What?! No march on Washington? No protest? No revolution?
There are two types of revolutions; the violent, external kind and the subtle, powerful, internal kind. Glenn asks us for the harder of the two.
He has issued a challenge. About six months from the 3-13 date is 9-12. We will meet back together on that date. By then, we each should have done something that reflects a deeper commitment to the values and principles upon which we are founded.
How will you do it? Will you be more honest, friendly, thrifty, or courageous? How? Will you take a stand for the principles? In what way?
Get a community. It can be a handful of friends, or family. Talk about the values and principles. Make a pledge - a promise among trusted loved ones - that you will do SOMETHING (specific) in the next six months to live closer to your ideal. Make yourself accountable to those friends. Use networks (such as Meetup or "ning" sites) to find out how others are doing. Be active in your communities.
I don't know how many people watched Glenn, and it doesn't matter. I believe in the power of ONE. ONE makes the difference. YOU make the difference. What will you do in these next six months? Will you help a neighbor, lead a movement, stand up where you wouldn't before? Will you be more honest, hopeful, persistant?
We each have a different calling, a different road. Find your voice. Find your purpose. I look forward to seeing what you have started by 9-12.
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1. America is good. 2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life. 3. I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday. 4. The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government. 5. If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it. 6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results. 7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable. 8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion. 9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me. | Honesty Reverence Hope Thrift Humility Charity Sincerity Moderation Hard Work Courage Personal Responsibility Friendship |