[Oe List ...] FW: [afn-l] Proud of an Aus Politian ???

[Adam Thomson]

Dear Shelley,

You, Shelley, and the other US Citizens whom I have personally 
encountered in my life have every reason, at this moment, to be proud 
to be American, simply because of what YOU, and your colleagues "in 
the faith" are, and have done.

My own life I would not have had in any other way: I was irredeemably 
changed for the better by my decision to tangle directly with the US. 
I came to theological and personal maturity in the United States, and 
it would not have been possible for this to have happened in, say, the UK.

Yes, as they say, "Houston, we have a problem" - at the moment. But I 
share your feeling, Shelley, about the fairly near future. I had an 
incredible feeling of unconfined hope as Australian PM Kevin Rudd did 
his stuff even as the tears streamed down my face.

What if one of the Democratic candidates actually made it to the 
White House (my own preference would be Barack Obama)? What if we had 
a change of PM in the UK before too long (entirely possible), and 
someone like David Milliband or (Mr.) Hilary Benn (UK politicians of 
hope) came to power? What if, what if...

There's hope out there.

I like to think that in twelve months time we will look back and see 
this moment as the signal of the beginning of the end of a horrible 
eight-year nightmare.

And given the resilience and character of the people of the United 
States as a whole, I think healing will have begun to take place.

Where did I learn about hope? In the United States.

Love to all,

Adam in Dover, UK



At 13:15 15/02/2008, you wrote:
>It sounds as though this is a great era in Australia.  I hope the 
>day will come again when I can say I'm proud to be an 
>American.  It's been too long.
>
>Shelley Hahn
>
>On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 2:04 AM, frank bremner 
><<mailto:fjbremner at hotmail.com>fjbremner at hotmail.com> wrote:
>A nice touch to the day, from the Australian Facilitators Network listserv.
>
>Cheers
>
>Frank
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> > From: <mailto:gilroy at peopledynamics.com.au>gilroy at peopledynamics.com.au
> > To: <mailto:afn-l at lists.scu.edu.au>afn-l at lists.scu.edu.au
> > Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:04:49 +1000
> > Subject: [afn-l] Proud of an Aus Politian ???
> >
> > On Wednesday I was in Canberra for SORRY day which was an awesome 
> experience
> > that I will not forget in a hurry.................. but it was 
> last night at
> > Canberra Airport I felt really proud to be Australian. The Airport had an
> > unusual amount of our Indigenous people leaving Canberra after various
> > ceremonies..............many of them wearing white tee shirts that simply
> > said.....................THANKS!
> > That was moving enough until I noticed something that I have not seen
> > before. They were walking proud and people were smiling at them and looking
> > at them with respect did I feel proud of an Australian Politian Kevin Rudd
> > ............you bet ya !
> > Let the healing begin
> > Love
> > Cheryl Gilroy
> >
> > Cheryl Gilroy
> >
> > People Dynamics Australia
> > 07 55937076 0413009290
> > <http://www.peopledynamics.com.au/>www.peopledynamics.com.au
> > Carpe Diem
> >
> > "Its the people that make the difference"
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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