DOING MY PART

Hey guys,

I am off to Philadelphia for 2 days to canvass for the Obama Campaign for Change. Our initiative over the next few days is called GOTV - Get Out The Vote. This campaign has inspired me in ways like no other campaign in history. I have sent money, bought products and given time and cell phone minutes. I have donated because I truly believe in Barack Obama's message. I have the feeling that I will be participating in and contributing to a great time in American and world history. I have friends and acquaintances who will also be going down to help out. Jeffrey, Joshua and Richard will also be hitting the streets to remind people to vote and to make sure they know what to take to the polls on Tuesday.

I come back Monday night for class and then on Tuesday morning.......drumroll......I GO CAST MY VOTE FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES - MR. BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA!!! For the past 2 years, I have been dreaming of the day that I pull that big metal lever. I will leave the polls and go directly to a phone bank to continue the drive to get people out to the polls.

I sincerely hope that you guys all get out and cast your ballot to change the course that our country is on right now. We cannot allow this to slip through our hands. Barack's win will be our win. We will then have the proof that HOPE is real and that by hoping and through action, we can truly make our dreams come true. This will only be the beginning. My next post will be a celebration of A HISTORY MAKING VOTE!!!

IGNORANCE IS NOT BLISS

I guess I wanted to think more highly of Americans, but some of them never cease to amaze me.

I have a prayer:

"Dear God, please do not ever let me be so full of hatred, spite, ignorance and arrogance that I start to embrace and spew lies about someone else who has nothing to do with the lies I am pilfering. Please let me realize that the hatred I have is actually hatred for myself - hatred for the ignorance, fear, laziness and rigidity that I hold on to because I do not want to face my own truth. Amen."

BUST A MOVE, BOO

Just adorable!

GLOBAL OBAMA-MANIA

It seems that Obama's impact and influence touches our brothers and sisters everywhere around the globe. I think the world clearly sees that an Obama American presidency will be better for America and for the world. Our shamanic brothers in Peru think so, too.

I love this clip because I do believe that there are some people in the world who are more in touch with the spiritual world than others. I think a deep spiritual connection is probably untapped in most humans, but some have crossed that barrier and connect through shamanic rituals, some do it through speaking in tongues and some go into deep meditative states. Child, whatever gets you there!

I also believe that this connection can be made with people of all religions. I DO NOT discriminate over religion and believe that God speaks to people in a way that works for them in their culture and in their environment and in their life and it is NOT for me to decide for them. Christianity works for me, but Judaism or Buddhism or ancient shamanic practices may work for others, depending on that person's life. After all, spiritual connection is PERSONAL. I also believe that there are many lessons from different religions from which ALL can learn. There are many lessons of Taoism, Islam, Buddhism and of course Christianity that I look to incorporate into my life. That doesn't in anyway take away from my Christianity, it enhances it. It is pure ignorance, arrogance and close mindedness that makes people believe that God can only be viewed in a singular expression. God is not an exclusive God, he is INCLUSIVE!

Honey, when that man shakes the red skull at Johnny Mack, I go in, baby!!!