OBAMA-RAMA

It is hard for me to believe that just a short time ago, earlier this quickly-ending year, that I was watching Obama - President Elect speak at the Memorial Coliseum. I know that there is much uncertainty to what will happen in the next year to come, but I can say that the energy that was at his rally was amazing. I hope that as people accept PE Obama, they would realize what a huge leap this is for our country and what it means to the rest of the world.

I believe that the most important part of life is our relationships with others, it is also the hardest part of life. Keeping up with others, being respectful, creating time, and setting boundaries. I know that our new President will do much for our tarnished image and bring us back to caring about others in the world, realizing that what is most important is that we are citizens of a global community and extend our hands to others as well as receiving.

What has been so wrong with our previous administrations (and what has depressed me more than anything) is that in the face of crisis we have either turned a blind eye or taken advantage of events for our own betterment, which has rightly so created our failures and struggles.

There is so much more that America has to do and learn...this, to me, is an exciting time to be a young American. I hope that we can do what others think of as impossible; change racial stereotypes, be more unified, solve energy crises, connect to our brothers and sisters in other countries (not as a superior, but as a loving equal), and many more.

PE Obama and America has a lot ahead of us. Yes We Can!



This was the video played at the rally, every time I watch it I am moved to tears. Even if things do not go as planned in this next term, I know that there is nothing more important than hope. If we have hope as a nation we will not be defeated. I have never been prouder to be an American and I am amazed at the American people and have once again found hope in our political system. It is not perfect, but "nothing can defeat the voices of millions calling for change."