Throughout the year there are specific dates that we all point to, some are set by us and have a regular cycle, others are not and are out of our control. With each passing event the emotions build, the event finally arrives, and then we settle back into whatever life is as we interpret it. One such event has now come and gone. The four year cycle of electing a president for the United States, and various other offices is over. Now what?
Now people have to get used to “playing the cards” of life that you have been dealt. For some November 4th was one of the worst days of their life. Their dreams and hopes were shattered. Running for political office, and losing, is taken as major personal rejection by the candidate that loses and something not much less by their supporters.
For others, November 4th was an historic day, a day to rejoice and as an 86 year old black woman said, “It was the best 90 minutes of my entire life as I stood in line to vote.” For some it is a new day, CHANGE has arrived, and there is HOPE for tomorrow.
Regardless of whether you were a McCain, Obama, or local office winner or loser, it is November 5th.
The world needs healing. The economy has many people losing their homes, cars, jobs, and faith in who they are as a person. Neither Obama’s election nor McCain’s defeat is going to cause your rebellious child to obey, cause your spouse to be more considerate, make your physical pain go away, heal the divisions between you and your neighbor, nor transform your personality into one super nice and sweet person.
Only a relationship with the divine that is within, that’s the core and permanent personality, can transform us- truly transform us! So, while we pass emotional milestones like birthday, anniversaries, and elections, we need to remember that we’re stlll WHO we ARE: before and after the passing event. And thus the question. WHO ARE YOU?
And how will you relate to the divine within today?
Yesterday I remembered what I lived in Venezuela 10 years ago when it became President Hugo Chávez, one of my major conclusions is that we can not continue to believe that a man would change our lives(DUH).
The politic is a way out of the array looks to divide us, much like religion, religion is clearly more difficult to stop.
Politic= Religion= Control= Division=darkness= ETC.., More…….
we are going to do today and tomorrow? We have to understand that change is inside.
Let’s make today a great country , living live differently!
As an African American being raised Black in America, I probably see yesterday’s events different than most. It is a bitter time for those who in their unconsciousness do not see that this was a necessary in the course of things and a positive move for our country. How do you tell children of Black, Hispanic, Asian, or any other ethnic group that America is a land of opportunity when they open the history books and see 43 White Male presidents?
This day was a great victory for all non whites hoping to be seen as equal in a country that has only utilized the hard work of people to their own advantage and personal gain. I do not feel like an underdog anymore and never will again. Yes myself worth and identity comes from a relationship with my creator that cannot be fabricated. It comes from within. It also makes it impossible for me to be unkind and use my brothers and sisters without regard for their well being. Oprah Winfrey said, “It feels like a shift in consciousness”. I totally agree. I was also quite surprised at how quickly people who are conscious slipped into insanity when posed with the idea that lip service has now moving to action. We can talk equality but on the inside if I still see you as subordinate to me, then I am deceived and deceiving. If my vote was mandated by a party instead of a person, we are still asleep. Even as religion has divided us into many denominations, the red and blue is simply another form of division.
My son voted for the first time this year. He did not vote a straight ticket. I want him to learn to see people as individuals in true bipartisanism. Even as a house divided cannot stand, this nation can do great things all over the world if we would unite and support without backbiting out new president. If we would all treat one another with the respect and genuine love that he exemplifies we can see a peace not only in America going forward, but all over the world. Many countries are happy with us today, because they also know that God lives large inside Obama. He is God’s selection for this day, this hour, and this minute. Have you ever seen anyone more present?
We desperately need to while we can!
It was historic voting a black man into the presidency not that many years after MLK. Even if I am of the opinion that it was the wrong black man, it is what it is and it’s time to move on. I personally am not going to waste my time whining and moaning about it, because that wouldn’t get anything ackomplished. I am just going to pray that Pres. Elect O’Bama hears God’s voice for real and that his steps become ordered by the same being that I pray mine are. That way at least we’ll have the same end point, while probably not the same route to get there!:):)
It’s a good day!
Paulette- Thanks for sharing your point of view (a very good one). As one who grew up in Texas during the Civil Rights movement (I was born in 1945), I can attest that the election of Mr. Obama is a momentous occasion. It is hard for me to believe that we have elected an African-American to that high office so few years after the turmoil and tragedy of the 60’s. I hope this is truly a turning point in American history. It matters not whether we think Mr. Obama is a perfect candidate (very, very few if any have been), he is our president-elect and I will do all I can to support him and intend for his success.