“The only way to be happy, is to give happy.”
It’s been a while since we’ve had one of these. Good luck on this one, and of course, the winner will receive a signed copy of Orrin Woodward and my Launching a Leadership Revolution book!
To truly understand freedom one must understand economics. I was slow to arrive at this conclusion, but have come to realize that without economic freedom (among others) there is no true individual freedom.
Sadly, most people remain in the dark about economics. It is an area shrowded in unnecessary complication and myth, and some of that, I believe, is intentional. A case in point is what is known as the Great Depression. The myths surrounding that terrible period have fostered some of the worst public policy in American history. To clear up these myths Lawrence W. Reed of the Foundation for Economic Education (F.E.E.) has written a clear and consice article entitled Great Myths of the Great Depression. I would suggest you read every word. Hard copies are also available from FEE. (Special thanks to Terry Woychowski for turning me onto this article). 
Freedom isn't free, and it also isn't a right. It is a privilege that must be fought for on a regular basis. Growing up I was taught that the United States was the most free country in the world. While that may have been true in my childhood, it is no longer. What men and women died to acquire and preserve, politicians and well-meaning but ignorant policymakers and activists have either directly dismantled or allowed to erode.
Not much time today for posting, but I thought I would share with you all one of my favorite verses from the Old Testament:
Psalm 37:23-24
"The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand."
Middle age is the time of life when work begins to be a lot less fun and fun begins to be a lot more work.
Would you agree that for most of us in what is left of the "West" (a term defining a civilization, culture, and heritage more than a geographic location), we have descended from voting for the lesser of two evils to voting for the evil of two lessers?
What a week! I just received word that Barnes and Nobles booksellers in the Dallas area have listed co-autor Orrin Woodward and my book, Launching a Leadership Revolution, #1 on their softcover non-fiction best-seller list. I am flattered that the book continues to do so well, having now been released in soft-cover in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Ireland, and translated into Russian and Portuguese. There is truly a leadership revolution going on!
Wow! You three readers must be making quite an impact! I was informed just now that on Wednesday, May27 this blog was chosen for Blog of the Day on Technorati.com. You can read all about it here (scroll down when you get there).
People like to feel significant, especially if this does not involve much of an effort on their part.
On this Memorial Day it is fitting and right that we should pause to remember and thank the millions of servicemen and women who have sacrificed, many ultimately, for the freedoms we enjoy. In honor to them, I want to share with you some quotes and thought development from author Alexander Boot, a Russian who came to America only to discover that the "free" country he had heard about no longer existed. His book, How the West Was Lost, was his attempt to explain what happened. I would highly recommend it for anyone interested in freedom and its resurrection.
"The rule of law presupposes a set of constitutional guarantees that are equally binding for the state and for the individual."
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