The world watches in horror.  People are moved to donate supplies, food, equipment, time, and money.  I have personally given money, but I plan to do and give more.  Part of what I am giving is this narrative on how to interpret and react to this awful catastrophy. I want this narrative to spread. I want it to influence the direction that the humanitarian efforts take.  I want to influence how the people of Haiti are perceived.  And I want this narrative to influence the strategy for rebuilding Haiti.  An ambitous goal I know, but this is my intention in writing this post.

 Jean Jaqcues Dessalines, Leader of the Hatian revolution and the first ruler of an independent Haiti 

First, the people of Haiti.  The Haitian people are proud and resilient.  The rich history of the Island demonstrates the courage and strength of a people who freed themselves from enslavement by defeating Napoleon Bonaparte and The French, and by establishing the first Black Republic in the Western hemisphere.  Ironically, as a slave colony, Haiti was a rich resource, a cash cow for the French, providing at one time an estimated 60% of the world’s sugar and 40% of the world’s coffee. However as independent nation, Haiti has suffered tremendous debt and poverty.  Why? 

Embargos, tariffs, and economic exploitation have kept Haiti from developing.  The French held a crippling embargo on Haiti until Haiti agreed to pay 150 million Francs to the French or risk being recolonized.  The debt was not paid off due to usarist interest rates until 1947 and by then Haiti was too far behind to compete.  Here is an interesting article on the Haitian French financial relationship and the moral obligation of France to help Haiti in a big way. http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-01-14/why-haitis-earthquake-is-frances-problem

Since that time debt and poverty have become characteristic of Haiti, yet the Haitian people have persevered.  Now the time has come for Haiti to tell it’s story.  Tell the world that the bravery and resilience we see in the women, children, ederly, and in the men of Haiti who sufferred utter devastation from the earthquake was also there hundreds of years ago when Haitians proudly fought for independence. 

Haitians overcome Tell the world how you sang songs while you witnessed the death of hundreds and thousands of your friends, family, and neighbors. Tell the world how your people sang songs while being pulled from underneath the rubble and how those songs of gratititude and faith have carried your people through dark days in the past.   The Haitian narrative is not one of Vodoo and divine retribution, as Pat Robertson and others who are most likely spiritual unenlightened might suggest.  But instead of emotional resilience and spiritual strength.  It is a narrative of Black slaves who freed themselves, established their independence, and who have struggled to survive despite isolation and economic exploitaiton.

Which leads me to my second point, the charities.  Currently, there appears to be an outpourring of support and millions of dollars are being raised, yet it is not reaching the people as it should.  This was also the case in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina.  As a result, hunger and thirst are driving the earthquake survivors into anxiety and a second wave of suffering. Consequently, violence is beginning to emerge because of the lack of distribution of food and resources and help on the ground.   Is this taking the shape of a modern embargo?  Is there any excuse for this? Are these charities operating like a modern economic tarrif imposed on the Republic of Haiti, as millions of dollars are being siphoned off for administration of charities that in the end are not able to actually serve the people of Haiti due to a “bottle neck” and security concerns?   This is unacceptable.  Haiti cannot be isolated and exploited a second time!  So what needs to happen.

There has to be a heavy deployment (thousands) of troops and volunteers on the ground in Port-au-Prince and throughout Haiti to immediately engage the situation in a constructive manner.  The quicker order and control is established through the provision of services, the more the people will be at ease and cooperate. 

1. Military forces need to set up distribution points and lines throughout Port-au-Prince immediately and in locations where survivors will be relocated.

2.  Rescue teams need to be deployed to continue to search and retrieve the remaining survivors.

3. Medical tents and make shift clinics, staffed with volunteer doctors from the US and elsewhere, need to be set up and secured in many locations, in and outside Port-au-Prince.            

4. Temporary housing, possibly a few “tent cities”, needs to be set up outside the city and there must be a mass relocation of survivors to other parts of the island.  Housing capacity in other cities in Haiti needs to be expanded to accomodate more people. 

5. Security, medical assistance, food and other resources have to be organized and provided at each one of these temporary housing locations and in the cities that are accepting survivors.

6. Corporations need to provide expertise and equipment to remove rubble, coordinate distribution, and set up temporary infrastructure such as  communication, transportation, burial sites, sewage, water lines, and limited electricity. 

7.  Charities need to sub contract the work of assisting the poeple of Haiti to companies and organizations on the ground in Haiti that are executing the above points or who at least have an on the ground presence commensurate with the financial support they have received.  There has to be a better reporting on the use of funds. How much of what was donated resulted in direct aid and assistance received? What are the methods used to determine the direct aid and assistance received?  How much of the donations went toward fundraising, public relations, and administration? 

8. There has to be a debt forgiveness from all Haitian creditors so the country can rebuild.  See this article. rich_nations_call_for_haiti_debt_relief_-_nytimescom

9.  The story of triumph has to be told.  The triumph of the Haitian people to endure.  The triumph of quick direct aid and assistance delivered to the people of Haiti from millions around the world who were moved by compassion.  The triumph of Haiti as a nation to rebuild from poverty and ashes and have a new future as a nation now longer isolated and despied, but REVERED AND EMBRACED AS A BEACON OF STRENGTH, COURAGE, AND RESILIENCE.

My prayers go out to the people and Nation of Haiti. May God illuminate the way for you. Protect you. Supply your needs.  And comfort you during these most trying times.  God bless, and long live The Republic of Haiti. 

Also here is a link to the blog of Wyclef Jean, a young emerging Haitian American leader who is doing much to assist his native Haiti.  He deserves support.  http://wyclefjean.wordpress.com/ 

Here is also a video from his press conference. Wyclef Jean on Haitian relief

Here is also the Red Cross website where you can help. http://www.redcross.org/

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It is intelligent to set new goals for the new year.  It is even better to write them down and create a plan for their achievement.  Goals give us direction and urge us to move forward and take action.  Their achievement can be a great source of personal satisfaction and joy, so by all means set some goals.  However, one thing you have to consider is that life is quite complex.  If personal satisfaction  were as simple as setting a goal then we would all be fine, but unfortunately it isn’t that simple.  The unexpected can happen.  So can the undesirable. 

Sometimes things can be far more difficult than they appear.   It is in this context of life that your goals must occur and that is what makes them challenging.  It is also what makes them more rewarding.  We have to learn to embrace both apsects of life, the parts we like and the part of life that challenges us.  It makes for good drama.  Adversity sets us up to give a greater performance.  In sports, business, entertainment, and in life, the bigger the goal, the bigger the challenges or opposition.  It just comes with the territory. 

As you move into the new year, hopefully focused with a few well crafted goals, be prepared to overcome some challenges.  Be prepared to learn, to grow, to make adjustments and to work hard for what you want.  There really aren’t any handouts, because even if you happen to get one, you will pay some price for it eventually, even if you don’t see it.

Don’t make excuses.  But do find out why things are the way they are and how to make your desires happen.  You deserve the best that you can secure for yourself so go for it.  Here is a lesson I learned learned in past year or so.

Facing difficulty or challenges is a natural part of life. It is unavoidable. If you set a big goal you will face challenges to achieve it.  The same is true for a small goal. If you want a better job you will have to overcome challenges to get it.  Or if you decide not to be bothered with working or earning an income, you will then struggle against homelessness and hunger.  In relationships the same is true, you will  always face challenges.  It is nature of life, not the other person, not the circumstances, or the supervisor or any external factor, it is the nature of life itself.  Life automatically brings you challenges, this isn’t the exception, it is the rule.

There is duality or oppostion built into everything, so try to get used to it.  Don’t live life trying to avoid difficulty or challenges.  Go for what makes you happy.  This is the lesson:  Since facing difficulty and opposition is the natural way of life, then at least face it while in pursuit of your own happiness.  You owe that to yourself. 

Here is a lil song to take you in the new year. My dad used to play it in the house alot when I was young and it is a profound classic.  Enjoy.  Pursue your Happy New Year! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlQlddQV9Zs

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If you have read my previous blog entry, then you will see the significance of this article and it’s revelations. Here is an excerpt from the article from the NY Times, along with a link to the entire article.

WASHINGTON — In the official record of the historic House debate on overhauling health care, the speeches of many lawmakers echo with similarities. Often, that was no accident.

E-mail messages obtained by The New York Times show that the lobbyists drafted one statement for Democrats and another for Republicans.

The lobbyists, employed by Genentech and by two Washington law firms, were remarkably successful in getting the statements printed in the Congressional Record under the names of different members of Congress.

Genentech, a subsidiary of the Swiss drug giant Roche, estimates that 42 House members picked up some of its talking points — 22 Republicans and 20 Democrats, an unusual bipartisan coup for lobbyists.”

They go on to say …”In recent years, Genentech’s political action committee and lobbyists for Roche and Genentech have made campaign contributions to many House members, including some who filed statements in the Congressional Record. And company employees have been among the hosts at fund-raisers for some of those lawmakers. But Evan L. Morris, head of Genentech’s Washington office, said, “There was no connection between the contributions and the statements.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/us/politics/15health.html?_r=2&hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1258287359-Tuaqs4ii7u7V8Q2qbtpaIQ 

As I originally wrote in the previous blog entry, “The gigantic pharmaceutical companies who fund politicians stand to benefit most by expanding the number of participants in this massive, nationalized forced health insurance plan, ie drug game.” .

Now there is public evidence to support that conclusion.  The drug companies were caught red handed in
writing the dialogue for both sides (Democrat and Republican) in the debate on healthcare reform.                                                    

This clearly demonstrates that in either scenario, a Democratic oriented healthcare bill or a Republican oriented healthcare bill, the drug companies win.   Although it is affirming to have public evidence for the critical analysis I present in my blog, it is not my goal to say I told you so. 

Rather, I exposed this scheme so that in the light of truth, a rational wellness, prevention, and health care plan could be developed that would address the real needs of people without bankrupting them or the country.  Equally important, the plan would be based on people having an actual choice of whether or not to participate, not mandatory  participation and a faux choice about whether or not there is a “public option”. 

Hopefully, I can complete a short book on the subject in time to affect the current evolving healthcare debate and legislation.  But while I am working on that you can help by sharing this blog with others and continuing to keep yourself informed. 

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Fortunately for everyone, House members, who are known not to read bills before taking a vote, had a whole week to read it carefully and decide.  Thank goodness they can read so fast. 

Anyhow, Am I my brother’s keeper?  These are the famous lines from the Old Testament uttered by Cain when speaking to his father about the whereabouts of his brother, Able.  Of course Cain had secretly slain his brother but kept the truth from their father.  These are also the words spoken by the character Nino Brown, a drug kingpin in the 1991 classic urban film, New Jack City.  Whenever Nino Brown wanted to reaffirm his fairness and generosity to the community and his organization, sometimes by giving away goods or help, he would ask rhetorically, ”Am I my brother’s keeper?”.  Strangely, Nino couldn’t see the impact he was having on the community.  People were strung out on drugs and increasingly poor.  His own organization was rife with corruption, but he was too blinded by greed and the bundles of cash rolling in.  What does any of this have to do with the healthcare legistlation?

Well I asked myself, where is the good in this plan?  Expanding a system that is already dysfunctional and overly expensive?  Expanding health insurance costs to everyone whether they want it or not?  Whether they can afford to pay it or not?  And the only thing that came to mind was the line, asked by Nino, ”Am I my brother’s keeper?”  It’s good politics to appear to look out for the poor and the sick.  It’s good politics to force the healthy or wealthy to pay for treatment of the sick and the poor.  But how about reducing illness thru education, good nutrition, and healthy alternatives?  How about helping the poor get jobs or raising their income at a time when inflation is rising and unemployment is at 10% and rising? Unfortunately, that isn’t the plan.

It is all about perception?  How do I look? The same Nino who sells the drugs gives away free turkeys to the community at Thanksgiving to keep up a good image.   What are we really talking about here with health care reform?  Are we really talking about helping the poor?  The same poor who are given sub standard education?  The same poor who are unemployed and underemployed?  The same poor with little to no income?  The same poor who are a majority of America’s prison population?  Or is this thanksgiving and Nino is handing out the turkeys to the poor? 

The problem with health care is largely that it isn’t about health.  It is mostly about the sale of prescription drugs and vaccines.  Massive, unconscionable amounts of toxic drugs.  Which brings me back to Nino Brown and the famous lines “Am I my brother’s keeper”?  The reality is that Nino Brown wasn’t his brother’s keeper. He sold drugs and lots of them.

The gigantic pharmaceutical companies who fund politicians stand to benefit most by expanding the number of participants in this massive, nationalized forced health insurance plan, ie drug game.  Worst of all the costs are passed on to those who are healthier and younger, who will be forced to pay for what they won’t often use.  And to those who are wealthier, through a mandatory additional 5% tax on their income.  And to unborn citizens, who will inherit the ballooning federal deficit. 

These folks really are their brother’s keeper, only not by choice, by force.  I’m sure Nino, who only had an aparment complex (The Carter) on lock down, would be envious of this operation, which locks down the entire United States. Wow! 

Are there any benefits to the national health insurance plan? Sure, if it was made available by choice. If it was actually affordable.  But to compel participation?  That is wrong, even if it comes with the distribution of the ”free insurance” for the poor.  And look, it is right around Thanksgiving.  Am I my brother’s keeper?

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I can understand those requirements.  But now there is talk about manditory vaccines and that makes me very nervous.  I have grave concerns about mandatory vaccines.  Why you may wonder?  Well ultimately it is a trust issue.  Secondly, it has to do with who controls my body?  I can’t cover the subject here as I would like, so you have to be patient until I publish my little book on Healthcare in America, to get a more detailed explanation of my ideas.  

However, I came across two brief videos that I think support in a visual way why I ultimately reserve ALL RESPONSIBILITY for my health to MYSELF.  I make the decisions about my body.  It is my human right. My birth right.  My divine right.  If people can clearly see how women have the right to choose whether or not to have an abortion, then who can question someone’s right to choose whether or not to be injected by a substance.  I told you it was a tough subject.  Bear with me.  

Since my life is by far the most precious thing I have or will ever have, then I will not place it at risk blindly off of someone else’s recommendation, if I choose not to.  Particularly when there are financial and political interest involved in the mandatory requirement.

Does anyone remember the official documentation, Congressional hearings, Congressional oversight, military intelligence and international media barrage that all verified for us that Sadaam Hussein not only had weapons of mass destruction but was likely to use them?  Oh, then you know all of these official sources can and do get it wrong sometimes when big money is involved.  And when it comes to mandatory vaccinations of hundreds of millions of people at $20 a pop then billions are at stake, no pun intented. 

So only I can make that decision of whether or not anything  will be injected into my body.  Because it is so serious and people can be compromised, only I have the right to choose.  Having the right to choose is as American as apple pie. 

Oh, as for the videos, clink on the links at the end of this paragraph.  It is so tragic. My heart goes out to this young women and her loved ones.  As was in the case of the Iraqi people, this women deserves more than an “Oh I’m sorry, we got it wrong.”   Maybe her story will protect others and maybe this blog will help us to recognize how sacred and precious our life is and that it has to be protected and regarded as such.  Click the links below:

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/health/dpgo_101309_woman_disabled_by_flu_shot_reaction_dystonia_4027780

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVQKA_CpQfk

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Some would dispute whether or not this is true or a hoax, but for the record, nanotechnology, which enables microscopic creations, does exist.  But what is the significance of this that I would like to point out?

Here is a man who is making something that is valuable, in this case worth millions of dollars, and it is literally smaller than a grain of sand.  His work is built upon an entirely different way of viewing value and it gives clues to direction of the future.  In the past bigger was better.  Bigger held all the value.  In the very near future we will better exploit the infinitity that exist between atoms and molecules to create value.  Soon we will have to reconsider our notions of scarcity and lack.  As the tools of creation take us further in the direction of the microscopic, we will create new industries in health, finance, art, culture, information, and more.

So while the world is panicking over the global economic crisis, others are seeing infinite value right where there was nothing.  This is what it will take in part to tap into the fortunes of the future.  The ability to see and make something, where others see nothing.  I encourage you to take time to begin to look for opportunities and you will start to see them.  They are all around you.  See what the positive possibilities are that surround you right now.  

Stay away from information sources, media, and people that orient your mind in the direction of the pessimistic or trivial.  It is only likely to blind you to what is available and possible for you.  I could go on and on expanding on this subject, plumbing it’s depth to create more and more meaning, but hopefully by now you see what I have done. 

As you have read this blog I have created something valuable, which is this narrative on value and possibility creation, where there was nothing prior to my writing.  I have made something out of nothing.  Sorry Bill Gates, I created MSN, and now the world knows it.  Huh, maybe that is one of the reasons why I am known as Billion.

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Lets first define initiative. Initiative is defined as a leading action or an introductory step. The root of the word initiative is the word initiate.  Initiate means to begin, to set going, or to originate. Faith is confidence or trust that is not based on evidence or proof.  Simply put, your faith based initiative is when you get something started or initiate something but you don’t have evidence or proof that you will succeed and thus you have to rely on faith.  This is the great challenge that we all face from time to time.

Whether you are starting a business, a new program, a marriage, a new career or investing you may find yourself without evidence that you will succeed and it is then that you need faith. To initiate anything is difficult enough.  It is easier to leave things as they are.  Ever tried to commit to a workout regimen or lose a few pounds? If so, you know leaving things as they are is easier. But sometimes for whatever reason, usually a desire for something better, we will take a leap of faith and initiate something, and we will get something started. And it is that willingness to try that drives progress.

So I encourage you during these seemingly challenging times to use your faith to get something started.  Use your faith to make your situation better.  Difficult times means there is less evidence or proof that things will improve.  It is easy to fall into inertia and pessimism. But have some faith. If there is a course of study you need to embark on but you are not sure if you’ll succeed, rely on your faith.  If you have an idea but don’t have proof that you will succeed, have some faith.  Faith is a powerful tool in the process of making things happen.  The great thing about faith is that it comes from a limitless source. Get started on your faith based initiative!   

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Dear President Obama,

Congratulations on a well run, improbable, yet successful campaign for President of The United States.  I along with millions of others have been inspired and transformed by your victory.

Now the difficult part has begun.  You have been handed a US economy, which is in far worst shape than people can imagine, the equivalent of stage 4 cancer.  The condition of the US financial system and economy is the result of years of abuses, poor decision making, selfishness, greed, payoffs, and deregulation.  Now you are responsible for it.  A little unfair, but you did run for office. So here are some friendly reminders to help in the process of delineating a course of action. 

When I was a child my parents took me on a field trip to Washington DC and one stop during that trip was to the US Mint.  There I saw millions of dollars being printed on these huge sheets of paper.  Over the years that image confused me because I always wondered why we couldn’t just print money to give financial help to the poor and to create jobs for the poor and unemployed.  Later I learned that printing money without production or real economic activity eventually lowers the value of the currency.  I learned that more cash in circulation drives up the prices of everything and hence the dollar is worth less.  Commonly referred to as inflation. 

This is most evident in Zimbabwe, where things are so out of hand that they actually put in circulation a 50 billion dollar bill, each of which is less than 1 US dollar. Outrageous. 

Unfortunately, we are on that course now.  Several nations have experienced economic collapse, notably Iceland and Bulgaria, and Greece is a few days from economic collapse. What can America do to avoid an economic collapse?

Here are some guiding principles and since I am not an economist, your team can translate these principles into detailed action steps and policy.

1.  Do not insure bad business deals. You can’t entangle the government in bad private investments. Whether banks, companies, or mortgages you can’t devalue the currency & remaining financial solvency of the entire federal government to protect the investments of a few very wealthy people.  This means less bailouts of failed entities and more new entities. Create new banks & credit unions, new companies, & new industries. Don’t hand out free cash, which ultimately enslaves future generations to protect what was essentially bad business.  Despite the cries, of doom and gloom, commerce will not cease without bailouts.

2.   Protect American commerce.  If you can’t stop US companies from moving overseas then maybe you should consider imposing tariffs on all manufactured products imported to the US or require some sort of profit sharing with the US or its companies thru a distribution fee, or licensing fee. In other words find some way to make foreign manufacturers pay to sell their goods in the US, even if it is done thru US companies.  China does this shamelessly.  I went there and saw it first hand.  We need production and markets.  We can’t simply be easy access markets only.

3. Invest in and expand new and emerging industries and technology.  We have to create new jobs, new industries, and new markets.  New markets are key. Someone has to really pay for what is created or rendered as a service. The federal government can’t be the only one’s writing checks because that will not last. If the tax base is not expanded through expanding commerce, then the Federal government is printing cash that is essentially as unreal as the credit swaps and derivatives that triggered the crisis.  Which means Wall Street will have shifted its financial problem on the Federal government and tax payers.

4.  Help the American people directly.  Try to insulate the American people by creating more tax incentives, reducing the tax burdens, providing more small business loans, providing money for re education, re-training and for college loans.  This will prime the well for future prosperity and transition the workforce into sustainable jobs.

5. Control the evolution of the economy. Put in place a new regulatory team that understands and follows the fundamentals of economics. Increase production and productivity. Make capital available. Invest in infrastructure. Invest in technology. Invest in people. Limit tax increases, particularly on small businesses. Restrict and regulate the “creation” of imaginary cash (credit swaps, IOUs, derivatives, etc)

6.  Realize you can’t please everyone.  In the end, people are fickle.  They are quick to blame and slow to take responsibility.  Don’t fall for the trap of trying to satisfy everyone because you could wind up pleasing no one. Consider all the options. Consider the consequences. And set the course. Also don’t fall for the trap of trying to accomplish too much to prove yourself. This is still people pleasing in another face.

These are early recommendations, but as your first term evolves, rest assured things will morph into a new and quite possibly more challenging reality.  Keep the faith, maintain your well being, and simply do the best you can.  May God bless you with safety and success.

Thank you for your example, sincerity, and dedication to the people of the Untied States and the world

Sincerely your friend,

Michael Billion

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Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth; 

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I–
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference

…Robert Frost 

This famous poem by Robert Frost has tremendous significance to me.  I memorized and recited the poem in high school and I think it helped to shape my approach to life.  It describes the choice we all face in creating our path, in writing our own life’s narrative. Often the direction we choose is not the most popular one.  We may have chosen a major in college that was everyone else’s minor.  We may have chosen to be a musician while others secured a job.  We may have chosen to leave our hometown while most others stayed.  Maybe at work, we chose to work late hours while others chose to leave.  Whatever the case may be, life requires us to make choices and walk our own path, a path that is ours.

Taking the road less travelled is often the way to personal fulfillment. Since each of us is unique in some way, our life will take on unique characteristics that reflect who we are.  Being true to that uniqueness is how we fulfill our destiny.  Yet the biggest barrier to charting our own path and fulfilling our destiny is FEAR.   Fear of the unknown. Fear that we can’t redo it, once the choice has been made.

In the poem, the man realizes he can’t take both roads and expresses some sadness over it. He recognizes that his choice will likely never bring him to that point again.  Yet he chooses.  He commits to a direction.  And in the end, it was his commitment to the road less travelled by that made all the difference. 

Though we are all faced with significant choices at times, don’t let fear block your personal journey.  Don’t be afraid to take your unique path. No regrets.

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“We have met the enemy and he is us.” 

This can be one of the most difficult ideas to accept. Ultimate personal responsibility! We are responsible for what we do and what we do not do because it all works together to create our experience. 

Our life is the culmination of millions upon millions of thoughts, actions, and interactions which result in our life experiences.  What if I had done this instead of this?  What if I learned something new or tried something another way or said something differently?  Would that have changed my outcome?  What did I do or not do to contribute to this outcome? 

These are some of the questions which might lead us toward finding the real source of our experiences.  Like  clues leading us to the culprit in a murder mystery, it is the process of self analysis and self reflection that helps us to discover how we impact our lives.   

There is no real advantage in blame.  Why? You may wonder. Because blame blinds us from recognizing the moments when our decisions and actions could have altered the outcome.  Thus having missed those moments, we miss the opportunity to grow, to improve, and to smarten up.  As a result, the other who is blamed may if guilty, receive justice, and that is appropriate, but we unfortunately remain vunerable to the next victimizer by having not recognized the opportunities we missed to influence our situaiton.  Or even worse,  we don’t perceive how and when we contributed to our situation.

This is the way of the enemy.  Unawareness. Self delusion. And sadly, sometimes we become our own victims. But it doesn’t have to be that way.  We can expose the enemy. We can arrest the enemy. We can free ourselves from victimhood. The choice is ours to make. Will we accept ultimate responsibility for our own life?

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