Simply my Thoughts By: Dean Butler
It is early morning you had just returned home from the firing range to put your guns away before heading uptown to a nearby department store. You didn’t pay a lot of attention to that vehicle that looked almost exactly like yours that just sped by. Just like you didn’t notice how similar you and […]
You cannot expect to get that which you are not willing to freely give. That sounds somewhat unfair, doesn’t it? I mean why should we have to give anything in order to get anything, right? This concept applies to our daily lives and is rarely given very little thought. How many times have we made […]
My name is Dean Butler. I have over forty-five years in the flooring sales, service, and installation business. I am among the very best in my area at what I do. I go out of my way daily to help others even when I can barely help myself. I write my thoughts of inspiration sharing […]
My life just sucks and I wish I could die.Staring into the darkness for the brighter side.I so wish it were right but I know it’s all wrong.Tormenting my head like a forbidden song.My hair is all wrong, my weight is not right.My clothes don’t fit and my shoes are too tight.I fell in love […]
You are Coming through the door at the department store. You have a baby in its car seat carrier in one hand and a huge bag of baby items in the other. A dozen or more people of all ages are walking through the door just before you. You try to walk a little faster […]
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 […]