I love this blog site. Colleen is an exceptional writer who can tackle inspiration, humor, despair, silliness and issues others shy from, like this one, our nation. It’s a great post and worth a read. Her site is really worth the visit and is a real treat
Our Once Great Country.
How many times have we thought this? Heard this? Or said it ourselves? Out of frustration at the drug problems, the equality issues, the political ridiculousness. Have we muttered it under our breaths because of the arguments over having guns or having gun controls. Do we roll our eyes at the incomprehensible debt. Are we dropping our heads in acceptance and shame at the decline of our country?
Our Once Great Country is still our country. It’s greatness is not defined by it’s borders. Or it’s politicians. It’s military might. It’s medical plan.
Our Once Great Country is defined by you. And me. Our children. Their children. My parents. Their parents.
Our Once Great Country is only as great as those of us who stand on it’s soil and represent it’s Greatness.
And among our greatness is our greatest weakness. Our greatest threat. Our…
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You really know what this community is all about–supporting one another. Thanks for all the recommendations! 🙂
That is so kind of you to say. It’s my nature to want to help and share. I think that’s why I became a nurse and love my job (my real professional job). Wasn’t until I became very ill that I was afforded the time to write (always loved writing) and even then I wanted to use that to help dogs. It makes me feel good. It means a lot to me that you took the time to come here to say this. Thank you.
Great stuff to read
Good morning my friend. The writer of this piece really made a wonderful point that it is in “us”, so many good decent human beings, to change things starting with generating a viewpoint of hope, not a false hope but a responsible hope. The chemistry of hope can create miracles. The piece struck me deeply and I had to share. I’m always so happy to see you drop in. Thank you.
Wow! Thank you for the love and the share. You honor and humble me. 🙂
Colleen, my friend. It’s so beautifully written and speaks to what’s important, our humanity. Therein lies the hope and solutions, exactly what the whole world needs right now. I have friends that are reblogging and posting this on facebook. Let’s hope it spreads far and wide.
Paulette, so many things you wrote touched me kindly. “Friend”, “beautifully written”, “hope and solutions”. Thank you for saying these things to me. 🙂
My pleasure.