All Posts Tagged With: "optimism"
The Romantic Ideal – Flawed Thinking or Good Old Optimism?
The good guy gets the good girl – and conversely the good girl gets the good guy. Bad guys always lose. High moral standards, good character, hard work, and unwavering principles always find victory. Bad governments do not endure while noble governments prevail. The era of romantic literature has revisited modernity – with predictable disastrous […]
28May2011 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on The Romantic Ideal – Flawed Thinking or Good Old Optimism? | Continued
Nobel Prize for Audacity of Hope
President Barack Obama has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Some ask why. What has he done. He has been the President for a mere nine months. Wars continue. The economy struggles. The Middle East continues to defy peace. What has President Obama done? President Obama has inspired a future of hope, a future of […]
9Oct2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
The Barack Obama Fan Club
Barack Obama has a fan club. The fans own the club. They are the club. Without the fans there would be no club. The Barack Obama Fan Club is inclusive, anyone who wants to join is welcome. And no one knows this better than Barack Obama. Obama defined the rules before the Fan Club was […]
9Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Obama’s Journey – Don’t Stop Believing
Barack Obama is on a journey. The destination is unknown, but every mountain, every valley, every raging river will be crossed with determination, with hope, with optimism. The forest is full of danger, the valley in the shadow of death, Obama fears no evil. Obama knows that the truth is with him. His cup is […]
12Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued
Optimism, realism, and leadership
Son, Martin Luther King, Jr. has returned to the news. A Christian Minister who actively used his ministry to engage social issues and the government – he dreamed about a future of peace and prosperity. His resonating dream was inspirational and people followed. Was that a fluke of history, or is that a standard that […]
15Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Optimism, realism, and leadership | Continued
Ice Storms and Male Pride
Son, The Great Ice Storm of 2007, as it has become known, swept through the Midwest last Monday evening. Northwest Missouri was particularly hard hit, and that is where I live. Our electrical power was out very early in the morning on Tuesday. I woke up to a cold house. There are several strategies to […]
14Dec2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Ice Storms and Male Pride | Continued