I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful 4th of July weekend.
\nAnd for those of you who had Monday off as well \u00e2\u20ac\u201c I hate you.
\nJust kidding. No, seriously \u00e2\u20ac\u201c I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m just kidding. Please don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t stop reading yet.
\nI enjoyed a great time on Saturday with a BBQ cooked for 15 people and eaten by only five.
\nI used to be really good at hosting and preparing parties and BBQ\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s when I was in college.
\nBut for some reason over the last year or so my planning has been a bit off.
\nI think I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve discovered a problem that seems to be taking place in my generation and those that are following behind us \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a reservation doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mean what it used to.
\nAnd more importantly our word is no longer our bond.
\nMaybe I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m one of the few people of my generation who believe you should stay true to your commitments and true to your promises.
\nMaybe I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m one of the few people left who actually believe that if a person says they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll show up or do something for me, they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll actually do it.
\nIs it my trusting nature or just my ignorance?
\nI would love to put the blame on my parents\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 generation — a generation who began a downward spiral in neglecting their commitments made at the wedding altar.
\nI would love to say we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not responsible for our \u00e2\u20ac\u0153me first\u00e2\u20ac\u009d attitude.
\nBut I think we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re all responsible for our own actions \u00e2\u20ac\u201c no matter what your shrink might tell you.
\nOn a brief side note, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m still waiting to see someone come on Jerry Springer and tell the world, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m a screw up. My parents were great, my grandparents were great, my school was great, my life was great \u00e2\u20ac\u201c I just messed it all up. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m the only one to blame.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nQuit blaming everyone else for your mistakes.
\nOk, sorry about that tangent. Back to the topic at hand.
\nWe as a generation must start taking responsibility for our actions.
\nWe must realize that sometimes saying \u00e2\u20ac\u0153No\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is better than saying \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Yes\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and then neglecting to fulfill our promise.
\nIf you tell your boss you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll get a task done, get it done.
\nIf you tell you friend you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll call, return the call.
\nIf you tell your girlfriend or your wife you love her, mean it.
\nIt seems so simple, yet for so many, including myself, it has become so hard to do, yet sticking by your word goes a long way.<\/p>\n
Far better not to vow in the first place than to vow and not pay up. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Eccl. 5:5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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