We all know the economy is in chaos. Hey, can we avoid it? Even if we don't watch the news regularly, we see storefronts empty and friends out of work.
But if you've been on line long, you know there are those who say recession means opportunity.
Check out this cartoon...you remember, I know, the story of Chicken Little ("The sky is falling! The sky is falling!).
In in, Brian Wong, student of "The Secret" teacher Bob Proctor, reminds us this very thing.
With the right attitude, the right mind set, and the right tools, you can not just get by...you can prosper in this recession. Millionaires were made from the ashes of the Great Depression, and millionaires are rising now.
Check back. More tomorrow on how you can take prosper with a new mindset, and a new opportunity.
Blessings,
Judy
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Beowulf and The Audacity of Hope...A Lesson
Do you remember reading Beowulf when you were in high school? It's that story from forever ago about a man who defeated the monster Grendel, and then took on the greater monster, Grendel's mother without fear or hesitation.
Beowulf has a lesson for us all. Through his efforts, he gave a country back it's dream. He was determined to be immortalized in story, as his culture demanded; his heroic acts echo throughout the ages.
You can't have the strength of your convictions part time. It's an all or nothing game. We talk about loving our neighbors as ourselves, then we fear our enemies. Can we love and fear? Pretty wishy-washy, wouldn't you say?
My students loved the story...because they saw that it applied to them, that it meant something in their lives. It was one of the "bridge" lessons.
Another story that means something in all of our lives is the story we're witnessing. This is a time in history unlike any since the earliest awakenings of our country. At that time, forces converged, and men of great intellect and understanding put aside their differences to forge a new nation. These men shared a philosophy, yet creating a working plan to represent that philosophy in everyday practice was a monumental challenge.
Today, our country faces other monumental challenges. Again, forces converged to reawaken within us this philosophy that defines our democracy. And the man who stimulated that reawakening is our new president, Barack Obama.
Despite the historic campaign and the election results, clearly not everyone voted for Obama. Many of those who did were feeling the pull of history and the eloquence of his speeches that recreated the vision of the founders.
For all of you who are concerned what this man will bring to our country, you'll find answers in The Audacity of Hope.
The left already complains of the people Obama has chosen to advise him, sayings it's not change if old Clinton people are again in office. They forget three things; that Obama's in charge, that it takes people with experience to proffer advice, and that the change Obama promised is in tone, texture, and direction.
The right complains that this liberal Democrat will, despite what he's said, tax and spend us into even greater deficits, cause us to leave a war unwon, force abortion and gay marriage down our throats, and make our country even more vulnerable to attack by trying diplomacy with our enemies.
In his book, Obama answers all of these charges as he clearly and precisely lays out his convictions, where they've come from, and how they now shape his life, his presidency, and his vision for our country.
Obama's words, as Beowulf's acts, remind me that I sometimes get caught in the trivial and ideological when greater things are at stake. They, by defining their own convictions, remind me to define my own.
Think about it.
Blessings,
Judy
Beowulf has a lesson for us all. Through his efforts, he gave a country back it's dream. He was determined to be immortalized in story, as his culture demanded; his heroic acts echo throughout the ages.
You can't have the strength of your convictions part time. It's an all or nothing game. We talk about loving our neighbors as ourselves, then we fear our enemies. Can we love and fear? Pretty wishy-washy, wouldn't you say?
My students loved the story...because they saw that it applied to them, that it meant something in their lives. It was one of the "bridge" lessons.
Another story that means something in all of our lives is the story we're witnessing. This is a time in history unlike any since the earliest awakenings of our country. At that time, forces converged, and men of great intellect and understanding put aside their differences to forge a new nation. These men shared a philosophy, yet creating a working plan to represent that philosophy in everyday practice was a monumental challenge.
Today, our country faces other monumental challenges. Again, forces converged to reawaken within us this philosophy that defines our democracy. And the man who stimulated that reawakening is our new president, Barack Obama.
Despite the historic campaign and the election results, clearly not everyone voted for Obama. Many of those who did were feeling the pull of history and the eloquence of his speeches that recreated the vision of the founders.
For all of you who are concerned what this man will bring to our country, you'll find answers in The Audacity of Hope.
The left already complains of the people Obama has chosen to advise him, sayings it's not change if old Clinton people are again in office. They forget three things; that Obama's in charge, that it takes people with experience to proffer advice, and that the change Obama promised is in tone, texture, and direction.
The right complains that this liberal Democrat will, despite what he's said, tax and spend us into even greater deficits, cause us to leave a war unwon, force abortion and gay marriage down our throats, and make our country even more vulnerable to attack by trying diplomacy with our enemies.
In his book, Obama answers all of these charges as he clearly and precisely lays out his convictions, where they've come from, and how they now shape his life, his presidency, and his vision for our country.
Obama's words, as Beowulf's acts, remind me that I sometimes get caught in the trivial and ideological when greater things are at stake. They, by defining their own convictions, remind me to define my own.
Think about it.
Blessings,
Judy
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