Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Inspired

Sitting here watching our President Elect Barack Obama accept his appointment to the 44nd President of the United States. Sitting here listening to the messages our future first black president is delivering from Grant Park in Chicago. Sitting here surprised how emotional the crowd of 125k+ supporters, and myself included, are… hanging on every word.

For the record, I was a McCain supporter…was…

Perhaps it’s the difficult times we’re in. The wars. The housing crisis. Failing corporations that were once mainstays in the US. Job losses that will continue to skyrocket. Whatever the reason, Barack Obama has our attention. And the message? Come together, help thy neighbor, be Americans first and prepare for change. One of hope, promise and inspiration.

Who would have thought…really?!! 150 years ago blacks were enslaved, only 50 years ago did the civil rights movement start to accelerate the righting of years of wrongs. And now we stand as a nation with a black man as our leader. The combination of the tumultuous times we’re in, systemic uncertainty and witnessing history is making it hard for me have the proper perspective to truly understand where our country is headed.

What I do know, is that after listening to our new leader, all I can hope is that this man who has endured so much, risen up against great odds and prejudice, and now become the next President of the United States, uses this strength to follow through on his mission, and not bend to the political pressures that have ruined our system. Should this path be followed I have great confidence our direction will be righted, and together we will build momentum to re-creating the country we hope to live in and to leave for our children. Optimistic? Yes. Overly Utopian? Perhaps. Inspired?? Definitely...

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