VERIFIABLE OUTCOMES ALWAYS RESULT FROM SOUND DECISIONS! - (UPDATED 5/16, 5/17, 5/20 , 5/21, 5/23 & 6/17/2013 as well as 1/18, 8/7 & 8/9/2014 in addition to 9/29/2015)



Introduction:
This is a follow-up to the previous post “EXPEDIENT DECISION-MAKING, ALWAYS A MISTAKE (EDITED AND UPDATED)!” to focus on the verifiable results aspect of sound decisions versus expedient decision-making. As the previous post pointed out, the results of expedient decisions are wrought with disastrous outcomes of the type that causes what was least expected to escalate before us in unimaginable ways. These developments then in turn cause us to resort to “face saving” measures that once enacted and set in motion are very difficult to reconsider or halt to follow the path that is most appropriate* (see Footnote). On the other hand, if sound decision-making is followed the outcomes will be of the verifiable type that can serve as a model (or example) especially when time was taken to record one’s journey by at least two (2) verifiable methods of the type documented in the post HOW THE RECORDING OF MY JOURNEY SAVED THE DAY (EDITED AND UPDATED!. The interaction with these young people began also with a volunteer effort at my first residence in New Haven, the apartment of my former spouse, which I first called home in New Haven, CT after our May 9, 1982 wedding and honeymoon in the Poconos. We remained there until the following January when we purchased our Branford condo and naturally the homework/tutoring sessions followed as the young people could no longer walk to the our residence, we had to pick them up and drop them off after the sessions were over in Branford [see the posts HOW STONEGATE THROUGH 140TH AVE, OLIN (IA)ARE CONNECTED as well as THE IMPORTANCE OF RECORD-KEEPING]. In the process, many conflict resolution sessions were conducted to prevent minor issues from being blown completely out of proportion to the demise of the efforts that assisted in acquaintances being reunited instead of the alternatives and when needed the parents had to be involved to ensure that the type of disputes that could leave wounds fractured needlessly did not cause such outcomes to impact the successful operation of the outreach efforts (over at times the most minor of issues). This specific description will demonstrate via photos and recorded events that tangible results are always evident when sound decision are made.
However, please note that this outline is not intended an an endorsement of any specific denomination because when it mattered most, the same Benevolent Organization highlighted chose expediency over sound decision-making (as the 3rd example in the post THE COEXISTENCE OF DISSOLUTION AND TRIUMPH documents as well as THE COEXISTENCE OF DISSOLUTION AND TRIUMPH - UPDATED); therefore, in some ways the action of this Organization was much worse that those entities who follow "whatever works" methods because much better isn't expected from them. With this in mind, please follow.

The Starting Point For This is the journal Entry for January 1984:
The prior post that serves as the inception for this follow-up show that on January 8, 1984 plans were being made (coordinated) with another Youth Outreach Coordinator and the outcome of this planning was the resulting combined effort for both youth groups that took place on January 28, 1984, see the Program of Activities documented below:





















Zooming in on the above Program to the right will highlight how my name was always used, which expedient vindictive ex types have somehow conveniently "forgotten" for a "price", especially when she was present at many of these events as shown in the below photos with a young Dejon.
That year was very hectic, and many activities were planned of, which the following Outline Summary depict the activities with corresponding photos as appropriate for the summer/early fall series of activities, which were conducted; from convalescent home visits to the Beauties of Nature parks visitation series in addition to Youth Rally activities and a Theme Park visit to 6-Flags in New Jersey to end the outdoor event,: see photos included below:

 

Consistent with my policy not to permit anyone who

misrepresents this proprietorship or myself in anyway

to remain on the pages of this Site indefinitely, this photo

was cropped appropriately. 

Consistent with my policy not to permit anyone who

misrepresents this proprietorship or myself in anyway

to remain on the pages of this Site indefinitely, this photo

was cropped appropriately.

 

Consistent with my policy not to permit anyone who

misrepresents this proprietorship or myself in anyway

to remain on the pages of this Site indefinitely, this photo

was cropped appropriately.






           

                                                                        Note "Yout" should be "Youth"  

The Finale/Outcome of these Activities:
As a result of these events, the following year, 1985, led to a singular large-scale event being planned in the community with other medium sized events being planned leading up to the Fair to work towards more meaningful goals to assist community residents, in the form of the Community Health Fair that took place from July 28 through August 10 of that year. However, to accomplish that undertaking weekly lot clean-up sessions were conducted on the vacant lots selected for the activity next door to a “shadowy” basketball court that was a meeting ground for any type of unsavory activity imaginable in the community, from drug deals to everything in between. It took many months to plan and the local Pastor asking me if I really intended to go out in the lot and clean up the horrible surroundings, to, which I replied yes. On the first week of the multi-week clean up effort, none of the young people showed up, however, my persistence eventually resulted in them finding the courage to come out and assist. The following photos depict the outcome of that effort, the Health Fair that resulted.



NOTE: "FRM" ABOVE SHOULD BE "FROM" and note my usual first name is shown in this letter to the area Alderman consistent with what has been represented on the Pages of this Blog in posts such as in the Here are the Background Issues section of the post THE DECISION TO ALTER MY RETURN TO MY HOMELAND, AT THIS TIME - UPDATED

The above date should be 7/28/1985

Consistent with my policy not to permit anyone who

misrepresents this proprietorship or myself in anyway

to remain on the pages of this Site indefinitely, this photo

was cropped appropriately. 

The Hill district encompassed the 3rd Ward of New Haven,
CT, which both Aldermen, Turner and Dawson represented.






In 1985 The Health Fair made the New Haven, CT News Coverage Local CHN

8 Affiliate - 6:00 PM News  on 8/5/85 (This photo from 1986 when footage was
also shot is used to depict what occurred on 8/5/1985 when I was interviewed).

 

                   "nfamous" above should be "infamous".

 

 

This was  a photo of the Local CHN 8 Affiliate, New Haven, CT
as they shot footage of Health Fair 1986 Health Fair News
Coverage - But in 1986 we didn't  make the 6:00 PM News.
It must also be pointed out that that within a short approximate
2-year period, when a visit was paid to the neighborhood,

I almost did not recognize it, because gone were the empty lots,

basketball court along (shown in the above photo) with the types of
negative influences that were previously associated with them and they
were replaced with two brand new, nice sized homes,
each with backyards that by their presence, represented a complete
turn-around for that previously "depressed" neighborhood, underscoring
the fact that it's possible for one individual to make a difference,
by encouraging others to become involved (as documented in the
final paragraph of the post TIME PROVES A CRUSADER CORRECT
(EDITED)!.

The Finale:
Even before the Health Fair got underway, it was my interaction with the various City offices to coordinate the weekly clean up efforts at the vacant lots that resulted in my becoming familiar with the City's political structure as I would make contact to have the results of the clean up efforts collected and after the first such effort, they supplied the garbage bags to help place the refuse in, which they reminded me that they appreciated such initiatives in the community.
One of the local Aldermen whose assistance was greatly appreciated in obtaining the visit from the Mayor was communicated with to thank him for his very valued assistance to the extent such that it became obvious to me even then that God was using him to assist me as pointed out in my thank you letter to him as noted above (as a recognition of His direction of the events in the lives of His even when not fully aware of it along the way to finally responding to the request of a caring Mother at the appropriate point in time (see the post GOD DOES INDEED HONOR THE PRAYERS OF A CARING MOTHER!). The blood pressure screenings that all the youth were trained to perform along with professional assistance of a dependable community stalwart, resulted in over 295 people being screened, which included all the members of an entire family whose blood pressure readings were abnormally high and they were advised to seek additional assistance. It was reassuring to realize that the drug awareness, smoking health awareness and other health awareness issues brought to the attention of the community were greatly appreciated by them and in the case of that single family it was good to see how the action of alerting a single family member to his condition led to his bringing another and on finding that the same situation existed, brought another until the entire family had been screened and assisted. Needless to say they were very thankful for alerting them to the situation because they had no idea that the family members were so prone in this area. This only goes to show that persistence even in ensuring that the effort was conducted after the tent supports were destroyed overnight after the first night of it being erected and alternate supports to replace those destroyed by the vandals obtained to ensure that staying on schedule would take place occurred; even in spite of the added effort that had to be expended in erecting and disassembling the tent on a daily basis, that did not prevent the Fair activity from being held to the  documented schedule, see the Background Details section of the post THE COST OF VOLUNTEERING (EDITED AND UPDATED) for another reference to this activity, it was indeed a worthy experience for all, including myself and since the materials were purchased personally, the effort was carried out again in the summer of 1986.
Such outcomes can only be realized when sound decisions are enacted. These types of decisions even allow for unplanned contingencies to be put in place in order to avoid disastrous results to rule the day as oppose to relying on expedient type “whatever works” decisions to be the “hallmark” of my life’s efforts and then having to resort to easily obtained “free loader cause” type actions to bolster my background at the expense of others [a feature of those "paid" expedient, "whatever works", types who are relied upon by those of the "free loaders cause" to provide on-gong support for their "without origins", hog "manure" structures types as depicted in the post GARBAGE IN, (SWEET SMELLING ODORS), GARBAGE OUT - UPDATED], as the “king” in that noted saying who was wearing “no clothes” (or was unskilled) but was convinced he was well attired.

Conclusion:
When such decisions (sound) are made others who are lacking seek out such outcomes to borrow them in order to be able to give the appearance of having achieve much by contributing very, very little indeed. All will one day have to face the results of their actions because fictional types will ultimately be exposed for the impostors they are, and while it my take some time to accomplish, those who increase their “holdings” in the interim at the expense of others should not be used as measures of successful role models, as noted in the Here are the Results section of the post WHAT REALLY IS UNDERSTANDING -THE ADDENDUM (UPDATED)?, as it focuses on verses 16 through 18 of Psalms chapter 49, because such types will eventually falter as they usually do due to lack of proper balance in their lives that can ONLY result from a life that’s dependent on God for guidance in all things instead of “whatever works”, which never lasts because expedient measures are relied on to their peril, in all fairness. ONLY SOUND DECISIONS WILL ALLOW FOR THE TYPE OF OUTCOMES THAT CAN BE RELIED ON IN ALL SITUATIONS, REGARDLESS ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES BEING FACED, AND THAT CAN BE ASSURED FROM A LIFE LIVED IN PROPER BALANCE (as previously pointed out in THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GOD’S LAW AND MAN’S).
This is a valuable lesson for office holders as well as others generally, basically that practicing sound decision-making ultimately allows for not having to be continually being T-R-A-P-P-E-D  because of past actions in the lives of individuals that require  providing "paid" on-going, "questionable support" to "free loaders cause" types instead of non involvement in such disgraceful actions made necessary because of prior expedient decision-making, now requiring the constant looking-over-their-shoulders to ensure past actions don't come back to "haunt" them. Any individual who abuses any position entrusted to them, whether a former office holder or otherwise, don't have the right to be playing catch-up after the fact to try to maintain the results of their opportunistic decisions at the expense of a unsuspecting resident whose only action is to redress wrongs enacted by those with little consideration for the rights of others. Such types find it difficult to realize that neither more of the same type "checkbook legitimacy" nor other dictatorial type actions will cover-up the wrong-doing/expedient decision-making enacted in the life of such an individual as correctly called out in the post CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR IS NOT THE PATH TO AUTHENTICITY, WHEN THE WILL OF GOD IS INVOLVED - UPDATED. The only way forward for such types is to honor God and demonstrate respect for others as the post HONORING GOD AND RESPECTING OTHERS, PRACTICALLY so clearly highlights. While it must be emphasized that such a course of action as a turn-around is only possible in the lives of His chosen, others on occasion are known to implement such action when there is a beneficial result for such types. Doing what's right even though unpopular demonstrates that honoring God is a priority in the turned-around life of such an individual; and speaks volumes instead of continuous disrespectful courses of action. Taking such a position, as an example of reconciliation shows that change has been implemented, which along with consistency in this manner may even convince the most hardened unbelievers that the beginning of a "real" turn around has taken place, because it's never too late to act honorably. Sadly, most individuals rarely see the value in acting honorably (unless pretending for the cameras), to appropriately represent God's chosen, whom such are attempting to show others that they are servants and worthy descendants while at the same time carrying out the type of expedient actions depicted on the pages of this Blog (in such cases as the listing of the actions carried out and described in the Conclusion section of the post ETHICAL TREATMENT OF OTHERS SHOULD ALWAYS BE PRACTISED - EDITED AND UPDATED), without realizing the implicit ramifications of their actions. More often than not, these individuals follow the expedient path as documented in the Footnote below, leading to more complicated circumstances, and even more confusion than existed before, making matters worse, not better and ultimately denying God (as He knew such types would, sine He alone knows the future).


* Footnote:
Those who resort to expedient face-saving measures typically are acting out of desperation when other devious activities carried out have failed to produce the desired outcomes. As a result, such types (for example those of the "free loaders cause"), then attempt to use "whatever works" (or anyone they can muster, so willing to be used with incentives of one type or another, and often at the expense of taxpayers, when such types DON'T PAY TAXES IN  THEIR OWN IDENTITIES), to implement actions to obtain their intended results.