A Land of Self Help

I was listening to talk shows today. I was just sampling different shows, some political and some not. I began to notice something. It just hit me like a ton of bricks.

But I doubted my thoughts. I thought "this cannot be true". So I went and did a little research. I really didn't have to look too far or wide. All I had to do was use Google, Yahoo Search, Facebook and Myspace. Yes Facebook and Myspace can be used for research.

All I had to do was type in my key words and everywhere I searched, I got a ton of hits back. It didn't matter what key words I used, they all turned up hundreds of thousands of hits. Sometimes the hits numbered in the millions.

So I knew I was on to something. I knew that there was an issue in our nation. I knew that we cannot believe what we spend billions a year on.

Now what was it I was researching? Self Help; Motivational, Life Coach, Motivational Teachers/Speakers.

People like Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield, Les Brown and even movies like The Celestine Prophecy and The Secret kept popping up.

Now why was I looking for such things and how the hell does all of that relate to politics and freedom and liberty.

Well, its pretty simple and very logical. We are a nation of people that search for ways to improve ourselves. We turn to those who can teach and motivate us to be our best; to reach levels of personal achievement we only could dream about before these gurus and movies.

All of this stuff has one thing in common. ONE THING. They all teach that YOU are the change that you need to make in your life. YOU are the only person that can achieve all that you want in life. YOU are the only one that can make yourself rich, happy, safe, cool, smart, etc.

These gurus make millions and millions and we, the people of this nation gladly turn over our hard earned money to learn the so-called secrets these gurus claim to have. But when it comes down to it, ALL the gurus say the same thing. YOU are the only one that can make a change in your life.

We believe that to be the truth. We know that to be the truth. We have seen and/or experienced that to be the truth.

So why is it in a nation that prides itself on self esteem and self motivation would be so willing to turn over their freedom and liberty to a government? Why is it we read and watch and listen to gurus tell us that we are responsible for our own lives yet vote for those who will take away our ability to be responsible for our own lives?

There is a huge disconnect there. It makes no logical or emotional sense. Yet here we are. A nation full of self esteem citizens that vote for people who want to keep us from realizing our dreams. And we justify it by saying, we need to do something or that the government can give it to us for free. That is a direct contradiction to what we learn from the gurus. It is a direct contradiction to what we believe. We obviously believe it because we buy more and more of their products that teach us just that fact.

Isn't it time you got your moneys worth from those gurus? If you think so, then its time to vote for those who also believe the gurus and will let you go for your dreams. A liberal thinks you can't make it on your own. The gurus say you can make it on your own. Conservative say you can make it on your own.

Just something to think about.

What is wrong with being rich in America? Well, everything if you are not of the "right" political persuasion.

Why do I bring this up? Because over the past few days we have heard a lot about one rich man in this country being part of a group of rich people putting their hat in the ring to buy an National Football League franchise...the St Louis Rams.

The rich man? The super talker, Rush Limbaugh. Granted, Rush is an admitted Pittsburgh Steeler fan (as am I) but Rush loves the game of football. Now I must say I don't see a darn thing wrong with Rush owning in whole or in part, any sports team out there.

Even the formally portly Rev. Al Sharpton has gotten into the fray by saying the NFL should block Rush from owning a team. Al sited the fact that Rush once had an issue with drugs and that he has said racist statements on his show and in interviews.

Well, Rush has been pretty open about his addiction to prescription pain killers. And if you look at the numbers, a lot of Americans run into the same issues with these highly addictive pain medications as Rush.

Not to mention how many times in the recent past has NFL players been caught doing illegal drugs? Most of them get a slap on the wrist and a small fine and maybe a short suspension but you eventually see them back on the grid iron.

Is it because Rush is white? Not not really.

Is it because Rush is right? Well sort of.

Its because Rush is right of the political center. He is a Conservative. And the left doesn't like the fact that the biggest and richest name in talk radio is a white conservative man.

If I were Rush, I would drop the group he is affiliated with in the purchase of the team and try and purchase it directly. (I am sure Rush could come up with the financing) And then I would dare the NFL to deny him based on what a bunch of racists leftists say.

And then I would ask each and every star on the Rams, who is a millionaire then fire them. Time for some new blood in the NFL and that blood should be young men who play for the love of the game and not the millions they think they deserve.

This is one black man that says to Rush, buy the darn team.