The United States Of America: A Country At a Crossroads

The past 30 or so days in not only my state of South Carolina, but the entire USA has shed some light on some deep hidden feelings and has opened up a very scary can of worms.

I won't go into detail especially since you would have to be living under a rock not to know the ripple effect that one young man's actions in Charleston, South Carolina on June 18 has and will continue to have. However, it has set our entire country, especially the South, back a couple of decades. In short, it has caused a lot of division and unnecessary hate.

We definitely need more love in this world and less hate. Everyone desires to be loved. Heck the Beatles mentioned it in almost all of their songs.

The nation is at a true crosswords and honestly has been for quite a while. The Charleston incident was one of the final straws in this race, culture and history war.

I always like to offer solutions and thoughts. From my standpoint, we need to UNITE, period. We are the United States of America. It starts by treating each other as human beings. This is the time where race, class, and even differing opinions need to be put aside. Once we see that we are all human, fallible and passionate about something, we can rebuild the face and image that this great country was built upon.

I honestly believe that this is the issue that has been going on for far too long, and will continue until we start treating each other as one. One nation, one power, one flag (the American flag), and one set of human beings. We are like a family. Like and agreement will not always exist, but love should. The Beatles would certainly concur .

Now go out and find something in common with your neighbors, coworkers and such, and put aside all of this bickering.

Do you think our country is in this bad of shape? What other solutions do you have to rebuild it?

From Rachel Dolezal to Dylann Roof: How Well Do You Really Know Those Around You?

There has been much soul searching and questioning of character over the last few weeks in the wake of fraud and tragedy. I am of course writing about the media elephants in Rachel Dolezal and Dylann Roof. Rachel had people fooled for nearly two decades, and Dylann didn't really have anyone fooled.

Let's discuss something different than the obvious racial tension these separate incidents have incited. Another issue here is a common one: how well do you REALLY know someone? Rachel had an entire organization fooled for far too long. Roof really wasn't trying to deceive anyone, he simply flew under the radar.

This type of character deception occurs everyday. You rarely ever know what a person is really like until you look deep down inside and use intuition and discernment to evaluate them. There is a reason we deal with the folks we deal with daily. Many we are required to, some we choose to. People do change, but more often than not they are still the same overall.

Watch your circle carefully. Someone , even a long time friend or family member, could be masking someone or their true feelings about you. It happens all the time, but is rarely seen.

This is not to say be overly cautious or paranoid. Simply use proper judgment when dealing with people, remember they are human, and accept them for who they are, and recognize who they aren't.

How have you been deceived in your past by a fake image or person? Do you believe that certain situations and scenarios always reveal an ugly side to a person?