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The ANZAC Legend – STILL Going Strong in the 21st Century

anzac The ANZAC Legend   STILL Going Strong in the 21st Century

We’re back home from the dawn service to commemorate the landing of Australian, New Zealand and British troops on the shores of Gallipoli, Turkey (known as ANZAC cove) on April 25th in the first world war.  Anzac Day as it’s known in Australia marks a day of commemoration and remembrance for all Australians and New Zealanders who lost theirs lives in the battles of war.

Both my grandfathers were troops in the 2nd world war, one never returned.  The loss of my mother’s father, when she was only 1 year old and an only child set the tone for how life was lived for my mother as the only child of a single parent and how she coped with life as an adult, wife and parent.

Let me say, it was not easy for her as it wasn’t for many children growing up with single mothers who’s husbands never returned from war in the 1940s, 1950s and beyond.  My mum did the best job she knew how to do to give us, her children, every opportunity to learn, grow and enjoy the opportunities that life presents.

Every year we attend the dawn service to commemorate and remember at the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance which means getting up at 4:30am to attend.  It’s the only day of the year Paul (my hubby) and I get out of bed that early and head in to town.  But we do it to pay respect to our grandparents – Paul lost one of his grandfathers too in the 2nd world war and his dad was a single child raised by a single mother as well.

And most importantly and most relevant to the lifestyle you and I live today, we do it to remind ourselves of the blessed position we find ourselves in – free enterprise with no geographical boundaries and freedom of choice to live every single day as we choose.  We own total control of our destiny and each decision we make each day allows us the right to choose.

The fact that we can set goals to travel the world, present our business opportunities to thousands of people, to educate clients on success principles and watch their lives transform to their desired and rightful destiny is something we are grateful for everyday.

Whether your parents or grandparents or great grandparents were ‘victims at war’ or not, they in some way fought for you to have the opportunity to operate in free enterprise without any geographical boundaries …. and you too can do it in your bathrobe if you choose!

For that, take a moment to breath in gratitude and let it wash through your body.  Let the feeling of gratitude release today’s frustrations and allow it to embed in you so that tomorrow is the day you want it to be!

Be free, Be thankful – Be excited and Be hungry … and you really can have everything you’ve ever wanted.

With love to you and everyone that’s fought to give you the freedom you rightfully own.

Jen

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