Brenda Henderson

Jill-of-all-trades dreamer who loves to relate to people. Accountant, mother, singer, philosopher and political activist. #enfp

[Brenda Henderson @BrendaFritsch1]

@GarrittHampton Most don’t have 9k in taxes, so it would need to be like the EIC

[Brenda Henderson @BrendaFritsch1]

@farzyness It is about childhood development. Just like you wouldn’t show a five year old a graphic rated R movie because they do not understand the adult themes, you don’t want to short circuit their brain development for original thought and creativity.

[Brenda Henderson @BrendaFritsch1]

@BradRTorgersen The double standard is because as the store of currency for the world, there is an expectation that we make trade easy for everyone else, and we have always promoted free trade as a cornerstone of global democracy.

[Brenda Henderson @BrendaFritsch1]

@MikeofTheNation @thecavedaddy The tax code gives money to poor people via the EIC (Earned Income Credit) and the effective tax rate for people w/ kids is often lower than 5% even into the low 6 figures. An individual who makes 18k per year and gets $5700 tax refund won’t want 0 tax.

[Brenda Henderson @BrendaFritsch1]

@notlouisck Fundamental difference: Funding Israel doesn’t have WW3 implications.

[Brenda Henderson @BrendaFritsch1]

The problem with the Ukraine situation: the people who post “I stand with Ukraine”, are the same people who also want/expect government paid healthcare. You either fund the military or fund entitlements…can’t do both.

[Brenda Henderson @BrendaFritsch1]

Coffee thought: These social media echo chambers are just the natural extension of human nature’s subconscious in-group survival bias. In a digital space we segregate on ideas, in a physical space we segregate on race/culture/class. Limit group dissent for maximum group survival.

[Brenda Henderson @BrendaFritsch1]

@robkhenderson Broadly speaking, men tend to look outward when things go wrong and women look inward, blaming themselves. Because of this, the self help tries to build a more balanced person: help men to hold themselves accountable and women to have the confidence to try again.

[Brenda Henderson @BrendaFritsch1]

@Michael_Haz @gunsnrosesgirl3 This post is an example of mine: if different sources in a short period of time mention the same thing, pay close attention. I have had two different people mention pickles. One yesterday as an electrolyte substitute for Gatorade, and this post today as a way to break a craving.

[Paul Curtman @paulcurtman]

1. Read. You could be the most powerful person on the planet if you could read peoples thoughts. When you read a book, you are in fact, reading peoples thoughts. Read widely. Read for knowledge and depth. Take notes in the margins of your books.

Give yourself permission to not finish books right away or at all. Most people fail reading books because they think if they start to read one they have to keep reading until they’re finished in a short amount of time feel free to scan or jump chapters. It’s not a contest, you’re reading for yourself and what you can get out of it.

Create your own library and not one just for show.

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2. Journal. They say that reading helps you understand the world and writing helps you understand yourself. If you want to be better one day to the next, take time to reflect on things you need to change about yourself or your circumstances.

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3. Be humble enough to respect the authority of the truth. Don’t get caught up in this whole, my truth, your truth nonsense.

There’s a lot of people who’ve made serious errors in life, but stuck with it because it was “their truth” -it doesn’t matter if you’re sincere if you’re not right, in fact, it could even be more harmful in the end. Many people and sometimes large groups of people are very sincere and still make very bad decisions. Many men throughout the ages have been very sincere, but died fighting for what turned out in the end to be nothing short of their own or someone else’s lie.

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4. Learn to be comfortable being alone. You will be alone in life more often than you realize if you’re trying to accomplish anything worthy. Overtime you’ll come to realize that many people in life view your relationship as transactional meaning that they’re your friend when they need you to be your friend but when you need them, they do not show up.

If you can’t be comfortable being alone, overtime, you will discover that you have compromised on things you’ve sincerely believed and and may have even traded your integrity in order to keep people around you. It’s not worth it.

You may be alone from time to time, but it will never be permanent and overtime it will be less often as people come to understand that you’re somebody Who plays a premium on your own personal sense of integrity and honor.

“If it is worth saying or doing, it is worth being criticized for saying or doing.”
Marcus Aurelius.

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5. Be kind. You’ll discover that many people don’t have what it takes to be alone I don’t have the spinal fortitude to stand against the crowd. Secretly people will respect you for being somebody that they cannot be but outwardly, they will try to attack you and bring you down into the mud with them. Be kind to them. Not so much for their sake, but for yours.

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6. Be quick to forgive. You have a limited amount of emotion in your life - spend it wisely and where it matters and on people it matters too. Forgive people and repair relationships or forgive people so you can forget them and move on.

I’ll stop here for now.

[Brenda Henderson @BrendaFritsch1]

@AaronNagler I was too into sports for the insecure sports guys...so I dated guys who didn’t care about sports...but that was also frustrating. Gotta find the person like you who is well rounded and weird in the same ways. Sports debates, art museum excursions, Opera...I am there for it all.

[Brenda Henderson @BrendaFritsch1]

@SteveFaber89 😬...family chat thread going nuts right now. Wow. And most people have no clue how big this is.

[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

1. There are unconfirmed reports that Qasem Soleimani commander of Qods Force (Iran's external security agency) has been killed in drone strikes. If true, this will be a major moment in US-Iran relations & Supreme Leader will undoubtedly see this as a major provocation/act of war

[Brenda Henderson @BrendaFritsch1]

Snowy football is beautiful football.

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@privatizedapack @write0615 @AaronNagler @packers As an accountant, I don’t think you understand how most corporations work. CEO is answerable to a board of directors. Not all companies have closely held ownership. Free market principles rule regardless. This is a much more democratic structure than your monarchist approach.

[Brenda Henderson @BrendaFritsch1]

@jsonlief Love this. Even a Viking can come up with good arguments now and then.

[Brenda Henderson @BrendaFritsch1]

The way to my heart is through spaghetti. I love you, Mom!! ❤️

[Brenda Henderson @BrendaFritsch1]

This thread 👇🏼

[Raffi Melkonian @RMFifthCircuit]

This is a hobby horse of mine, so apologies. But - most NFL players aren't rich. They make less than a fancy lawyer for 3-4 years - maybe 10 if they're incredibly lucky - then they're left with injured bodies and a gap in their lives while they figure out what to do.

[Brenda Henderson @BrendaFritsch1]

Headed out to visit my single sister in Seattle and Portland...it has been determined that my official title for this trip is:
propaganda photographer.
That perfect iPhone shot is there for her...and I will do everything necessary to get it.

[Brenda Henderson @BrendaFritsch1]

9 yr old: what does behemoth mean?
Me: [long explanation including google search for example]
9 yr old: you’re a behemoth, Mom
Me: 😑