alli_boom (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} alli_boom) wrote,@ 2008-08-29 00:20:00 |
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It's not too late...for change.
A great American moment...I was taken to another place tonight, listening to the Democratic Candidate for President of the United States, Barack Obama. I was taken to a place of hope, I felt something in this country that I have rarely felt...I felt a movement *(See note).
I took a bus down to the Walker Art Center on my day off, yesterday. I needed a day of fresh air and beautiful sights to help focus my thinking, the Walker was perfect. The sculptures in the outdoor garden are amazing! My favorite: I cannot remember the name...but it is a dome, there is a maze of vine, intertwined with objects - it reminds me of a child's mobile.
The most influential quotation, from a sculpture of "Prometheus Strangling the Vulture II":
"I wished to say to men, 'If you desire to continue freely with your creative work, it will be necessary for you to enter the struggle and conquer the forces of darkness that are about to invade the world.' " Jaques Lipchitz
On the 45th anniversary of Dr. Kings' "I Have A Dream" speech, Barack had me smiling for an entire hour. His speech was proof that he is the most genuine leader this country has seen in years. Barack said "-this election is not about me, it is about you!" And in the end, it is about us.
It is up to all of us to seek out the truth, to fix what is broken, and to chase our dreams all our lives. I truly felt tonight that we are the lucky ones - we get to go down in history as the ones who did the impossible...we need to be the ones that turn the world around right now - take an action - join a movement. When our grandchildren read their history books there is only one outcome in my mind that they will read about all of us...
*(Note): The minimum number of people required to "jump-start" a change in consciousness is the square root of 1% of the population. (My brother did the math. Looks like about 8,000 if you consider 6 billion people in the world. Imagine a smaller population, like a city...) - From: The Divine Matrix," by Gregg Braden.
A great American moment...I was taken to another place tonight, listening to the Democratic Candidate for President of the United States, Barack Obama. I was taken to a place of hope, I felt something in this country that I have rarely felt...I felt a movement *(See note).
I took a bus down to the Walker Art Center on my day off, yesterday. I needed a day of fresh air and beautiful sights to help focus my thinking, the Walker was perfect. The sculptures in the outdoor garden are amazing! My favorite: I cannot remember the name...but it is a dome, there is a maze of vine, intertwined with objects - it reminds me of a child's mobile.
The most influential quotation, from a sculpture of "Prometheus Strangling the Vulture II":
"I wished to say to men, 'If you desire to continue freely with your creative work, it will be necessary for you to enter the struggle and conquer the forces of darkness that are about to invade the world.' " Jaques Lipchitz
On the 45th anniversary of Dr. Kings' "I Have A Dream" speech, Barack had me smiling for an entire hour. His speech was proof that he is the most genuine leader this country has seen in years. Barack said "-this election is not about me, it is about you!" And in the end, it is about us.
It is up to all of us to seek out the truth, to fix what is broken, and to chase our dreams all our lives. I truly felt tonight that we are the lucky ones - we get to go down in history as the ones who did the impossible...we need to be the ones that turn the world around right now - take an action - join a movement. When our grandchildren read their history books there is only one outcome in my mind that they will read about all of us...
*(Note): The minimum number of people required to "jump-start" a change in consciousness is the square root of 1% of the population. (My brother did the math. Looks like about 8,000 if you consider 6 billion people in the world. Imagine a smaller population, like a city...) - From: The Divine Matrix," by Gregg Braden.
