Leadership without vision fails followers. People without dreams fail society.

What happens when we let go of our dreams? What in the past year do you wish you could have done differently? While these thougts come to mind typically at the start of a new year, they may fit well into the start of your summer plans.

I often wonder how society got to where it is today. There is great evidence to suggest that some people lived their dreams to the fullest, good or bad, while others simply lived to get by. I venture to think those that live to just survive never have their stories told so maybe they had no passion for life.

This song/video brought tears to my eyes:

 http://www.yeswecansong.com

Dear YP4 Family,

 Spread the word, share the video. History is in the making...

~Amira

I was reading one of my favorite news sources today  AlerNet, and was reminded that today is the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

In a great article by Norman Solomon and Jeff Cohen, I was reminded of just how controversial and passionate MLK  was. I thought I would pass it along.  

The Martin Luther King You Don't See on TV


By Norman Solomon and Jeff Cohen, AlterNet


Posted on April 4, 2007, Printed on April 4, 2007


http://www.alternet.org/story/50151/

It's become a TV ritual: Every year on April 4, as Americans commemorate Martin Luther King's death, we get perfunctory network news reports about "the slain civil rights leader."

The remarkable thing about these reviews of King's life is that several years -- his last years -- are totally missing, as if flushed down a memory hole.