Chapter 1 Unity... Not long ago a Nor Easter tore a hole in the stone pier near The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Yesterday a friend brought a board to The Hole so we could cross the hole in the pier and make it to the end of the rocks and fish in the best spot. Once on the other side the board came with us. A little while later along came a man with a ladder. He crossed the water filled hole too, but he left the ladder in place for anyone who wanted to cross with him. The next day I fished The Hole and this time there were no friends with boards or ladders... just a stretch of water and a cold breeze standing between where I was and where I wanted to be. So without hesitation I jumped into the water and pulled myself up on the rocks and went on to fish my favorite spot on the rocks. Cold and wet? Yes a little, but I was happy to be in the spot that I wanted to be. At the end of that day... I thought about how much beauty and magic there can be in a ladder. The stone pier was never repaired and over time most of the pier has just fallen into the sea. Now nobody gets to fish in the best spot. A permanent crossing for everyone was never devised so a great spot... once built of stone, is now lost to all. Over the years I watched storm after storm batter the stone pier until there was almost nothing left of it. To me... The Stone Pier has become a critical metaphor for an America today that has fallen into disrepair on so many different levels and it feels like we are unable to do much of anything... but brace for the next storm. The obvious question is... How many more storms can a divided America really take? On Patriots Day... also known as Marathon Monday, dreams were very much coming true. Money was being raised for charity, African athletic dominance was on display for the whole world to see. And for thousands upon thousands... months and sometimes years of very hard work had a finish line that was finally in sight. The Secret behind making any American Dream come true is the willingness to pay the price for the dream... in Blood, Sweat and Tears. On Marathon Monday 2013, that secret was being shared with the world... until EVERYTHING came to a bloody stop. For a time, the two brothers who brought so many dreams to a horrific end with their dream of glorious jihad... well, they pursued dreams in America too. But All American Dreams have periods of doubt and disbelief... and thats when The Disease of Muslim Extremism shredded their hopes and dreams. The Radicals always insist that it isnt the fact that the would-be terrorists wisdom and beliefs dont measure up in this modern world... but that it is Our World that is corrupt, dirty and unclean. In their twisted view of things, in order to prove fidelity to God, you must be willing to purge the world of infidels... and thats where the murder of innocents comes in. By the time the bombs when off... the elite runners had already crossed the finish line and were well out of harms way and thats when the horrific symbolic irony became crystal clear: The type of character that it takes for an average runner to complete a marathon... IS THE EXACT SAME CHARACTER that it takes for any average person to achieve their American Dream. Its the type of Character these two murderous thugs stopped developing when they allowed The Disease of Muslim Extremism to take control of their souls. The reason Muslim Extremism is so seductive is because the unholy narrative of the terrorist Puppet Masters has would-be terrorists believing that the Blood, Sweat and Tears... should be that of anyone but--- THE PUPPET MASTER in charge. And by buying that line, even though they thought they were serving God... These two brothers Made a Deal with The Devil. If you have never felt the sting of humiliation, then you probably dont yet fully understand just how seductive The Islamic version of The Blame Game can be... and why its so necessary today for All of US to finally join together and once and for all, take control of the narrative and make this fight... a fight over Dreams. Why? Because America is still... The Place Where Dreams Come True! Bring Back Our Girls... Now, thats an idea that The World can finally join together and rally around. After all, when hundreds of young women are stolen from the classroom, anywhere in The World... its a tragic loss that the entire world community must endure. But this time... The Forces of Darkness have gone too far. Maybe for a time, together WE had a hard time seeing past our cultural differences and The Idea of Endless-War... but today, hundreds of school girls in Nigeria have given face to what is truly at stake... IF... The Muslim Extremists win The War of Ideas that began on September 11th. My fellow Americans... its time for... THE AMERICAN MARATHON to begin. Its the HEROES JOURNEY that it will take to make sure that another Boston Marathon Bombing, Newtown Shooting Massacre, Nigerian Kidnapping and 9.11... doesnt happen again and again and again. Lets face it, ONLY people who are dark, twisted and disturbed could do such evil things... but we live in a world that everyday gets more and more dark, twisted and disturbed. So whats to say that in a different time and place and with a different name... that it ALL wont happen again and again and again? The truth is... WE ALL KNOW THAT IT WILL... in some way, shape or form. Until we finally join together and find a way to bring all this nonsense to an end. At the Root of ALL Evil is IMBALANCE... AND... Natures Way of overcoming imbalance is Fractal Geometry. Some people call it Cause and Effect. And some people say that Every Action has an Equal and Opposite Reaction. No matter what we choose to we say about it... nobody can argue the fact that nature is drawn to balance. AND because mankind is a part of nature... So Are WE. The Higher The High... the lower the low. Thats another part of natures sad truth. Why is it sad and true? Because thats how imbalance and polarization work... in natures order and scheme of things. And like it or not, the sad truth is that no one wants to wake-up to the idea that they are a part of the low. So when they do, some people strike-out in ways that demonstrate their power over life. Often times, right before they die. Some people and governments seem to always respond to... The Evil Doers... by making More and More Rules and by asserting more and more of their power. AND in doing so ONLY feed... The Beast... that nature has created with the only rules that really matter in... The End. There is no easy or simple way to re-balance a world that is so far out of whack. But we can try... AND... if we do, together we just might discover that The Law of Attraction is actually on Our Side in this fight. Its been 13 years since 9.11 and things are NOT getting better. As the world we live in gets more and more Dark, Twisted and Disturbed, then we should expect nothing... but more and more Dark, Twisted and Disturbed events to ruin lives and wreak havoc in more and more schools and at sporting events and anyplace else where good people and their children congregate... to inspire the ideas and effort that make the world a better place to live. In this modern world... All things Dark, Twisted and Disturbed... are The Real Enemy in this fight. In other words, its the ideas, people and Institutions who thrive on darkness and imbalance... Well, together they constitute one side in this UGLY fight. And if we choose, the rest of us can join together on the other... The Side that Fights for The Light. For the purposes of this fight... we will call the people who believe in the idea that the strong should rule the weak... The Elitists. These elitists are the people who never bought into the idea that the word all... really does mean ALL. These Elitists thrive in a world of imbalance. And the way they keep their power is by facilitating the conditions that keep... The People... Dark, Twisted and Disturbed. These Elitists... love the idea of Endless War. These Elitists... love the idea of ABSOLUTELY anything that keeps The People weak. Barack Obama... Vladimir Putin and... Al Qaeda and ISIS are all Elitists in their own way. And it changes absolutely EVERYTHING when WE finally see that they ALL play for the exact same team... the team, that believes in the idea that the strong should rule the weak. As hard to believe as it is--- 100 years from now, people will look back at US and call all of us... GENERATION DESTINY. WE will be the ones who stopped The Idea of Endless War’... in its place... and replaced it with the idea of a race. And by doing this… WE will have replaced an un-winnable war in The Middle East… with a race that America can’t lose. How do we begin this race? We ask America to think about the ideals that comprise The American Soul. The American Soul... the central part of US that We All cherish and keeps US Safe, Prosperous, Inspired, United and Faithful to each other as lovers of The Idea of America. The final list of these ideals will surely include in some order all of these eight ingredients... Democracy, Military Power, Capitalism, Faith, Family, Moral Authority, Equality, and a Level Playing Field. These ideals bound and united our ancestors of different faiths and origins to the ideas first and then and only then to each other as Americans. No matter your religion, political ideology, race, ethnicity, class or national origin if you hold these eight ideals precious then they bind you to the people of America. These values are... The American Way. If you are sickened, angry, disappointed or disconnected by the current state of America... know in your heart and soul that the pain and shame resonating at the deepest level comes from the manifest recognition that these ideals are splintering and chipping creating a very heavy burden for US all. Political Demagogues and other tyrants of the human spirit have landed a multifaceted, modern day assault on our senses and sensibilities using Intels fastest chips to speed their advance. This is a painful process to be sure, taking a good hard, long look in the mirror when there is overwhelming evidence to support the need for one. If your inclination is to blame George Bush or Barack Obama for this dis-union... you would be in part right, their policies have played a role. But in the end you wouldnt be right. Because no single man or President no matter how divisive, could tear America from herself and the World. The only thing that could, is finding out that the ideals that once bound US... Dont Anymore. For too many Americans bad things are about all they can think about these days. Some people call it The Law of Attraction. I call it common sense, what we think about expands... good or bad. Its really no secret, perpetual war and the passions that are tied to war are a tremendous drain on life and treasure. No matter how prosperous a nation might be before the first shot, its only a matter of time before the negative consequences of endless war permeate everyday life. Americas pre-9/11 prosperity was born of a dream. The American Dream. And for those who believed that anyone could achieve The American Dream... The Law of Attraction kicked in. Only no one called it The Law of Attraction in the early days. They called it Blood, Sweat and Tears... and the willingness to pay the price for The Dream. For lots of reasons, in the last decade or so, belief in The American Dream has waned and thats a shame... because with all the bad news out there, no one heard the news that the lost secret to The American Dream has been found. If true, then this just might be the good news that America has been waiting for... because news feeds on itself. Unfortunately, right now the news is bad... and every bad news economic story comes with a sometimes hidden, very dangerous underlying message that The American Dream is dead or on its last leg. This book will help to expose that lie and others and bring to light the secrets that keep The Dream alive. No single person... no matter what they say or how much money they spend can control the direction of the economy, but we can all control what we choose to believe. If you turn your attention towards The American Dream and away from all the nonsense of the day then you become The One... instead of The President, who gives US reason to Hope for a better day. The American Dream is a vision that was born out of the promise that every person is entitled to the pursuit of happiness and the expectation that our leaders will do the right thing, when the right thing needs to be done. If and when the day ever comes when every American begins working towards their American Dream... Well, lets just say the good news about that will spread and the vicious economic cycle will finally come to an end, one inspired storyline at a time. The really good news about The American Dream is that dreams are free and happiness becomes the state of mind of those who believe they are tracking towards their dreams. And it doesnt matter how far away they may actually be, when each step forward, no matter how painful brings a peace of mind that comes from knowing that... Things are only getting better here in America. Our Shared Opportunity... Our Shared Responsibility... Our Shared Mandate is to lead a resurgence of American Spirit so that we may again live in an Inspired America. Unfortunately, right now things look bleak.
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