I was reading a post today by Bob Bush of Legally Raw, talking about how lucky the times were when he grew up. His mum left him with Ted Kennedy at a function, his local minister’s son was Martin Luther King, Jr, and he attended a sermon by him, his grandfather was mayor and ran a farm which it seems holds some very fond memories. But the part of his post that got me thinking was where he started talking about social ills and personal responsibility. This is a topic dear to my heart, so I’m quoting him directly:
We have our own little signs today. Our lives are built around such like our credit rating, the number of hours we work, the number of activities our children are in. We run ourselves ragged to prove to others we are successful. We are killing ourselves over our own signs.Well tell you what Mr. Banker, you can take your credit rating and shove it where the sun don’t shine!
Mr. Principle our children don’t need multi million dollar schools with 50 different activities!
And to the Hollywood writer, I don’t need your sorry ass “reality shows”, and your poor reporting, and poor actors with their lives so screwed up that they take on a life of their own and have become more important than the child in Darfur. Dr. Phil can go back to his hole in Texas as far as I’m concerned.
Why? Because I’ve got life, and I’m going to live it.
Each morning I’m going to take responsibilty for every piece of food that I put in my mouth. I’m going to take responsibility for every word I use, thought I think, smile I fail to share.
For what ever you might think, the world does revolve around each and every one of us. Our choices shape our world. [Emphasis mine - CW]
The memories of the past, are as much alive as the momories of the moment, and the dreams yet to come.
Make your choice today and make it stick. Try starting with what goes in and out of your mouth.
I tell you what, you can read a lot about a person by their post. From this, my first read of Mr Bush’s blog, I can already tell that he’s the grateful kind, focuses on the positive and has ownership of his life. That’s the kind of person I love being around – as I think most of us do. That’s the kind of attitude I want infecting me each day, so that I can’t help but see life as a celebration, instead of a struggle.
You suggested starting with what goes into and out of my mouth, but I take your words to heart, Mr Bush. And the first choice I make to shape my world differently today is to add your thoughts to my influences, and subscribe to the rss feed of my blog. Thank you.
