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Bad news is the first thing you always hear.
Bad news headlines, every day of every year.
Gossip and bad news always travel oh so fast.
You always hope that such bad news won’t last.
Good news and helping others drifts to the back page.
No doubt it’s time to offer these heroes center stage.
There are so many taking time to help those in need.
Its’ time to salute those always doing a good deed?
Mentor and tutor a student to advance one grade.
The courage to make positive moves should never fade.

We make a list and then add it on to another list.
We then double check to be sure nothing is missed.
Calendars and “to do” s, we always have to coordinate.
Of course, you never want to miss an important date.
Write it on your calendar and then enter on your cell phone.
And all the changes when there’s a date you must postpone.
Check with the spouse to see if there is anything else to book.
Being careful that there is nothing you could possibly overlook.
In today’s automation, there’s an app to make this easy for you.
No more check and double check, just one and done, who knew?

This verse was posted one year ago. Today seems like a good day to share these thoughts again.

Sometimes, when you pray, the words must be your own.
You have to find the space for your own worry free zone.
The words on the page seem so easy to recite.
Without having any meaning on this Shabbat night.
You have to find words that have meaning to you.
No problem if each week, the meaning is brand new.
We all need time and space to pray and reflect.
The words that help us don’t have to be perfect.
Prayers are always  there for you to feel and read.
Find the words that give you the peace you need.

Today, it seems like a good time to post something I wrote 7 years ago as we are all looking for a turning point in our current times.

Can you identify a turning point in your life?
Was it a celebration or time of great strife?
Was there a loss that still resides in your heart?
Was there a birth that puts joy in that same heart?
Were there words heard from years past,
With Solomon advice that will always last.
Were there life decisions that we or others made,
That paint pictures in your mind that will never fade.
Perhaps it was a special life discovery that you didn’t expect
It will create building blocks for a life to lead with great respect.
Are we ever aware of where that turning point may be?
That shapes our lives and determines our destiny.

Getting out and everyone just can’t wait.
About the rules, there’s always a debate.
Dining out, something everyone wants to define.
Offers to eat out, yours to accept or decline.
And how many times do you wash your hands?
Wear your mask in stores, protocol demands.
Sports, teams ready to go, no fans in the stands.
The virus still here, who know where it lands.
May the prayers we offer still reach God’s ear.
May everyone look forward to a better year.
May the world understand what needs to be done.
And may everyone move forward and act as one.

Think about the voices that you can hear.
A lyrical sound that’s music in your ear.
Voices on TV repeating the daily news.
Voices everywhere sharing their views.
Some always bringing you good cheer.
Others know how to strike and stoke fear.
The news of death always brings you a tear.
Can’t wait for a certain DC voice to disappear.
Today’s voices say enough, shout and protest.
The signs continue to work and march with no rest.
The ails of today’s world needs miracles and cures.
Maybe the next voice that should be heard is yours.