History

The talking heads are on warp speed.  History was made.  The words sound serious.  And it is a serious moment.  

My father used to say that in reality national politics doesn't impact his own life very much, so why get worked up about it.  I think he came up with that philosophy after voting for the "other guy" for years and years.  But there is truth to what he said.  The reality is, after all the celebrating is over, people go back to staring at a pile of bills, to worrying about their homes, kids, and of course, their yellow labs.  Our lives are vastly different than those who live to live inside the Washington, DC Beltway.  

It is a historic moment.  I remember talking with my beloved grandmother about the history she'd seen: two world wars, The Great Depression, men walking on the moon, television, interstate highways, commercial airplanes...sometimes I think that really it is the little things, also, the daily struggles that are also heroic.  When Obama mentioned his grandmother, he also talked about her life, how just making sure he was fed, educated, motivated, was heroic.  So true.

Today is one day among many days of history.  We are witnesses.  But more importantly, this is also our lives.  Our community.  Our responsibilities to each other make a much greater difference than who is in the White House or Congress.  

Go give your pup or your loved one a huge hug.  It's history.