Be Nice

It sounds simple or hokey. Belief that it works makes a difference. When I was driving a taxicab, I made a decision to be nice. I believe there is a famous quote in HARVEY on that and I found it in the script and highlighted it when I gave it as a gift to the lady that opened a place named after the play/film.

Deciding to be nice takes practice. Especially for a smart alec like myself. Sometimes it started with acting nice or playing nice. Soon the rewards started being noticed. Eventually it wasn't an act. But being nice is not being a doormat and giving in. One my most difficult challenges is learning when being nice is really doing more harm than good. Enabling does more harm in the big show.

its NICE to be NICE.
MEAN PEOPLE SUCK.
LOVE your ENEMY
PAY it FORWARD
BRAKE for POSSUMS
VISUALIZE a NICE WORLD

----------KEVIN
Sent from my Verizon Wireless Samsung SCH-U740 device.

Crazy Insanity

Some time ago I heard an opinion that stated that our world is so insane that going insane is an ex officio sane act.

Currently I am struck by the apparent rapid rise in mass killings. Parents killing children, children killing parents, workers killing bosses, strangers killing ministers and I will not go on. Are there that many people so close to snapping? What happened to world society?

The world is in many types of turmoil. It is easy to say "Its the economy stupid" But I don't buy that argument. I believe the loss of hope is the culprit. Persons that derive their feelings of worth externally are also part of this. Constant need for attention or recognition or points which can even be cash, all play into what I am thinking.

This hopeless or loss of external life points seem to drive people to extend their misery to others in their sphere. I have no idea how this can be fixed and can only hope this purge will remove the elements from the grand plan. I have weathered a good number of setbacks and have got past them with a number of external intervention. While it is difficult for me to ask for help when I need it, I force myself to seek it when I have lost hope. I am afraid I may be losing hope over these crazy killings. I don't know who can help. Maybe we all can.

Be nice. We cannot know what is going on in someone else's life. A cruel remark or even indifference may be what it takes to set off a volatile soul.
----------KEVIN
Sent from my Verizon Wireless Samsung SCH-U740 device.

Blue Shirts

SEARS is touting their appliance blue crew on recent TV Ads. I can't miss the comparison to BEST BUY associates. I wonder if consumers will see the shirts and subconciously associate the blue with low prices? Intriging I know, just wish I had more to back up my hunch.

----------KEVIN
Sent from my Verizon Wireless Samsung SCH-U740 device.