here at Salzburg, Austria, in the middle of europe, we watched the inauguration ceremony very emotionally, too. We, a group of therapists and coaches and many people arround us, are talking so much about the new chances and suddenly feel connected with America and his people, an experience we never made in the last 8 years. And we hope and pray with you and feel the challenge to contribute to a new community. Let us all be patient and let´s trust in the power of immagination.

Best wishes, Gertrud

Your words had clarity, relevance, and truth. Surely, and thankfully these are

Obama’s attributes also.

I could just visualize the wonderful community gathering on your island, Christina, and wish your island friends well as we all begin this new story together..

Thank you for your words that put form to what we all seem to yearn for..

I can’t begin to say how I felt the night he stood on that stage in Chicago. I’ve never volunteered time to a campaign before and this time I had to. I went to headquarters and stapled door drops and rode around town in the Obama Mobile waving and horn blowing.

He won and I felt a sense of the surreal. I felt like all things could now become possible. I felt and feel hope. In the life of our family, in our community, on the planet.

Each day I give thanks for His wellbeing and that of his family.

I look to hear each day what he has done now.

I get briefs from the e-mail lists I am on from the campaign that is now geared towards mobilizing each of us at the grassroots level to help him makes these changes. In Washington and in our own communities.

I was thrilled at how involved my kids were in this process. Debating about who would make the best President. Our girls wanted Hillary to begin with and our Son and I were for Obama. My husband waited to almost the last minute.

Our youngest who is who is in high school wanted to vote as well.

We each feel a sense that this is a special time. In so many ways.

I’m excited to see how our future grandchildren grow up in this world. How all children of any color can be truly be anything they want to be.

That finally the government is returning to by the people and for the people.

It is an unfolding like the spring that is in the distance and I can’t wait to watch and be part of it.

Blessings

I am not without my resentments, however. While Congress bickers over an $800 billion stimulus bill that could possibly help us right this ship, one side of the aisle seems to have forgotten that they gave their blessing to an $800 billion war (and counting) that has brought little to this country but discord and suffering.

Peace, Christina!