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Rhi Bowman
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Rhi (pronounced Ree) B. is short for Rhiannon Bowman. Rhi B. is me. I’m a young woman– a newly wed, mother of two spoiled rotten cats and student– working hard to get out of college and on with the business of freelance writing. Trading money for words is a lifelong dream. After allowing...
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We shall overcome

It's time for an infusion of hope

Saturday, October, 11, 2008

"Get over it." That's what my maternal grandmother, who was born in the middle of the Great Depression, said to me today. I was telling her about my anxiety regarding the economic crisis and the upcoming elections. "You are so lucky, dear; when you feel down just remember how lucky you are."

She's correct. I am lucky. I will wager that anyone reading this is lucky (having an Internet connection and the ability to read is lucky). We have a lot to be grateful for, a lot to hold on to and a lot to look forward to in the ever approaching future.

I am down because of the way people are treating each other. I am down because greed has gotten the better of our financial systems. I am down because there is a lot of fear swirling and a lot of lies on the tip of too many tounges.

My bloodpressure is up, my energy is down and my faith in people is wavering. For the past many days I have bathed myself in news, waiting for one of the breaking news alerts to light up my life with hope. I'm sure you're not surprised to know I have been repeatedly disappointed. I haven't been giving my (very expensive) education or my work my full focus. I am at risk of loosing myself to the wild world of worry.

Grandma's advice is sound, "Get over it." She also said, "We always get past this stuff. Don't worry, honey; get busy."

Get over it. Yes. I must. I've assigned myself a long list of things to do-- rearrange my office, organize my files and the notes and interviews from past stories, catch up on all of the homework I've been ignoring and crank out all of the writing assignments that are due next week. All things that need to be done, all things that will take my mind off of the scary things going on in the world.

Do you need to get over it, too? If so, sing with me... 

We Shall Overcome

We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome some day 
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe-- we shall overcome someday

 

We shall all be free
We shall all be free
We shall all be free some day
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe-- we shall overcome someday

 

We are not afraid
We are not afraid
We are not afraid some day 
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe-- we shall overcome someday

 

We are not alone
We are not alone
We are not alone some day 
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe-- we shall overcome someday

 

Borrowed from: http://www.k-state.edu/english/nelp/american.studies.s98/we.shall.overcome.html
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Jodene
Jodene
Don't know if you've heard
Posted Sat, 10/11/2008 - 00:30
Don't know if you've heard about Bill Ayers and Obama "connection", but a friend of mine (friend of Ayers) was asked to interview on a very conservative television program and he refused. Like Obama, he chooses to refocus on hope and not giving the ridiculous the attention they don't deserve. It's appropriate that MLK referred to hope in his time and that we do the same now- particularly with the financial mess and serious consequences it's presenting for people. Imagine if we all focused on the positive- not to ignore or overlook serious, unethical issues- but in our own lives. I like that thought.