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Where Do We Go From Here?

THROUGHOUT LIFE, we’re all faced with the same existential questions that author Leroy Nelson examines in his thought-provoking book, “Answers To: Where Do We Go From Here?”

I’ve had the privilege of enjoying 25 years of friendship with the author. I am amazed at the incredible amount of information he has managed to pack into this well-organized read on a subject we all wonder about. I am sure this book will leave you feeling as good as I did when I finished reading and pondering the questions raised throughout the book.

“Answers To: Where Do We Go From Here” isn’t written just for older adults; the author’s calm and thoughtful voice speaks to everyone from their teen years on up. People of all ages contemplate but rarely discuss the important issues that Nelson brings to light. Is there a human spirit? If so, where does that spirit go when our bodies die? Is re-incarnation real? Is there a Heaven and Hell? These are questions all of us wrestle with as we navigate life’s ups and downs, its peaks and valleys, its triumphs and defeats.

One thing remains the same though, namely, no one person has the right answer for everybody. Though most people follow one of the world religions, every one of us has our own unique beliefs. And those deep-seated beliefs (including our faith) will either provide us comfort or distress when our time to leave this world comes.

It’s clear throughout Nelson’s writing that his main goal is to get each reader to examine their own faith, to test their own beliefs, and to be comfortable in whatever views they have regarding death and what, if anything, follows after.

He eloquently and thoughtfully provides insights from different religions, different scientific and medical figures, and ordinary people who have experienced extraordinary circumstances. His casual, yet witty style of writing allows readers to participate in what feels like a late-night chat with a long-time friend. As such a friend, he wants to draw us out on a topic most of us tend to avoid – our own death. That’s what friends do.

Lauren Pries, a former Director for nohatenoviolence.com, said that while reading this book she found herself fascinated not only by the incredible accounts of Near Death Experiences (NDE) but also found herself on a journey of looking introspectively and reflecting on a similar experience she once had. That’s how this book affected me too – it helped me look inside and examine my life in light of what I already sort of knew but wasn’t really looking at clearly.

It’s clear that Nelson has put immense thought into writing something that provides both an opportunity to learn about the various schools of thought and an opportunity to work through ones’ own feelings regarding death of the body and the extended prospects of one’s spirit.

Inquisitive, intriguing, and stimulating on a relatable level – “a call to caring not only about our own death but about our family and dear friends”.

Those words best describe this book for me, and I hope that you will experience the same joy, newly aroused curiosity, and sense of inspiration that I did after reading this deep-thinking author.

Patrick Lockhart, Founder https://www.nohatenoviolence.com

Thank You To Our Heroes

Today marks the 18th year for remembrance of the September 11^th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

Four planes were hijacked by Al Qaeda terrorist killing all of the passengers onboard and thousands on the ground. It was a moment in history that we never imagined would ever happen since the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II.

It is a moment in time we will never forget.

From that horrific day emerged a country united in patriotism. All of the first responders who so valiantly worked to save as many lives as possible were immortalized as heroes to everyone. We idolized them. They were our heroes.

We want to recognize and say thank you once again to all of the brave men and women who have survived to tell their story and to all of those who gave their lives to save others then and now.

You will forever be honored and respected.

And never forgotten.

We Can Do Better

I think the Democrats and Republicans could help us get back on track and away from all the negativity and hate if they would just lower their rhetoric. We can do better.

They need to reach across the aisle and work with each other. Have face to face conversations or debates away from the media. They need to focus on getting the right things done rather than what kind of exposure they can get for their own re-election. The more respected politicians don’t go to the press all the time. They’re too busy making things happen by actually listening and doing the work.

I get that the Democratic party isn’t always conspiring with the mainstream media. But they are definitely in cahoots with each other.

Their constant same rhetoric is teaching our children how to lie, deceive, never answer a real question, or give any real facts.

They don’t report the facts because it might not fit their narrative and it’s teaching our children how to do the same which creates hate. All of this anxiety is a source of depression, and bullying. A lot of these issues I blame on the politicians in general–parents who really aren’t doing the right job of parenting.

We need to teach our children to be curious about everything.

Not how to think. We are all responsible for raising our kids with good morals and as they say, it takes a village. Especially when it comes to single parents and at-risk youth. They need our help.

We as parents should demand from ourselves and our leaders, media, and teachers that we be better role models and examples. The way we’re acting right now needs to stop. Think about the future we are creating. What can we do to improve it?

Let’s stop talking and do the right thing.

Minimum Wage Was Never Intended to Support a Family

Minimum wage was never designed or intended to be a way to support a family. It was a wage that would get an employer to hire some unskilled labor and teach them about working; how to work, how to be organized, how to do whatever it is that they do to get a promotion, or a better job.

I think that we should look at doing something like guaranteeing raises for five years. Increase the minimum wage up to whatever the states think it should be, but each employee should get at least a $1raise per year for every year they work at the same company with the same employer up to $5 or five years. So, if you started at $10 in five years you’ll be making $15.

I wouldn’t do this with the states that have a really high minimum wage. Those higher minimum wages are hurting the smaller businesses causing them to have to cut back on employees or close. Look up states that have done this. It has hurt their employment.

Everyone always talks about minimum wage and not the average wage. At Walmart you would be at $22 after five years that’s what no one ever wants to talk about. They only want to talk about the starting wage.

Let’s make this what it was meant to be. A positive way for an unskilled person to get a job. Then, grow their salary by learning and working hard.

Bringing Tolerance to Religion and Politics

It can be easy to think that certain core beliefs are irreconcilable. You see it with religion and with politics: people are so strongly invested in their beliefs that it seems they’ll never work together.

But there is hope, and that’s by finding our common ground in avoiding hate and violence. You see, most people do not believe in hate or violence. It doesn’t matter whether you follow Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, or atheism. It doesn’t matter whether you’re on the far right, the far left, or someplace in the middle. The majority of people simply don’t want to live around hate or violence.

It wasn’t always this way, and that change didn’t happen overnight. Take Christianity. It took centuries to move away from the ideas of the Crusades and the Inquisition, a move that’s still in progress. But armed with that big idea of no hate or violence, progress has been made and continues to be made to this day.

What happens if we take that idea and apply it to politics? Most people do not actively want violence or hate in their community and their country, yet we find it in our political and religious discussions.

We have to find a way to take the hate and violence out of our politics and out of our religious disputes. The only way to do that is to work with compromise and tolerance, or the old “give and take.” It might sound old-fashioned, but it’s stuck around because it works. If we’re trying to resolve an issue, then we need to work together. You help me on a bill, I help you on a bill, and in turn we help the people. It’s not entirely what you want and not entirely what I want, but it’s progress. And it’s done without hate or violence.

That’s how democracy is supposed to work. It’s how democracy used to work and how it can work again for everyone. No matter what your religious or spiritual belief, you want society to get better. Like most people, you want something that will help improve everything for everyone.

We need to share our similarities and celebrate our differences. The only way to get there is to embrace compromise and respect, and to reject hate and violence. If we all agree to work toward this ideology, then things would get better. For all of us.

Thank You For Then And Thank You For Now

Today marks the 17th year for remembrance of the September 11^th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Four planes were hijacked by Al Qaeda terrorist killing all of the passengers onboard and thousands on the ground. It was a moment in history that we never imagined would ever happen since the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. It is a moment in time we will never forget.

I hope that today, as we currently live in a country where our politicians and media strive to divide us, that we remember September 11, 2001. How we united as a country. How we refused to be a victim. How we honored our first responders. How we became stronger as a nation.

It frightens me to think of how much our country’s mentality has changed to such extreme intolerance of others. Especially the use of social media and intolerance of the media to promote violence against the police and to encourage victimology. We have extremists promoting a socialist government. What happened to our pride and our unity as a nation? America the great? America the land of the free? No one in this country is a victim unless they choose to be.

But there is still so much greatness happening in our country. Many are standing up and questioning all of the rhetoric that has been thrown at us. I have a tremendous amount of respect for the #Walkaway Campaign for promoting individual thinking and refusing victimology. It is such a powerful message. It reminds me very much of how we felt 17 years ago today. Empowered and determined.

We want to recognize and say thank you once again to all of the brave men and women who have survived to tell their story and to all of those who gave their lives to save others then and now. You will forever be honored and respected. And never forgotten.

A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand

So much in life revolves around attitude. And only we are responsible for our attitudes. The world presents us with situations. But it’s our choice. We choose how we will react to it. No one else makes that choice for us.

In a time when so many are certain that our country is divided, I think we need to take a closer look at ourselves. If this country is truly divided, then it is our own fault. We have no one to blame other than ourselves for allowing ourselves to react the way that we are.

The world is never going to agree on everything. That is what makes it so beautiful. If we were all the same there would be no uniqueness and life would be boring. So, why is it so hard for us to not accept others for who they are? We need to embrace our uniqueness.

The great thing about attitude is that you can always change it. It’s never too late. In a constantly evolving world that continues to become more and more enlightened, we always have the ability to change things.

One of my favorite presidential quotes is from Abraham Lincoln: “I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.” Imagine how much less hate and violence there would be in the world if more people adopted that mind set? If we took the time to learn about someone rather than cast hate toward them because we don’t like them or what we think they believe, or we don’t understand them.

It seems fitting that perhaps we should reflect on what our country’s great leaders have told us. The following quotes are some of my favorites:

“To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.”

~ John Adams

“If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of

your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.”

~ Theodore Roosevelt

“Pessimism never won any battle.”

~ Dwight D. Eisenhower

Click “Presidential Quotes” to view the inspirational quotes from all 45 of our presidents.

Shutdown of NoHateNoViolence

We, at NoHateNoViolence, need to notify you with great regret that we have sold our blog. We want to thank you for all your support over the last 5+ years. The good news is that the new owners are a much larger organization, with much more sustainability, better writers, and plans to reimagine this platform. The new owners are going to shut down the blog temporarily to reimagine the concept and should be back online sometime in summer. They want to see the outcome of those before finishing the reimagining of the platform. At that time, they will disclose their plans and ownership of this company.

We wish them and our loyal followers “nothing but the best” in your and their endeavors to reduce Political Correctness—telling people what they want to hear even if it is lying, so as to promote there agenda of. Telling people ‘what to think,’ as opposed to our position of telling people what you think respectfully, with facts, to promote showing people ‘how to think.’

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Free Book & New Video On Near Death Experiences

Here at No Hate No Violence Press we’re excited! We’ve just published our newest book “Answers To: Where Do We Go From Here? Planning Confidently For The Next Life” and we want you as our valued subscriber to have priority access to this groundbreaking publication for free (see link below).

“Answers To:” offers dozens of fascinating first-person stories of Near-Death Experiences. Every chapter includes published clinical research along with personal reports of an existence beyond this life by people who have died and then returned to life often with detailed and even fully verifiable experiences.

One of the most profoundly moving chapters chronicles the experiences of Veterans who have committed suicide and then, often miraculously, returned from death. We believe in the author’s vision so deeply that we’ve made this chapter into our newest YouTube video Please click here We hope this video will inspire viewers with thoughts and visions of the immense value of human life.

The changes that people make in their lives after a Near Death Experience (NDE) are often miraculous – watch, listen and hear for yourself!

This video reveals through narration and visual imagery the experiences of people who have committed suicide and then been met and urged to go back by long-lost friends and family on the other side. The stories told by these fortunate people who have been given a second chance are inspiring even for those of us who may never have contemplated the tragic, senseless act of suicide or its true consequences.

After you watch the YouTube video, we’ve arranged with Smashwords, a major international distributor, to make the full digital edition with dozens of hyperlinks to Near Death Experience research and stories available to you free – click here to get this free groundbreaking book!

We would also like to announce an exciting new way to experience this inspiring evidence of the afterlife. We’ve worked with renowned narrator & voice actor Tim Little, whose voice has inspired millions of audiobook fans, and who has narrated our new YouTube video, to produce a full audiobook edition of “Answers To: Where Do We Go From Here?”.

After you order your free book please pass this offer on to your friends and family, especially if you know someone who might benefit from this book right now in these troubled times.

Let’s Enjoy life! Pass It On!

Patrick Lockhart

Founder and CEO: No Hate No Violence Press

Veterans Answers To Thoughts Of Suicide

The reference to suicide in the title of this article points to one of the most profoundly moving chapters in this new book, a chapter that chronicles the experiences of Veterans, physicians, truck drivers and teachers who have committed suicide and then returned from death. In fact, we believe in the author’s vision so deeply that we’ve made this chapter into our newest YouTube video. We hope this video will inspire viewers with thoughts and visions of the immense value of human life.

The changes that people make in their lives after a Near Death Experience (NDE) are often miraculous – listen and hear for yourself!

“Answers To: Where Do We Go From Here?” offers dozens of fascinating first-person stories of Near-Death Experiences – this YouTube video is only one part of the whole story. Other chapters include published clinical research along with personal reports of an existence beyond this life by people who have died and then returned to life often with detailed and even fully verifiable experiences.

After you order your own free book please pass this offer on to your friends and family, especially if you know someone who might benefit from this book right now in these troubled times.