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Homeless in Seattle, or living the dream?

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This is a re-post of the initial blog posting of a friend of mine- Homeless in Seattle, or living the dream?. His story is something, I think, we have all thought about doing. Its very inspiring and I’m exited to see what is written in the future. Please give it a read and show him some support by reading his blog!

So this is my first attempt at blogging, something I thought was a bit ridiculous in the past. Now, however, I find myself with a fair amount of time, since my life is pretty simple. I guess I will start at the beginning.

I was a teacher, and a pretty horrible one. I would stay up all night trying to make lesson plans, which were promptly rejected by my vice-principal. I will admit that living in Newark, NJ didn’t help my mental state much either. I had a bit of a mental breakdown, and decided to leave Newark and head to my safe haven, Seattle. Now, of course I had a full time job, a serious girlfriend, and a lease with about 10 more months on it. So I did the only logical thing.

I bailed. Keep Reading…

Capri’s American Dream

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My American dream has two layers. The bottom layer is to be happy, healthy, and to be an active contributor to the constant progress happening in and around me. The top layer is to be independent, financially stable, to always have the means to support my life, to be able to purchase/invest in something good or travel somewhere when I decide to. I want this to be made possible as a result of a having a flexible (not always 9-5,M-F) career in which I can serve and help others for the better. The dream icing on these layers is to always feel a love and genuine connection with family and friends of past, present, and future.

To begin achieving this dream it’s important for me to really understand what being happy and healthy really is to me because they’re such broad terms. So what I’m coming to terms with in this process is that happiness must FIRST come from myself, “within”. My happiness is most simple and true when it is without drama, dependence, too many chemicals, and general chaos. It comes from appreciation, unconditional love toward and from anyone or thing, elemental earthly pleasures, and in having the ability to lose/find myself in vast mystery and wonders of the universe over and over again.

Being healthy has three parts- bodily, mentally and spiritually. Keep Reading…

Detroit: The new home for the American Dream?

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To be honest I have never been to Detroit and my main impression of it has been formed from reading about the failing economy. I was thinking about telling the “Detroit economy” story for the documentary, however after talking to a friend and doing different research i found this article by Aaron M. Renn that appeared on New Geography’s site.

My opinion is now changed and there is a different side of Detroit I want to include in the movie. That side is one of hope and people now more then ever trying and achieving their American Dream. It is being coined by Renn as an “Urban Laboratory and the New American Frontier.”

“In a way, a strange, new American dream can be found here, amid the crumbling, semi-majestic ruins of a half-century’s industrial decline. The good news is that, almost magically, dreamers are already showing up.” New York Times.

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JP:

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I switched on my red, white, and blue drug (Bruce Springsteen) and I’m ready to pontificate.

For me, the American Dream comes down to impact. While our parents generation may have reached for a level of comfort and achievement, Gen Y wants to lead large global change.

When I started my second company I wanted to launch the first NASCAR team ever to be run by thousands of people. 1. Pay $80 membership 2. Membership fee goes into a purchase fund. 3. Use purchase fund to purchase ownership of a NASCAR team. 4. Decide on issues through the internet: who should race the car, when should the team race, what color should the call be?

The idea was Big and Achievable. Our country enables us to dream big. Our technology enables us to realize them. Its foolish not to give it a shot.

My Initial Thoughts

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As I start thinking about this project, I am often found reflecting on what my “American Dream” is. It was a few months ago i came up with this concept and it was hard for me to structure what this movie would be about because so many of us don’t know what our “American Dream” is. Its taken me a while to think of what mine is and I have come up with what my dream is … for right now on Aug 26th. This will probably change as things in my life change and society changes, and that’s ok. That’s how its supposed to be. However, i think no matter what changes i will still have the same drive to get to the same general place, the specifics will probably change.

I remember back when i was a senior in college graduating with a Music Composition degree and thinking how screwed I was. Seriously, a Music Comp Degree?! What was I thinking? Continue reading …