Do you remember family vacations from when you were growing up? I do, and they were always a great time, no matter where we went. Mom and dad always made sure that we had a good time. Even those vacations when everything that could go wrong did! Those memories are some of the best I can recall. Loading up the car, and taking off for somewhere we had never been. The anticipation was always the best part. Sometimes the game plan would change mid trip, and that always was fun. But it always seems to work out for the best.
I have not been able to do this for my kids as much as I would like to. Why? Gas prices are killing us. The American dream is changing right before our very eyes. We have had to postpone more than 1 trip because we just could not afford the gas to load up and go. This just kills me. But what can I do? Find a better job? Yes, that’s part of it, one of the many reasons I am back in college. Earning that degree that will help us get to where we need to be. But we as a country need to change things from the way they are now.
We all need to do our part to get back to the basic values our country was founded on. Everyone should read the constitution again and understand the values and principle we were founded on. We have gotten away from these, and to me, it’s a big part of our problem in this country. We are Americans. We need to find that can do attitude we once possessed. We don’t seem to have it anymore. It’s still there; underneath all the crap we call a life. But it’s going to take all of us to make it work. You can make the changes we need just like I can. Just do it!
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