The Day After election day

Its good to hear lots of people's stories about how they felt last night and this morning because Barack Obama is President of the United States of America. I'm not original or unique in my relief, hope, restored faith, and excitement. Lots of people are expressing the same feelings of transformation.

I listened to C-SPAN this morning and was surprised to hear one woman call in who said she couldn't believe people voted for a man who won't salute the flag, who is a Muslim, and something else. I wonder what I call that person? It doesn't seem charitable to call her stupid or dim-witted or feeble-minded. And yet, how else to define a person who is told the truth over and over and won't stop repeating the falsehood? I'm reminded of the definition of faith - the belief in things unseen. What do you call the disbelief of things seen? I don't get it.
After I heard another McCain supporter spout off about how everyone who voted for Obama voted for socialism over free enterprise, I realized that even C-SPAN isn't safe.

Those were the only negative things I heard this morning.

I'd like to talk about the idea of Transformation that I heard people talk about this morning.
We have two levels of change.
First, the election of the country's first self-identified African American as President. It fulfills the promise of America - as someone said we've moved from tell to show. We aren't just telling the world what America can be, we're showing what America can be.
Second, the choice American's made for a new direction - away from partisanship, secrecy, double-standards, spin, negativity, and toward bi-partisanship, reasoned voices, hope, shared responsibility, and possibility.

I feel like we made the choice the universe hoped we'd make. The choice that will put us on the path of evolution and peace and everything that's good for our spiritual health.

Many people were visibly overcome with emotion last night on TV and this morning. I wish I could be that demonstrative and free with my emotions. But, the reality is, I'm afraid of the negetive people who will try to block the efforts of Barack Obama; the euphoria of today will be swallowed by negative politics. That Bush administration really messed with my mind! I'll try to stay positive.

The other comment I'll make this morning is about Obama's full name.
During the election his name, Barack Hussein Obama, was used as a means to describe his foreign-ness.
Most people understand that Hussein as a middle name, in and of itself, means nothing. But, the context in which it was used made it clear to everyone that it was meant to be a negative against Obama. It was code for foreigner, Arab, terrorist, etc.
Now that the election is over we can say Barack Hussein Obama with pride. In the new context it goes along with the idea that in the United States of America all things are possible.

Am I done? I don't know. I may have more to say. But, for now - I'm done.