What Holds True Value?

Inspired by Michelle Johnson-Brown, From the Cigar Lounge Wisdom series It was a mid-July evening and, as I have for many an evening, I sat at the local cigar bar and enjoyed the company of some friends. One young lady and I had previously enjoyed a contemplative conversation about the human spirit and everything that goes…

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Modern Day Paladin

Paladin: any knightly or heroic champion; any determined advocate or defender of a noble cause. Noble: of an admirably high quality; notably superior; excellent; of an exalted moral or mental character or excellence; lofty. Knight: a man, usually of noble birth, who after an apprenticeship as page and squire was raised to honorable military rank and bound to…

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Talk or Fight?

Fish or Cut Bait? I was once told that everything I needed to know I learned in, or before, kindergarten. By then I had learned right from wrong and the rest was just judgment and balancing circumstances. In my own personal background, I have to believe that I learned some of my core values regarding…

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The Courage of Your Convictions

“I’m a man of my convictions; call me wrong; call me right.” – Toby Keith Conviction: a fixed or firm belief. (www.dictionary.com) Integrity: adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty. Ethical: pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.

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The True Citizen Soldier

No, this article is not about National Guardsmen (or women). It’s not about any state or county run organization that empowers citizens to act as a group during any crisis. This article is about Joseph Average Citizen – otherwise known as Joe Citizen – and what power Joe Citizen has against both crime and terrorism…

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