AMERICA: The Greatest Country On Earth

That's right. The greatest country on earth is the United States of America. But we didn't get where we are by accident and it isn't a fluke. We certainly have our share of problems and internal discord as we have throughout our history but there has always seemed to be a reliance on our core values and principals as a people and a nation that has kept us strong and moving along. Many of our values can be found in our Constitution as put forth by our founding fathers. We have been a nation of tenacious individualists, a nation of faith, a nation of commitment to family, a nation who values peace, a nation who has always looked out for the "underdog", a nation that has valued and rewarded hard work and innovation. We, each and every one of us, needs to take a moment and do some serious reflection on our own personal values and principals and those of our country. Are we being led in a way and in a direction that continues to support our national and personal values? Have we truly become a nation of whiners that look to the government to care take us and make everything better? Have we truly lost our value for the individual and the individual spirit? Have we grown so meek we can longer face our adversaries head-on? Out of some necessity we have to participate in a greater global world but do we really have to sacrifice all we are and who we are to participate? If we do is it really worth the cost? We need to refocus America! Refocus on a deep personal level then as a nation Refocus America. Together we can do it. Our whole has always been greater than our sum and it still is today.

As individuals and as a nation we have always valued giving a hand up to those in need whether our neighbor or a fledgling country. I will speak only personally here as I will give a hand up freely but take caution in giving a hand out. We value the pioneer spirit and creativity. We value life, liberty and the inherent rights of individuals to make their own way. If we continue down the path we are on can we hold on to these values in any meaningful way? If our government does any thing for us at all, it's primary function should be to help resolve and remove obstacles for upholding our values. Our values as citizens, as individuals that together make up this country we call America. It has been and is our differentness, our melting pot of peoples, ideals, and accomplishments that has made us what we are. These are the things others covet in our country and why America has always been an end destination for so many wanting so much more. Are we willing to give that up America to be like every other country and just be one in the fold of a global hierarchy? Not for me. Not in my lifetime. Not without fighting to my very last breath! I am not willing to sacrifice America and her greatness to appease one person, one country or the world. We did not get to be the greatest country in the world by being silent. We did not get to be the greatest country in the world through bowing to the will of other peoples and nations. We did not get to be the greatest country in the world by negotiating our core values away.

It's up to us America as it always has been. One individual at a time. One family at a time. One city, one town, one state at a time. Take back our country now and get back to what made us what we are today. The power truly lies with the individual. REFOCUS AMERICA!