Weekly Inspiration Pt. 9

September 24, 2012 Posted by David Merritt No Comments

Weekly Inspiration

This is going to be an amazing week. What’s your inspiration this week?

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Make Me :) Day 114

September 24, 2012 Posted by David Merritt No Comments

Viveca Merritt
Viveca Merritt & David Merritt – Troy, MI
Every day. Someone. Smiles. Somewhere.

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9/11/2001: A Day We Cannot Forget

September 11, 2012 Posted by David Merritt No Comments

I was in my French class, 2nd period, at West Bloomfield High School. I think we were going over a quiz that we had just received back. I wasn’t the best at French, so the teacher was probably going over a lot of my mistakes.

And in one moment, nothing else mattered for the rest of the school day and school week. The principal came over the loud speaker, saying something similar to, “There’s been a plane crash at the World Trade Center.” To be honest, I didn’t readily identify the World Trade Center so I didn’t really realize the extent of these happenings. The principal then said she would keep us updated on the situation, but soon, the lunch bell sounded and the halls and cafeteria filled up quickly.

They set up about 3 TV’s in the cafeteria, and as more and more information/pictures were broadcasted, a blanket of shock and sadness struck the cafeteria. I can remember the feeling that came over me because the next few hours were so powerful that I can recapture today how I exactly felt. I wanted to go home. I wanted to go home and hug my parents. I wanted to go home to find out if the people we knew in NY were okay. In a nutshell, that moment changed and opened my perspective.

It’s human nature to forget things. We move on. We adjust. We sometimes go on in life taking it for granted, thinking we will be here forever, thinking we’ll always be around loved ones, thinking we’ll always be able to see our friends. And it’s days like 9/11/01 which put life into perspective. These days create perfect pictures. The fact is, we won’t be here forever. So, it’s important that we don’t forget days like this, because it’s days like this that remind us not to forget. Not to forget to tell your Mom you love her when you get off the phone. Things like that. It’s a reminder to never say, “I’ll do it next time.”

Here’s a poem I wrote in the 10th grade after 9/11: My prayers go out to the families of the victims that died that tragic day.

I began the day in my normal way,
the exact way I started every day.
But when I woke up I didn’t know,
our Nation would suffer a vast low blow.
Unlike anything anyone has ever seen,
thousands dead before the clock hit 11:15.
Well planned, well executed, well trained.
How do you hijack 4 planes is insane.
We have been through tragedy before,
to the families hurting, we can’t ignore.
We must continue to pray for those inside,
without much warning, there was no where to hide.
We must pull together with great unity,
now, stories of rubble is all you see.
For we will never forget this sad day,
where few have survived, and thousands still lay.
Now it is time for us to pass the test,
and prove again, that America is still best.

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We’re Building A Publishing Team

September 5, 2012 Posted by David Merritt No Comments

Dawgies! We are currently looking for interns to assist with all aspects of publishing our blog/outreach content. These tasks range from creating engagement campaigns and blog content, to video production and photo editing.

Ideal candidates are those creative types! The peeps that like to bring visions to life, have strong writing skills, and knowledge of html. For our video production interns, having experience with filmmaking surely helps and is greatly desired.

All interns are expected to work about 10-15 hours a week, however, that work will most likely not require you to come into the office. We don’t even really have an office yet dawgies! It’s coming though!

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7,000 Too Many

September 5, 2012 Posted by David Merritt No Comments

The reality we face. 7,000 high school students drop out every single school day.

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