Nike

Is more than a manufacturer’s label these days it has drifted into our culture to become an attitude directive with a positive meaning of, “Just Do It!”, or one might say simply, “Nike!”, with the same meaning of intent.
Gosh how many advertising firms can boast that?
I don’t know who originally initiated it but they should be real proud on how that concept took off and of course its longevity.
Other products also have slogans but not as demonstrative but cunning as this one I do believe.
Whoever thought of this one was more than brilliant; if there is such a thing, huh?
Sure wish it was me and that is not to say that I haven’t had clever ideas in my previous life; just ones in not that worldwide acclaim type.
On a much smaller level I wrote a radio jingle for our business in NJ as well as copy too, and I even suggested a tiny idea to one of the non-profits I was a volunteer with using Michael Jackson’s song ‘Beat It’, as the concept for beating their/our disease and showing the many faces, like he did with morphing the many people who also had the disease young or old and all the races that were touched by it personally.
Not worldwide but something.
I did notice the concept in their monthly magazine one time and all I could do was smile that it worked!

You know it is nice to get credit for some things in life.
But it’s not the only reason to do them, correct?
Like being a good neighbor or helping as a volunteer for something you truly believe in?
I have told many people over and over again how when I am at my most self involved point I found helping others helps to get out of your own miserable self and that help you give makes you in turn feel just wonderful once again! I suppose in reality it is the ultimate selfishness!
That’s why Hubby and I did enjoy helping others all those years as volunteers, unfortunately though the last few have not been good though with our lack of abilities.
But I shall not harp once again on those because any of you who read this regularly know all about it anyway!
And so I will move on…
Back to the first thought about ‘Nike-ing it’ is to say that we should all not make excuses and when there is a time or place we need to take care of business then we should go right ahead and do it!
I so miss all those times but I did do for nearly forty years on and off, and so I feel pretty darn good about all those years…of my Nike times.
All in all that is what I want the world to know with all this current turmoil in it, people have found out how the other half lives and want in…
And so they are just doing it!
Not that I would suggest or agree with their methods but they need to do what they need to do and who am I to tell anyone who lived in those extreme conditions for so long?
Sadly, negotiations with rationale do not work in other parts of the world like we have also found out here too at times.
My hope for our world is to find something that settles the disagreements and calms the masses to work together, not too much to ask, huh?
Any-who, let’s all pray that somehow someway it will all work out since people this is the only world we got! So NIKE IT!

On that plea to wish peace on earth goodwill toward men and women; let me be the first to say happy good night to all and kindly ask you to also count those blessings and to share those overages and we will too!

And next time please be here or be square, ya hear!