based on age or ethnicity or religion? Liberty that is NOT for ALL is NOT LIBERTY at all.

The older I get the more I appreciate my freedom. The more value my life, my family, my friends, my faith, my health, in short everything. Every day has something to marvel at and be thankful for, even just the fact that I woke up, and have another chance to make a difference.

I am a very private person, I love easy and I love hard, and I love long. The sad thing is many people I have really loved never knew how much they impacted my life, and some people I really wanted in my life I didn't let them know until they were virtually gone from it. Whatever you do, celebrate your liberty, celebrate the people that make your life and your world special, and by all means possible forgive and coexist with ALL humans, even if you don't understand them, they are here by divine assignment just like you, and we are all on a journey to find out what our assignment is and to fulfill it. If you could help everyone, God would not have sent anyone else, but He chose many varied people from many races and walks of life. We are ALL so valuable, and we need to listen and learn from each other. This great melting pot called America is made up of people from all seven continents. When we learn from others, we find how much we have in common.

Love your life and the people in it; let them know their value, realize your own value, and celebrate FREEDOM, it's a wonderful thing that many gave their lives for. Don't let their lives be in vain.