Last year I ranted about 9-11 when I posted on this date. This year my plan is to do the same. The 9-11 hype bothers me. Today in my classes as I asked students to put the date on the paper and mentioned the date, several students made sounds like they were being hurt. "Get over it," I responded. These kids were four years old when it happened. They don't remember 9-11. All they know about 9-11 is the Republican and media hype. Yes, it was devastating, but it's not the most devastating thing that has happened to our country... not even close. Americans need to remember 9-11 as they remember all of the other horrible things that happened to our country. Next they need to remember it's history and get over it. Perhaps we should remember that we went to war in Iraq due to this event even though it had nothing to do with Iraq.
Today I went back to the interweb to find out what I could post about that would relate to sankalpa . "...Sankalpa has the potential to release tremendous power by clearly defining and focusing on a chosen goal." My chosen goal since May has truly been on being physically active. Since it's cold and miserable out, I've been being active inside instead of outside. December 6th (or something like that) was the last time I ventured outside for physical activity. I, however, have still been going to they gym and focusing on being physically fit (or at least burning enough calories to eat more food). Yesterday I received an early morning text from a friend in God's Country . President Obama was talking about "The President's Challenge" . Today (I tried yesterday and decided to put it off until today... forget out it... let it happen... put it aside... clear my mind of it... all probably sankalpa) I formed a group. The...
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