Facts Don't Care about Your Feelings

To borrow a line from Ben Shapiro, "Facts don't care about your feelings." People are getting more and more panseric (wimpy) as time goes on.  People are more and more easily offended.  Accolades and honors don't really mean anything anymore because they are handed out willy-nilly to everybody.  Case in point, Taylor Swift – who I imagine hasn't set foot in a school classroom since probably elementary school – just received an honorary doctorate degree.  For what?!  What has she ever done except sing a few songs and be famous?  Kids are handed out trophies for just participating?  What about actually winning?  What about putting in hard work to be able to beat your competitors?  

What about fair competitions?  Now we have men competing against women in sports.  What thrill is there in a man beating a woman?  How is that fair?  Don't you think there's a reason why men's and women's sports have been separated from the beginning of time?  The fact is that men are physically faster, stronger, and can outperform women in every aspect of physical competition.  Men and women are built differently.  Starting in utero boys and girls are different.  Baby boy embryos produce their own testosterone affecting every cell of the body during development, including brain development.  These are facts.  Delusions and mental illness don't change facts.

It doesn't matter what you think or how you feel, truth is truth.  Facts are facts.  Facts and truth don't care about your feelings.  They are unchanging.

A boy will never be a girl and vice versa.  God's laws are truths.  They don't change.  Despite what society or the laws of the land say, a man can never marry a man and a woman can never marry a woman.  The fact is, only marriage between a man and a woman is valid in God's eyes.

Infidelity and adultery are never okay.  You will never be truly happy in living that lifestyle.  You can fool yourself and pretend that you're happy.  But no one can ever be truly happy while breaking God's laws.  These are facts.  This is truth.

I'm not trying to be a doomsayer, repentance is real.  We all make mistakes.  We can all repent.  But there is a process we must go through after breaking God's laws, to find true happiness again.  It is called repentance.

This brings to mind the current top news story over the past couple of days – which isn't really news at all – that Will Smith slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife's hair.  I'm not sure it wasn't staged for publicity but who cares really?  The reason I'm bringing this up though is because of the deeper issue of Will Smith's marriage and open infidelity.  This is the core of his misery.  He is a broken man.  Pretending to be okay with infidelity doesn't bring happiness.

I saw part of the interview where Jada Pinkett Smith was openly bragging about her marriage infidelity in front of her husband, Will Smith.  She matter-of-factly discussed – with her husband, with cameras rolling – stepping out on her husband because she wasn't happy, and hadn't been happy for a while – as if committing adultery made her happy.  Then Will Smith said something about her airing her transgressions on national TV.  And she retorted that she didn't feel like they were transgressions.  How is infidelity/adultery not a transgression?  It is actually a sin.

These people are living in La La land.  They don't live in reality. Will Smith pretended like his wife's adultery was okay with him.   But despite being an Oscar-winning actor, Will Smith could not hide the pain in his eyes.  It's obvious that Will Smith is a broken man.  It's just so sad.  

Obviously living a sinful lifestyle, willfully rebelling against God, is not healthy.  Their kids are also obviously suffering the unfortunate consequences of their parents' bad choices.  They are both also extremely messed up and miserable.  It's very sad when others have to suffer the consequences of someone else's terrible choices.

There is no happiness found in breaking God's laws – whether ignorantly or willfully rebelling – there is only misery.  "Wickedness never was happiness." (Alma 41:10)  God's laws include natural laws.  Perverting nature, as the LGBT+ people do, is breaking God's laws – and therefore results in misery.  This is evidenced by the much higher suicide rate among the LGBT+ people.

Fact is, perversions are not natural (by definition).  I truly feel sorry for those who suffer from same-sex attraction, body dysmorphia, or any mental illness.  But claiming that living a perverted lifestyle is being your true self is a lie.  And being offended that other people don't believe the lie is absurd.  Coercing others to believe lies doesn't change the truth.  Facts don't care about your feelings.  And convincing others to embrace lies doesn't ease your misery, it just makes others miserable like yourself.  That is Satan's philosophy.

2 Nephi 2:27 "Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself."

Men can't marry men.  Women can't marry women.  Men can't become women.  Women can't become men.  Receiving an honorary doctorate degree doesn't make you a doctor.  Receiving a participation trophy doesn't make you a winner.  Infidelity/adultery is not acceptable nor does it bring happiness.  Stealing something doesn't make it yours.  Pretending to be something you are not, doesn't make you that thing.

Facts don't care about your feelings.  Pretending otherwise doesn't change the truth.  Lying to yourself and others won't bring you happiness.  Right is right and wrong is wrong.  God's laws don't change and going against God's laws only brings misery.

God wants all of us to be happy.  If you're miserable, take a look at your life and change it.  Repentance is real.  Anyone can repent.  Repentance isn't a punishment, but a blessing.

Choices always bring consequences.  Make the choice to follow God's laws and be happy.  Don't be buffaloed by Satan and choose misery.

No, facts don't care but your feelings  – but God does. 

That's my two cents.

Crazy World

I haven't felt much like blogging recently.  And I still don't.  But after reading the news this morning, I want to comment on some of the craziness going on in our world.  I'm not going to take the time to lookup and add quotes.  I'm just going to give you my thoughts.

In the Scriptures this morning I was listening to Isaiah prophesy of the last days.  It certainly fits our world today.  Many times I have quoted the Scripture from Isaiah about calling good evil and evil good.  He also mentions wars and rumors of wars.  Obviously that's an ongoing thing.  One Scripture in particular mentions that instead of well set hair there will be baldness.  I always thought this was a bit strange.  A lot of the things Isaiah says are strange and hard to interpret.  But now I understand at least this  particular scripture.  Lisa and I both suffered hair loss after Covid.  Thankfully it was not a complete baldness.  But, disease, pestilence, pandemics, illnesses are all prophesied in the last days.  We see all of this happening all around us.  We are most definitely in the last days.  The last minutes of the last hour of the last days.

Isaiah also mentions the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah.  We are already there.  In fact one of the news articles I read this morning was about some dude I have never heard of, Pete Davidson, bragging to Kanye West about being in bed with his wife.  Kanye's wife.  And he puts it on twitter for all the world to see?!  How sick is this world?  People are now bragging about committing adultery.  Pure evil.

Another article I read was about transgender people regretting "transitioning".  Apparently today is de-transitioning day?  Despite what the media tells you, most transgender people are miserable.  A lot of the people in the article mentioned it being the darkest time of their lives when they "transitioned."  A lot of them had body mutilating surgery, and all of them messed with their sex hormones thereby permanently changing their bodies.  All of them who transitioned back to their real biological sex, claimed they are much happier.  Statistics prove that transgender people have a much higher rate of suicide than average.  It really has nothing to do with their bodies, it's a mental illness.  Most transgender people will readily admit to having suffered some kind of trauma or triggering event which led to their mental illness. Then pressure from society – schools, media, social media, even family – is what pushed them to "transition" to the opposite sex.  With no help from doctors who readily comply.  It's just so sad to me. I guess it's just me, but I feel like people should try to help the mentally ill, not harm them.

Yet another article talked about Hailey Bieber, Justin Bieber's wife, who recently suffered a stroke – a.k.a. a blood clot in her brain.  She's only 25 years old.  Blood clots to the brain (strokes) do not happen in 25-year-old healthy young women.  I can't help but think that she must be vaccinated against Covid. (It is well documented that the Covid vaccine causes blood clots.)  That's the most logical reason for a blood clot in a healthy young woman.  But you will never hear the media disclose the real reason for her unfortunate stroke.   The media is calling it a blood clot to the brain with stroke like symptoms.  Which I guess they feel is a more innocuous way of saying that she had a stroke.  I hope she makes a full recovery and doesn't suffer any long-term ill effects.

Then we have Prince Harry who is pulling a temper tantrum like a toddler.  He's refusing to go  to his grandfather's funeral citing security reasons.  Which makes absolutely no sense because I'm sure security will be higher at the memorial service of the Queen of England's husband than usual.  And there will be plenty of other famous royals there.  He's really doing it to spite his grandmother, the Queen of England.

Speaking of tantrum pullers, Collin Kaepernick announced on Twitter that he is working out, looking for receivers to run routes, in hopes of joining an NFL team.  This, after last year comparing the NFL draft and combine to a slave auction and slavery.  What a hypocrite.  If being paid millions of dollars to play a silly game is akin to slavery, why would Collin Kaepernick want anything to do with it?  The NFL has moved on from your toxicity, Collin.  You should do the same.

Oh, there's plenty more craziness in the news today.  These are just a few of the headlines I saw that I clicked on.  I really don't know much about these famous people – except that they are famous.  But this is what the news reports on.  And this is a conservative news source.  I can't imagine what the liberals are saying.

 

What is going on in this crazy world?

We have a president who is not even cognizant enough to run his own life, let alone the most powerful country in the world.  Those pulling his puppet strings are deliberately causing the downfall of this great nation.  Inflation, open borders, weakened military, just to name a few of the deliberate acts of the Biden administration.  We have a society that coddles and promotes debilitating mental illness.  Thereby  exacerbating misery in many people's lives.  We have people exclaiming, with joy, their sins to the world.  We have young, healthy people suffering unnecessary medical ailments so that pharmaceutical companies can get richer.  We have a man-made bio weapon virus that was unleashed on the world from China for political gain.  Causing every person on earth to suffer in one way or another.  And we are on the verge of World War III.

Makes me wonder, how much worse can this world get before the Savior comes again?  Reality is unreal.  Heaven help us.

That's my two cents.

Center Our Lives on the Savior

 “If our lives and our faith are centered upon Jesus Christ and his restored gospel, nothing can ever go permanently wrong. On the other hand, if our lives are not centered on the Savior and his teachings, no other success can ever be permanently right.” —Howard W. Hunter | Fear Not, Little Flock, March 1989

Awards for Third Annual Myron Hampton Stone Memorial 2 Mile Run

Just got the awards for the third annual Myron Hampton Stone Memorial 2 mile run.  Here are a few photos:

The awards company messed up on some of the dates but we will get that fixed by race time.

This year's race will be on the third anniversary of Dad's death, July 23, 2022.  We will once again hold it at Eatonville high school track.  All are welcome.  If you want a shirt this year,  please email me ASAP with your sizes, as I'm going to get them ordered soon.

Lisa sent me a few more pictures but I haven't received them yet.  Her stupid cheating machine is notorious for not sending me emails that she sends me.  So if I get them, I will add them to this post.  Pictures of the trophies.

Hope to see you all at the race this summer.

That's my two cents

Do Unto Others

Yesterday as I was scrolling through Instagram, I noticed a rude comment on Cesar Millan's post.  I didn't think much of it except that it was mean and unnecessary.  It irritated me a little bit.  But I kept scrolling.  Then I saw another rude comment by the same guy.  Now, I'm not one to comment on comments.  In fact, this is the first time I've ever done so.  But, I wanted to speak up and defend Cesar.  Not that he needs me defending him but I wanted the guy to know that his comments were not appreciated.

I took screenshots of our exchange on Cesar's Instagram post.  So it may not flow very well, but you'll get the idea.

Here is the first comment from johntrainsdogs that provoked my ire.

I just don't understand why people feel the need to be mean and rude to their fellow man.  What did Cesar ever do to this guy?

Here's the next comment that prompted my response:

John's comment is just facetious.  So, I just replied with the simple truth.  Then, of course John felt the need to reply to my reply.  He sounds like a broken record.  Then I felt like I had to correct him by disagreeing with his opinion.  Which was going to be my last response.  Until he asked me a question.

I called him out on his bitterness and disrespect.  Apparently that hit a nerve.  He then felt the need to ask me my credentials.  Apparently people have to have doctorate degrees, in his opinion, in order to be pertinent.  Since he asked Cesar and me both about doctorate degrees.  Luckily,  I just so happen to have a doctorate degree.

So, I politely answered his question.  Thinking that would be the end of it.  But, no, he had to respond once again.  Which, like a true liberal, he stated the same thing over again for the third time.  Liberals can't seem to think for themselves.  They just get a track in their brain which they repeat over and over, regardless of the question.  It's the same answer to everything.  They all sound like broken records.

So, I just let it go.  There is no educating these people.  It's a futile effort.  I gave him my two cents and that's all he deserved.

Obviously the guy has issues with Cesar's success.  And apparently this guy's mother never taught him the golden rule.  Do onto others as you would have them do unto you.  And if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.  That's what most mothers usually teach their kids.  At least they used to – and still should.

I've always had a problem with people bullying others and with people being mean to others – especially the defenseless.  It's never okay.  I've always been one to stick up for and befriend those who others are mean to.  Cesar didn't need me defending him.  Like I said, his success speaks for itself.  He's obviously a more renowned dog trainer than John the bitter.  I actually feel sorry for people like John the bitter.  To go through life with such contempt for others' success is sad.

Please remember to always treat others with respect and dignity.  There's no need to cut others down to try to make yourself look better.  It just makes you look like a cheesebag.  Which, of course, you are if you cut others down and bully them.  If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.  And remember the golden rule, do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Matthew 7:12 

"Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them…"

That's my two cents.