Barack and his campaign always represented to me, one thing- "the little engine that could". I had thought of him that way long before he introduced the phrase "Yes We Can" into the campaign in NH. He was the boy who shouldn't have been winning all those caucuses and primaries, and yet did. He came out of nowhere, with little money, and little fame, and little support from the Dem party, oh-and by the way- he was black!! But, he reminded of one thing that I didn't even realize I had forgotten- that it was ok to DREAM BIG. to AIM HIGH. Not "realistically", but even UNrealistically is ok. You can make the IMpossible possible, if you BELIEVE you could, and come up with a SMART strategy to make it come true, and of course, NEVER give up. Until then, I had the unconscious motto of aiming for the realisitc and never giving up on that, but Barack brought BACK the idea of actually, shameless pursuing your dreams.
I watched and cheered him on with as perseverence that he showed. Reminding others on this very blog to hold on and keep their eye on the ball when they'd get frustrated or mad at him for something( still remember the explosion here after the FISA vote), and I was fuelled and influenced by the calm focus that he showed. It was as if it had rubbed off on me. That is a trait I will take with me forever.
I saw take hit after hit from Hillary and Bill, and never really seem to flinch. I saw him handle the excalating racism and venom that was encouraged by the McCain camp. Damn! I will NEVER be as cool, and lord! as forgiving as this guy!!LOL.
His ability to forgive is such a huge example, that I must confess I have yet to learn . But I'm so glad to see a real-life ending that is so much like what we see in the movies,
you know...
the ones where the good guys WIN.
YES WE DID!!!!!
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