Tuesday, April 03, 2007

PEEPING TOM!!

Now that I have your attention...... :)

Did you ever sit in traffic and look at the faces of the drivers around you? Did you wonder what the heck they were thinking, doing, saying?

Did you ever truly look at the faces of the people you pass in the grocery store, the theater, the restaurant? Did you? Really?

Well, if you did then you're probably in the minority. It seems as though most people go through their day with blinders on. Walking, talking, but not really moving or saying anything. Not making eye contact for fear that they will have to engage in some kind of conversation. Avoiding anything that might interrupt their thought processes.

It dawned on me that we are truly too distracted to be effective. Totally effective. We wander around, taking care of our routine, making sure life is on target. Making sure that we have enough, do enough, think enough.....but are we really DOING enough?

I know that sometimes there are not enough hours in the day to perform all the tasks that we put on our plate, and then sometimes we drag these tasks out just to avoid taking on another helping of 'whatever' and then having to choke on it.

So, I was thinking.......just how do we get back on track? Back to facing the world head-on, looking others in the eye, listening instead of hearing, and DOING instead of kvetching about all the things we think we should be doing.

We have pretty much become a society of brow-beaten, word flogged, ambivalent folks. We succumb to the pressures of life simply because it's easier than bucking the system. We fold up like a cheap hammock instead of fighting back.

Well, the time has come. Time to fight back. Make a difference. Commit to something that is outside all that has traditionally been safe to get involved in.

Are you up for the challenge? Can you devote a little time to a coffee gathering to put our heads together and come up with some sound ideas? Sure - I know ya can! Sign up now - let us know if you would be able to participate in a very informal coffee klatch to share your ideas about how to make our city better for the youth we have and the adults they will grown into.

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Thanks for playing along!


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