You May Not Be Who You Want To Be but, You Can Be All You Need To Be

As we celebrate milestones in our lives, so we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King. There will be many events and programs put on in his name.

If Dr. King would have lived, I’m sure he would be a prominent figure at one of the biggest milestones of this century. Dr. King had a dream although he didn’t see it come to fruition. As we gravitate to our first black presidential inauguration, which is a huge milestone in this United States of America, Celebrate!

Celebrate the famous quote of Dr. King when he said” Let us not wallow in the valley of despair. I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." A new hope has been created in America. More people now believe that a bold and audacious dream can come true. Imagine the possibilities that will come into being as people of all races, colors and creeds realize that accomplishing their musings is a thought a change a doable yes we can. Can you participate in a milestone in your personal life, “YES YOU CAN”.

How will you treat the milestones in your personal life? You have lived to participate in this milestone and will benefit from all that it brings. What say you to your new lifestyle change? Its time to grasp your dreams and begin to put feet and shoes upon them. You may have started off crawling, but now its time to begin to walk in new ways. Once your dreams are on sturdy ground, then its time to run the race. In Hebrews 12:1 it states “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.

There were times before this milestone took place that we had lost hope of seeing a black president in our lifetime. We often heard the phrase “Yes we can” throughout the campaign. Now that Barack Obama has become the first black president, many believe that our dreams can come true. The words” Yes We Can” are a reality. We know that we may not be who we want to be, but we can become who we need to be by following our dreams and moving forward seeking to reach our own private milestones.

Do you want to honor Dr. Kings’ dream or one of your own? Then push, push and push until you have made it to your milestone. When you arrive--- CELEBRATE CELEBRATE, CELEBRATE!!

SPW
01-13-09

“There is little hope for us until we become toughminded enough to break loose from the shackles of prejudice, half-truths, and downright ignorance.
But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation.”

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.