On This MLK Week-End: Quite A Day (with a "Brief Update)

It has been an eventful day in our World.   I coined the term "Virtually Breathless" at one time in response to the Commitments I have serving as Webmaster for my local Troop, Troop 772--a Commitment I view as a privilege and an honor especially as we in the United States celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

I released this earlier on my personal Twitter Feed in honor of this weekend as I look forward to supporting the on-going journey here @ #Outsiders:

On this #MLKDay2016 w end #inspirationalquote from the @Simple_Truths: https://t.co/hlQOIXVEbJ pic.twitter.com/sWbDkg4Tp9

— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) January 16, 2016

& This I could not help but pass on:

I wish all a fabulous weekend.

On A Challenging Week...Yet so much to be thankful For.....

It has been a rather challenging week here in #outsiders as the team was on the "prowl" for President Obama's last state of the Union.    Our team's focus primarily was to underscore the key themes and provide a balanced view of the key challenges being faced.     I look forward to being supportive of it over the ensuing weeks and months as we are now "officially" in campaign season in the United States.

Beyond the politics, there is the human element always.    I had the pleasure to once again help staff the St. Timothy's Catholic Church Food Pantry this past Wednesday.  I happened to help a lady with the food she'd shopped to her car--and I subsequently was told by another team member that she had taken refuge in a Battered Woman's with her friend who was with her.  I don't mind noting that it was absolutely disheartening to hear it.    I subsequently struck a conversation with a father who had fallen on hard times.   He had five kids--All I could tell him to smile and never allow the World to change his smile.    I hope and pray that I somehow made his day just a little bit better.

As I was working away selfishly concerned about my own challenges, I saw this:

I don't mind sharing I was in near tears seeing...I salute @moas_eu: Sky Witnesses Distressing Migrants Rescue https://t.co/XupdUuECpp

— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) January 15, 2016

I just got to know MOAS briefly after this report and I am frankly in awe.    I warn all (and our team shared it earlier as well in a special edition of Notations) that the Clip by the wonderful team @ SkyNews is horrific to be witness to.   The great reporter pitched in to help as I saw the MOAS volunteers jumping in cold water.

It is a stark reminder about all that we're blessed with--and a reaffirmation of all that we can do to make a difference.  

On the "Virtual Beat" w/Brief Thoughts On Today in #Outsiders & Other Thoughts

It was another busy morning throughout Outsiders as the team worked on the properties and finalized the Daily Social Media Review.   What I personally found disturbing was a report in +Haaretz הארץ about how Hamas has nearly rebuilt the Tunnel Network destroyed by Israel during the 2014 Gaza War.  I was also taken aback by this from Lebanon:

It was also a sad day of sorts--but also a day to remember and celebrate quite a life as I joined the World in remembering a legend that passed away:  David Bowie.        What he noted in this I saw is ever so critical--it is about living a legacy that I try to underscore in the work we do here @ #Outsiders on a day in and day out basis:

“Fame itself doesn’t really afford you anything more 
than a good seat in a restaurant.”
~ David Bowie

 

It is also always good news when one hears about marriages.     I have profound disagreements with Rupert Murdoch and have so noted in my Twitter Feeds.   However when the team sent out a congratulatory Tweet on the pending marriage of Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall (Mick Jagger's Ex), I thanked them for it because good news should always be celebrated not withstanding the challenging times we live in.