Thanks to former First Lady Michelle Obama for reminding me at the Democratic National Convention this week of our mutual feelings sixteen years ago when a young Senator from Illinois, her husband Barack Obama, was nominated to become President of the United States. President Obama became the champion of “hope” in my mind forever because he believed in the possibility of positive change in a nation I sensed we both loved. I’ve missed them both.
We choose hope over fear. We see the future not as something out of our control, but as something we can shape for the better through concerted and collective effort. We reject fatalism or cynicism when it comes to human affairs; we choose to work for the world as it should be, as our children deserve it to be. (President Obama to the United Nations General Assembly, September 24, 2014)
four-year-old Ella on board the Harris/Walz JOY Campaign Train in playhouse at the zoo yesterday while two-year-old Molly hoped for height
My hope is we will choose to work together for the world as it should be, as all children deserve it to be.
Onward.
I'll Call It Like I See It 
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6 responses to “Hallelujah, Hope is Making a Comeback!”
what a fabulous rollercoaster you’re all on!
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My dear friend across the Pond – Americans must be at once endlessly entertaining and somewhat frightening. Rollercoaster indeed!!
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Their speeches were both so inspiring and full of dignity and gravitas. Yes we CAN!
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Cindy, Yes we CAN!!!
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Here I am, choosing hope over fear too!
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Let’s do it, my friend!!
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