Obsession & Insanity

This is a video i had to create. I was led to the Macy's shoe department December 26 and look at what I found, a department in utter shambles from the catastrophic and insane shoppers. The eminent fact here is that Somerset Mall is supposed to be the premier mall in Michigan, a place the affluent and dignified flock to make their lofty purchases. Look at this mess! And people wonder why i often attack the morals and values of Americans, where is the civility.

To my understanding there was a great sale, or at least it better have been. But a great sale does not warrant acting like a savage. As Americans become greedier and exponentially more materialistic we lose our civility and values. There is no reason why you can't pick up a shoe and put it back down where you found it, there is also no reason why you can't put the shoes that you tried on back in the box that you retrieved them from! This is why stores open up at midnight to releases products and people stand in line for days upon days to purchase things they will be tired of in a month or two. This is also an extension of why we are in a recession now. I read an article a while back that said something like this, "about 25 years ago CEO's made about 5 times more than the average worker, now its about 18 times more". People have developed a tendency to get all you can at any cost, totally apathetic to the next man. Maybe im exaggerating but there is just no reason that i should have been able to make this video. Don't get me wrong i like to have things as well, however i think it is important to exercise some measure of discipline and civility. We had someone killed this year on black friday because some ignorant, belligerent, and insipid customers chose to trade a man's life for a cheaply built and marginally constructed door-buster piece of electronics that wont work in two years anyway. C'mon America, are you serious?

We need to start over make everyone hunt for food and build their own shelter.We'll go from there and we will see who's looking to get to the store to buy an overpriced item that doesn't help them live or exist one bit. I can rationalize a scene like this at a grocery store or the realtor's office just not at a department store. Next time you are shopping please act like you have some sense and assure your parents that they raised you right.

Who Can You Help Today?

Can I get my MS on? Motivational speaking. Before I delve into this, a lady at Panera Bread ask me if I was a psychiatrist this week. I responded and said in a way "yes". However I urge everyone to ponder for a moment; who can i help today? Not in a random way either, I want you to think about your talents and what you are good at and offer them to a friend or a family member. People need to be outlets, resources, or avenues for other people and their talents if they can help them. There are so many talented individuals that never get to come out of the water for air. I understand that some people are not motivated but most people want to do productive things they just don't know the path to tread.

I usually don't like talking about myself but here we go. I think about myself and I reflect on how good it felt to help someone else excel and/or proceed. I have assisted with biographies, press releases, album reviews, company profiles, and etc. My principle for doing so was just to help advance whomever I was helping, understanding that we are more productive as a unit then we are individually. And suppose they advance a great deal in their field and they need more writing work, then they said I know the perfect person, subsequently I bring someone along when i need help and the web of excellence just keeps expanding along with your resources. We should all be familiar with the phrase "there is strength in numbers", we need to execute that. Here is a harbinger for what is blossoming in my life (you guys get the exclusive): I was trying to work on my logo for my company and I was having a tumultuous time, one day i abruptly realized my brother is extremely artistic and i have a friend that does graphic design such as web pages and logos. Then it occurred to me that i have another friend who has his own branding company and has created logos for others as well. Aside from them i have a host of close friends/family that have an excess of talent. I easily have enough around me to start an empire and its the same way for a lot of us we just don't realize it or take advantage of it.

So my behest today is to take the initiative and offer help to your fellow man and start the web of excellence. If you read this blog post then it was written for you specifically. "One man dreamt of becoming something while the other stayed awake and became"

The World is Ours

The Olympics are the greatest spectacle on earth! Watching the numerous nations assemble together in one location is humbling. Frankly, everybody in the world is so beautiful. Im real zealous right now, looking at the pride all of these nations have for their respective homelands. An event like this is truly magnificent and urges us to realize how small of a world portion we sample everyday. I love these people!

I need to develop a broader palette of friends. Im about to get a correspondent or a friend in 15 countries so i can keep tabs on the pulse of the world, or at least im going to try. I suggest we all make an effort to expand our circles and step out of our comfort zones. Im trying to learn spanish by the way and whoever wants to help me do it let me know, perhaps thats why i had a dream last night that i was buying Pimsleurs Spanish program. Lets step our world game up.

God is love
Rev Run

Naw im just clowning- PEACE, literally and figuratively.