I'm assuming like you, my daily routines include email. One of the advantages of being in a job hunting mode is that I can delete the emails from Adobe, Apple, Avid, Amazon, Best Buy, etc. without even looking at them. It is a good habit to get into even if you have a steady job. Why do we let someone else with an agenda tell us what 'we need' to buy? I've noticed my actual 'need' list has shrunk dramatically.
Last night I started going through my Yahoo folders and deleting old email, hoping Yahoo might run faster. (Nope) Some email I remembered and some I didn't. "That was good. Did I read that before? I should save it."
I'm guessing we all do pretty much the same thing. I wish I didn't save so much, but like a dirt sifting miner there's nuggets to be found. I pass a very small portion of what I receive on to family and friends.
I've noticed the promised white Lexus in your drive way, big cash if you forward to ten people and even a place in heaven if I unflinching forward this prayer, seem to be getting fewer. That's good news. The white Lexus would be nice, but the Bible I read says nothing about going to heaven if I forward on a prayer. That's a test of faith? What kind of theology is that?
Last night I read an email about Irena Sendler. I had received it from someone else a long time ago, read it and deleted it. This time I Googled the name and read a lot more on her web site.
Have you heard of her? A couple of years ago she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, but she was not selected. Al Gore won for his slide show on Global Warming. Of course our president won this year, but I missed his slide show. I'm not trying to do any political posturing. I guess he won because all of us ' should ' be hoping and praying he can bring some integrity and honesty to Washington. Whether he continues the long reign of ' what's in it for me ' still remains to be seen.
I like reading about people like Irena Sendler, Ed Freeman, Shifty, Paul Smith and so many more. OK, vampires are in, but does anyone else want to be inspired by real life people? Isn't there a segment of the population who was deeply moved by Schindler's List?
I've noticed that the national news has begun airing more and more spirit lifting stories about real people helping real people. They inspire me. They give me hope. Maybe they won't sell like vampire love stories, but the collateral impact from what's good in people won't hurt any of us.
The stories are out there. Is Hollywood listening? Don't worry, all of our unsung heroines and heroes are real people so they will have faults to exploit, but isn't it amazing what regular folks have done and what regular folks are doing? Why do I have to depend on email to learn about Irena Sendler?
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