The energy in the air is palpable, running ordinary errands this morning I felt different, energized and positive. No matter how you voted yesterday, a historic event of monumental significance took place last evening and everyone is affected no matter what your party lines may be. Change is needed and necessary on numerous fronts and I can only hope that half of the things promised during the pre-election process will be implemented. I would be estactic for policy changes and reform on many levels.
This was the first election that I voted in as a parent. Since Cole's entry into our lives, the things that were important to me in elections past still remain, however, I carried a stronger perspective into how this election would begin to shape my son's future. The responsibility I felt to really educate myself about the candidate's platforms was real and I took to the task with fervor. Being a parent has taught me to look beyond my particular desires or needs and remember to look ahead to what changes to our government and its administration could mean for Cole and his peers.
I realized that those individuals in a position of leadership and power are on a grand scale creating the framework for my child's ultimate destiny. That both scares me beyond comprehension and yet thrills me that we have so much potential. We move forward post-election as a country with many obstacles to overcome and a long road to recovery with many expected (and I'm sure unexpected) detours ahead.
As a mother, I have to hope that we can look at the overwhelming list of tasks ahead of us as Americans and remember that each one influences the now little lives of our future.
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