Living richly is not necessarily a matter of living extravagantly. Living richly is living with purpose, with meaning, and with authentic joy in every moment.
You don’t need a certain set of circumstances to enjoy a life of richness. What it takes is a profound sense of gratitude for the life you have.
On this very day, in this very moment, you can live as richly as anyone. You can give great meaning and fulfillment to this moment by simply appreciating the fact that you’re in it.
Life’s endless goodness and richness surround you even now. Open your awareness to the positive possibilities and choose to live them.
Be truly rich, not by virtue of what you have, but by how much genuine meaning you give to each moment. Be truly rich, and let life’s goodness freely and unceasingly flow through all you do.What do you think?
I agree with others. Gene Simmons and KISS got this one perfectly. Thank you KISS. Most of all as a Veteran, a Father and Grandfather I want to than the men and women serving now for the freedom my family and I enjoy. It was not free.
God bless all of you and your families.
DR Rawson
We are the small businesses of America. The dreamers are the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker, the mechanic, the florist, the barber and more. Each new business began with a dream, an idea and a thought that they could start their own business. These are the 99.7% of all businesses in America.
ADP is the world’s largest processor of payroll checks for businesses. According to a study that they did in 2006, they found that 82.9% of U.S. employment was in businesses with less than 500 employees (the classic definition of a small business).
I don’t agree with Occupy Wall Street or the Occupy SEC rally that’s on the 17th in Washington, D.C.
I do believe in the power of journalism and it’s possible to inform anyone and everyone regarding social injustice. The Occupy movement brought attention to the fact that 1% are haves and the 99% are the have-nots. But, is this true? I don’t think so.
First, the 99% consists of many more classifications than ONE. How about the poverty line? How about lower, middle and upper middle class? These classifications have existed at least since the 1950’s and probably before.
Back in the ‘90’s we had the young upwardly mobile professional (Yuppie). They weren’t rich . . . yet. But they let the world know they were going to try hard to be exactly that, rich.
The 99.9% need help too. People see their way out of poverty by starting their own business. They see a way forward and up by starting their own business. The problem has always been money.
Yesterday, the House passed HR 2930, The Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act. This bill deserves your support. This will help localize investment capital without running afoul of the SEC. This is a chance for the community to help business get going.
Get involved. Here’s how:
Sign the Legalize Local Investment Petition!
Ask your Senators to support The Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act
YOU can make a difference for U.S. We are the 99.7%
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The year was 1981 – 1982 and our Team had a brilliant idea (we thought). Let’s clone the Apple Computer (on the left above). After all, IBM was allowing clones of its very successful machine, etc. We ordered our first batch of computers (500). When they arrived six weeks later, they all worked and the software we licensed ran perfectly.
We were off . . .
Well, not exactly. After making contact with the first retailer we received a call from Apple’s law firm. The notification (very politely) were that a Cease and Desist order was on its way to us. After spending a lot of money, we shut the operation down immediately and closed the company.
My point for bringing this up is that Steve Jobs was famous for sticking to his guns. In his head he had a plan. It wasn’t always known to the rest of us but nevertheless he had a plan. None of us understood why he wouldn’t allow, as IBM had done, the cloning of the Apple computer.
Over the years, the decision to be that independent has paid off for Apple and its share holders.
The world and indeed we as individuals will miss his vision and most of all his steadfast leadership.
Our condolences go out to the Jobs family and the 45,000 plus Apple employees around the world.
Footnote:
With the introduction of the iPhone 3 our family and my office has made the change to all apple products. At my desk is an iPad with a keyboard, a 27″ iMac with a second 24″ wall mounted monitor and then a keyboard, magic trackpad and mouse for the iMac and an iPhone with its own keyboard. My MacPro laptop goes with me when I travel (my wife doesn’t like it when its missing). I call all of this fabulous technology, the command center.
Husband, Father, Grandfather, Son, Brother, Uncle, 32 Degree, K.C.C.H. Mason, Serial Entrepreneur, Possibilist, Chairman & CEO, Leader, Speaker, Philanthropist, Veteran, and Friend.
A successful entrepreneur with 23 companies to his credit, Mr. Rawson is focused on solutions that provide sustainable answers to domestic and global issues. 
