[Oe List ...] Obama

[Beret Griffith]

Your stories are wonderful. Yesterday I read Margaret Aiseayew's 
story to my writing group. Thank you to all of you for writing and 
sharing. A great collection of stores is being created. I'm looking 
forward to reading the latest batch.

When I got up yesterday morning the universe seemed different...

DAY ONE - November 5, 2008

Looking out the window this morning, the grass lit with sun streaming 
through clouds of a winter sky - I feel a weight has been lifted. The 
knot in my stomach is gone. I slept all night and awoke feeling 
hopeful, about a lot of things.

Last night, hearing Obama speak to the nation and to the world, was 
everything I've hoped to hear from a President Elect. It was a relief 
to hear the flow, the pace, the tone, the passion and the honesty of 
the man elected to lead this country. Words make a difference.

His presence, open stance, genuine smile, deep strong gaze, posture 
of humility, and grateful delight in accepting his role as President 
of the United States of America was wonderful to see. Body language 
makes a difference.

Every word and every gesture count toward making this planet a decent 
place to live for everyone. Obama is a walking, talking educator of 
the imagination.

Beret

And the song that comes to mind...For years I had the first four 
lines of the song below, done by someone in calligraphy, in a frame 
on my kitchen counter.


BELIEVE

Tune: The Sloop John B

Chorus:
Believe that the time has come.
This world's going to live as one
And people are ready now
To create a new way.
New Spirit alive
New dream on the rise
One world together
Create the new day.

Everybody can see
A new way that it can be,
But so many things just seem to get in the way.

The chains that bind us are strong.
The road to liberty long
Toward one world together
New earth, a new day.
Listen and you will hear
The future is coming clear
And everybody alive
has something to say.
We share a bit of the load,
Walking down the same road,
Working together,
New earth, a new day.


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