Change?

As we dawn a new year I'm sure many of you, as am I, are consumed with your new years resolutions or how to better yourself and your lives in the new year. Now that we live in a world so interconnected a la the world wide web, why does it seem that we are more self concerned. It would seem that 2008 ushered in the era of change. Not just the slogan having to do with Pres. elect Obama but the eminent change in the status and lifestyle of the United States of America and even the outside world as we know it. We are betting a lot on this so called change and i would love to be an optimist here but if anyone knows their history change doesn't come nicely. It would seem we don't need Obama for change because change is coming whether we like it or not. The most ironic part about it, is that change is coming because of the lack of change over the past several decades. On one hand we are told we cannot consume ourselves with worldly problems which we as individuals cannot do anything about but on the other hand not consuming ourselves is allowing the world to go into a state of organized anarchy by the hands of those elite few doing as they please while we stay busy and compliant worrying about ourselves and our little bubble of a life. Even as the communist regime in Cuba celebrates its 50th anniversary of basically no "change", Raul Castro warns of eminent change to come. This comes from a country stuck in a time capsule where change is a forbidden word to be uttered. There is a lot of activity going on in the world around us as well as within our own neighborhoods which can be directly connected but you have to have your third eye open. As we plunge into economic chaos keep in mind that the powers that be gain more power in our distraction. We must all be true patriots and question everything, understand what is happening and at the very least prepare mentally for the change ahead of us.