• Hamas butchers attack Israel, kill, maim over a thousand victims including over twenty Americans. It came as a total surprise, but that is debatable. Many are condemning the attack and others are supporting Hamas and their actions. Many say Israel should refrain from reprisal and others say go destroy the Hamas animals. Hamas still has hostages.  Number of Israeli hostages held in Hamas’ ‘brutal captivity’ increases | Sky News Australia
• Ukraine invasion is now over 600 days and appears to have no end in sight. The United States has sent billions of dollars to support Ukraine, and no one can really say what all this money is going for. Where is all the aid coming from? North Korea Satellite Images Reveal Worrying News for Ukraine (newsweek.com) 
• Unfortunately, the southern border is wide open. Millions of illegal immigrants have come across the southern border. Who is coming across? How many terrorists are sneaking across within all these immigrants? How many diseases are coming with them? Every day you can see photos of lines of immigrants waiting to cross. Many large cities are complaining that they are becoming overrun with foreign immigrants and services are becoming stretched to the limits. Are Hamas militants making it across the southern border? PolitiFact: Hamas militants ‘pouring’ across U.S.-Mexico border? No. (usatoday.com) 
• Driving through metro Denver you see homeless camps everywhere. The new mayor was elected with the promise to address the problem. Now many are saying it was and will be just another broken campaign promise. Follow the money on Denver homeless. Following the money on Denver’s homeless | Denver Gazette | Opinion | coloradopolitics.com 
• The national debt is over thirty-three trillion dollars and Congress appears to have no interest in stopping the growth. Someday the reality is going to set in that the country cannot continue to print more money to pay this rampant debt increase. See for yourself how the national debt is skyrocketing. U.S. National Debt Clock : Real Time (usdebtclock.org) 
• The political divide is the worst I have ever seen. I am over eighty seasoned years and I have never seen and heard the hate and anger displayed by both parties. Ones Opinion of the political divide. Bridging America’s Political Divide — Making Caring Common (harvard.edu) 
• Strikes all over the place, Hollywood unions, auto workers, healthcare workers, just to name a few. It appears that labor unions are flexing their muscles after many silent years. Strikes and walkouts extend to the fall. Here’s what you need to know. (usatoday.com) 
• Taiwan is in a dangerous situation with their giant neighbor China, planning to take them over. For years China has said Taiwan belongs to them and will not be happy until Taiwan is a part of China. Taiwan is looking for new friends  A spooked and lonely Taiwan looks for new friends (yahoo.com) 

These are just the ones I remember at the time. The current time does not cultivate positive thoughts. During these times it is easy to be consumed by all these negative events and the need to think of positive thoughts is needed more than ever.

 If you are married think of how lucky you are to have a wife to share your good and bad times. Think of your children and grandchildren that have brought you many good memories to reminisce about. We all have health problems occasionally, but one can look around and always find an example that has more health problems than you do. How many times did you go to bed hungry or cold last month? If you believe in a Supreme Being, remember to thank for all you have, not what you would like to have. This country is a blessed country and that is why millions want to immigrate to the promised land of the United States of America.  

THINK POSITIVE!