kim
Registered: May 23, 2008
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Earlier today, I was filling out this lengthy form to get HUD-Certified, which basically means that the federal government will let my brokerage work with even more government distressed properties.  You might be interested to know that not only is Kim Roulias Realty a "woman-owned business," but it is also a "minority-owned business," because I actually have a Native American heritage on my dad's side, and I'm a member of the Echota Cherokee Indian tribe out of Lawrenceville, Alabama. It wasn't too long ago in American history that you really didn't want to tell anybody that, but I'm pretty proud of it.
I was reminded of it while watching the Olympics. I am fascinated by the cultures, mannerisms, traditions, and physically differentiating features of different nationalities and races. It is truly an amazing world that we live in.
Obviously, I don't look too much like a native American because of my mom's contribution in all of this.... but I used to love to gaze at my grandmother's face and try to picture the hardships of the life she led, and the adversity they faced, and the whole Trail of Tears situation. There are people today who have no idea how fortunate they are to be living in the times and places they are. And there are other people who don't have it so well, living in cultures or societies in their own living hell, today in 2008. Hold those people in your thoughts and prayers, and remember them, especially as you are watching the Olympics, what an amazing amount of adversity -- not just triumph -- that some of those athletes had to endure to get there.
Who is your hero today? And who thinks you are their hero? No matter how insignificant you may feel that you are in your job or your life, somebody somewhere thinks very much of you, and they are watching you and wanting to be like you. Are you being, and doing, all that you can be and do? Just some things to think about....
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