We're Moving!!!!

To CHINA!!!!

Donalds' Parents' are planning to move back after retirement. They decided they don't want to retire here in America completely away from 99% if their family.  We were talking about it and decided that we want to move there as well. As a family we don't really like staying here in America, i'm sick of all this political mumbo jumbo and how 'we' , that is Americans think that we are better than the rest of the world. When, in fact we are not. Nobody, nor Any Country is the best. I think it just has to correlate with your own belief system and family system.

I know this might come as a shock to a lot of you, but to us it just makes sense. Yes, i will be leaving all of My Friends and Family behind, but it seems like i correspond with everybody via Internet and Phone anyways, and they have Phones and Internet in China/Hong Kong. Hell most of our Electronics came from there anyways. Not like that really matters or anything.

We just think that it is time for a change. Yes i would have to learn a new language, but i've been in the process of learning Cantonese the past few years anyways though. Plus once you are living in the society and actually wanting to learn the language it will grow on you and become second nature. Yes it would far away from My friend and family and close to about 99% of Donalds family, but why should my family be the only ones around? Not like they really are for the most part anyways.....

I am relishing in the idea of living in Asia!!! I can hardly wait! I've been wanting to go back there for years to meet Donalds family, but just to visit in general; i've always wanted to go! It would be great for the kids to actually get to know Donalds side of the family IRL versus just talking to them on the phone every now and then. We could always save up money to come and visit Friends and Family here in America, it would most likely be a every couple of years type thing, but it's not like we have picked up and moved to Pluto!

I know this may sound a bit absurd and insane to you....but to us it actually feels, well....it feels right.

Oh yeah, it's not like we're leaving this summer or anything like that. It will most likely take us a couple of years to save up enough money to pick up and move everything to China or Hong Kong (whichever we move to); to find a home; work and school. I am Eager to Seize the Day (Carpe Diem) and just go with the flow and try new things! I feel this is going to be the right move for our little family.....it's just a matter of when it will take place. Perhaps not next year....perhaps not in 5. But it is a plan none the less.

So.....Goodbye America, Hello Asia.....well, maybe not for a few more years; but it's something we will be saying in the future!

Differences.

There are so many that we come across daily. But what do you do when you're stuck dealing with it and can't necessarily walk away?......

Be the better person. Accept people for who they are, and don't try to change them (unless of course something detrimental is going on). I see myself as a very open minded and respectful of other peoples choices, even when i don't agree with it. I may make a comment about why i do what i do, or ask why they do what they do. But it's mainly to educate myself about other peoples ways and beliefs. I don't force my 'beliefs' on you or 'damn' you for not agreeing with me, why can't you do the same?

Nobodies beliefs are necessarily wrong. Just different from your own. I have nothing wrong with Peaceful Debate on touchy subjects, but once those debates turn to belittlement and feelings of entitlement....then we got a problem. Just be smart in your choice of words. Be Civil. Nobody knows what is really going to happen. Ever.

Everybody is Different, if everybody wasn't then we would live in one boring ass world.....probably a world much like the one dreamt up by Adolf Hitler or Napoleon. (I know those guys were to the extreme but get my point?) Of course you can be passionate about whatever it is that you believe in, but you have to be careful on how you passionately get your point of view across. You don't want to come off as a condescending Ass. Well maybe you do. I mean you never really know about people anymore.....

This is America. The Great Melting Pot of the World. So why is it so hard for it's citizens to grasp the concept of differences? This i will never know. For the record:

• I am Very Liberal
• I do NOT Believe in God/Jesus ect
• I am an AP
• I do not CIO
• I Speak My Mind
• I do not force my beliefs on others, and expect the same from others
• I am Open Minded
• I research EVERYTHING....Vaccines, parenting, theology.....whatever.

The list can honestly go on and on......i know that i am far from perfect. Nobody is Perfect. Does this make me a blasphemous danger to society and children? No. All i want is for people to respect others differences in choice and opinion. If we cannot this is going to turn this country to pieces. This is why we are a Democratic Nation. Because we are all different, and we need to find a common middle ground. Or perhaps get our heads out of our own asses for two seconds to listen to a different point of view. I try. Perhaps others should too.

The Sacramento COR

is an Atheist/Agnostic group that is organized throughout the Greater Sacramento region. The promote tolerance and acceptance of belief.

" The Sacramento Area Coalition of Reason works together to increase awareness of secular-minded groups throughout the Sacramento area."

-Sacramento CoR 

 They help to represent the Non-Believers feel less isolated and under attack by the mainstream 'Christians' that are seen going door to door handing out pamphlets ect. Earlier this year they put up several (around 11 i believe) different billboards around the Sacramento Area just to promote their belief and their cause; Much like the recent Catholic, Methodist and LDS Billboards promoting their religion that have sprung up in recent times throughout the area. The Billboards look like this (as seen on the right).

As we all know, Billboards are just a form of marketing, just as commercials or magazine ads and therefore  are allowed to be posted and seen by all. Tell me what is so wrong with this? It is not breaking any laws whatsoever, it is simply speaking a groups mind, and inviting whomever wants to partake to partake. 

Christian followers always say that they promote "Love for all man kind"...."Forgiveness".... "Acceptance", ect. It's even in a lot of their prayer;pslams and hymnals. I know that a lot of them do, but a small percentage of Christian Followers in the area have taken it upon themselves to also make their statements recognized, here:

and here:

Tell me what does this prove? Other than the fact that they can't seem to accept the fact that their are other people out there that do not follow the doctrine that they follow. How is this following in the foot of Jesus, or God; tell me that?

I find the whole fiasco ridiculous! I am sure that fellow Christians are saddened by the outbreak some in their/our community went to the extent to....i dunno, prove?.....although they didn't prove much to me. Well, except for their narrow mindednes that's for sure. If you expect others to accept you and your beliefs, is it that hard to accept theirs as well? Apparently So.

I for one am PROUD of these Billboards. They speak out along side, not against; the Judeo-Christian messages we as Americans come across daily. What is the matter with that? 

I would love to see how this played out in these people minds before they did this heinous, not to mention Illegal act. How is this deemed okay and acceptable in the eyes of God? Destruction of Property because you don't agree with the message? If somebody would've done this to anything Church related it would've been constructed as a hate crime. But since it was an Atheist/Agnostic piece of property it is somehow okay in their minds? How would they have felt if it happened to their Church,Temple or Synagouge? They would have felt belittled, attacked, humiliated, angered and the list goes on and on. 

I am looking at these photos and the remnants of these billboards disdainfully. I am astounded somebody will do that. It is wrong. It is close minded. It is hurtful. That really makes me weep for society and their close mindedness counter parts that they feel that this is somehow acceptable to them. Doesn't it for you as well? 

I am all for Believe in whatever YOU WANT to believe in. Whatever takes you through your day and glad to face another. What i'm not for, is the belittling of others or the destruction of others soley because they don't share the same outlook as you. IF there really is a god and a heaven then i guess the non-Christians will figure it out in the end. BUT IF there isn't then whatever. This group is all about acceptance, tolerance, and just being good human beings. What is so wrong with that?

I for one am not a Christian. I do not follow their doctrine. I do believe in treating people the way you want to be treated. I believe in the Freedom of Speech (which is obviously being attacked here btw). I believe in Karma and getting what's coming to you. Bad energy spurs bad energy and vice versa. I do not attack people for not following what i believe in. If this is somehow wrong, then may god smite me right here and now!.........

Oh, look! I'm still here. And so is the Sacramento CoR, as well as numerous other non-believers. If we respect your beliefs why can't you seem to accept ours?