Welcome to the online home of me, some guy given the name John Cleveland Payne. In the grand scheme of life, I am just another guy with another blog. But to myself, and hopefully to all of you who actually read this, I am something a little more special. From a young age, I fell in love of the idea of ‘the message’ and medium in which you try to transmit.
Basically, everyone has a message to give to the world. Some are basic, some complex, some have the power to up lift and some are just out there to bring as many people down as possible. But everyone has a message, and most people have problems identifying their message. And the ones who get that far can seem to figure out how to get the world to listen.
Well, I have a message, and this is where I will get a chance to share it. Hopefully, you’ll get plenty of things to keep you motivated or inspired, provide knowledge and comfort, and just have a little fun. Apologies for the state of flux and state of seemingly confusing messages that you’ll get here for a while, as I am doing a lot of personal soul searching, and scrubbing of old ideas to take the best of the past to build a new beginning.
In 2007, I changed the name of blog from “The Mis-Adventures Of The Jazzy Cool One” to “Life In Fast Forward.” I began to tear down old blogs and newsletters and try to find places for them here. My goal is to take the focus off of me the person, and show the world the life I live and share with every human on the planet. I aspire to life at a very high standard, and instead of dealing with people who rather slow us down, I want to find ways to help people pick up there own pace. As you get to see an insight to the further adventures I hope to lead, hopefully you’ll enjoy the ride, and want to come along.
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Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
My return to actual blogging today falls on Blog Action Day 2008, with today's topic being poverty. And despite the fact we are all looking at the corner ticker of our tv's and are wondering about our 401k's, most of us, especially if we are sitting at our jobs reading blogs on company time, don't know and will never experience actual poverty.
I went to the US Census Bureau to check out the current stats poverty for the US, and it scared me. A lot. While I do worry about the economy and the status of my company and my job...there are people out there so far gone that they don't even try to give themselves the false hope that they can pull out of their status. Because, by themselves, they have no chance. And as the ranks of the poor are seriously growing, even with help, it don't look so good.
If you've got a little bit to give, and trust me, I understand the tightening of all purse strings, be sure to give a little bit. Because you'll never know when you just might need a lot. If you don't have a favorite charity, tryoneofthese.
