Living the Dream and Making Amends

I recently read an article entitled, After Slavery, Servitude in the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The article focused on a forum discussion which took place in Atlanta, GA to discuss Douglas A. Blackmon's book entitled "Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans From the Civil War to World War II."

I have not yet read the book, however, according to the AJC article, the book chronicles the continued enslavement of blacks after emancipation by virtue of false arrests and rigged policitical and judicial systems.

The forum consisted of about a dozen people from various backgrounds - black and white, professionals and students. Everyone who participated in the forum seemed to agree that the very fact that most of us are unaware that large numbers of blacks continued to be enslaved after emancipation is, on its own, quite remarkable. Of course, all of the forum participants expressed their ideas and opinions about this horrific practice and at least two of the participants are the descendants of men who engaged in the post-emancipation enslavement of blacks.

After reading the article, I began wondering how making amends and "Living the Dream" relate. Are the women whose ancestors engaged in the post-emancipation enslavement of blacks, and purportedly benefitted from it, in any way responsible for making amends for the acts of those ancestors. The immediate answer, of course, is no.

But as I continued to ponder this question, I kept coming back to karma. If I refuse to acknowledge that someone I know and love or someone from whom I descend has done something wrong from which I benefitted, how will that affect me as I pursue my best life? Do I do myself an injustice and create negative karma for myself by failing to apologize for, or even acknowledge, something in which I did not play a direct role? If I feel any compunction to make amends, how would I go about doing so?

One of the forum participants shared that her great-great grandfather "bought" (stole) 10,000 acres from the Cherokee Indians and some of that land was divided up between her mother and her aunts and uncles. Then according to her, "[a]ll the wealth that was derived from it was stolen from these African-American sharecropping families. They were paid absolutely nothing . . . So the history as it is reconstructed for me is such firm evidence that the present wealth of [many] whites in the South still derives from slave labor."

So how would this women make amends to the descendants of the Cherokee Indians whose land was stolen or to the descendants of the sharecropping families who worked that 10,000 acres? Is it enough that she has acknowledged her great-great grandfather's wrongdoing and the legacy that wrongdoing carries for her and her family as well as the families of the Cherokees and the sharecroppers? Does she even have a responsibility to make amends? Would it even mean anything to the descendants of the Cherokees and the sharecroppers if she were to apologize to them for the sins of her great-great grandfather?

If this participant decides that she can't or won't do anything to make amends, to change the legacy in even the smallest of ways, is she creating bad karma? Will she be able to "live the dream?"

In our everyday lives, do we harm ourselves by being mean, spiteful, and petty? Do we harm ourselves by being selfish, greedy, and angry? How are we effected if we ignore the past? What would our lives be like if we were kind, generous, and caring? What would life be like if we could each apologize to just a few of the people we have hurt or in some way wronged?

I believe that as we journey through life, we must each answer these questions for ourselves. We must each decide whether we want to be a force for positive change and growth. We must decide whether our differences are simply too large they cannot be overcome. We must each decide what "Living the Dream" means and whether making amends has any place within that meaning.

Attention Online Merchants - Expand Your Customer Base

A few days ago, I came across a really unique concept. It's called Mobillcash. Mobillcash is a mobile payment system unlike any other in the world. With Mobillcash, a customer no longer needs cash, a credit card or even a bank account to make a secure online purchase from a merchant's website.

With Mobillcash a customer can be anyone with a mobile phone in 15 different countries using over 100 mobile carriers. Among the mobile carriers with which Mobillcash has partnered are Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, and Vodafone, to name a few.

With Mobillcash, an online merchant can:
-Increase Revenues by increasing customer base
-Increase Market Size & Reach
-Lower Business Risks
-Increase profits

Total Cost to Merchant to use Mobillcash is $0.00
-No Set-up Fees
-No Special Equipment Required
-No Special Software Required
-No Special Security Certificates
-No Special Bank Accounts
-No Special Licensing

Merchants can sell:
-Digital Downloads to Computers & Phones
-Membership Programs
-Recurring Billing Programs
-Any Online Service that doesn't require shipping or handing goods over the counter

Mobillcash uses a platform similar to e-commerce. Merchants can add various Mobillcash payment buttons to their websites that will appear adjacent to the Visa, Mastercard, Discover Card, Paypal, Alert Pay, and other payment options currently being utilized.

Because the customer can be anywhere in the world, Merchants can potentially expand their customer base exponentially. Merchants currently using Mobillcash have seen an increase in revenues of 20-30%.

Mobillcash offers a free affilate opportunity, as well.

The NuLegacy Rx Card Is No Joke!

NuLegacy International, LLC officially launched its prescription discount card program, the NuLegacy Rx Card, on September 4, 2007. Since that time, our members have saved a whopping $749,555 on prescriptions.

What makes the NuLegacy Rx Card unique is that it can also be used to get savings of 40%-70% on diagnostic imaging and lab tests. Moreover, with the NuLegacy Rx Card, our diabetic members can save up to 60% on their diabetic testing supplies.

What sets the NuLegacy Rx Card apart from some of the prescription discount cards, especially those offered by the drug companies, is that both generic and name brands are covered. Additionally, the cards offered by the drug companies only cover medications that they respectively manufacture. This can create alot of confusion, especially for a person who takes several medications. Imagine having to keep up with three or four prescription discount cards. Imagine trying to remember which card goes with which medication. There are no such worries and complications with the NuLegacy Rx Card because it can be used to get discounts on thousands of prescription medications regardless of who manufactured them. Furthermore, as long as a NuLegacy member continues to go to the same pharmacy, he or she should never have to present the NuLegacy Rx Card again, because all of the information is stored in the pharmacy's computer when the card is first presented.

Many of the prescription programs, like Partnership for Prescription Assistance and Access Rx, have income caps based upon family size. So, many people who are struggling to pay for their prescriptions do not qualify because they make too much money. The NuLegacy Rx Card program has no such caps or limitations. Everyone qualifies to use the NuLegacy Rx Card, even people with insurance. If the NuLegacy price for a particular medication is less than the insured's co-pay, then he or she would pay the NuLegacy price; it's that simple. For those whose health insurance policy carries a prescription deductible, they can use the NuLegacy Rx Card to save on their prescriptions until they reach their deductible.

Maintain A Charitable Heart!

A huge part of "Living the Dream" is maintaining a charitable heart. Whether we volunteer our time, mentor at-risk kids, or make charitable donations, we must each find a way to give back to our communities. So, do whatever your heart compels you to do; JUST DO SOMETHING!

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc.
The Dog House Rescue & Adoption
Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Visualize Prosperity & Abundance

The Secret Riches Visualization Tool

Each day we are bombarded with news about our shaky economy. Many of us are facing financial difficulties as gas and food prices soar. Rather than focusing on our lack of money and all the worries associated with that, we must train ourselves to focus on the positive. Each day we must practice visualizing our financial lives as we would like them to be. Feel the feelings that we all associate with financial freedom and independence, feelings of happiness, security, confidence, and contentment. Whenever a negative thought about money enters your mind, actively replace it with a positive thought.

I'm not saying that it's easy, but if you practice, you will experience a change! So, give it a try; it won't cost you a thing!

Working to Achieve A Dream

When I joined NuLegacy, I was so excited. I shared the opportunity with all of my family and friends, just as most of us are instructed to do when we start a new home business. Well, I soon learned that most of my family and friends, just didn't value the notion of having an additional stream of income the way I did. I was, quite frankly, surprised and a little disheartened. But I began looking for different ways to build my business.

My search led me to free classified ads and traffic exchanges. I spent countless hours posting free classified ads and surfing on several traffic exchanges, but I didn't get any sign-ups from these efforts. I did however, get a response to one of my free classified ads from a guy named Chris. I called him and we chatted and he seemed like a pretty nice guy. During our conversation, he asked me to take a look at his website and to listen to the opportunity call for his business. I didn't know it at the time, but I was about to embark on a completely different path to growing my business!

Well, I checked out his website and listened to the call and checked out the website again. What I heard and saw was awesome! The idea that I could actually get prospects contacting me rather than my chasing them down was amazing to me! Even more astounding to me was that I could get unlimited training and mentoring for less than $200.00. So, I joined Success Blueprint.

Within the first week, using the Success Blueprint Manual, I had a sign up for NuLegacy. I was ecstatic. Now what I'd like to emphasize is that Success Blueprint complements any home business. Whether you are in EDC Gold, Little Guy Network, GBG, YTB, Ameriplan, Pre-Paid Legal, Reverse Funnel System, My World Plus, Liberty League, or any other home business, Success Blueprint can be bolted on to it and help you grow your primary business and generate daily cash flow in the process. Success Blueprint is not going to try to switch you. The goal of Success Blueprint is to turn the 97% failure rate in the network/internet marketing business into a 97% success rate by mentoring, training, and educating its members.

The tools that have been made available to me by Success Blueprint and the training and mentoring I have received are invaluable. I feel so blessed to have found Success Blueprint and I love sharing it with others and positioning them to succeed rather than fail in this business!

What Do You Dream Of?

Do you dream of leaving your job? Or do you dream of driving a fancy sports car? Maybe your dream is to travel the world. Whatever your dream might be, it's not impossible to achieve.

Once you decide that you are going to achieve that dream, you have to put in some work. My dream was to retire from practicing law. I have been self-employed for over 10 years, so I knew that I wanted to do something that would allow me to maintain some degree of autonomy. That is why I got decided to start a home-based business.

The next step was deciding what type of business I wanted to start. I wanted a business that would essentially do the selling for me. I wanted a business that offered a product that would be of benefit to most people and that would help people. The desire to help people led me to the NuLegacy Rx Card. With the NuLegacy Rx Card, people can save up to 75% on prescriptions at over 56,000 pharmacies across the U.S., including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.

Since September, 2007, when NuLegacy International, LLC launched, our members have saved over $749,000 on prescriptions. What a blessing! And I actually earn money each time someone fills a prescription. That's a double blessing.