Thanks for your fiery input - it certainly made me smile. Well, I took a risk in adding a little political something in here and you can expect to see more “risk-taking” here at this blog. I am taking further and further steps in stepping outside the box and speaking more freely (not that I haven’t done so before but you know….thinking of taking on subjects people are afraid to touch).

Thanks for your usual input - you always manage to add some insight when you leave behind footprints (or should I say “wordprints”?).

BUT DOES HE THINK WE ARE ALSO STUPID????????

I admire this beautiful young Governor of Alaska for her smarts and nerve in accepting this offer to be his running mate.

But the small town she capably managed is populated by only 9000 people.

And the population of Alaska which she also heads is the size in numbers of Brooklyn, New York.!!

Please.

If there was no other reason than this to vote for the Obama- Biden ticket - DO it NOW.

Talk about on the job training!

And she will set women’s rights back 30 years!

Hillary supporters will never support such an outrageous pick.

Glad you enjoy this gratitude reminder - it’s good for the soul, isn’t it?

I also thought what Chris and Lisa did was exceptional. I was in no way prepared to see what it was when I pulled the card out of the envelope. I nearly fell over in my chair!

I applaud you for sharing your deepest thoughts and feelings about this year’s political candidates even though we differ sharply on our views of Obama. I’ve always maintained that if we can agree to disagree with love, respect and honor, then opposing viewpoints such as yours are 100 percent welcomed and discussed here.

You shared your opposing viewpoint with respect and honor - I appreciate that. I wish politicians would do that when debating or expounding on each other’s political weaknesses.

Thanks for sharing Jim.

Did you see the speech he did last night at the final night of the convention? He certainly had a tall order.

We shall now see what happens! This is going to be one very interesting journey between now and November. Can’t wait to watch it unfold, especially the debates. That ought to be interesting.

I love this weekly gratitude reminder. Today, I’m grateful for the beautiful day to work and make a difference in the world.

Have a wonderful weekend!

I also agree with you about Obama…to a point. I love the fact that a relative “nobody” has risen up to challenge for the highest office in the country. Add to this the fact that he is a minority, and you have the great American Dream right there in living color for all the world to see! It gives hope for all of us.

Having said that…I’m a business owner with dreams of prosperity for my business and my family, enjoying the freedoms that wealth brings. I’m not talking about massive wealth, but to live comfortably and make the choices for my life that I want to make, and make my family happy.

And having had wonderful indepth talks with you, Stephen, I know you have some lofty goals for yourself as well.

This is where my support for Sen. Obama ends because he doesn’t agree with our dreams of prosperity. He gave a speech earlier in the year where he said, “We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes at 72 degrees, and just expect other countries are going to say okay.”

Why? Why do we care about what other countries think about the temperature we keep our homes? For the past 232 years, we have fought and worked as a nation to enjoy the freedoms we have today. Where there are no freedoms, there are oppressive governments.

Our freedoms and the opportunity to build businesses and create personal wealth is what grew this country into the greatest on the planet.

While I’m not a McCain fan by any stretch of the imagination, nobody has said that he is not ready to lead this country. Several people have said that exact thing about Obama, including his running mate. What happened over the past few months that have made him ready? I don’t really know, and Biden and the Clintons who now claim he is ready to lead have not given me any solid facts as to why they have changed their minds about him.

Unfortunately, a vote for a third candidate is a vote wasted. So as much as I admire Obama and his ambitions and drive, I don’t want him leading our country.

There are other reasons I can state as well, but I don’t want to take up space here. This is a gratitude post, and I am SO THANKFUL I live in this country of freedom, choice and opportunity!

Blessings,
Jim

I’m grateful you found this post and blog to be impactful enough to want to share with your clients - thank you! I hope this brings light and hope to that client with the eating disorder. Please tell her there is hope - always.