Grandparents Day is Sunday, September 10

Love & Relationships
Grandparents Day is Sunday, September 10. Since 1978, Grandparents Day has been a secular holiday commemorating the important contributions seniors have contributed throughout history. And no contribution is more important than the enduring relationships many have shared with their grandchildren. I enjoy looking at old pictures - especially black and white images of family members I’ve never had the opportunity to know beyond stories passed down through the generations. Unfortunately, sometimes all we’re left with are dozens of family photographs, which are missing the narrative that makes them come alive. And while history books have aptly captured prominent times in our nation’s illustrious past, once the elders in our own families are gone, so are the stories and the glories of our own legacy. My last living grandparent, my grandmother…
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What rewards does convenience provide?

Life & Living
The former CEO of Chrysler Corporation, Lee Iacocca, wrote what I consider a must read for anyone walking the planet today who’s fed up with politics running rampant in every facet of life. The book is entitled, Where Have All the Leaders Gone? In one chapter titled, “Are we too fat and satisfied for our own good?” Iacocca states, “Sometimes I wonder if we’d be better off with less success. Maybe our minds are getting a little warped. We have five hundred TV channels, plus the Internet. Too much TV, too much Internet, too many e-mails. I’m not knocking computers, but as the saying goes, garbage in, garbage out. Do you ever stop and think about how you’re actually benefiting from this brave new computer world?” While the above paragraph…
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What sacrifice have YOU made to better your character?

Generosity & Kindness
We could learn a lot from former Ford and Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca, who made a great sacrifice for his professional character. This was taken from an article written by Susan Tompor – a Free Press Columnist. Iacocca cut his salary to $1 a year as Chrysler arranged concessions that the Loan Guarantee Act required. "I didn't take $1 a year to be a martyr," Iacocca wrote in 1984 in his bestseller Iacocca: An Autobiography. "I took it so that when I went to Doug Fraser, the union president, I could look him in the eye and say: 'Here's what I want from you guys as your share,' and he couldn't come back to me and ask: 'You SOB, what sacrifice have you made?'" From homes to businesses to politics,…
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