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Time to Hide?

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Backstory – A Time to Hide

This story came from concern about the daily news in our country.  While we await progress and decision making and leadership, what we receive is foot dragging, finger pointing and blame.  We would not put up with it in our own life, why do we allow it in our government?  Hear where we might look for guidance.

Consider This Show – A Time to Hide

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Americans are worried. You can see it in our words and hear it in the emails we exchange with each other. The questionable practices that brought us to this state of the economy have long been in place. It’s impossible to revise things over night. Our good days have suddenly become the good old days.

There will be no easy out or fast cure. So what do we do? Shall we hide until it all goes away? Shall we ignore it all or turn the other cheek, or just hope for the best?

But this is not the first time that America has faced economic challenges. It’s not the first time that others have stolen away what is rightfully ours. Whether it be our savings, our home, or a loved one. Life isn’t fair, but we sometimes lose what out to have been ours to keep.

It’s time for families to turn inward. Discuss what the hard times mean for you and for others. Acknowledge the stress created by not knowing what can happen next. Ask your parents and grand-parents how they survived previous downturns. Just talking out in the open can really help.

Remember that life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain. Something to consider.

[Show #601]

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  1. Karen R. Sanderson says

    January 17, 2016 at

    I have been through plenty of hard times….they all pass. You may not be whole after, but that IS life. Full of challenges.

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  2. Annette Petrick says

    January 17, 2016 at

    So true, Karen. I find young adults thinking this is the first time that “things are not good.” They don’t know how their grandparents were told to hide under their desks and cover their heads to protect themselves from possible atomic attack. Or watched their classmates in iron lungs with polio. They did not pray through the Cuban Missile Crisis and wonder if tomorrow was going to come or not. Or heard the daily body count from the Vietnam war. We all survived those catastrophes and we will the next ones too. And if we are smart enough to PREVENT the next disaster, hooray for us.

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  3. Ted Figlock says

    January 18, 2016 at

    Thanks Annette, for your timely, inspiring comments.

    I am in awe at the hardships our parents met and overcame. When I told my Dad of my orders to Vietnam, he looked me in the eyes and said:” Son, I’d go in your place if I could.” And I know he meant it.

    I tried to buy additional life insurance, but when my orders came to light, the agents would smile and say:”Come see me when you return, and we’ll talk.” So, we soldiered on, especially the wives and kids who had to get off post and adjust.

    Thanks for the lift your CONSIDER THIS brings.

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  4. Annette Petrick says

    January 18, 2016 at

    I feel for today’s returning military, Ted. So much to bear from the time spent doing the unbearable.

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