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What We Take For Granted

Clean drinking water is taken for granted in much of the United States.  Except: When we have floods like we are having in Texas and Louisiana now and the water supply gets contaminated When we have natural disasters like Katrina that knocked out power and trucking for weeks When we have contamination in water pipes like Flint, Michigan is having today Much of the world does not take clean…

That Leaves 1.1 Billion People With Access To Clean Water

First to detail the problem…Dirty, contaminated water kills more people in the world than all other forms of violence including war. In fact, two billion people have to drink and use contaminated water. Everyday 560 million people are sick because of it. One half of the world’s hospital beds are filled with water born contamination problems. The World Health Organization says 3.4 million people…

You Can Do It If You Believe You Can!

Enthusiasm is a state of mind that inspires and arouses one to put action into the task at hand.  It does more than this – it is contagious, and virtually effects not only the enthusiast, but all with whom he comes in contact. Enthusiasm bears the same relationship to a human being that than diesel fuel does to a locomotive – it is the vital moving force that impels action.  The greatest leaders…

Getting What You Want

In researching this topic, I found 4 Steps 7 Steps 6 Ways to getting what you want. I wanted to keep this message straightforward, so I have just 2 items for you to focus upon. These two items don’t take much time, but should be daily actions. Knowing what you want is important.  But, for this discussion I will assume you know what you want and that both money and significance are important to…

The Power of the Cooperative

Cooperatives are farm, business, or other organizations that are owned jointly by its members who share the profits or benefits.  This is a well established law that enterprises can form under. The earliest cooperative in the United States was formed in 1752 by Benjamin Franklin and is still in operation today- The Philadelphia Insurance Of Homes From Fire Loss. The U of Wisconsin has a Center…