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I have recently had a conversation with someone regarding their child.  They have deliberately not put their son in football, even though he is enamored with it.  Because they are afraid that he will not be on a winning team or that he will not be successful in his pursuit of this beloved game.

Are you kidding me? I wonder if Thomas Edison’s parents had that same outlook. Or Abraham Lincoln.  What about Ben Franklin or Helen Keller? What kind of place would our world be, with out the influences of these great people. What if they had been taught that you can’t try, because you might just fail.

If you don’t learn as a kid to deal with disappointments and heartache how can you function as an adult? Never taking score at a soccer game because there will be a distinct winner and a loser? Not putting your kid in a sport, because they might experience difficulties?

Seriously. WHAT kind of society are we living in? This idea that everyone deserves a trophy or an  award for doing nothing is the very same concept our country just elected a President, who will take every-one’s money and spread it where he sees fit.

What is that? Seriously. Well, it is called socialism, but it is not a concept I can buy into.

Why I respect everyone’s right to vote, while I respect this person to raise their child in the manner which they see fit, I am just blinded by the thought of it.

So hold your kids out of football.  Don’t give them the chance to learn the natural experiences of failing as well as doing something well and being rewarded for it.  Go, ahead, vote for a President who is all for bigger government, is anti gun, pro abortion and who has no experience whats so ever.

And then, watch out folks.. because the ramifications of these actions will cripple our understanding, that hard work and effort pays off.

I have a deep, love for this country.   It is a powerful, unquie, wonderful tapestry of people. Every race, creed and color. Every religious community that exists on earth, comes here to worship.  It is really a cornucopia of humanity.

Unique.

I’m sad with the election results from last night.  Apparently I don’t agree with most people in the nation. But I love that I was able to vote. I love that you can go, stand in line, mark you ballot and submit your entry, and have it counted.

I love that everywhere you go, our flag flies true.

I love our Constitution, The Bill of Rights, The Declaration of Independence.  I believe they were inspired.

I hope, beyond hope that our newly elected President will take into account those things, that I do believe that American holds dear. That he will tred lightly.

I have faith in our Country. That we are capable of doing even the hardest of things. That we can rally together and be better individuals than we were yesterday.

I am grateful for this beautiful, gorgeous place and it’s people.

I would like to congradulate the folks, that I voted for, for their efforts and hard work.  US Representitive, Rob Bishop.  US Representitive Jim Mattheson who is not my party affiliate, but I believe acts on his contituants requests, and is truley a representitive of their thoughts. And newcomer,  Jason Chaffetz, who worked his hiney off to get elected and who I think will do a marvelous job, even though he isn’t from my district.  They give a lot of their time, my friends and I am thankful for it.  We also will be keeping our Governor, Jon Huntsman Jr. and his Lt Governor Herbert.

May we all reflect on our values. Pause and consider what we hold dear.  Grab on to those things and pull in a little tighter. Pray for our Nation. It’s leaders. Old and new.  And be grateful for those fighting in the war, for those who get up every morning, put their shoes and socks on and go out and try to make a difference.

And for those of them, who really do.