What if Kindness, Humility and Genuineness Could Replace Spitefulness, Self-Importance, and Falsehoods? Can Minimalism Reset The American Dream?
The 12th Step Promises, Alcoholics Anonymous:
“If we are painstaking about this new phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are halfway through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to close the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and know peace. No matter how far down the scale we gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. That feeling of usefulness and self pity will disappear. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. Self-seeking will disappear. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us. We will intuitively know how to handle situations that used to baffle us. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do ourselves. Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us- sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them.”
It is disheartening to see America now. She’ s not even recognizable to just a few decades ago. The euphoric recall of what America was like in the late 1980’s and 1990’s is no longer. Our country’s self-esteem has evaporated right in front of our eyes. Since the unforgettable Election Year 2016, and the subsequent COVID-19 Pandemic, America’s wide spread deterioration has spiraled. Our self seeking lifestyles, striving to achieve what we think others have, and our professional occupations that we’ve been conditioned to define us. Our moral compass need adjustment. A new design of living per se. Changing our inner dialogue about ourselves and others, establishing more patience and empathy, authentic kindness which is not forced or fake, and a new moral high ground.
- What could spearhead ‘The Great American Revival?’
2. What would ‘The Great American Revival’ look like?
3. Could ‘The Great American Revival’ chip away at well established American ideologies surrounding our perceptions of success?
4. Is the current roadmap to ‘The American Dream’ healthy for our emotional well beings?
5. What if ‘The Great American Revival’ could bring about personal authenticity rather than neatly crafted facades for us?
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