Power, Based on Love!

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's semi-regular feature. This week's witty, wise, or profound quotation concerns wisdom as referred to the use of power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He said, “Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.


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Let's all hope that the power inside each of us is based on love and not fear of punishment. Without compassion and love for our fellow mankind, we are all doomed.

Holiday Traditions!

Holiday and Time Off.

Traditions are comforting.

Thanksgiving has come and gone. I do hope yours was a great one without any drama or unnecessary grief. Mine was not traditional for the first time in years. I did not have my whole family together nor was there any wonderful turkey, cornbread dressing with pecans and giblet gravy or lemon meringue pie. I did host one of my sons and his family and we ate out on Thanksgiving day. The prime rib was very good, yet it was not traditional, therefore leaving me with a hollow feeling. I really enjoyed their visit, but I really missed the tradition and ceremony. Next year it will be traditional.

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Enjoy your family traditions wherever you can or start some to pass on to your family and friends. Be careful, be safe; Never give up, never surrender!

Concentrated Power!

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's semi-regular feature. This week's witty, wise, or profound quotation concerns wisdom as referred to the use of power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). He said, “Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. ”

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Let's all hope that the concentrated power in Washington has been neutralized to the point of responding to the "people" instead of dictating our country's social agenda.

Power, Properly Placed!

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's semi-regular feature. This week's witty, wise, or profound quotation concerns wisdom as referred to the use of power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology. He said, “Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person at the right time, and for the right purpose and in the right way - that is not within everyone's power and that is not easy.”

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We all know who to be angry at and for multiple reasons. It really is time to put a stop to it! Educate yourself on the people who can make improvements and get us back to basics. Protect this nation, it's Constitution, and limit government interference.

So Busy!

Yes, I have been extremely busy.

Life throws curves at you sometimes, whether you need them or not.

I did make the time last week to complain about our natural gas company in a very long and heated blog and then put it on hold until I calmed down. I published it for all of 10 minutes, then deleted it. I am still upset with them, and rightly so, but life is really too short to get myself totally worked up. So, suffice it to say this to will get resolved. It is one thing to put up with human error, it's another to have to endure human arrogance or stupidity in action. The real gist of this commentary is to apologize for not keeping my blog regularly updated with comments just because I have been extremely busy of late trying to meet some personal goals. I am sorry!


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Going into the up coming fall season has us all very busy. Be careful out there and do your best and forget the rest! Never give up, never surrender!

Tired of B.S.!

Commercials About Energy! Who do they really benefit?

Sometimes I really get upset when I hear a commercial on the radio or TV that is pure BS.

The latest is from two large Texas utilities that are bad mouthing Variable Rate contracts. One even refers to Green Power as "cheap" right now. They are pushing fixed rate and calling them cheap as well. "Lock them in now before the prices start back up". Yes, they will eventually go up but not for a long time. Natural Gas is plentiful right and producers are weighing the benefits of continuing to drill since the economics are near break even or a loss in some cases. They are praying the economy improves so prices will again achieve the exorbitant levels of the recent past so they can pad their bulging pockets at middle class expense. Excuse me for digressing. Just remember that when utilities are pushing you toward a direction, it is in their best interest, not yours.


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Be vigilant, alert, when commercials are trying to steer you away from or toward a specific direction, and especially when they use terms that refer to your best interest, or save you money, or lock in now before.......

End of Summer!

It's still August! Another season about to end and time to reflect.

It is hard to believe another summer/season is about to come to a close.

For those who have the time, peace and quiet to reflect on the end of another season, whether that season is a calendar one or a life cycle one, it is always good to take stock of where you are, where you've been and where are you headed. I do not do that enough in my life to make concrete plans to improve and really focus on just what is really important; and am I making the necessary steps to get there?

It is so true, the saying, "In the beginning we make the habits and in the end the habits make us". My life is good and I do not celebrate it appropriately. I take most of it for granted until I really stop and analyze it. To make changes for the better takes courage and determination, sometimes referred to as character. Doing the right thing in all circumstances in today's world is almost unheard of. Do you have that kind of courage?

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Find the courage to do the right thing throughout your daily life and make those changes that are necessary to keep you motivated, strong and an active member of our American society. Stay positive, never surrender and never give up!

Time Flies!

It's August! Where does the time go?

It is hard to believe another summer is about to come to a close.

Whether you believe 'time flies' or 'time drags on', it does neither. It is consistent about moving forward, never looking back. And, we should take a lesson from the march of time, to consistently move forward. Look back only to help yourself move forward. Do not dwell on past mistakes, but be motivated to improve.

I have really enjoyed this summer, and hope you have had some pleasant experience as well. In looking forward, I see more opportunities to improve and have plans to do so. There are goals I want to achieve and looking forward is the only way to get there....one step at a time. I am taking mine. How about you?

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Every day is a new day. Use this one to make it count for something you really want to accomplish. Take that first step, and don't look back unless it is just to see how far you have gone. Stay positive, never surrender and never give up!

Liberty and Power!

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's regular feature. Every week you can look for a witty, wise, or profound quotation from assorted folks about power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

William Hazlitt (10 April 1778 – 18 September 1830) was an English writer, remembered for his humanistic essays and literary criticism, and as a grammarian and philosopher. He said, "The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves."

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It is unfortunate that so many of our public servants fit the later, rather than the former. It really is time to put a stop to it!

Father's Day!

Father's Day! A day we honor our dads. I hope your dad was a wonderful man and father. My dad loved all of us and was a pretty good dad.

Dads are supposed to be head of the household leader and protector.

What is it about most dads? They are either exceptional or lousy. Very few fall in the mediocre category. There are times when I look back over my own life as a father and think I must be exceptional for the love, patience and guidance I have given to my children. Then there are times when I examine my life in detail and the reality sets in and I say to myself, "I must be a lousy father". When all is said and done only my children can vouch for my character, be it good or lacking. All I know is that I love each and every one of them and would gladly give my life to save theirs.

Leave it to say, my father and I had issues. I loved him very much, but I did not like a lot of things he did. The last few years of his life he lived in a nursing home and I rarely visited him. He died 31 days after my mother was taken by pancreatic cancer seven years ago. He and I never really cleared the air between us, it was sort of a mutual understanding not to really discuss it. I know he loved me, my brother and sister, but he marched to his own beat.

Life is pretty messy sometimes and our parents in most ways either provide a positive or negative approach that we as young adults will either emulate or rebel against.

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Dad's you set the living life standards for the family. You are to heed your wife's council and be fair and just. If you don't your family will pay the consequences. BE a parent and take responsibility for yourself and your children's actions.

Powerless!

Being Powerless is agonizing! Most parents at one time or another do experience this.

Powerless to do something for another is heartbreaking.

When your child is in pain and there is nothing you can do to ease it or relieve it you get that horrible feeling of being powerless. My wife and I have had that sensation too many times in our lives and are going through it again. You call your family Dr. (and several others) and can't reach him, leaving a voice mail to please call you as soon as possible. You do not go to the emergency anymore, for you know nothing will be done for hours, if at all (been there and added to the frustration and expense). Somehow in the end we all survive and learn something along the way. We also learn that one can never be prepared for all situations in life.


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In cases where pain, and powerless to change it occur, remain calm, use common sense and be persistent until the situation is resolved. This too shall pass.

Memorial Power!

Memorial Day! A day we honor our Veterans. I hope you can hold your head up high for those who payed for your privilege to do so.

Veterans, God's gift to America!

IT is the VETERAN that has given us in America our Freedom and our rights and privileges to enjoy, not the Politicians, Preachers, Lawyers, Reporters or Poets.

This Memorial is a time to honor our Veterans and all those who serve this country with pride and honor. Show them the respect they deserve for doing the job no one really wants to be associated with in a time of war. We all have family members who have served and lived to tell us about it and some who died to provide the freedom we have come to take for granted.

I love America and honor those who helped chisel out our freedom and lay the foundation for a strong nation, one we all can be proud of. The best way to pay them respect is to make sure that those values still hold true for every American today and for our future generations to come.

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Show your support for those who sacrificed their lives and time to provide us our freedom to live a life of our choosing. Love this country or leave it.

Tyrannical Power!

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's regular feature. Every week you can look for a witty, wise, or profound quotation from assorted folks about power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis and known to his friends and family as Jack, was an Irish-born British novelist, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian and Christian apologist. He said, "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."

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People, wake up! This is what C. S. Lewis was referring to, a majority led congress using their own immoral standards to make choices for the so called "good of the people". It is time to put a stop to it!

Mother's Day

Mother's Day! A day we honor our mothers. I hope your mother was as wonderful as mine. And Men, I also hope your wife is as wonderful a mother as my wife is.

Mothers, God's gift to mankind!

Isn't is unfortunate that we only have one day a year set aside to honor our mothers. When we think about all the things they have done and continue to do for us, we should really honor them one a week.

I am guilty of not honoring my mother enough for all those menial day after day chores that she did for me while growing up. My wife, likewise, has been taken for granted by our children. Mothers normally put their children first on the list of every decision they make, daily.

I lost my mother to pancreatic cancer seven years ago. It was a fast moving unexpected cancer that took her life within a month of discovery. She was only 72 when she died. I miss her and wish I could honor her personally one more time.

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Do yourself a favor and honor your loved ones while they are still here on this earth. Slow your life down just a little and share your feelings with those you truly love. You will be glad you did.

Power, Step Beyond Fear!

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's regular feature. Every week you can look for a witty, wise, or profound quotation from assorted folks about power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

Karl Ludwig Börne (6 May 1786 – 12 February 1837) was a German political writer and satirist. He said, "The secret of power is the knowledge that others are more cowardly than you are."

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What do you make of that statement? I can see it's truth. Most people lack the courage to stand up for what is right for fear that they will be hurt, embarrassed, or made fun of. I too have been guilty of the above, but have since realized that I speak for many who are afraid to do so for themselves. So, either voice your opinions or find a person who shares your concerns and support them to speak for you.

Unlimited Power?

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's regular feature. Every week you can look for a witty, wise, or profound quotation from assorted folks about power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant (born 9th December 1933 in London, UK) is an author and syndicated cartoonist living in Santa Barbara, California, USA. He is best known for his Pot-Shots, single-panel illustrations with one-line humorous remarks, which began syndication in the United States of America in 1975. He said, "All I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power."

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Don't we all! Face it, it just will not happen. We all want a warm bed, and we all appreciate a kind word, but who really thinks they can handle unlimited power? Life is hard work, mentally and physically. Balance is the key to continued energy.

Power Out of Control!

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's regular feature. Every week you can look for a witty, wise, or profound quotation from assorted folks about power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

Mary Parker Follett (3 September 1868 – 18 December 1933) was an American social worker, management consultant and pioneer in the fields of organizational theory and organizational behavior. She said, "There are three ways of dealing with difference: domination, compromise, and integration. By domination only one side gets what it wants; by compromise neither side gets what it wants; by integration we find a way by which both sides may get what they wish."

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It is unfortunate that our government does not use integration to move our country forward. A dominate party congress does not benefit anyone, where the new laws lead to more government control. Where are the real checks and balances? Why does one party feel that government should control our lives instead of allowing us the decision to design our own lives according to the original intent of the Constitution? Do you know the difference between a Republic and a Democracy? The United States of America is a Republic! Our current dominate party has set the path towards a democracy - the downfall of a great nation.

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's regular feature. Every week you can look for a witty, wise, or profound quotation from assorted folks about power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

Henry Clay, Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852), was a nineteenth-century American statesman and orator who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, where he served as Speaker. He also served as Secretary of State from 1825 to 1829. He said, "The arts of power and its minions are the same in all countries and in all ages. It marks its victim; denounces it; and excites the public odium and the public hatred, to conceal its own abuses and encroachments."

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Oh my, so apply stated and so true of our two party system and seemingly getting worse as time goes on. Our current leaders are taking this Republic down a road to self destruction while blaming each other for the demise. It is time to remove the cancer in Congress and replace it with moral common sense and limit government's control over our daily lives. Less government, more freedom of choice!

Power or Love?

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's regular feature. Every week you can look for a witty, wise, or profound quotation from assorted folks about power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

Carl Gustav Jung (26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, an influential thinker and the founder of analytical psychology (also known as Jungian psychology) said, "Where love rules, there is no will to power; and where power predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other."

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What say you? When you analyze your own personality, do you find that you are predominately approaching life and relationships from the side of love or using your power to control others? Balance is key as with all things in life.

Power vs. Greatness!

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's regular feature. Every week you can look for a witty, wise, or profound quotation from assorted folks about power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

Stewart Lee Udall (January 31, 1920 – March 20, 2010[1]) was an American politician. He served as Secretary of the Interior from 1961 to 1969, under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He said, "We have, I fear, confused power with greatness."

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Having power does not necessarily mean that one has the wisdom and that quality of greatness that we hope comes with those we have entrusted to provide leadership because of their charisma. Our current leader is an excellent orator, but he lacks wisdom, and his arrogance is an insult to the American people. I do believe the above quote apply fits.

Power, Wisdom....Your Opinion?

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's regular feature. Every week you can look for a witty, wise, or profound quotation from assorted folks about power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

Stephen Vincent Benét (July 22, 1898 – March 13, 1943) was an American author, poet, short story writer, and novelist said, "We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom."

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We all have opinions whether we share them or not. From my point of view, I truly believe that our current leaders in Congress lack wisdom, yet their power of position leads them to believe they have wisdom, more wisdom than the majority of people they are supposed to represent. They falsely believe they can make better decisions on our behalf. Do you really think they are right? If not, let your voice be heard!

Power and Crime!

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's regular feature. Every week you can look for a witty, wise, or profound quotation from assorted folks about power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

Freda Adler, currently a Distinguished Professor in Criminal Justice at Rutgers University said, "Stripped of ethical rationalizations and philosophical pretensions, a crime is anything that a group in power chooses to prohibit."

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Take the 2nd Amendment as an example. There are those in Washington who are doing there best to prohibit the use of all fire arms. They want to use their power to prohibit our ability to protect ourselves; thus they are contributing to a crime against the citizens of this United States by hiding new legislation in current bills to be passed by congress. Deception at the highest level is a crime of evil.

Power's Aftermath!

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's regular feature. Every week you can look for a witty, wise, or profound quotation from assorted folks about power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

Thomas Jefferson,(April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776). He said, "I know of no safe repository of the ultimate power of society but people. And if we think them not enlightened enough, the remedy is not to take the power from them, but to inform them by education."

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Our educational system will make us a stronger nation or doom us to peril to repeat the mistakes of other nations. Standards should always be kept high not lowered. When society places their trust in their government to manage education, medical health and welfare, that is the beginning of the downward spiral of a nation into mediocrity, followed by anarchy and a revolution. Our current leaders are pushing us straight toward mediocrity at this very time in history. Are you concerned enough to speak up?

Power and Wisdom, Short Lived!

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's regular feature. Every week you can look for a witty, wise, or profound quotation from assorted folks about power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

Albert Einstein (14 March 1879–18 April 1955) was a theoretical physicist, philosopher and author who is widely regarded as one of the most influential scientists and intellectuals of all time said, "The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while."

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How could I or anyone else add anything to that?

Power's Transformation

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's regular feature. Every week you can look for a witty, wise, or profound quotation from assorted folks about power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

Audre Geraldine Lorde (February 18, 1934 - November 17, 1992) a Caribbean-American writer, poet and activist said, "When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid."

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When we as individuals decide to take action on any issue, power replaces fear, and we are well able to accomplish the unbelievable. Choose to stand up for what you truly believe in and watch the transformation of power enter your life.

Power's True Purpose!

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's regular feature. Every week you can look for a witty, wise, or profound quotation from assorted folks about power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

Baltasar Gracián y Morales, SJ (January 8, 1601 – December 6, 1658) was a Spanish jesuit and baroque prose writer said, "The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good."

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To do good. A lot of us need to remember that instead of "what's in it for me". To help yourself, do something good for someone else and feel the power of doing good.

The Power of Love!

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's regular feature. Every week you can look for a witty, wise, or profound quotation from assorted folks about power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

Jimi Hendrix, (1942-1970)an American guitarist, singer and songwriter said, "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace."

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Dude! That is so profound! Unfortunately it will not happen in our lifetime.

Power or Freedom?

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's regular feature. Every week you can look for a witty, wise, or profound quotation from assorted folks about power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, (1918-2008)a Soviet and Russian novelist and soldier who made the world aware of the Gulag said, "You can have power over people as long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in your power."

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When you have nothing to lose, you are free to do whatever you want and no one has power over you.

Power! Who is Yielding it?

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's regular feature. Every week you can look for a witty, wise, or profound quotation from assorted folks about power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

Blaise Pascal, (1623-1662)a french mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher said, "Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical."

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It seems more and more that the current U.S. Congress is leaning more towards tyranny than what is truly in the best interest of the nation ..... think about it!

Fulfilling Power!

Power Quote for the Week

Welcome to Sunday's regular feature. Every week you can look for a witty, wise, or profound quotation from assorted folks about power.

I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.

Marian Wright Edelman, (1939 -)president and founder of the Children's Defense Fund and an American activist for the rights of children said, "Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night."

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Family, friends and relationships are the glue that makes life truly fulfilling, regardless of how much money or power you may have or yield.