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barack obama
October 2009 
New Start on Tuesday and Duran Duran Playing in my Head
Posted on Jan 18th, 2009
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drechanteuse
drechanteuse
I was driving home from work the other day and I got to this certain corner about three blocks away from home when this thought hit me so hard, I was surprised I was still in one piece. My thought was, "If I was Barack Obama, what would I fix first? There are just too many problems." It was getting deep and philosophical and traffic was piling up behind me as I pondered instead of turning right.
Poor Barack, he is only one man and he has expactations piled on him in heeps and mounds by the AGP (American General Public.) He is only one man and he is going to be challenged by the political machine that is well oiled and set in place so strongly that change is barely noticed. While the world seems to be falling apart in various corners, and the homefront is crumbling before our very eyes, how does one man put on the brakes and turn things around decidedly within an acceptable amount of time? And if he doesn't, do we just give up on him, too?
Then it came to me, there at that corner of Hobart and Vernon in the middle of South Central Los Angeles, that one man can only change the world if we pave the way for him to do so. First, it is up to us, the AGP, to be open, to be as patient as possible, and to start solving the problems right here in our back yard. And here, on the corner of Hobart and Vernon, my backyard is a definite shambles outlined by liquor stores, graffiti and police cars swooped up on the gas station at the corner.
It is pretty common knowledge that you cannot truly help someone else unless you have helped yourself first. So, while Obama is concentrating on world peace, we can start at home, being more understanding with our family members, by communicating better with those we deal with daily, by being more helpful to our neighbors, and more giving to the communities in which we live. We can continue to say, "Do I really need that?" and live simpler. We can work toward being more self-sustaining. By doing so, we will create an environment that is ripe and ready to accept the "change" when it comes our way. Now is not the time to be judgmental. Now is the time to reach out.
Come Tuesday, Wall Street will still be a mess, the banks will still be greedy and won't admit they used deceptive practices to make shaky home loans, the retailers will still be suffering, and thousands will still be faced with losing their jobs. Joe the Plumber will be worried about those new taxes that he faces, and Hillary will still have all of her family members emailing me to help pay down her campaign debt. Large corporations will still be requesting bailouts while the AGP's bucket remains dry as a tumbleweed blowing across a desert highway in a dust storm.
It seems like a miracle has happened, most certainly, but how will we stand witness to it? How will we ensure that Barack Obama does stand for change in our country and in the world? How can we ensure that things will be better for our children? We have had too many years of cringing each time George W. Bush couldn't say a word correctly in front of millions of people, and we have become a tad bit passive aggressive because we felt powerless to change it. So, if Barack is bringing us the power, how will we use it?
It is truly our moment under the sun, the moon and the stars, and Tuesday is sure to give so many of us a feeling of exhilaration beyond compare. But it's not all about Tuesday. What will you do on Wednesday to birth the change in your heart? That is my question, and I don't have the answer. I only know that if I wake up on Wednesday status quo, that I am leaving it all to Barack, and he can't do it all on his own.
New Moon on Monday
New World on Tuesday
What will Wednesday bring?
Poor Barack, he is only one man and he has expactations piled on him in heeps and mounds by the AGP (American General Public.) He is only one man and he is going to be challenged by the political machine that is well oiled and set in place so strongly that change is barely noticed. While the world seems to be falling apart in various corners, and the homefront is crumbling before our very eyes, how does one man put on the brakes and turn things around decidedly within an acceptable amount of time? And if he doesn't, do we just give up on him, too?
Then it came to me, there at that corner of Hobart and Vernon in the middle of South Central Los Angeles, that one man can only change the world if we pave the way for him to do so. First, it is up to us, the AGP, to be open, to be as patient as possible, and to start solving the problems right here in our back yard. And here, on the corner of Hobart and Vernon, my backyard is a definite shambles outlined by liquor stores, graffiti and police cars swooped up on the gas station at the corner.
It is pretty common knowledge that you cannot truly help someone else unless you have helped yourself first. So, while Obama is concentrating on world peace, we can start at home, being more understanding with our family members, by communicating better with those we deal with daily, by being more helpful to our neighbors, and more giving to the communities in which we live. We can continue to say, "Do I really need that?" and live simpler. We can work toward being more self-sustaining. By doing so, we will create an environment that is ripe and ready to accept the "change" when it comes our way. Now is not the time to be judgmental. Now is the time to reach out.
Come Tuesday, Wall Street will still be a mess, the banks will still be greedy and won't admit they used deceptive practices to make shaky home loans, the retailers will still be suffering, and thousands will still be faced with losing their jobs. Joe the Plumber will be worried about those new taxes that he faces, and Hillary will still have all of her family members emailing me to help pay down her campaign debt. Large corporations will still be requesting bailouts while the AGP's bucket remains dry as a tumbleweed blowing across a desert highway in a dust storm.
It seems like a miracle has happened, most certainly, but how will we stand witness to it? How will we ensure that Barack Obama does stand for change in our country and in the world? How can we ensure that things will be better for our children? We have had too many years of cringing each time George W. Bush couldn't say a word correctly in front of millions of people, and we have become a tad bit passive aggressive because we felt powerless to change it. So, if Barack is bringing us the power, how will we use it?
It is truly our moment under the sun, the moon and the stars, and Tuesday is sure to give so many of us a feeling of exhilaration beyond compare. But it's not all about Tuesday. What will you do on Wednesday to birth the change in your heart? That is my question, and I don't have the answer. I only know that if I wake up on Wednesday status quo, that I am leaving it all to Barack, and he can't do it all on his own.
New Moon on Monday
New World on Tuesday
What will Wednesday bring?
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This is very insightful, indeed. You’re right: we ALL need to be that change. BINGO. If we leave it up to one person, we might as well through in the towel. Let’s see, what can we do in the next few days that’s different? You’ve got me thinking, Andrea!
Well, I am glad you could relate to what I am saying. I really believe that the miracle is within us, and if we want things to be different, we have to start right at home, right in our hearts. it’s easier said than done because a lot of things have been ‘put upon us,’ but we went along. Now, I think we must stand up when something isn’t right, and let the system work as it’s supposed to - to represent us.