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To you, our highly-valued friends,
We at Girl With a Purpose (GWAP) Blog want to wish you God's richest blessings for the Holiday Season!
May it be a time of happiness and togetherness and a rediscovery of what family really means...
And may the upcoming New Year be one of fulfilled dreams and prosperity!
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa!
Gillian Campbell,
Owner- Girl With a Purpose (GWAP) Blog
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Everyone has defining moments in their lives..these are:
1) Unforgettable events that summarize different phases of our lives
Or
2) Events that occur in our lives that enable us to gain some deep perspective re some aspect of our lives.
George Bush's defining moment occurred on Sunday, while at a press conference in Iraq.
During the press conference, an angry Iraqi journalist threw both of his shoes at Mr. Bush.
Mr. Bush was successful at ducking /(dodging being hit), on both occasions.
[In Iraq (or in any Muslim country) it is an insult for someone to throw their shoes at you...as the shoe is the bearer of dirt and as such, is deemed to be unclean. This event also runs contrary to the Muslim tradition of treating Heads of State like royalty and thus it upset some Muslims and Iraqis.]
But I can tell you that a lot of people around the world have found this event to be quite comical...
As they feel that George Bush's tenure as US President, has been mostly a failure, due to his initiation of the War in Iraq.
...They feel that the boot-throwing incident is a fitting summary of how many people around the world feel about Mr. Bush.
I must admit that I too found this event to be comical up until today, when I heard George Bush being interviewed by CNN correspondent, Candy Crowley, during Wolf Blitzer's Programme, "Situation Room".
Mr. Bush admitted that the US had invaded Iraq based on inaccurate intelligence.
Inaccurate intelligence, huh?...
Now this is a war that has claimed thousands of lives, caused tremendous damage (physically and emotionally) and for which trillions of dollars have been spent...trillions of dollars that the USA would have loved to have had in their coffers now.
Interesting huh?...when you can be so dogged about an idea that you execute it so that your name can go down in the history-books as being one of the greatest American Presidents, only to have your name go down as being an embarrassment to the USA.
To have your tenure be recorded as being so shameful, that the world (including Americans) laugh at you while you're being insulted.
I would like this to be a lesson to President-elect Barack Obama, if he, in his decision-making capacity as US President, makes decisions that are not in the best interest of his country nor the rest of the world:
Mr. Obama...if you walk in the footsteps of your predecessor...you will not only disappoint Americans, you will disappoint the rest of the world.
Mr. Obama, the world is wary of world-leaders like Mr. George Bush.
We await the dawning of a more intelligent American administration...one which understands its role in world politics and is willing to act in the interest of itself and the world who looks up to it.
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I want to thank Sunrise 7 Australia for the use of their inset Yahoo video,above.
Gillian
Sources Include
1) CNN, December 14 &16,2008
2) Wolf Blitzer's "Situation Room",via CNN, December 16,2008.
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Christmas, this year, will be different..not only because of the global economic crisis, but because this crisis has allowed a lot of us to think a little deeper about the things that do matter:- our lives and the people therein.
Sometimes we get so caught up in the commercialization of Christmas, we forget why we have Christmas in the first place.
The reason for Christmas is to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ...and to reflect on the fact that God loved us so much, that He sent His only Son, in the form of a baby:
1) To show us how to live our lives in a manner that would please Him
2) For Him to die,as a man, so that we might have everlasting life, if we believe (put our entire trust) in Him.
Many are dealing with loss this Christmas...specifically the loss of a loved one.
Whether that person was a family member, friend or significant other..that person in no longer in our lives...
Christmas will bring back very painful memories.
But I am going to ask our friends who are hurting to do something different this Christmas.
Appreciate the life that you have been given...Really appreciate the life that you have been given!
Realize that death and life and twin sisters..they go hand in hand.
Death must happen for rebirth to occur...
The death or separation of a loved one allows the love of other loved ones to take their place.
Please grieve...and yes, please realize that the importance of the grieving process...
But in grieving I'm going to ask you to do something else...try to put one foot in front of the other and walk..try to suck in air and breathe, realizing that God has kept you alive for a purpose.
God has a purpose for your life...ask Him what that purpose is...and He will tell you.
If you allow God to show you His purpose for your life...you will see the death/separation of your loved one, in light of the purpose that God has for you.
God knows best..He really does know why He allowed the death/separation of your loved one to take place.
He will support you during the good and bad times...
He will help you to get through this Christmas...
Will you let Him?
Gillian
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