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January 20th, 2009 | Filed under Uncategorized.
I’m thinking in a brand new way.
We’ve waited for so long. Today marks a momentous change in American politics. If his campaign and transition is any indication, we will come together and lead us in a positive direction, towards a true America of our ideals.
He won’t be perfect. There are too many problems to address and compromises that need to be made. However, the one thing we can’t compromise is our ideals and values. Without those, what are we fighting for? That is a question we have to be able to answer. Not all wars are fought to defend our freedoms. We must hold our fighters dear. It is not for them to judge for they single-mindedly fight in our honor. It is for our commander to only use them in as a last and in a just cause.
These past eight years have been suffocating. Hard to remember just how awful it had gotten. I still remember that New Years Eve with our friend Paul, who lost respect for us because we begrudgingly acknowledged that Bush was the president. We didn’t acknowledged that he won, but what is is. The years following were heart-wrenching. Anyone who questioned the president or where America was heading, we were cast aside as unpatriotic, a stinging charge when we were clinging to America, not willing to let it be dragged through the mud.
But today is a new day. Thoughts of rebirth and renewal revive my spirit. It’s January 20th and I’m reassessing my resolution list. Still trying to hold on to this brand new life I’m trying to lead. Now I’ve been asked to work hard. Will I be able to live up to my own ideals so that I can help in lifting America up?
It is up to us. These men and women in power are just surrogates of our power. We cannot sit back and let others do our work without accountability and responsibility. Many have learned the hard way of what happens when you blindly trust an accountant or broker to manage your money. We cannot relinquish our power.
So what can I do to be the best and strongest I can be? This is the question I must address.
From Resolution/Revolution Blog at www.wordpress.com
http://sjm2.wordpress.com/
Even though times are hard now, I am finally able to read the newspaper and feel hope and relief. Obama is living up to his promise, and he even admits his mistakes, something W. would never do. I was living in Italy for 2 years – the last year of Bush’s first term and the first year of his second. It was really tough to be an American then and there. But now I feel proud.
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