Hi Everyone:
I hope this finds all of you healthy and in good spirits. But having said that, I know our current economic times are challenging at best. What are you doing to feel empowered in these times? I know sometimes it is hard for many families to feel upbeat and empowered, when, for many of us, we have so many "worries", so many uncertainties.
What I have found interesting is even those of us who did "all the right things", saved like the experts said you should, went to college to get the degree that was supposed to ensure one's success, bought a house that they were told they could afford, used their credit cards sparingly, and all the other "right" things are facing economic challenges now that they probably never thought they would ever face. Who would have thought?
However, single mothers have thought? They have been dealing with these types of situations most of their lives. It is just now, it will be even harder for many of them to keep their heads above water as the job losses mount. But they are used to facing these types of challenges and for many, overcoming them.
So maybe, single mothers could teach our politicians, greedy companies and individuals a thing or too. Maybe a few single mothers should run for political office. Just think what we could do with a budget of trillions and trillions of dollars when most of us, live within a small budget and go without some things when we think we are exceeding it, yet somehow manage to support our families.
Single mothers aren't afraid of making mistakes or admitting we made them. We make them all the time, so what? That's how we learn not to make them again. We learn what we need to learn, do what we need to do to create the best lives we can for ourselves and our families. WE don't have time to finger point or blame. WE do whatever it is we need to do to empower ourselves and our families.
Ah yes, I do believe, some "higher-ups" in our country, whether it be government officials, mortgage companies, financial institutions, etc. need to take a few lessons from single mothers, or for that fact, from any of us Americans, who strive to do "Our best", not "Our worst".
I am ready to start a revolution...aren't you? I don't know if we can get everyone on board. It is based on a very radical concept...Want to hear it? Drum roll please......................
TA DA...The concept is: Treat everyone; men, women, and children as you would like to be treated. Put yourself in the other person's shoes. If you think this way, you put a face to "The Other Person(s)". The face is YOURS! |
