A Personal Commitment

Over the course of the last couple of weeks, I've stumbled across several television specials aimed at "educating" the public on topics such as finance and global warming. And I'll be honest, some of it nearly scared me to death. Not only are we enviromentally flushing ourselves down the toilet, we're sending our financial security with it. But then I got thinking- and perhaps it's the do-it-yourself attitude that my parents live by taking over- but I feel like part of the problem this new generation of Americans has (myself included) is that we take too much for granted and forget all about our personal obligation to stay informed, educated and responsible. I, for one, am tired of sitting around waiting for someone else to solve these problems we've been hearing so much about. I feel like that's what everyone is doing. Just waiting! And what is getting done in the mean time? Absolutely nothing! So, today I've determined I need to renew my personal commitment to be more informed and more active. To take responsibility for the environmental footprint that I'm leaving. To take control of my own life and finances and stop hoping that our good ol' Leader and Chief will somehow make this "change we can believe in" improve our situation for us. As I've thought about all of this over the last few days, the WWII poster came to mind. I've been wondering where this sentiment of "roll your sleeves up and get to work" went to? And I think it's time I stopped sitting on the side-lines and become invested in making the future for my children better. Who else is going to do it afterall?