The Dawning of a New Era

We walk through our lifetime, and sometimes forget that unless we put it in writing, moments in time will be forgotten. There are things in my lifetime, that I hope will remain forever on this Blog. We learn from mistakes made (hopefully), and are inspired by true events. This is one I have witness through the media of television. Oh to have been there.....

This year, 2009, one of those positive events has occurred. I don't consider myself a political human being (I do exercise my right to vote), but was completely enthralled with the United States politics this particular year. Although I have been raised in a generation where color is not of importance, and humanity is, an African-American President has come to watch over the United States for the next four years. It will be a painful growing period for all involved, but a breath of fresh air. Like any house that needs cleaning, especially that good old-fashioned Spring cleaning, one usually starts with emptying out the closets in order to re-organize. I truly see this as Barack Obama's first task for what will be a difficult, but rewarding, term.

The White House will have the sound of children's laughter filling it again, with a strong example of a solid marriage and sound family that will forge through a nation in crisis. Call me old fashioned, but family is the foundation to all good beginnings. I cried tears of joy watching a well-spoken man take the Presidential Oath on a Bible that sat in the Congress Library since Lincoln's Inauguration. It sent chills down my spine. Imagine, the man that paved the way for freedom for slaves, and a man whose freedom he fought for, taking the Oath on the exact same Bible. Absolutely touching!

While the world tailspins financially, this planet, for a moment in time, joined an unfathomable universal energy in support of a new found freedom...................the freedom Lincoln started.........leaving the color of one's skin behind, and recognizing people for WHO they are and what they can do.