Many of us are experiencing mild to catastrophic effects from the worlds recent economic turmoil. Threats to the value and possession of our finances, living arrangements, careers, businesses and dreams have been challenging to most. This is just a part of reality and unfortunately we have to face these conditions. We don’t know what the future holds for this year and the following years, but we should know that there is always light at the end of the tunnel. It is during these times that we must reevaluate ourselves and our environment, then take action to make our futures brighter. Hopefully we will discover better ways to improve our lifestyles and how we support and contribute to society. It might be in our interests to use these challenges to rebuild social and corporate infrastructures so we can ensure that our lives are in better hands. Also, let this be a time of finding new opportunities and pursuits that will better the world. Let’s keep moving forward toward the good things that lay ahead of us at the end of the tunnel.
Archive for February, 2009
Reaching the End of the Tunnel
Friday, February 27th, 2009Good Music
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009Gotta love GOOD music! Just came across this video clip of Rudy remaking the instrumental of Common’s song, “The People”, on his MPC. The instrumental was produced by Kanye West and Rudy made it look real easy to make. Gotta love sampling! Check it out below, then check out the music video:
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The Music Video:
“People” by Common
Leading Others in the Right Direction
Friday, February 20th, 2009Working on improving our lifestyle can be rewarding, but working to influence others around us to do the same can be rewarding for all. Having good influence requires setting good examples and managing our actions. In general, we must live in a positive manner if we want others to do the same. Most people are drawn by those who are good leaders, so having good leadership traits will help. Additionally, it is important that we maintain a positive outlook and to do the right things. It can sometimes be challenging, but making the effort can make a big difference on who we are influencing. If all things work out, hopefully we will see a domino effect that will lead to a better environment for all.
Enter the Good
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009For many of us, the path to living a greater life begins with making the decision to reorganize. Thinking about the quality of life we would like to live and how we can improve our lifestyle is a good start. We can begin by meditating on ways to improve our health, careers, relationships, finances, education, time management, thoughts, habits, etc. Then, we can prioritize a list of goals to achieve and take action to complete them. Finally, we can delete and celebrate what we’ve accomplished from our list and continously add more because life improvement never stops. Good luck!