Living, Loving, Learning

What a beautiful day, an amazing moment in time, a turning point in this country's direction. Since I first mentioned President Obama in this blog, back in January 2006, I have hoped, wished and worked for this day to come. How amazing is it that we live in a country where our voices are heard, our opinions asked for, our decisions respected!?!? How amazing are the results when Americans unite together to become BETTER together! I am ready to be led into our future by this amazing family. Today I wish for peace, joy and celebration for everyone. ***Update*** I just have to say how moving it was for me to see the President and First Lady dancing to "At Last" last night, as that was the song first song Bruce and I danced to at our wedding. Feeling the Love.

Our thoughts and energy are with those that have been effected by the senseless violence at Virginia Tech. After spending time obsessively watching and listening to the news coverage, crying, being angry, feeling scared, I am finally ready to look ahead. The only way I can make sense of this terrible situation is to use it as a reminder. It reminds me that today is the best day. It reminds me to tell my loved ones how special and beautiful and important they are. It reminds me to keep my eyes, ears and heart open for those that maybe asking for help. It reminds me to give my boys an extra kiss.

Senator Barack Obama , originally uploaded by Stephen Voss .

Barack Obama is running for President in '08 ...things are about to get interesting friends!

Wow, I am totally blown away with the Democratic successes this week. Really I should say OUR success...ours who have voted, who have discussed and wrote about these issues, who made phone calls, who attended rallies, who gave money. Even Rumsfeld and the President have heard the cry of the people for change, a feat that I wasn't sure could be accomplished. But tempered with my excitement I also feel a lot of trepidation. The Democrats were able to win on this wave of dissatisfaction with the current administration rather than their clear thinking, decisive plans and awesome leadership. My hope is that the leaders of our country will be fueled with a new excitement to work as a group to lead this country into the next chapter...hopefully one of peace, prosperity and a renewed commitment of caring and repairing this earth and the people on it. On a lighter note...the winds of change have also blown through our house. Bruce had to shave off is facial hair because he is interning in a...

Front Porch Originally uploaded by perceptmaker . This week, I happened to tune into the Tom Ashbrook show On Point and this was the topic (exerpt taken from his webpage http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2006/06/20060628_a_main.asp ): "In the era of cell phones, email, and MySpace you might think that Americans are more connected to their closest friends than ever. But in fact, they're more alone. At least that's the conclusion of new research. According to the new study, one in four Americans say they have no one to talk to about their personal problems. Twice as many people as two decades ago. It's an alienation exacerbated perhaps by long, lonely commutes, longer work hours, two-career families, and the rise of the Internet. The fear is that this growing social isolation is fraying Americans' emotional safety nets -- even threatening their physical well-being." Besides this being good news for a number of my parents that make their living in being paid to l...

Here Comes the Sun Originally uploaded by Shoshin Seishu . May 19, 2006, student Jean Rohe delivered this speech at her college graduation ceremomy directly before John McCain spoke. I think she has a insightful, refreshing voice and I want to share it with you. You can read more about Jean Rohe and the fall-out from this speech at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jean-rohe/why-i-spoke-up_b_21358.html "If all the world were peaceful now and forever more, Peaceful at the surface and peaceful at the core, All the joy within my heart would be so free to soar, And we're living on a living planet, circling a living star. Don't know where we're going but I know we're going far. We can change the universe by being who we are, And we're living on a living planet, circling a living star. Welcome everyone on this beautiful afternoon to the commencement ceremony for the New School class of 2006. That was an excerpt of a song I learned as a child called "Living Planet...

At least this is what I always thought whenever I read about these "endurance trials" that the magician, David Blaine, would put himself through. Obviously, this guy has incredible self-discipline and drive and a phenomenal publicity team behind him. Why would he put himself and his body through such agony? What was he trying to show or prove to the world? Previously, I assumed he did it for the money, fame, gorgeous women....... For the last week, David Blain has been living in a fishbowl - or should we say cesspool (ewwww- so gross) in downtown NYC. All the talk about him again sparked my agitation and pushed me to do a little research on the guy, which is how I found this quote in Wikipedia. On April 5 , 1999 , Blaine spent seven days buried inside a glass coffin at the bottom of an open pit in front of an office building in New York City where passersby could view him, 24 hours a day. "There were Jewish Hasids standing next to Muslim cabdrivers who were next to Blac...