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Posted 7/23/2008 @ 5:42:58 PM by mywetplanet.com
They are everywhere! Families with 2 or more wage earners struggling to make ends meet in a deepening financial crisis that has taken dead aim upon America's middle economic class. Chipping away every possible luxury or unnecessary expense within their control, people are trying desperately to make ends meet and finding themselves banging their heads against the wall!
We are talking about basic needs for survival here. Medical insurance, transportation, food, and paying for energy and fuel needs that cannot be done without. We are talking about mothers and fathers that must consider their children's needs before their own, leading to shelter (home), food, and clothing that is mandatory for survival. Keeping a house, paying for insurance, transportation, food .... these are basic necessities for crying out loud!
We could see this coming years ago. Wages that became stagnant and the loss of cost-of-living adjustments meant that people were beginning to loose the battle against higher costs and finding that buying on credit was increasingly burdensome upon family budgets. There had to be a day of reckoning looming in the foreseeable future and that day has come!
It's important that we don't loose our cool and begin to make illogical judgements that result in drastic long term consequences. Budgeting and determining priorities are steps to take that can be rewarding and good examples for parents to set for their children. For tensions and stress levels to get out of hand are pathways to interpersonal problems and distancing family members from one another.
We have the capacity to think and become realistic about the responsibilities facing us. Lets not forget those who are most loved so that they always continue to be our first priorities in life!
Posted 7/23/2008 @ 2:27:40 PM by mywetplanet.com
All of us discover that life is a series of joy for what makes us happy and grief that comes through the loss of love. We invest a lot of precious time in discovering people and things that bring us joy, comfort, understanding, and knowing that there are reasons for needing. We also invest precious time with coming to understand why the loss of a special someone or something leaves us incomplete. In those incomplete times is when we must be strong and put the event into its proper perspective with respect to our own lives. When you feel the sense of loss the website http://www.encouragingvoice.com offers articles that the reader finds addressing the grieving process and what to expect, as well as ideas to enrich your life.
Posted 7/23/2008 @ 2:23:44 PM by mywetplanet.com
Looking into the sky on a beautiful summer afternoon, I wonder to myself what will it take for America to be a beautiful home for all of us, again?
I am reminded of those who say that America has lost its way and "WE" must take charge! The "WE" referred to are what I term "Splinter Groups" who proclaim themselves to be selected and set apart from the other "inferior people". If "WE" don't take charge, so they say, all is lost because "the rest" don't fit into "our vision" of the "right world", or the "right society"!
Yes, America has become lazy and mis-guided in many respects. I think that is a given that we would all agree with. But, America HAS NOT LOST ITS WAY! It doesn't appear to be the case, now does it? All Americans are selected by God to be on this earth right now, at this point in time.
Finding solutions that restore pride and a sense of peace takes all Americans to accomplish! Instead of finding idiots as our neighbors, or our elected officials, each one of us must take a deep look into our hearts to discover right v. wrong. As much as we want, there is no middle ground between the two.
We are "ONE NATION UNDER GOD, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL"! Every single member of our American society must take responsibility by the horns and root out all that is wrong ..... replacing wrong with right. It doesn't take brainpower! It takes WILL POWER!!! Have you got what it takes?
Posted 7/22/2008 @ 5:48:34 PM by mywetplanet.com
In today’s high-priced economy the majority of people is looking for entertainment that is fun, sociable, and even presents the opportunity for some exercise. Dancing has always been one of those forms of entertainment with all of the advantages mentioned above and costs very little to enjoy. There have been times when people have made dancing simple and declarative, along with other times where dancing has been complicated and romantic. No matter what era we’re thinking of, the fact remains that both men and women have made dancing one of their chosen rituals to become better acquainted. The website http://www.hothotdance.com takes a little different slant towards dancing, with articles that acquaint the reader with the history behind popular dances, such as the Hula. Most of us know where the Hula originated, but few of us know details concerning its history and why it became so popular to an entire culture. Other articles take somewhat the same viewpoint in educating readers on a variety of dances.
Posted 7/22/2008 @ 5:23:44 PM by mywetplanet.com
You heard a "wise" person say that "if it sounds too good to be true - it probably is!"
Internet emails that boast the claim "full-time salary from part-time work" and similar malarke are not worth the print space that they occupy! In today's difficult economic times most of us are looking for either type of work to supplement our meat-hook incomes!
If you ask any reputable company they will tell you that meeting face-to-face is an absolute necessity before hiring someone. That is very true. If you think that someone is going to hire you for a good job with a name and address printed on an email ...... don't fall for it!!
Instead, find work of some kind with local businesses and expect that you will be called in for an interview before even being considered for a position with that company!
Anything else is just a scam waiting to happen to YOU!!
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