We the Entitled of America

I saw this image fly by on my facebook news feed recently. It stirred up an immediate reaction of "Yes!" deep within my soul. 

My biggest frustration with most people that bother me is their sense of entitlement for simply being alive. It comes in many sizes but too many in America have forgotten hard work & humility. 

I work in a Fortune 500 company and it astounds me how disgusting our work environment becomes. Grown adults refuse to pick up trash they have dropped. Refuse to make sure their toilet flushes. Refuse to be respectful of others' belongings. 

I think the Japanese might be on to something here. To teach their children (and community) to remain humble & respectful. 

What do you think? 

Choose your battles carefully

I used to be very involved in a local church. I thought I wanted to be in full time ministry. Looking at it now, I think I wanted to feel like I belonged somewhere. To have a positive impact on others. I think it actually had less to do with Christ or the church.

With that being said, I really don't understand the battles that most in the church choose to speak up on. Like this whole Caitlyn (Bruce) Jenner thing.



I've seen all sorts of folks posting their thoughts about Caitlyn/Bruce. Some are on her side. Excited for our society to be more inclusive for those on the fringes - especially the Gay/Lesbian/BiSexual communities. Some are against him. Each claiming some sort of biblical scripture/ideology.

Before Caitlyn/Bruce, the same church folks were all up in a tizzy about 50 Shades of Grey coming to the big screen.

Seriously?

This is the shit the church chooses to be upset about? Why weren't the same folks as outspoken about the riots in Baltimore? About the racial inequality that still exists in our nation?



If we are going to publicly address current issues that the bible speaks out on, where is the outrage that most Americans are obese? And what about the whole genre of Gossip News? What about the Abortion epidemic? There are so many issues the church could be speaking out against but we choose a movie & a confused public figure.