WHAT I BELIEVE...

WHAT I BELIEVE…

By Brother Bear Vinson

Written: 5/17/1981

 

I Believe... A Birth Certificate shows that we were born; A Death Certificate shows that we died and pictures showed that we lived!

I Believe... That just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do love each other.

I Believe... We don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

 
I Believe... That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
 
I Believe... True friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.
 
I Believe... You can do something in an instant that will give you heartaches for life.
 
I Believe... That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
 
I Believe... You should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
 
I Believe… You can keep going long after you think you can't.
 
I Believe... We are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
 
I Believe... That either you control your attitude or it controls you.
 
I Believe... Heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
 
I Believe... That money is a lousy way of keeping score.
 
I Believe... My best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.
 
I Believe... Sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up!
 
I Believe... Sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
 
I Believe... Maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
 

 I Believe... That it isn't always enough, to be forgiven by others; sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.

 
I Believe... No matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.
 
I Believe... Our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are. But, we are responsible for the person to whom we’ve become.
 
I Believe... You shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret, it could change your life forever!
 
I Believe... Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
 
I Believe… Your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.
 
I Believe... At the point you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out for your help – you will find the strength to help.
 
I Believe... Credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
 
I Believe… The people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.
 
I Believe… The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
they just make the most of everything.

I Believe… Life is not about how many precious moments you have; But, rather the precious moments you make within someone else’s life.

I Believe… A dinner for two will accomplish more than a setting of one.

I Believe… Loneliness is over rated, EVERYONE needs a break every once in a while to clean your head, hands, heart and health!

I Believe… People who help us navigate life’s journey are ‘Angels’ amongst us.

I Believe… Angels guide and guard us; the man who pulls a baby from inside a burning vehicle, or the lady who guided us in the right direction keeping us away from harm.

I Believe… There is a special garden in heaven for sick and neglected children to play.

I Believe… Earth’s greatest untapped treasure lies in human personalities!

 

I Believe... Stupidity is a choice; because we have freedom of choice and elect not to increase our knowledge... That's foolishness by default!  

 

 

Why I Carry a Gun

Why I Carry a Gun

by Bear Vinson

12/15/1999
 
My old grandpa said to me 'Son, there comes a time
in every man's life when he stops bustin' knuckles
and starts bustin' caps and usually it's when he
becomes too old to take an ass whoopin.'

I don't carry a gun to kill people.
I carry a gun to keep from being killed.

I don't carry a gun to scare people.
I carry a gun because sometimes this world can be
a scary place.

I don't carry a gun because I'm paranoid.
I carry a gun because there are real threats in the world..
 
I don't carry a gun because I'm evil.
I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to
see the evil in the world.
 
I don't carry a gun because I hate the government.
I carry a gun because I understand the limitations of government.
 
I don't carry a gun because I'm angry.
I carry a gun so that I don't have to spend the rest of
my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.
 
I don't carry a gun because I want to shoot someone.
I carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age
in my bed, and not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon.
 
I don't carry a gun because I'm a cowboy.
I carry a gun because, when I die and go to heaven,
I want to be a cowboy.
 
I don't carry a gun to make me feel like a man.
I carry a gun because men know how to take care of
themselves and the ones they love.
 
I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate.
I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three armed
thugs, I am inadequate.
 
I don't carry a gun because I love it.
I carry a gun because I love life and the people who
make it meaningful to me.
 
Police protection is an oxymoron.
Free citizens must protect themselves.
Police do not protect you from crime, they usually
just investigate the crime after it happens and then
call someone in to clean up the mess.
Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die
and too old to take an ass whoopin'.

Corporal Punishment and Our Children

Many times as parents we think our children are way too young to understand what they actually see. That's why we as adults must be vigilant in NOT allowing our children to see adults fight or physically raise a hand to one another in anger! Children EVEN learn from watching television and or movies that we may be watching with or without them... Our children are little sponges! They are our next ...generation of natural resources (no pun intended) sad but true.

However, on the other hand NEVER hit a child in anger with an open hand PERIOD! We must define and be able to communicate the bad behavior this first time in order to gain control. Explain that children DO NOT hit or strike their parents EVER!

Bring the child under control by holding their arms in a non threatening position at their sides while explaining that we DON'T hit mommy or daddy; if they persist tell them we practice corporal punishment in this household. This entails a belt to the back side according to the severity of the infraction.

Communicate with your child prior to the actual act happening what the repeat circumstances would call for. DON'T tell a child you going to use the belt or paddle and then use idle threats. When I told my child they were going to get two licks with the belt I did what I said I was going to do. Then I asked them to tell me why they got a spanking? Once they explained to me why they received their spanking I dropped the matter because I knew they understood.

Enough said I didn't dwell on the act any longer once they received their punishment for their infraction and I dropped the matter totally.

We as adults over analyze things and browbeat our kids way too much. The mental abuse of going on and on sometimes is relentless and demeaning! Punishment should be swift and decisive; nonnegotiable!

I always told my kids... The Doctors run the insane asylum NOT the patient... LOL! Everything a child learns comes from his parents his family his love ones and especially his friends... Once they are 18 they can make their own choices outside our homes as adults! Amen