To be a Burgerboy ...

"The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it."

--Thucydides

Like anything worthwhile, this experience is not without it's challenges. We are currently being challenged in many ways , some expected and others difficult to comprehend.

All the more reason, to dig in and keep going and to figure out ways to make what needs to happen, happen.

Whenever I used to encounter someone who is angry, mean-spirited, bitter, bitchy or just plain, irascible, I used to meet them with a 'like' attitude. Meaning, I returned fire, thinking I needed to defend myself against such a negative onslaught.

I feel differently now, I tend to have a huge amount of empathy for them. They were probably placed in my path to teach me something, and difficult as they may be, I can sometimes see that many times these people are trying to do their best in whatever misguided way they see fit. But sometimes I wonder if they have somehow kind of forgotten who they are deep down and become lost and disillusioned and maybe have forgotten how to follow their own passions. Dreams, desires, hopes, wants--whatever you want to call it.

You have to tend your dreams. Otherwise, how can we make a difference in a mad, mad world if we don't take care of our very own backyard?

Because in essence, we don't change the world! We change OURSELVES...and in so doing, change the world. When one does that "which is good for oneself" it enables and empowers one to be GOOD for others.

Now, I don't mean some frivolous, "I want to be the Captain of Mars" bullshit.

"Vision without a task is only a dream. A task without a vision is but drudgery. But vision with a task is a dream fulfilled."

--Willie Stone

I'm talking about putting in the work and recognizing all dreams, real, big or small, the things that make you vibrate with life. Creating and loving a family. Running in a marathon. Singing in a group on tuesday nights. Learning to play the piccolo.

The "little" things that make you appreciate being part of this thing called L-I-F-E!

MINIMUM WAGE and the people involved in it, see, to understand this concept. Becoming AWARE of the dream that lives inside of each one of us, ACKNOWLEDGING it, doing what we can to PURSUE it and then doing whatever we can to ENCOURAGE that in others! To help others to realize and live THEIR dreams! To awaken and inspire, to hope and to love ...and to laugh.

This is what it means to be a Burgerboy. (Or Burgergirl, as the case may be.)

So, ask youself:

Am I forgetting or neglecting some part of myself, some little dream element that represents what is best about me? Chances are, what's best for you might be best for the rest of us. So plan that trip to Italy. Say hello to the cute girl across the hall. Make Peanut Butter sandwiches and give them out for free. There's room for all of us to dream.

It doesn't matter how big your dream is, nino, all that matters is that you are BIG in your dream. Be big in your dream.


"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them!" --Henry David Thoureau