I am hopeful
For the first time in a very long time, I feel hopeful. I do not feel quite so anxious, quite so scared, for the future of our children. Maybe, just maybe, the newest person we have so wisely choosen to run this country, will pull us up by our bootstraps, shake the cobwebs out, chase away the fear, dispel the dark clouds, erase the hate and anger (at least some) and unite us as one. It may be a lot to hope for, as there will always be those that are resentful and stupid, but I now feel that we may just be able to pull out of this. That we may be able to wake up from the nightmare of the last eight years and move forward in to a promising and bright future. For some, the nightmare will never go away. For those families who lost people in senseless war, there will always be a dark cloud on their horizon. But I am feeling better about the country that my boys will be growing up in, the world they will be inheriting.
As far as Prop 8 is concerned, I am trying to stay hopeful on this front as well. I am trying to convince myself that the reason this hateful proposition passed is because people were just confused about what they were voting for - that they simply did not understand that voting yes meant the taking away of fundamental rights. I am also going to remain hopeful that someday, perhaps in the near future, this will be overturned. I could get started on religion and the church right now but I think that would be unwise, as I will just get angry. Instead I will think positively and simply be happy that we have taken one giant step towards a positive change.
If you have a moment, check out this website: http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/
This is one of my favorite sites to visit. Wil often says things that I am thinking or wish I could express as eloquently as he does. His entry titled "...or else we didn't win anything at all." is fantastic and expresses what I am sure a lot of us are thinking.
Happy Friday, All!
As far as Prop 8 is concerned, I am trying to stay hopeful on this front as well. I am trying to convince myself that the reason this hateful proposition passed is because people were just confused about what they were voting for - that they simply did not understand that voting yes meant the taking away of fundamental rights. I am also going to remain hopeful that someday, perhaps in the near future, this will be overturned. I could get started on religion and the church right now but I think that would be unwise, as I will just get angry. Instead I will think positively and simply be happy that we have taken one giant step towards a positive change.
If you have a moment, check out this website: http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/
This is one of my favorite sites to visit. Wil often says things that I am thinking or wish I could express as eloquently as he does. His entry titled "...or else we didn't win anything at all." is fantastic and expresses what I am sure a lot of us are thinking.
Happy Friday, All!