Glen Beck Launches 912 Project

The Glenn Beck "You Are Not Alone" Special

Brooke Lorren, Yahoo! Contributor Network
Mar 13, 2009 "Share your voice on Yahoo! websites. Start Here."

September 11, 2001. The world changed forever. I remember that day... I was working for the Navy as the Anti-Terrorism Assistant in Naples, Italy. It was a quiet day; I was even thinking about going home early that day. Until the first plane hit. A security guard ran through the building, announcing that the World Trade Center was hit. We all ran down to the equivalent of our war room to watch CNN. Then we saw the second plane hit. It was a fearful, sad day for America.

On September 12, we pulled together in patriotism. The world had changed, and we were determined to survive. We gave to the people affected by the bombings. We rallied around the president. For the next several days, me and my coworkers in the security office worked 20 hour days to protect our base. For the next several months, we worked 12 hour days, six days a week. The citizens of this country were willing to sacrifice for America's survival.

Bad news surrounds us. Big banks are struggling to hold their heads above water. Politicians lie to us. Houses are worth less than what people owe on them. But there are still good people in this country. People like Sergeant Greg Stube, who was injured in Afghanistan in 2006, but still loves his country and holds on to his integrity.

Survivors have communities around them, according to Ben Sherwood, who has written a book on Survivors. A country composed of isolated people will not be a country of survivors. Survivors often have God in our lives. Faith was the number one factor in the reason why survivors get through tough times.

The 912 project was put together by Glenn Beck, with the intent on family and friends gathering together and make something of this country. There are still people that believe in integrity in this country. There are still people that care. We don't have to lie down and be victims! We have a choice. We can bury our heads in the sand and not think about the danger, we can live in fear of the economy and what is going on in the world around us, or we can gather together as a country, pick ourselves up and dust off the hardship that surrounds us, and not only survive, but thrive.

I choose to do the latter. It's not because everything has been peachy. We've been through tough times recently. Our house caught on fire less than a year ago and we were forced to move. My husband lost jobs. We were without health insurance for a while, and while we were without health insurance, my children got very sick and had to go to the emergency room. Our income is currently below the poverty level. But I will not give up. It is for this reason that I write. How about you? Did you lose your home? Have you lost income? You don't have to be a victim either.

Glenn Beck's program focuses on nine principals and twelve values. The twelve values are charity, courage, gratitude, hard work, honesty, hope, humility, moderation, personal responsibility, reverence, sincerity, and thrift. Our founding fathers lived by these principals. These are the values that made our country great. Many of us still hold these values as important. If, as a country, we could get back to these principals, we could be great again.

Glenn Beck is going to have another special on Saturday, September 12^th, to report on the progress that we have made. Are you up to the challenge?

Glen Beck's 9.12 web site is at http://the912project.com . Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be up yet.

Published by Brooke Lorren

Brooke Lorren is a freelance content producer living in central Arizona; she has been writing for over 10 years and has created over 1000 articles, blog posts, and web sites. She has also helped her husband... View profile

Glen Beck Launches 912 Project

The Glenn Beck "You Are Not Alone" Special

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