America’s Respect Revolution

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

It is something that is and has been lacking in this country for a long time.

I do not get respect as a widow.  Most people can not get away from me fast enough.

I did not get it when I was unemployed either.  Putting the unemployed back to work requires people willing to help but most of society treats the unemployed with contempt.  They are nice to your face but once your back is turned, look out here come the knife.  Even your closest friends, family members and fellow church folk will turn on you.

What is the cure or at least part of the cure?

America’s Respect Revolution

My friend Katherine Miracle started a grass-roots campaign America’s Respect Revolution. (Click on the link to be taken to the Facebook page). 

It is…

A campaign to change culture and help Americans respect themselves and respect everyone…everyday. We believe you cannot have success without respect!!!

She is right, you can not achieve success without respecting yourself and others.

This link will take you to their Indiegogo crowd-funding page where you can find out more about America’s Respect Revolution and how you can help fund the documentary Katherine and her team are working on.

I urge you to become part of the revolution.  It is just as important if not more so than the revolution which founded this country.

So click on this link to read more about the campaign and watch the video.

Hopefully you will help America’s Respect Revolution spread like wildfire across the country.

Remember -

“Everyone wants it, not enough people give it, so not enough people receive it.”

Together we can change America so we once again respect ourselves and each other.

Join The Revolution!

Overwhelm

Overwhelm

According to Merriam-Webster the definition of overwhelm is:

2 a : to cover over completely : submerge

 Yes, that is what life is like after becoming a widow.  Even 4 ½ years later “overwhelm” describes me and my life. I am covered over completely with a never ending “To Do” list.  It is never empty and varies from day to day.  Tasks must still be done whether I am well or not. No sick days for me.

A List

This is not a typical day’s list as there are no typical days in my life.

  • Make the bed,
  • Empty the trash,
  • Clean the bathroom,
  • Dust and run the sweeper,
  • Figure out what to wear to a networking event next week.
  • Rewrite my elevator speech for the 1 millionth time.
  • Empty the dishwasher,
  • Load the dishwasher,
  • Play with Rommie (this is the only fun thing)
  • Read emails keeping current with job search and social media information via articles and newsletters
  • Update LinkedIn,
  • Send out Tweets on Twitter,
  • Tweak the resume for the next job application,
  • Weed the flower beds (at least I have someone who mows the yard)
  • Oh wait!  I forgot to rehearse the elevator speech!

The list just keeps getting longer and longer.  I cross one off and replace it with 2 more.

Just when I think I can go to bed, I remember something in the washer needs taken out and hung up to dry.  So downstairs I go.  Opps forgot hangers, back upstairs I go, now that I have the hangers, back downstairs I go.

Through it all I keep praying for the strength to deal with the feeling of being “overwhelmed.”  God gives me the strength to get done what I can on any given day.

Favorite Time Of Day

Then finally my favorite part of the day comes – bedtime. There is nothing like crawling into bed at day’s end.   It is then I say my prayers of thanksgiving for the strength I had that day.  Then just as I am about to fall asleep I remember I forgot to wash my face and brush my teeth   ;-)

Other Widows

So if you know of someone who is a widow and it has been several years since her husband moved to heaven, don’t think she now has a lot of time on her hands because odds are she too is overwhelmed.

The Best Reasons For Helping Widowed Employees

Remember the best reasons for helping your employee who has been suddenly widowed at an age society considers “young” is:

  • “Therefore but for the grace of God go I.”  It could easily be you in her shoes at any given moment.
  • “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”  Matthew 7:12 (NIV)
  • “You reap what you sow” or “What goes around comes around.”  Whichever saying you prefer, how you treat your employee will come back to you maybe in a day, a year or 30 years from now.  That is a fact of life.

So why would you not want to play a part in her recovery?

Coming Monday 5/23 – Thoughts On Death Of Other Family Members

Coming Saturday – Sacrifice & Become

Coming Sunday – Wildest Dreams

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