It seems to me that the atmosphere in the country has changed. I think it’s because of the huge collective sigh of relief when George Bush left the White House for the last time.
My friends have been calling and emailing the last two days saying they are crying with excitement over the Inaugural ceremonies in Washington. I have a new twitter box that stays on the side of my desktop, and as I work, I’ve been able to watch all of the people and news sources that I follow talking about the entertainment and speech yesterday at the Lincoln Memorial, their volunteer work on Martin Luther King, Jr. day today, and counting down for the swearing in ceremony tomorrow morning.
Something that Barack Obama said keeps replaying in my mind. “If we can just see ourselves in each other. . . . we can overcome our differences and rebuild this nation.”
This is a monumental change. It has been a long, long time coming.
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