Today is Monumental

Today is Monumental Obviously today is a day for the history books.   I didnt vote for Obama, and I hope that some of the scary stuff I saw from him (with regard to policy) was just pre-election hype that he cant or wont implement. But his message, about change, inspired by hope, is needed at every level.   The United States, and the world, has been crying for change for a long time.   Now is the time for change.   (it has always been the time for personal change, but heck, lets jump on the bandwagon and declare the time as now anyway) I hope that we/you/I can be a part of this change.   For me this means: Being more responsible, financially. Sure we can blame all the talking heads and biggies who knew about the bad stuff, financially, and let it continue.   We can blame them as we, as a people, overspend (with money we dont have) on stuff that is utterly unnecessary. Being more responsible, physically. Health insurance is a tender subject for me.   Obama may just create hundreds of thousands of jobs, especially if he socializes health care while that smells rotten on the outside, it really would be great if everyone had access to quality health care.   But we can eat better, work out, sleep better, and do things for ourselves which fall under the guise of prevention.   Heres something to do: floss daily. Im guessing this would eliminate a majority of cavities, which means we pay less for that aspect of our health care. Being more responsible, socially. Last night I was in my closet and noticed a really big, warm, snuggly winter coat.   I dont like the style, so I probably wont wear it.   Its sitting in my closet on the floor.   Im sure there is someone out there, even in my own city, who is praying for and dreaming of a coat that could just keep him warm, regardless of the style.   We must be more kind and compassionate.   Im not sure what that means to you, or how you will act on that, but Im really thinking about what this means to me. Being more responsible, career-wise. Of course Id talk about this   There are too many heads-down workers out there who just dont get it.   Just about anyone reading this blog gets it, I realize that, and the rest will get it when they experience a tough job search.   We must, must, must be more serious about personal career management, income security, and all of the other stuff I write about regularly. Being more responsible, _________. I think the less we do intentionally, on-purpose, the more we are saying to someone come, take it away.   Whether we are talking about our freedom, our joys, our health, our career, etc.   We must stop looking at the government, or our boss, or whoever, and thinking they will coddle us through life. The CHANGE required is not in the Oval Office, its not in the presidency, its in ourselves. I pray that we can affect the change needed.   I know Ill reflect on the historic events of today for a long time. Today is Monumental Obviously today is a day for the history books.   I didnt vote for Obama, and I hope that some of the scary stuff I saw from him (with regard to policy) was just pre-election hype that he cant or wont implement. But his message, about change, inspired by hope, is needed at every level.   The United States, and the world, has been crying for change for a long time.   Now is the time for change.   (it has always been the time for personal change, but heck, lets jump on the bandwagon and declare the time as now anyway) I hope that we/you/I can be a part of this change.   For me this means: Being more responsible, financially. Sure we can blame all the talking heads and biggies who knew about the bad stuff, financially, and let it continue.   We can blame them as we, as a people, overspend (with money we dont have) on stuff that is utterly unnecessary. Being more responsible, physically. Health insurance is a tender subject for me.   Obama may just create hundreds of thousands of jobs, especially if he socializes health care while that smells rotten on the outside, it really would be great if everyone had access to quality health care.   But we can eat better, work out, sleep better, and do things for ourselves which fall under the guise of prevention.   Heres something to do: floss daily. Im guessing this would eliminate a majority of cavities, which means we pay less for that aspect of our health care. Being more responsible, socially. Last night I was in my closet and noticed a really big, warm, snuggly winter coat.   I dont like the style, so I probably wont wear it.   Its sitting in my closet on the floor.   Im sure there is someone out there, even in my own city, who is praying for and dreaming of a coat that could just keep him warm, regardless of the style.   We must be more kind and compassionate.   Im not sure what that means to you, or how you will act on that, but Im really thinking about what this means to me. Being more responsible, career-wise. Of course Id talk about this   There are too many heads-down workers out there who just dont get it.   Just about anyone reading this blog gets it, I realize that, and the rest will get it when they experience a tough job search.   We must, must, must be more serious about personal career management, income security, and all of the other stuff I write about regularly. Being more responsible, _________. I think the less we do intentionally, on-purpose, the more we are saying to someone come, take it away.   Whether we are talking about our freedom, our joys, our health, our career, etc.   We must stop looking at the government, or our boss, or whoever, and thinking they will coddle us through life. The CHANGE required is not in the Oval Office, its not in the presidency, its in ourselves. I pray that we can affect the change needed.   I know Ill reflect on the historic events of today for a long time.