Here are the thoughts of a full-time mom who likes to stay informed, continue learning and think while she's folding clothes.

I miss the frequent discussions with a diverse group of friends on books, politics, religion, better business practices or anything else, and the continual learning environment that I left when I quit a job I loved to do a job I love even more (stay home with my little boy). Thus this blog.

Update: Now I have 3 kids and am seeing how much education I can possibly hold to hopefully inspire those kiddos to become the great men and women they were destined to be. I am now using this blog mostly to participate in book discussions and study groups.
Please excuse typos and grammatical errors. Honestly it's a victory if I get anything written, let alone proof-read at this point in my life. :)


Saturday, February 19, 2011

Great Article

Thought this was very congruent with my earlier political post and figured I'd post it here as well as on Facebook. 'The year of hope 2.0'. http://www.economist.com/node/17493282

I read this awhile ago and was glad to find it again. It's a little more 'dooms dayish' than I usually care for, but I don't disagree and love that it points to the necessity of personal responsibility. I truly think it's the lack of personal responsibility that is behind so much (dare I say ALL the key issues) that plague America. That said, I have to add I'm so grateful to live in America and recognize how blessed I am compared to so much of the world. As cliche` as it sounds: I still believe America is the greatest country on earth.
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  1. Seth and NatalieFebruary 22, 2011 at 7:13 AM

    This article is hopefully an accurate view of us. I HATE movies and books that depict the end of the world as governments failing and the people turning on each other and pretty much living a survival of the cruelest. I think we would help each other.
    I agree that we need to take personal responsibility too, but sometimes it's a little tough to stop or change things we don't care for. For example, the out of control spending of our government. I do not spend like crazy in my own life, and writing letters to our congressmen doesn't seem to help (we've tried that), so what to do? Once someone figures that out we'll have it made.

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  2. SarahFebruary 22, 2011 at 8:31 AM

    I hear you Nat. I really dislike hearing all the dooms day talk too. Maybe we're more sensitive to it because we hear it so much from a certain avenue in our family. :) But even though changing what's happening in the political sphere is tough I think you're right on the money with what we CAN do: live our own lives better and then help those around us. Which is why I love the way this article puts it. My favorite paragraph in the article was:

    So what will hope 2.0 look like? It will look like the thousands upon thousands of acts of compassion taking place all across America—with people reaching out to help their neighbours, even when they are strangers...It will look like all the people discovering that by helping others, even when they themselves are suffering, they end up improving their own lives.

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