Thursday, December 31, 2009

The Hero's of 2009

The Hero's of 2009

The curtains are closing on a rather auspicious year as 2009 shrugged off early January warnings of global collapse and disaster. We now gratefully welcome the New Year that abounds with new opportunities, accompanied with a healthy dose of relief. Having dodged the bullet, but for how long it is unclear.

Year end TV brings year end reviews of world events. This, being the end of a decade, brings ten years of accomplishments and follies. Maybe it’s our infatuation with drama and the extreme, but the shows are filled with scandals, corruption, cheating and abuse.

If it were not for pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger landing his plane safely on the Hudson, some shows would have found nothing to offset their crisis ridden commentary.

Was it the case in the year 2009 that the world was run amuck with villians and far too few prime time heros?

Maybe. But if the hero’s have not emerged as television individuals, they are growing as communities, families, non-profits, and citizens of our nation stand up and take ownership in our country.

With a force as powerful as freedom, this massive wave of grass roots heros could tip the scales toward long term prosperity. Perhaps sparing us from the havoc many yet warn is inevidible.

But it will take an effort no less impressive than the will of the people to get us back on track.

And if individual responsibility is born out of the disgust of what 2009 and preceding years had to offer, then we can look back on this year as a catalyst and a great one indeed.

Working together, we can carry the momentum into 2010 and bring financial literacy to schools throughout the state!

Have the Happiest of New Years!

James Studinger