Lucid Thoughts From an Ambitious Man

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The Materialist in the Mirror (Part I)

Us Americans have traded in our freedoms, our religion, our self dignity for materialistic items.  We are so focused on the here and now, how our social standing and our moment of self importance will be affected if we do not buy that Ipad, or those shoe’s, or those clothes.  Everyone is guilty of it including myself, but when does it become time to look pass the glitz and glam of an item and see the overall big picture?

It is time for us to get pass the euphoria of our wants and start asking the honest question?  Can I really afford this?  Most people try to avoid the question in hopes of not feeling the guilt if the answer is not to their liking.

So what is the point I’m trying to make you might ask?  We need to start thinking about the pros and cons of acquiring an item and less time acting on impulse.  Do I need to buy those Jordan’s?  Can I really afford this video game?  Should I be eating out and partying all the time? 

Ask the hard question and do what the answer tells you to do.  You will thank yourself in the future!

  For next time I will be discussing what to do with the money you chose not to spend….

GOD BLESS!!!!

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The Reformation of Education

Education in my eyes is somewhat out dated and out of touch in the world we live in today.  Children and adults alike need to be educated on how to survive in today's society more than finding the circumference of a circle.  Come on, when did knowing how to dissect a frog help us pay our bills?  I'm not saying to totally diminish the academic system we currently have but we need to have some type of reformation. In school we learn math, history, science, english, etc. you already know because you've been there.  But where are the classes that help you to maintain a solid credit score?  Where are the classes or lessons to teach us to think outside the box and shake off our prejudices to make a better world? Maybe this is why kids in America don't like going to school.  We have to find a way to make different areas and subjects more about the student.  The Boston Tea Party was a significant time in American History but how is that going to help my family and I from being evicted?  I'm not saying there is anything bad about learning history (history is my favorite subject) or any of the other subjects taught at schools, but we NEED classes that help us with life lessons. I hope this doesn't come out as if I'm targeting teachers or the whole academic system in general.  Teachers have to teach specific criteria in a short time span.  Parents also have to be the ones to step up as teachers to their children and stop thinking its only the schools responsibility to make their kids smarter. We all need to be the ones to educate the children.  Like the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child.  It's our responsibility to educate kids in what they do and do not learn in school to ensure a better future.  In order for them to learn we must educate ourselves, obtain the knowledge, then pass it on to the youth. God Bless!!!

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Life....To many people stress about it and not enough of them living it.

I wake up a little earlier than expected on a Monday morning and try to force myself back to sleep.  Seeing nothing but darkness as I try to drift away to another unforeseen dream; I start to think about my obligations for the week.  What jobs will I apply for, how many bills I have to pay, who do I have to meet with and so on.  Suddenly the dark cave that I was in starts to flicker with orange fluorescent looking lights.  I open my eyes to see it was the rays of sun beaming through my window.  As I sat up from my resting position to close the blinds a simple question pops into my head, "Is this the way we should be living our lives?" Should we feel trapped in our bottomless pit of debt and own self worthiness?  Just a few days ago I was able to hold my beautiful week old niece.  While holding the 7 pound 3 ounce gift to our family and grinning from ear to ear I say quietly, "Welcome to the world!"  But when driving back home I began to think about how little Kaylah and babies like her have no clue what the world has in store for them.  Their soon to be ups and downs, their trials and tribulations, seeing the world for what it really is...cruel and unfair! 

     How come when we ask people "hows it going?", it mostly comes back with a response that starts off in a sigh and ends in "Just working and paying bills."  Why is it that we can't follow the question up with "It couldn't be going any better", or "It's going just the way I planned it."  Somehow my friends we have to find a way to put back the living in our lives.  Whether its going away on a vacation or taking 10 minutes out of our day to just breathe and relax.  When was the last time you just looked up at the sky and felt at peace with yourself?  If your not happy about how your life is right now you can not be scared to take the necessary steps to change it to how you see fit.  If you are not satisfied with your career then find a new one more to your liking.  I'm not saying that it will happen tomorrow or the day after but you need to believe that it will happen when its time.  There is another step people tend to forget about after the belief and that is the action.  You can not expect another career or another goal of yours will come if you are just waiting and expecting it to fall on your lap.  That will set you up for failure and disappointment causing you to become pessimistic about making the change.  If you want the new job then you can start applying, you could learn the job characteristics and acquire the skills they are looking for, and also you can tell someone (people always know a friend who knows a friend in the career you want).  You have to act on your beliefs or it will pass you by. And last and certainly not least be humble and grateful for what you do have and not for what you don't have.  Be humble and grateful for the things you have yet to receive.  No matter how bad a situation is, it can always be worse.  They're 6 billion people in the world so I guarantee there is someone out there that has it worse than you. But anyways....the moral of this article or the point that I was trying to explain is we were put on this earth to live life.  Our homes, jobs, clothes, and cars do not control our destiny...WE DO!!!! God Bless!!! 

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First Personal Blog entry

Hello World!!! My name is James Crim...you probably know me from my other blog over at Crimdelacrims.com.  At Crimdelacrims we try and bring you the most current up to date news that affects or entertains your life.  With this blog right here at LucidThoughts you will get exactly what the name entails.  These are just random thoughts or ideas that I feel and would like to express and share them with you. I would like to welcome you into the journey inside my mind so please feel free to agree or critique me on my thoughts and opinions...