5th November 2008

Interesting to be Pregnant, Ready to Deliver (Almost), and Watch Election Coverage of Obama, President Elect Tonight

It’s an interesting time to be expecting a child right now - as a woman, as a business owner, as a new, first-time mom-to-be.  I have both hope and yes, some fear, of what the future holds for Americans and the planet’s outcome (being the environmentalist that I am).  I hope people rally to make changes within their own lives, and are willing to make sacrifices at all levels, because in order to make change nationally and globally, we have to bring about change within.  It’ll be interesting to watch markets unfold in the next day or so, domestically and internationally.

I have hope for baby girl Melina, as much as I have fear at times.  But fear can be a strangle-hold for all who succumb to it.  So, it is better to focus on the positive of what can be, and then work hard to make it a reality. 

I feel relief in many ways - mostly because I don’t have to watch election coverage anymore, other than post-mortems from both sides - but also because the unknown is nerve-wracking at times, and the fight has gone on for so long here.  Obama was nearly solemn tonight in his speech - we can say perhaps it’s a “holy camolis - now i’ve got to deliver on all those promises” - but more likely it’s a realization of the work ahead, and respect for not looking to over-celebratory. 

I pray for our future, our business, our children - that we can sustain this hope into reality - that we can make changes at all levels as needed - that we can accept the changes we are unable to make (sounds like the Serenity Prayer, yes?) - and that some person, some idiot, doesn’t tear away that hope.  I had bad feelings about Bhutto - I hope that Obama suffers nothing that mirrors what Bhutto and other trailblazers before her have suffered.  I hope we are better than that as a society, as a country - I hope we can admire what worked, understand what didn’t, and move on to something better - because we can all say for sure - that we need something better than what we have today.

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