Feel Good

Welcome to the White House Mr. Obama, soon to be President Obama. I for one am very happy to see this moment arrive and I thank you for serving us as I know you will–in giving us your best in what you believe is our best interests. That’s all we can ask of you.

As for the rest of us–Barack Obama won his upcoming presidency, a presidency to which the whole world looks with baited breath, on a message comprised of two words:

Hope & Change

The challenge for the coming year, the call to action, now falls to us–as citizens, as family and household members, as lovers and friends, as human beings–is to find ways to harness hope and enact change in our own lives.

Can we heed this call as more than just a rally cry? Can we heed it as an oath? A contract to give no less than we expect of Mr. Obama these coming 4 (and dare I hope, years?

This can be a transformative period for each of us as individuals, for America, and for the world. But only if we each take the courageous responsibility to keep the candle of hope lit and dedicate our days and nights to the kind of change our children can be proud of.

Happy New Year one and all.