Episode 680 - Bravery and Resilience

In this episode of Monday Morning Mojo, Phil Buchanan reflects on his recent experience in New Orleans during the Sugar Bowl. He shares about his experience during the tragic event on Bourbon Street and the bravery of the police officers who responded. Phil emphasizes the resilience of the community and the importance of appreciating law enforcement. Phil encourages listeners to express their gratitude to local officers for their dedication and service when you see them. 

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Top performers in every field surround themselves with those who inspire them, who seek to build them up, and who push them to reach beyond their current limits. I'm Phil Buchanan, Executive Chairman of Cannon Financial Institute. I designed Monday Morning Mojo to provide you with a weekly spark, a push, and motivational insight to live your best life.

Thanks for joining. Good Monday morning. It's Phil here with episode 680 of Monday Morning Mojo. I spent New Year's Eve and New Year's Day and the second and the morning of the third in New Orleans. Georgia and Notre Dame were there for the Sugar Bowl. Like most of you, I woke up on January 1st to the horrific news that an individual had murdered innocent victims on Bourbon Street the night before by driving a pickup truck at a high rate of speed.

literally running over pedestrians. Now, since my family and many of our friends had walked that same street just a few hours before the tragedy of the situation really hit home, the victims were simply out for a good time. Their lives were ended by a murderer. There is absolute pure evil in this world.

We saw a snapshot of it in New Orleans. But as horrific as that was, I also witnessed something else, something much better. I saw the bravery of police. I saw the resilience of fair minded Americans. On 1st, while I was watching videos from the night of the murders, I found a clip. And in that clip, several officers were converged on a street in the French quarter and they were chatting.

The police presence that night was incredibly strong. We felt very safe there just hours before little did we know, but the video that I watched showed the moment, the first call of the truck barreling down bourbon came in as a unit. Every officer. In that group broke into a dead sprint towards the truck.

They had no idea what evil lurked. But they did what brave officers do. They responded. The Sugar Bowl, as you no doubt know, was postponed today. Now some fans on both sides couldn't stay for the game, but most did. And they were out in force. I heard it said time and time again from Notre Dame fans and Georgia fans alike That they were not going to live in fear.

Now the game, Georgia lost another day. Notre Dame was a better team that day, but in reality, it was good, decent people who all won that day. The police won that day. They were out in force and were incredibly polite. They were incredibly efficient. The fans won. They showed up in force. We do as a country live in troubling times, but we also live in a time where modern day American heroes show up.

I saw them in action wearing their uniforms. No, not the uniforms of Georgia or Notre Dame, but the uniforms of various police departments of sheriff's offices and of state troopers. These men and women have always had my high respect, but as impossible as I might have thought before, the level of respect I have for them is now even higher.

I want to challenge you all to do something this week. Take the time this week to seek out a police officer or a deputy sheriff or a state trooper in your own area. and take the time to tell them how much you appreciate what they do because team for them on a daily basis. Their job truly is one of life and death.

We need to acknowledge the level of respect and appreciation that we have for what they do. Monday Morning Mojo is a production of Cannon Financial Institute. Executive producer of Monday Morning Mojo is Sarah Jones. Editing and mixing is done by Danny Brunner. Production management is handled by McCall Chamberlain.

Until next time, I'm Phil Buchanan reminding you to be a force for good. Have a great week and thanks for being part of the Mojo community.