Stop kicking the can down the road!

The holiday season is oftentimes difficult for many of the families in our society for a variety of reasons. It is my belief that the holiday season may create a tremendous amount of difficulty and for our children. As a youth I often found myself searching for the reasons for so much disparity and poverty in our society. Recently, I reviewed the lyrics to one of my favorite songs; When You’ve Been Blessed, “in a world of superheroes…in a world of weak and strong. In a sea of haves and have not’s, I’ve survived the raging storm”. During the past weeks we have been bombard with the failures of some men, the failures of some women, the senseless killings of children by children and an economy that seems consume our daily earnings like an endless black hole. Many in our society have banned together in what are called tea parties to exert some form of change in the political landscape. There are others in our society who have banned together in groups that support their marriages and relationships. And there are others who have come together in churches throughout our country in an effort to live a more moral and religious life. Of course there are so many individuals who find that they are spending time, at what I believe to be true reflecting on their pass failures or lack of accomplishments. Jim Rohn, a great motivational speaker stated often: “you can’t change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.” I believe that the aforementioned groups that individuals utilize to support themselves on this journey called life are valuable, regardless or perceived narrowness of focus or lack of inclusion. Perhaps many of you will consider formulating a group that provides support for parents and children who are attending school. There has to be an individual who understands the essentials of your local educational system; that could provide insight into parent/teacher conferences, class selection and possibly offer a different dimension into parent child communications that would serve to improve child’s academic experience and overall growth. I understand that many of you are uneasy about starting such a group because once you approach many of your friends they will state unequivocally that this idea will not work. Well on a personal note there many who said that I would not write a book and when I published the book, many said that it would not sell. When I started this blog there were those who actually said that I had too much time on my hand. Louie Muhammad, a former student, once stated; “failure is merely a door to new discoveries; study a baby who is learning to walk.” There are so many new discoveries for all parents….just learning to walk.
The lyricist concludes by stating: “it is a garden of music…it is a garden of love, and we are all his children sharing gifts from above.” President Obama once said that we are the leader that we have been looking for!
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