Category Archives: independence

The Bus Stop

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

An old man was on his way to a doctor’s appointment and was in a hurry since his got a late start. Bill, 70 years old, retired from his job four years ago. While driving he was complaining about the … Continue reading →

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I Want to Live

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

Hall of Fame football coach Tony Dungy announced Wednesday on Twitter that he will be attending the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Friday. The two-time Super Bowl champion (one as a player, one as a coach) said he … Continue reading →

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The Challenge for Christ

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

Christ’s challenge was not Satan, but, rather, human weakness. He experienced all that we do except He never gave in to the inherent abuse of the senses. Hunger, thirst, unfulfilled can acquiesce to some threat or reward. Satan is not … Continue reading →

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A View

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

Following is an excerpt from my book on poems as seen above, published in 2009. “A Coach’s Lament” While silently reclined there is much that comes to mind. Sounds and visions of seasons past, one had thought would always last. … Continue reading →

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Victim or Victor: Always A Choice

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

CONTAGIOUS OPTIMISM Uplifting stories from around the globe. Stumbling Past Failure To Success June 6, 2014 By Alan A. Malizia “Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction.”-Al Bernstein By the good grace of God, I … Continue reading →

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Something Is Wrong

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

When an atheist complains about the ugliness and evil in the world, does he not know in in his inmost heart that this is not the way the world was intended to be? He is affirming the very existence of … Continue reading →

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Critical Theory: A Cancer To Democracy

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

Critical Theory is not being taught in schools, corporations, the military, agencies or institutions, rather it is being implemented. For if it was taught, thoroughly, one would see that it is a tool. A tool with a particular function and … Continue reading →

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A Case For Guardian Angels

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

No evil shall befall you, nor shall affliction come near your tent, for to His Angels God has given command about you, that they guard you in all your ways. Upon their hands they will bear you up, lest you … Continue reading →

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Those Who Stand Between Freedom’s Life or Death.

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

In the Preservation of Freedom, They have stayed “vigilant”. Have we? “The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” ― G.K. Chesterton May the valor of … Continue reading →

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Of Truth and Reality

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

A reprise blog from: March 16, 2014 Alonso Quixana (Don Quixote) is an aging gentleman who is enamored by and devours books about chivalry. He becomes so absorbed with the subject that he soon escapes reality as he fancies himself … Continue reading →

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