Lesson of the week, Christmas and Climate Change and Alberto Gonzalez

The Lesson I learned this week. No matter how much you may love someone, they may or may not love you back, but when you die, what will matter is just how much you loved, not how much you were loved, so practice loving others. By the way, love is an action verb! Just do it.

Christmas and the holidays. For many Christmas is a time of joy, for others it is a time of sadness, loneliness, and dread. I am grateful this year in particular. I am still alive and ready to take on the next projects. However, as years go by, I realize not everyone enjoys the holidays. Many have lost a loved one, a job, a relationship. They are grieving and the holidays has a way of making emotions more raw. It can make us more vulnerable, so when you are around people who are grieving, instead of a present you might want to give them a hug and a smile. Pray for them for life goes on and maybe next year will be better.

The Coppenhagen Climate Change Conference did not reach the goals many of the key players may have wanted. We, as humans of this planet have not reacted in time to transform a coal and fossil fuel driven economy into a cleaner one and frankly, we all know this will be difficult and it will take time. Whether you still think Climate Change is a hoax and are still wondering why scientists may have changed the wording to fit their agenda in some e mails or whether people are actually causing global warming or not, the challenge is real. The climate is warming and there is no doubt this will create serious problems, so serious some island nations may dissappear. My only hope is that we the people can become more involved in policy change and "smart" change. We can not destroy industries which have created millions of jobs overnight, but we can not stand idle with a crisis of this magnitude either. This is a time for new technologies, for thinking out of the box and for people to begin demanding change that works. We should all do our bit to change our lifestyles but if big industries do not, nothing will change.

In Latina Voices, we recently interviewed former Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez. Check our website for the upcoming show. www.latinavoices.com
Mr. Gonzalez says he is still proud of his service, no matter what his detractors say. He has gone from the halls of power in the White House to the Texas Tech campus. This transition was probably not an easy one. He is not one to apoligize for the past, but he did admit he would have done one thing differently. You'll have to watch to find out what that is.