My family all live far away from me in San Francisco, Sacramento, and down in Missouri. This is what I wrote to them this morning:
Yes, I am pleased about the election (and ever so grateful it is now over with). I think that we, the people of America, have finally, awakened somewhat and made our voices heard. For that we can all be proud. However, at this point, this is mostly symbolic. There will be no significant change unless each and every one of us set out, today, to make those changes in our day to day lives that will lead to the 'utopia' we long to inhabit. This one man cannot (and should not) be expected to create this new world. Obama is NOT the savior! We must each and all be the savior to lift us out of this retched mess we have allowed to happen. Obama's election gives us an opportunity to make change happen, and for that I feel great relief and gratitude.
I know you probably think I have gone a bit looney with my cynicism, but we have lost so much over my lifetime. I'm not convinced that Obama is free of the controlling people and money that have destroyed so much of our nation and world, but I tend to feel he is sincere in his desire to do the right things.
The following is a quote from a forum I read every day. I agree with this person, so thought I would pass it along to you. I love you all so much, and so I worry a lot about all of you.
Mom, JoyAnna, Mumsey
"‘This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were.
It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice.
So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other.’
this quote from obama’s speech was the most memorable.
altho i had never been obamasized (the state of being enraptured by his oratory skills) before, i do feel a shift, the possibility of change is palpable. & that’s a good feeling, after 8 years of power & money grabbing.
we need to stay focused more than ever now. " – seekur3 http://www.projectavalon.net/forum/s...0880#post70880