New Year's Resolution

In approximately 12 1/2 hours we will say good bye to 2008 and begin our journey into 2009.

Some things apparently will not be changing.

Israel has refused to enter into a a cease fire against Hamas.

The governor of Illinois selected a former state comptroller and attorney general, who happens to be black, to fill the US Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama. Of course this is in defiance to the Illinois legislature and the US Senate. It will be interesting to see if this turns into a racial issue, rather than a power struggle issue between a governor accused of corruption and a legislature who wants to take control.

Iraq and Afghanistan show no signs of improvement.

Pakistan is facing internal problems with the Taliban and Pakistani insurgents, as well as problems along its border with India.

China is reaching out, heading to fight Somali pirates, and just maybe attempting to influence life on the African continent.

With all of this occurring its hard to feel there is much hope for the world. Yet, I think there is.
I believe that there are a lot of young people through out the world who have not been blinded by hate and corruption, who have positive attitudes, and who want to make a positive difference.

So my New Year's Resolution (in addition to trying to lose a few pounds) is to do what I can to assist the world youth, and our future, to achieve their goals. Whether it is contributing to some scholarship funds, mentoring or simply praying , I figure anything we can do to positively inspire our youth will be beneficial to all of us in the long run.

Let's enter this new year with a positive out look. Let's smile more and criticize less. Let's share more and hoard less. Let's listen more, compromise more, and be less demanding and obstinate.

Let's become the person we always wanted to be, the shining light for all to see.

When people see we are positive about ourselves, we inspire them to be positive about themselves.

Its Common Sense!

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!