Noteworthy (in my opinion):

I was watching CNN yesterday - not sure which news program but if any, I like to watch Larry King and sometimes Anderson Cooper, to name a few.

Anyway, someone who was being intereviewed - a man, said: (not verbatim)
"The only acts of terrorism that have occurred in our country since 9/11 were committed by our own children"

That says a lot, in my opinion.

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Sadly, its also my opinion that dysfunctional children and families are not a new problem.

As we have evolved, so has the degree and intensity of the problem.

I don't have the answers... all I know is I can do my bit, no matter how small, to try and make a difference.

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A few days ago, I went to the local chicken place because it was "twoonie tuesday" - meaning cheap KFC.... and as I have done once before, I bought 2 specials with plans of giving the extra to a "street person".
Vancouver's street people are a huge problem and those that have moved into my area would prefer money for their drugs as this habit takes over everything, even their need to eat.

The street person I chose to give to thanked me... but in the next breath, he met my eyes and begged me to give him money...
and I knew... then,
that although he needed the food... and I did see him go away to eat it...
he also needed money for the drug that had him in it's grip.

I had no money and told him so ... then kept walking.

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We all live within our own despair....

I don't know what I can do to help that street person.
I wish I did.

I look at him or her and know that once, they were loved.... if even for a brief time, someone held them and loved them....

then life happened to them....

and I think...

what went wrong that they don't love themselves...