Showing posts with label Elderly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elderly. Show all posts

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Hypocrisy: The TRUE Enemy


hypocrisy:the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.


If only those who fight so diligently for refugees would use those same energies and passions to fight for the homeless right here in their homeland. 

I wonder where is their courage when it comes to putting an end to the suffering of  those who reside in their own home state and city? Where is their  compassion when it comes to those who fought for the very freedoms we all enjoy?  I wonder...How can they can so easily turn a blind eye to the struggles and tragedies of those who live right there in their very own neighborhoods, cities and sates and see so clearly the hardships of others? 

Where is the sense of justice when it comes to the elderly here in the United States?  Where is the passion to fight for the rights of our elderly to live out their golden years without having to choose between much needed medicines and food or paying their utilities or rent?   

I wonder further how can anyone can just sit and pretend that it's perfectly okay to spend billions of dollars to bring in refugees and provide them with housing, medical care and food when millions of our own people are going without these very things?
  
hypocrisy: Turning a blind eye to those standing right in front of them who are in need, while having  great sight to see the needs of those faraway.

There is a saying...Charity begins at home.  This is a concept that many  obviously don't get.  So I'll break it down for everyone.  Whenever you fly on an airplane, one of the first thing you are told is...in case of emergency place the oxygen mask over your face FIRST before attempting to assist others.  There's a reason for this.  Think about it long and hard as to WHY you are instructed to do this.   While the safety of others is important--you can't help them if you pass out from lack of oxygen.  

Follow me so far?  Are you grasping the concept?


Again I must ask...where is the passion, the compassion, this sense of nobleness and justice when it comes to...

 The elderly, many of whom do without the basic necessities,  in your own city and state?

For the children, the men and women who go hungry and homeless in your own city and state?  

Our Veterans who fought for our freedoms?  So many are homeless; doing without medical care.


Where is that passionate fight for their rights for housing, food, medical care and such?

hypocrisy: A weapon that radicals from any and all religious/political standing will exploit and use to the fullest extent to gain power over those who don't have the willpower or the clarity to see how they're being used and manipulated.

Those who live as hypocrites don't see--can't see beyond their own lack of genuine goodness.   They just don't get it.   No, of course not.  And why would they?  They're too busy being self-righteous to even bother.  They're too pre-occupied with the name calling, too busy with the  shaming of those who believe in, and live by, that old adage Charity Begins At Home!  Too busy blindly following behind their hypocritical political and religious leaders,  too busy mimicking their example to care about or  to  see anything outside their own hypocrisy.  .

Pride and a false sense of  humanity doesn't allow them to see what's right in front of them.   No, it doesn't.


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You see my friends, when you strengthen your own, provide for them FIRST you create unity.  In that unity you will have more willing souls joining your crusade to provide for others outside your neighborhoods, outside your cities and states.  When you take care of those right in front of you FIRST...You will see clearly how quickly charity grows and filters out. Taking care of those right in front of you FIRST creates a foundation so strong that it cannot and will not  falter. 

But you the prideful hypocrite cannot begin to even fathom that particular concept.   Now can you?
  
hypocrisy: The destroyer of unity and logic; the eviscerator of good sense

The bottom line ladies & gentlemen...
  
The true enemy of the world is Hypocrisy.  And THAT is what we're really at war with!
 





 























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Monday, January 6, 2014

Red Cross: Check on Elderly, Disabled Neighbors During Extreme Cold

The elderly are particularly vulnerable to extreme cold, and a geriatric expert is offering tips on keeping senior citizens safe.  They  produce less body heat, and hypothermia can develop even during sleep.
good preventive step is  to make sure the elderly use extra blankets and to make sure that the temperature  where they reside is set appropriately.  Cool homes with temperatures from 60 to 65 degrees can trigger hypothermia in older people.  The thermostat should be kept at a minimum of 70 degrees for the elderly.
For the elderly, disabled, and those with special needs, the cold weather means it's harder to get to the pharmacy, shovel snow, or run to the grocery store. Joann Moore, the spokesperson for the Greater Ozarks Chapter of the American Red Cross, says now is the time to be a good neighbor, by getting out and knocking on the doors of your elderly neighbors to make sure they’re coping well.“First of all, I would recommend that you check in with them quite often to see if they do need help, [to see] if the heat is on. That’s one of the most important things, I think, because elderly people, and people who are very young, are very susceptible to hypothermia,” Moore said.
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Thursday, January 2, 2014

Paying It Forward In 2014

Is Paying  It Forward In 2014 on Your List Of Things to Do?  

Here are just a few ways you can check it off!
  • Volunteer at your local Homeless Shelter. 
  • Serve a hot meal to a neighbor or a stranger if you so desire.
  • Visit/Volunteer at  a Nursing Home and/or Children's home.
  • Your Local Shelter Is In Need Year Round!
  • Foster, Rescue or Adopt a Pet from your Local Shelter.Shelters are Always looking for donations in the form of money, blankets, cleaning supplies, food, toys. 
  • Volunteer to hold and play with kittens and pups and/or walk a dog at Your local shelters.
  • Shovel snow, salt down sidewalks, walkways of neighbors, local restaurants, stores
  • Clean public toilets
  • Check in on your Elderly and/or disabled neighbors to make sure they have what they need with respect to heating (or cooling during warmer months), blankets, plumbing in working order, etc.


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PET FOOD BANK:

Donate Food for Needy families with pets.


Find one in your Area 


Here in Louisville you can donate to No Kill Louisville:

http://www.nokill-louisville.com/petfoodbank.htm



If there isn't one in your area,  then start one!

 

Cross-Post, Tweet and/or post on your other online social networks!

See a pet in need on Face Book?  Then pay it forward by cross-posting, tweeting and/or adding to your other online social networks.  They DO work when it comes to helping others in need! 


The Toys For Tots Foundation
www.toysfortots.org


Feed The Children
www.feedthechildren.org/

The American Red Cross
www.redcross.org/Donate
 


These are only a few suggestions on how you can Pay It Forward  In 2014







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