So, after four month from moving out of Florida to North Carolina, I am still not in my tiny house, which is still being renovated by a new contractor. This has been a harrowing summer with moving, renovating, back surgery, recuperation, technical difficulties with TMOBILE and the sketchy Internet in North Carolina, where phone calls drop in an instant. To teach, I must drive to the community college in Whiteville.
My Tiny House and 2 Sheds
However, life goes on. My children, grands, and great grands are all fine in New York, Atlanta, and Sacramento. So, I have little to complain about, especially since I was not in Florida when Hurricane Ian hit. The west coast of Florida was battered and in Delray Beach, King’s Point got hit. But luckily my cousin’s apartment is in tact. My friend in Delray had her roof all but cave in. That was frightening!
Musically, I’m delighted to be teaching Music and Media at SUNY Old Westbury. But it will not be taught in the Spring, so I need some courses to teach. I applied to SNHU and CCNY in the Center for Worker Education (CEW). We’ll see what develops there.
People come in all sizes and shapes but nowhere on them is a label that says, “Do not trust!” ~ Dr. JC
I have been defrauded by the handyman who has worked for me and my daughter for two years. He took my money and did not pay the people he brought in to do the work. Please see the attached statement for details.
September 7, 2022
John Hardgraves was working on my tiny house, in Clarendon NC. Someone stole my refrigerator, stovetop, and dishwasher from Lowe’s in Whiteville, on August 1, 2022, three weeks after my back surgery in Wilmington, NC. John had my Lowe’s credit card that he did not return to me. I gave it to him before I went to Wilmington. There was only $9 on it.
I spent $6,981 on materials and appliances. I reported it stolen and requested a new card for me and my daughter. Later, the Whiteville Detective discovered that the goods went missing from the Lowe’s warehouse. Lowe’s refunded all of the money on my credit card. Then, I read an article about Target and Lowe’s missing millions of dollars of inventory. So, I presumed that the warehouse manager took the goods.
The new contractor ex-state trooper Richard Capps insisted that I go to Lowe’s and see what they were holding for me. Two of five items showed on hold. Lowe’s records showed that three of five appliances on hold were picked up on August 1, 2022. I was recovering in an Airbnb in Fayetteville. The refrigerator, dishwasher, and stovetop are not in the house, nor the shed located at 194 Ed Ward Road, Clarendon, NC 28432.
The stackable washer and dryer and the shower door were still at Lowe’s. Someone took the refrigerator, dishwasher, and stovetop that added up to $2000, the exact amount of John’s last unpaid invoice. My daughter, Mimi, who hired him in 2020, fired him two weeks after the appliances had been picked up without my permission or knowledge. So, his actions may have been premeditated if he took them.
I made a police report at Lowe’s and waited for the police to report who picked up the refrigerator, stovetop, and dishwasher without my permission. At the end of June, July, and August, I called Lowe’s to ask for an extension of time to hold my five appliances. I received a call back from the manager, at the end of August. He said they could keep the appliances for another month only. We did not discuss the items being held, during this conversation, because I did not know that John Hardgraves has picked three of them up on August 1st, until the new contractor Richard Capps informed me that he went to Lowe’s to see what was being held for me. At Lowe’s, Capps learned that there were only two items not five on hold.
John Hardgraves threatened to file a mechanic’s lien. He had no contract. His work was that of a 12-year-old, according to the new contractor who reworked the electrical panel, water heater, and electrical outlets, and invoiced me $817 for the labor.
They are pulling the store video at Lowe’s. I’m pressing charges because we’ve paid John Hardgraves every dime that he invoiced us for since 2020. He overcharged for removing an old house. Nothing he did was right except mowing the lawn and his old cousin did that.
John Hardgraves invoiced me once for drywall, then another time for sheetrock, which is the same thing. The new contractor and another builder both said the drywall looked like it had been done by a 12-year-old. There is still a lot of drywall work to do to make the job right.
Hardgrave’s cousin Robbie and his son Hoss were supposed to be doing the work. But the last time I was at the house when they were there, Robbie told me that he worked a 10-hour job then came to do this work on my house. John was not paying the people who did the work for him. That’s why his cousin wound up coming to do the work. In addition, John’s nephew Timothy Marlowe was paid to do the plumbing. His quote was for $5,400. I paid him half to get supplies. He never finished the work.
The electrician we hired Anthony Lewis from Fuquay Electric never finished the work we contracted him to do, either. We never paid the final invoice for $338 because he did not come to finish the work. According to him, he did not answer to John who was a handyman telling him where to put the outdoor electrical panel. So, he dropped off the job. We paid John $338 to finish the outlets, but they were never done. Also, I paid for lighting fixtures that he picked up from Lowe’s, but they are nowhere to be found. That charge is on my credit card.
Around the time he took the appliances, we asked John Hardgraves to leave the keys because I thought I lost my set. But I found them hanging on my cooler. He asked us if we were firing him then. We said no because we did not intend to fire him.
So, he went and got my appliances because he had the order number and knew the people in the Lowe’s warehouse. told my daughter that he was a liar. Now, we know he’s a thief, too.
I’m exhausted from this process. I have been taken advantage of by people I paid to do a job for me. They left the house a mess. I paid Richard Capps to clean the house up and pay the electrician to repair and rearrange electrical apparatus in the amount of $1,000.
To date, this project has cost me $60,499.26. I paid John Hardgraves $6,690 from my account and $3,939 on credit cards for a total of $10,629. There is an outstanding invoice for $2,050.
My daughter was referred to John Hardgraves in 2020 by our realtor Kip Nance who sold us 9.5 acres of land without disclosing that at least 6 acres are in a flood zone. The 3.5 acres we put the house and sheds on perked. The rest of the land is in the flood zone. Kip referred only John to us. He did not give a list of professional contractors. John maintained the lawn, after the cornstalks were removed. We trusted John because we had a relationship with him. But he defrauded us in every way.
Dr. Joan Cartwright
Mimi Johnson
Clarendon, NC
Attachments:
Photos of the house before and after the new contractor cleaned up the house.
After the cleanup by the new contractor
The moral of the story is “Do not trust anyone, especially workmen who take your money and promise to do the work but hire incompetent people whom they do not pay. This is a harrowing experience. Check and double-check anyone you hire to work for you. People, today, are desperate, greedy, and deceitful. They have no respect for seniors, women, or anyone they think they can bilk for money.
Needless to say, I am making every effort to resolve this issue. Today, I spoke with a Whiteville Police Department Detective. Last night, I submitted this statement to the Columbus County District Attorney. Now, I need to file a report with Columbus County State Troopers. It’s an ordeal but must be done.
When will we have enough of white men working steadily to wage war on women, people of color, government, the economy, the environment, ecology, and the planet?
Let’s focus on:
Mississippi voter’s rights and water
Past presidents who abuse their privilege to run the country
Dumbing down of students who cannot read, write, think, or converse
Generational wealth through real estate ownership
A damaging economy that enables cheesy, greedy landlords to raise the rent and cause whole families to become homeless
Eastern wars on their own people
The right for people to live and love how and whom they please
The year 2020 brought devastating events that shook the foundations of nations, worldwide. Aside from the political ranting of a narcissistic leader, the United States suffered catastrophic deaths due to COVID-19.
Hellish fires in California destroyed thousands of residences, leaving thousands of people homeless, and increasing the number of homeless in America.
This message was in my email, today. It outlines some solutions to the economic disparity experienced by people of color in the USA, during the pandemic.
Dear All People’s Day friends,
Wednesday night Elliott and I were on an NAACP call that included Nancy Pelosi and other congressional officials who are trying to help in this time of need. We learned that people of color are the largest group impacted by the Coronavirus. Many are the most exposed because their jobs are considered essential and they won’t get paid if they don’t go to work. Jim Crow laws hadn’t allowed them to save funds for a rainy day and stay home plus many people of color have compromised health issues because of prejudice against them in the health system. I have heard many stories about this neglect throughout the years but no one has amassed scientific data. Thus, people of color have the highest death rate from the Coronavirus in the US.
In the spirit of All People’s Day inclusion, here is a way you can help them and everyone in this time of need.
Call Governor Ron DeSantis 1(850) 717-9337
Senator Marco Rubio (561) 775-3360
Senator Rick Scott (202) 224-5274
Congresswoman Lois Frankel (561) 998-9045
Ask them to support the following issues:
THESE ARE ISSUES THAT WILL BE HELPFUL IN OUR BATTLE AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS
Expand Medicaid throughout the country
Since people of color have the highest death rate keep track of racial demographics about people with the virus so zip codes can pinpoint testing sites. Also, make public transportation to the sites available.
Increase the amount of Food Stamps.
In the next cash infusion: a) Include small businesses owned by people of color that have not been able to get the stimulus loans because they cannot afford to use a bank that requires a certain balance. b) Other institutions like Credit Unions should be approved for distributing the money. c) 501c3 nonprofits and churches should be treated like small businesses for the loans. If 75% is given to workers the business loans are forgiven.
Vote by mail for all states due to the Coronavirus
This is a published letter from a doctor in New York named Dr. Vladimir Zelenko, to the Israeli Ministry of Health, who has had 100% success in treating Covid-19 patients with the combination of Hydroxychloroquine, Azithromycin, and Zinc. He has followed the studies I have shared with you coming from China, Korea, and France. He has added zinc to the mix and his protocol is for 5 days:
1. Hydroxychloroquine 200 mg (1 pill 2x per day)
2. Azithromycin 500 mg (1x per day)
3. Zinc sulfate 220 mg (1x per day)
Zinc stops viral replication. Hydroxychloroquine helps Zinc enter cells and Azithromycin stops secondary bacterial infections common in viral pneumonia.
Again, for protection against the virus, I highly recommend anti-malaria and antiviral herbs in liquid form such as Neem, Olive Leaf Extract, and Artemisia Annua.
However, if you or a loved one gets admitted to the hospital for Covid-19, please share this letter and the studies I have posted (Chinese and French) so that you will have a tangible treatment path of Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin + Zinc that is working for many other patients.
The UNITED STATES, INC. is in liquidation and Chapter 7 bankruptcy and due to settle within ninety days; our terms as the Priority Creditors are clear: (1) our land and all titles and patents related to it, must be returned free and clear of debt or encumbrance, per the Cestui Que Vie Act of 1666 — we, as individuals, and as a government, have been “found alive” and we are due this recognition by the world and by our erstwhile federal subcontractors; (2) our labor resources which have been illegally and immorally press-ganged since World War II, must likewise be returned to us and to our control; (3) our gold assets which were cashiered in the Philippines by Scottish commercial pirates doing business as “The United States of America” — Incorporated, are ours by right and must be returned for our use and to our control.
President Trump, President Duarte, HRM Elizabeth II, the Pope, and all other Parties and Principals are hereby and prior to this, fully informed that the American States and People are alive and well, are fully competent, and are still represented among the nations of the world by their unincorporated Federation of States, doing business as The United States of America — all would-be impostors and interlopers notwithstanding.
Friends, please make sure that this “news” is widely published and even more widely understood by those seeking to settle the bankruptcy of the UNITED STATES, INC.
Update: March 20, 2020
[To Sharon]
I’ve looked further at Kings County, Washington where Kirkland is located which was ground zero for the virus in the USA. This information further supports an interconnected relationship between this hotspot and 3 others across the globe. Just as Wuhan was a test city for self-driving cars, and had activated 5G just prior to the outbreak there, so was Kirkland !!
Dr. Klinghardt said there were 5G towers everywhere there. Whereas the death rate reported from China is less than 2% (and probably is far less) the lethal rate in Kirkland was quite high with 6 of the first 10 cases dying. Klinghardt says that the health care facility where these patients were either treated or confined at was one of the first in the USA to be fully wired for 5G.
Moscow, Russia has a very large percentage of the cases reported in that country. Even though they lag behind the USA in 5G rollout, it seems very likely that 5G was implemented in Moscow.
My contact in Northern Italy sent me an article from December 2019, outlining the rollout of 5G in the cities which soon became the hotspots of CV for that country as well. She also tells me that many elderly took flu shots there in 2019 and there were reports of meningitis, so many elderly also took ANOTHER vaccination for meningitis in that region.
Now, Doctor Klinghardt goes on to say that if someone takes 2,000 milligrams of Vitamin C daily their body soon reaches a level that is as good as the intravenous Vitamin C treatments successfully being used in some hospitals in China. He further says they used an herb against the SARS epidemic of over a decade ago which was very useful. I had not heard of it before, but it’s called Andrographis and is available from a European company called Ki Science (in 3 anti-viral products) as well as a few other sources. He said if he had the money for only one thing, he would go first with the Andrographis and secondly the Vitamin C. He also uses a spray of HOCl (Hydrochloros ??), but I’m going to use Tea Tree Oil drops in water since this virus lasts on surfaces for days, which is longer than any virus in history. (Klinghardt spray on house doorknobs when he returns from public outings).
Here is some further info from Kings County, WA, USA — Public Health is reporting the official case count in King County as 693. In addition, 4 new deaths are reported, bringing the total of confirmed deaths in King County to 60. COVID-19 is spreading in King County. Public Health expects the case count to double every 5 to 7 days.
Posted on Facebook: Here is some apparent inside info you won’t hear on the news:
This morning, at 4:30AM, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was served a criminal indictment by the US for corporate & financial crimes. Media owners were instructed to historically brainwash everyone that PM has Corona Virus with his wife and that they won’t be leaving their house for a while.
Tom Hanks was arrested 48hrs ago for Pedophilia and he is currently being kept in a Hotel room in Australia refusing to fly back to the USA. Next celebrity arrests will be Celion Dion, Madonna, Charley Barkley, Kevin Spacey – all will claim Coronavirus infections.
Italy’s airports have been completely shut down as over 80 of the Vatican and financial officials have been served the same criminal indictments for financial crime, pedophilia, child trafficking, and sex abuse.
The United Emirates have completed mass arrests of their own Royal Family & affiliates.
Convicted Hollywood rapist Harvey Weinstein agreed to a deal in exchange for his testimony against hundreds of top Hollywood celebrities and their involvement in the drug business, pedophilia, and child trafficking. Instead of 55-year sentence, he only received a 23-year sentence. In exchange, he provided testimonies against some of the biggest & most powerful names including Prince Andrew of UK, former president Bill Clinton, former vice president Joe Biden, Tom Hanks, Oprah, Ellen DeGenerous, Quentin Tarantino, Charlie Sheen, Bob Saget, Kevin Spacey, John Travolta, Steven Spielberg, Podesta, NXIVM and PIZZAGATE sex trafficking clubs, and hundreds of more who all were directly involved with Jeffrey Epstein. In exchange for Jeffrey Epstein’s testimony, he was allowed to make a deal and have his suicide in prison faked.
CEOs of some major world corporations have been indicted/arrested and some forced to resign all in the last 30-60 days, such as CEO of NBA, Harley Davidson, Gates Foundation, Intel, McDonald’s, Cesar Awards, Vatican Chief of Police, Disney..etc Approximately 700-800 more resignations are coming in the next 3 months.
Lab-created Corona Virus is a cover-up for mass mandatory vaccination agenda, as well a covert US Intelligence operation that the world has ever seen and this mass 158,000 arrest operation will remove & capture the biggest evil & corrupted politicians, celebrities and CEOs including global elites and bankers such as George Soros, UN officials, founders of GRETA INC.
Trump will win the 2020 elections and arrests of former US presidents will occur in early 2021. All major arrests will be covered by media as an accident or conspiracy theory. All arrested individuals will be given “Rommel Death” meaning choice between suicide/accidental death in return for assurances that his/her reputation will remain intact, or face a criminal trial that would result in public disgrace.
Some top religious leaders will be arrested or forced to resign, some will get “Sick” suddenly. The Vatican will be the first and the Pope will be removed in 2020. Production of human extracted Adrenochrome will be revealed and Hollywood and the Vatican will be directly responsible for it.
Coming up there will be a 2-month complete shut down of the worlds most common operations such as schools, stock exchange, some Banks, airports, shipping, travel, events, galas, expos, sport games, sport championships, music award ceremonies, NBA/NHL/Baseball games, ship cruises including food shortage and staged electricity power loss. Gas prices will go down, food costs will go up, insurance will go up, Gold/silver stocks will fall, many corporations will either bankrupt or take a significant financial loss such as what’s about to happen to Air Canada, Disney and Coca Cola. H5N1 bird flu will be intentionally released this week out of China.
Welcome to the greater awakening. Global reset. NWO.
“In response to the statement that whites stole the music, Jim Hall says, “I’ve always felt that the music started out as black but that it’s as much mine now as anyone else’s. I haven’t stolen the music from anybody—I just bring something different to it” (Gerard, 1998, p. 90). Hall is indeed acknowledging that blacks invented jazz, but he does not feel that whites have stolen it, even if whites imitated the various jazz styles created by blacks and became wealthy as a result.”
Hall’s statement above is true. Jazz music is the next commodity used by white men to accrue wealth since cotton. Their entitlement means that they do not have to steal something to make it theirs. They have a right to it and that’s all there is to it.
Meanwhile, “Malcolm X said that whites simply replicate what they heard in the past, whereas blacks could spontaneously invent. He stated “Black musicians at a jam session with white musicians—a whole lot of difference. The white musician can jam with sheet music in front of him. But that black musician picks up his horn and blows sounds he never thought of before. He improvises, he creates (Gerard, 1998, p. 78).”
“Mackey (1992) believed that there was the containment of black mobility on the political level and that the social and economic progress blacks might have accumulated because of their artistic innovation was blocked by whites.”
Although jazz music permeates the planet in clubs and festivals, “Jazz became so commercialized that the industry was less dependent on black innovation, but rather produced a music that was lacking the essence of jazz—its improvisation.” Kofsky (1998) “believed that this refusal of whites to credit blacks is because they refused to equate anything valuable with African Americans. According to Miles Davis, this is the case because “The white man likes to win everything. White people like to see other white people win and they can’t win when it comes to jazz because black people created this” (Gerard, 1998, p.16).
While whites in the jazz music industry got rich, black musicians did not reap equal benefits. The industry caused a great deal of exploitation and discrimination by whites against blacks. Rex Stewart said, “Where the control is, the money is. Do you see any of us running any record companies, booking agencies, radio stations, music magazines?” (Kofsky, 1998, p. 19).
The End of the European Union
The NO-Brexit-Deal
The start sign for RV-implementation
Knowledge is Power
Source: Final Wakeup Call
More than 20 years ago over 200 nations agreed to reestablish the value of all currencies of all nations. They all agreed to change it from the production of profits from earning of the nation to the actual in-ground unmined assets precious metals, oil natural gas, and many other rare earth assets. Today, 209 nations are in agreeance. Some countries have honest objectives, while some have criminal objectives making it a very slow process that is finally about to be completed. RV stands for “revaluation” of internationally recognized currencies in relation to the new gold standard re-instituted to solve the global debt crisis, quietly, via international treaty and soon to be announced.
The world’s poorest nations in Africa and Asia have the most valuable deposits of very valuable minerals, metals, and rare earth. Some of these poor nations will become some of the worlds wealthiest nations overnight when their currencies are revalued according to there in-ground assets. Three currencies that are expected to rise tremendously are in Zimbabwe (Zim), Iraq (Dinar), and Vietnam (Dong). As a result, world financial power will change, tremendously, in the fulfillment of Bible prophecy of the wealth of the unrighteous being stored up for the righteous (Proverbs 13:22 and Job 27:17).
When honest people of the world benefit and poverty is eliminated, humanitarian projects will be the norm.
Long before NESARA, a project was born to restore the United States of America to its original Constitution of the Republic, and to remove the structure of the Corporate United States. This project began in the early 1950s and involved intelligent and patriotic minds of both civilian and military background. These people over the years became known as the White Knights. Out of this restoration process came the Prosperity Programs, the Farmer Claims, and finally NESARA.
The children of the wealthy families on our planet became concerned about the future of our civilization when they observed the poverty, disease, starvation, and suffering of the masses. They saw the imbalance between the wealth of the few and the destitution of the many and agreed among themselves to try to correct it. One hundred of these wealthy children, who came to be known as “wealthy visionaries”, put one million dollars each, of their money, into investment programs in the 1980s called “roll programs” to generate funds to be used for humanitarian purposes. Thus, the Prosperity Programs were born. Gradually, news spread to the public and millions of people invested small amounts of their meager funds to aid in the success of these various Prosperity Programs.
Also, during the 1970s and 1980s, many U.S. farmers were losing their land, machinery, buildings, and cattle due to fraudulent foreclosures by the Federal Reserve Banks, in cooperation with the IRS. Many farmers joined forces and brought a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Government, the non-federal Federal Reserve Bank, and the IRS, for fraud against the farmers.
GESARA
The Global Economic Security and Reform Act is a global prosperity program on the verge of being announced and activated. This program is backed by precious metals deliverable well above quattuordecillion of US dollars (40 zeros).
All 8 billion of the human population will benefit from GESARA and the Earth will finally be free to experience itself as the abundant planet it was created to be. Few realize that there is more than enough gold to make all human currencies in circulation. This means that any and every human being could become a multi-millionaire instantly without debt of any kind if only given the resources.
GESARA is about sharing the gold resources saved from humanity to humanity with humanity for humanity around the planet in a fair way without any individual on Earth being out of reach of GESARA wealth redistribution program. And no individual or organization anywhere on Earth will be able to stop GESARA once it starts.
The volume of GESARA will cancel all debts of credit cards, mortgages and other bank debts due to the illegal and corrupt form of banking and government activity around the world. The income tax will be abolished as well, as GESARA will make personal taxes monetarily unnecessary.
A new 14% single rate tax on new non-core items will provide a sustainable revenue stream for all national governments after GESARA. There will be greater benefits for the elderly and children after GESARA.
Thus, after the announcement of the GCR / RV, we will be exchanging ZIM, DINAR, Ruphia, Dong with all the humanitarian aid projects required to participate in the larger NDA rates. You can participate in this great humanitarian project of prosperity, your registration will be on the first list of beneficiaries.
For this, you must register. Soon the payments must be announced and you are no longer able to register. After registration, you will get real-time GCR/RV updates. For your currency holder ZIM, DONG, DINAR, after your registration, we will be passing all exchange instructions. Register here
What is this all about?
BREXIT will grant every nation their own tools to abandon the Eurozone straightjacket rules. In turn, nations will regain their sovereign independence, instead of dictating the severe restrictions on freedom of action or expression by the unelected EU-clowns. All nations will be able to rightly reclaim what never should have been sacrificed in the first place, the right to govern themselves.
The Cabal was the name given to five ministers who advised Charles II after the dismissal of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon. The title ‘Cabal’, despite its sinister overtones term-wise, came from the surnames or titles held by the five men in the Cabal. The Cabal operated between 1667 and 1673.
The old traditional view was that Charles took the opportunity after the dismissal of Clarendon to extend his own power at the expense of Parliament. However, the more modern view is that Charles needed Parliament for financial reasons and could not dispense with them but that he used domestic and international problems to his advantage when given the opportunity to do so. In this, he was no different from other recent monarchs – through the end of his father, Charles I, meant that Charles II had to tread carefully.
The five men who Charles gathered around him to push for what he wanted were:
Thomas Clifford
Sir Henry Bennet, Baron Arlington
George Buckingham
Anthony Ashley
John Maitland, Earl of Lauderdale
These men should have been united in what they sort to achieve. However, the politics of the day meant that the five men in the Cabal were keen to assist the king but as keen to be seen by him as being the most important member of the Cabal with the most influence. Therefore, infighting between the men and political intrigue was common.
“The ministers had no common policy or aim and their greatest concern was their own advancement and that of their supporters. To achieve this they were more than willing to discredit each other.” (N Fellows)
The two most dominant members of the Cabal were Clifford and Arlington. The latter was a Member of Parliament and held a number of important political positions, including sitting on the Committee for Foreign Affairs. Despite its title, this committee also dealt with internal security and members on it would have been privy to a great deal of confidential information.
There is little doubt among historians that a pecking order existed within the Cabal. Each man presumably wanted to advance his own influence and that could only have occurred at the expense of the other four. With all five members of the Cabal doing the same, it is doubtful if they could have fully focussed their attention on what they were meant to be doing – advising the king on policy issues.
“The council (Cabal) consists of ministers with a mortal hatred of one another, who seek only to be avenged upon each other at the expense of their master’s service; this means that there is great uncertainty in the resolutions which are taken that one can never be sure of anything.” (French Ambassador to England)
Critical listening and critical thinking are the key aspects of effective communication. That entails listening and thinking on a deeper level. Most people are thinking about what their response will be when engaged in a discussion, rather than focusing on what the speaker is saying.
Effective communication requires the listener to hear what the other person is saying before they respond. Interrupting the speaker cuts off the flow of thought. Therefore, people should avoid interrupting the speaker. The height of respect is to acknowledge the speaker, hear what the speaker is conveying, and then respond, once the speaker has concluded.
The hardest part of communication is to remain non-judgemental of the speaker and to acknowledge that there may be more than one perspective on a subject or issue. Few people are willing to accept the viewpoints of others without an argument. Although debating an issue is healthy, arguing from a specific viewpoint may not yield a healthy result. Words start wars. But most people use words unwisely, without thinking about the damage words can do. This is evident in relationships between couples, parents and children, friends and associates, and co-workers.
In today’s political arena, it is clear that people are not cognizant of the damage their words do in their communities and in the world. People are not taught about the power of words. They should learn to use them frugally, ethically, and for the highest good.
When our country’s leadership cares less about lying about their policies, actions, and private endeavors, we the people are in deep trouble because “Follow the leader” is in effect and young people pick up the bad habits of those in charge. This is evident not only in politics but in religion, education, and economics.
Lying is cheating at its lowest level. When young people learn that those in high places get away with cheating, stealing, and lying, they follow suit and the fabric of society suffers. Good people speaking well is a goal that more of us should aspire to.
“In response to the statement that whites stole the music, Jim Hall says, “I’ve always felt that the music started out as black but that it’s as much mine now as anyone else’s. I haven’t stolen the music from anybody—I just bring something different to it” (Gerard, 1998, p. 90). Hall is indeed acknowledging that blacks invented jazz, but he does not feel that whites have stolen it, even if whites imitated the various jazz styles created by blacks and became wealthy as a result.”
While whites in the jazz music industry got rich, black musicians did not reap equal benefits. The industry caused a great deal of exploitation and discrimination by whites against blacks. Rex Stewart said, “Where the control is, the money is. Do you see any of us running any record companies, booking agencies, radio stations, music magazines?” (Kofsky, 1998, p. 19).
The End of the European Union
Effective communication requires the listener to hear what the other person is saying before they respond. Interrupting the speaker cuts off the flow of thought. Therefore, people should avoid interrupting the speaker. The height of respect is to acknowledge the speaker, hear what the speaker is conveying, and then respond, once the speaker has concluded.
Words We Speak 