dream. serve. vote for obama.

for the kid who dares to dream. for the kid who wants to serve. for them i vote for obama. first of all i have to say i don't agree with quite a few things with what the president has done and still doing. second, i actually volunteered for his campaign in 08, the first time i ever got that involved in politics. not this time around. so it has been kind of sad to realize that i couldn't bring myself to commit to vote for him again.

until 2 days ago i was still undecided. and i am typing this post as election results are beginning to come in. for some time i have been praying for guidance regarding the vote. i keep my mind open. so much noise. so much negativity tossing around. i keep my eye wide and clear, ear steeped in the stillness of the heart.

then a recent saturday afternoon i stumbled upon the news that bruce springsteen performed after bill clinton gave a speech at a rally. i kind of felt drawn to catch that. i did so. the little bit that i heard was exactly what i needed to hear.

2 things. first, student loan reform. graduates can repay their loan over 20 years at a fixed percentage of their income. it means if a young doctor wants to serve in a rural community as a primary physician he/she can do it without worrying about how to pay off $200k student loan. second, young people can be covered under their parents' coverage. it means time for the young one to dream, to search, to experiment, to fail and get up and try again.

how many kids who grow up would do that? i don't know. but one kid can change the world. one kid out there has the chance to become what he/she ought to be regardless of the birth circumstances. it takes fuel and oxygen to set a flame ablaze. and so i vote for obama for bestowing to the kids the conditions to become what they dream to be.

afghanistan. obesity. 38 m + 7 m

in my meditation today i see a young, bright, great person who is also obese. now the doctors are saying they have found cancer and surgery is what they recommend.

i know immediately this is related to my thoughts on the president's afghan speech. 2 reasons. he used the word 'cancer' to describe the taliban situation. secondly, but equally if not more important, i've been thinking what it means for the greatest country on the planet and the richest country in the history of mankind having obesity as the most serious health challenge as a people.

vegging out in obamaland

hwubby and i need a vacation so bad. not we want, but truly we need it. so what happened? andrea calls, i'm going away, no one's in it, can you come and use my car too? well, andrea lives high up on a hill with a wraparound, panoramic view of the beach obama roamed as a boy and it's 5 min walking distance to this long stretch of silky soft sand and molten emerald waters. we'll be vegging out in oabamaland and now we are just a few hours away from it. helleluja, praise the lord, praise andrea, blessed are we to have andrea as a friend. really, anyone should count their fortunes if they have someone like andrea as a friend:)