Is this Financial Tsunami a signal to the End of the ME, ME culture?

I think so.........and it is about time. The pendulum swings. The wheel of life turns....change is ever present....and NO ONE CAN STOP the change that is upon us. I for one was impressed with Mr. Obama's speech. He said it last nite....our future depends on banding together and
seeing our way clear of this mess.

I for one was pleased with the polls by the American people. Why then is Wall Street not showing this same enthusiasm today.....even Kramer expected a rally over the next few days.

Why are the naysayers asking for Details........so they can rip them to shreds before the programs begin.

When you have a crisis, you move forward, you make decisions as you go....until you get your head above water. Yes, you make some mistakes on the way....but, the key is if you do not get your head above water....then you may as well go outside and " dig yourself a ditch".

At a time when every pundit, every talking head, every politician, every person of influence, respect and celebrity should be offering emotional support, encouragement and highlighting what we can do as individuals to help this mess..... all they are doing is criticizing those that are trying to move forward. Why?

Perhaps, I am an old time corporate person, what happened to not criticizing a solution until you have a better one to offer?

Perhaps, I still have manners and believe if you do not have something nice to say, keep your mouth shut?

When did we become a society, that is all about negativity? When there is so much money made on telling us to believe in hope, have faith in our destiny, to cherish change?

It would seem that there is No value to people sitting around talking about what to do, we as a country as individuals need to ACT. You know what to do. Instead of throwing out food, give it to someone that needs it.

Go to your closets and storage bins, find the stuff you do not need, and give it to people who need it. We have so much stuff we do not need. Your gift, could be the thing that changes someone's desperation to HOPE.....and that is how it starts.

I was so touched by the story last evening of the man who received $60 million dollars.... and shared it with his friends and employees. He did it because it was the right thing to do....SHARE.

Have we as a society forgotten how to share.....? I am thinking today, we need to focus on sharing....and how we can help others in this financial mess........because when we HELP OTHERS we help ourselves.........this Mess is proof of it. I believe it is a sign....that way we live has to move towards community....not individual. The infrastruture of our society is crumbling,
as we robbed peter to pay paul....and as Mr. Obama said, now is the time of reckoning. He is right.

We need to stand behind this man for better or worse.....at least for the next year and give him a chance.....and the best way is not to talk about hope, or negate hope.......it is to live HOPE.

So open those boxes in your basement....and put that stuff to good use, by helping your neighbor, with your gift. It will make you feel better....too. I promise.

While the pundits and talking heads, are debating the best way to move forward, we the people need to show them how to move forward..........by DOING....NOT DEBATING, Not talking about Doing.........DO SOMETHING....don't be part of the problem....be the Solution.

and please write here, with stories of what you are doing.....in your community to help. I think it will help everyone to see that one person can make changes.....without an outlay of cash, that many of us are short on.....but, even then we are NOT POWERLESS, to fuel change.

off soap box..........will leave you with these inspirational quotes:

The business of life is to go forwards; he who sees evil in
prospect meets it in his way; but he who catches it by
retrospection turns back to find it. That which is feared
may sometimes be avoided, but that which is regretted today
may be regretted again tomorrow.--Samuel Johnson

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person
refuses to quit.-- Napoleon Hill

I'm not enjoying fighting over there. It is dangerous to
be right in matters on which the established authorities
are wrong.--Voltaire (1694-1778)



smiles to you......
DEE CLUTTERING