Charity M. Richey-Bentley

I’m secure in who I am.  I’m also secure in who I am not. If you know me—even the least little bit—I believe you would say that I am open-minded.  I am fair and I am accepting of others’ beliefs and opinions.  I welcome others’ perspectives, others’ attitudes, others’ beliefs and opinions.  I don’t believe […]

Sometimes, what’s meant to cause you harm turns out to be your biggest blessing. Life can be so tough sometimes.  And there are some mean people in this world that make it tougher.  People who get pleasure from trying to harm others.  What is it with these people?  They don’t really do any good for […]

I’m much more into college football than the NFL, but this year’s game was a great game.  I actually watched some of it.     Always, always, I watch the Super Bowl so that I can see the Budweiser Clydesdale commercial.  No matter how many times I’ve already seen it on social media, I always […]

“To make a difference in someone’s life, you don’t have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful, or perfect. You just have to care.“ ~Mandy Hale On Wednesday, I rode Hank for a long time.  It was a beautiful day, with a slight chill in the air.  It was about 60 degrees.  I had gotten really hot […]

Show people favor.  You never know what people are going through.  When something doesn’t go as planned, and you’re about to get upset, angry or have an outburst, stop yourself.  Take a look—a really good look—at the situation and show them favor.  They may be in desperate need of it. I’ve blogged about my morning […]

Keep people in your life who truly love you, motivate you, encourage you, enhance you, and make you happy.  If you have people in your life who do none of these things, let them go. ~–Unknown–~ Have you ever met someone who just lights up a room when they walk into it?  Their smile is so […]

We’re all just walking each other home. ~–Ram Dass–~ It’s true.  We’re all just walking each other home.  We’re here only a short while.  And our time here has to be about more than just ourselves.  Time is too short. Too precious.  We can only do so much in this lifetime and what we are […]