Simply my Thoughts By: Dean Butler
When he was just a young boy still living with mom and dad It was almost a daily routine to see his dad drunk and mad This young boy was a hero in his loving mother’s eyes He was there when no one else was, holding her when she cries He heard the names and […]
Sometimes it seems nearly impossible to find the words to articulate the profound importance of the message we wish to share. The words along with their meanings in the English language are vast many of which even our elders have never heard. So it is with much contemplation that I make this attempt in its […]
I know all too well that all parents are not alike, or even have good intentions toward their children. Equally, all children are not alike. I am not suggesting that no matter what all children should without question abide by the rules their parents lay before them. What I am saying is before you assume […]
So simple to say these three words. Yet… they remain the most miss understood, abused, and yes… powerful words we could ever say. So much power they are literally life-changing. Explain to me the logic. If you say to someone I love you, you are my everything, and then look toward another in even the […]
When you are standing in front of a mirror whose opinion, thoughts, or answers do you seek? Surely it cannot be that of a friend, relative, city-wide majority, or even television commercials, simply because they are not present. You stand before your mirror asking yourself questions that you in turn will answer. Sadly however your […]
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. Three completely different words with three completely different meanings, yet for some reason so many make every possible effort to combine them into one. Most don’t realize how much damage they are doing to both their today and tomorrow by dragging yesterday into the mix. Our reasons are simply unlimited. Most […]
One thing that cannot be denied. Every one of us came from our mother’s womb. When we got here we knew absolutely nothing about anything. In fact, everything that we know today was taught to us by someone at some point and time in our lives. Does that mean that at some point in our […]
Have you ever gone to church only to leave after the services feeling the preacher was looking dead at you the entire sermon, feeling the whole sermon was directed to you and you alone? It is called guilt. Had you not felt guilty of doing what the sermon was about you wouldn’t have felt it […]
It is well after midnight, the moon is full, and you are in a strange area near a cemetery full of old tombstones in a car that will not start. There is no signal on your cell phone, it won’t even send or receive a text. You could very easily walk back a few miles […]
Just like the male counterparts she puts on her jeans and crew-neck tee-shirt and heads to work. Only the moment she walks on the job, heads are turning, guys whistling or going out of their way to cross her path. She is approached and propositioned by single men and married men alike. All-day she struggles […]