What I have for you here is an article from the Early to Rise ezine and web site (www.EarlyToRise.com) by Robert Ringer. Given the deluge of daily bad news, I'm trying to post some things that are attitude adjusters. We need to fight the "woe is me" inclination.

Ringer's article reminds me of Robin Moore's description of how he came to write The Green Berets back in the 1960s. He had approached the leadership about the book and was told he would only be allowed access if he went through some military training.

"But I'm a really good listener," he said. "Can't I just hang around?" The answer was no, he had to go through Airborne (a.k.a. Jump) school. If he made it through that, then he would be allowed to attend training and finally to go in the field.

Moore did go through the training, where (as he described it) "years of good living poured off my body." He made it and became a household name who gave us several terrific books.

The point is, there is rarely something worth having if you don't have to struggle for it. Sometimes, to have something we want, we have to endure something we don't want.

Another point of Ringer's article you may be interested in is the topic of the bailout itself. This was written in October, so reading the article now gives an illuminating perspective.

Here's the link.

http://www.earlytorise.com/2008/10/15/the-great-bailout-stall.html?o=1606094&u=12528072&l=1598572