Archive for December, 2008
2009 – Enter with Honor
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Lies, secrets and silence are out. 2009 will be the year of honorable living. The old idea of honor where a man’s “word’ sufficed without any guarantee failed us and became a defining ending in 2008. With so many trusts broken and disgraced individuals who left a worldwide thread of victims from their webs of deceit many now enter a new chapter harmed and mistrusting.
It will take a lot to earn back the trust between people, friends, community leaders and our government. Taking someone at their word is passé. You can no longer just get away with a statement of “just trust me” or “I would never lie to you” or “I won’t lose your money.” Man and their word have lost all credibility as the year closes.
Habitual liars have fleeced America and the world at large. It was a way of life this past decade. We became entrenched in the get rich quick schemes and along the way lost our reasoning abilities and conscious awareness. We bought into the fantasies that in time everything would continue to have this growth on paper from which we could legitimize our spending and continue to borrow from the future to pay for the present.
The subject of truth and the foundation from which we must build in 2009 will not come easy. We have become great liars and great believers in the liars. There will be nothing simple about the path and work it will take to live in truth and honor moving forward. The truth is not one thing or a system it is complex and in many cases relies on an entire group, community, company, family etc to all play a part. Within any one entity if one is a liar or less honorable the others will fall with him.
Lies are usually attempts to make everything easier and with accelerated results to a goal. The lies we have been told and believed or shared and started have used some parts of truth that legitimized the lie. The recent discovery process of so many lies and victims has hardly left any honorable person untouched.
The life we all want and deserve will require a layer of trust to fully recover from this year of damages. It is not all doom and gloom the possibilities are still endless as we embark on repairing the cracks in our foundations and rebuild from the good and true. Closing a chapter on the liars and drama will give us more energy to create. This will be the year of a hundred questions. Be a part of this recovery and the solution for 2009.
2 days til 2009 – Cleaning house inside and out.
Posted by: | CommentsWith 2 days left in 2008 there is no better time to prepare for the New Year than to clean house inside and out. As we close this chapter and take hold of the “change” promised us we can embrace this coming year eliminating the clutter that has held us back. It is the time to resolve conflict, release old mistakes, organize our home and take care of our selves.
This is the time to stop blaming and begin taking responsibility for our homes, our families, our communities and our lives. By moving away from blame and shame we move now to solutions. Keeping our energy up by eating right and resting properly our days will be more productive. Removing and organizing the clutter and waste within our homes will make room for new and better things to enter into our lives.
Start small and accomplish one thing at a time. Don’t wait for a stimulus package to come, stimulate your own path moving forward by removing obstacles and celebrating successes after each project is finished.
Your environment should reflect your dreams and who you really are. But in the shadow of feeling down cleaning your house is the best strategy to keep you focused and prepared for what you’re wishing for in your life.
Nothing will come easy any more so hard work and constant improvement is what “change” is really all about.
3 days left – Take action and make a difference in 2009
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We must prepare to define 2009 and not let it define us. Taking action to make a difference in your life as well as the lives of the people around you will come to the forefront as suffering will increase from recent and continued hardships felt around the world.
Here is a list of things I feel can make a difference if practiced:
1. Try and eat anything that you can hunt, fish, harvest or pick and refrain from processed foods.
2. As your light bulbs burn out replace some of them with fluorescent bulbs and turn off your lights in unused spaces.
3. Complement yourself and one other person every day.
4. Get back to basic staples and fundamentals. Use less and save more.
5. Drink a glass of water before every meal or snack.
6. Learn or accomplish something new and teach something you already know to someone worthy.
7. Help an unemployed friend get a job.
8. Make an effort to know at least 5 of your neighbors before there is a tragedy.
9. Get involved in politics and have a voice either locally at the state level or nationally.
10. Volunteer. Find an organization where you can volunteer your time or services.
A new year, a new administration, a new chance to finally make a difference with you and with the world. Selfishness, Self-centeredness, greed, waste and laziness is out this is the time to be prepared with your “A” game.
I am a bit partial but the American Red Cross and Global security Institute are two organizations that I believe are easy to support and necessary. There are many resources and opportunities to fit your schedule and if you are unemployed this is a great networking opportunity and a way to fill in gaps on your resume.
3 days left – more to come. Let’s defy the odds and together use each other to turn this mess around.
Reflecting on the methods of your accomplishments
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As we wind down the year many have created chaos in our world by the methods of their accomplishments. The lack of honesty and honorable means by which they attained their success has hurt many in direct and indirect ways.
As we take a moment to reflect on our own methods of achievement I advise all to take into consideration those that are harmed by means you took that were less honorable. Get advice if you feel the need to come clean and manage the correction properly.
Setting right what you may have done wrong is rewarding but may come with consequence. Being protected and prepared for those consequences will be helpful in turning over your new leaf.
Freedom from concern and worry of looking over your shoulder for who will find out your less honorable methods and expose you will be a relief if you clean up your past right and move forward with better intentions. I recommend getting a team in place to support you if you have struggled with doing things honorably in the past.
There will be more fall outs to come as one large scheme after another is getting exposed. We will have to be patient as the process unfolds and the hurt will be felt on many levels. If anything we should look over the shoulders of the naive who still fall prey to false information and are victims. I recently saw huge advertising coverage on several stations about government home loans available and the company was really just set up to take a large application fee and give false hope to those suffering in foreclosure.
We can not turn our backs on deceitful business practices any more and we can not participate in the problem by using methods of doing business that perpetuate dishonesty. Speak up if you become aware of something that doesn’t seem right and review your own practices and accomplish your success with honesty and integrity the result will be longer lasting.
