I know that President Obama can not solve all of the world's problems. There are a lot. As I hear of more people who are losing houses, losing jobs, losing retirement savings, etc I get pretty depressed. During the election I was pretty addicted to CNN and MSMBC, and since the election up until the inauguration, I watched. I am still watching. I watched Obama go into the basement of the White House and introduce himself to the media. I watch him in the Oval Office in his shirt, no suit jacket. I hear and am interested in his positions on the big troubles of the world.
So, I latch onto him for hope, and I also know that I need to get active and make a contribution as well. I have blogged about this before, BUT I have to get involved.
When I graduated from college, I wanted to get a master's. Almost 20 years later, I went back to get my degree, after I figured out what I was passionate about; training and development. It won't take me that long to get involved. Youth empowerment, and health care reform are two areas that always bubble to the top.
So, off to our office holiday party (we got snowed out in December) and I intend to have an evening where I don't talk about some of the ills of the world and instead have a drink or two, dance and play some poker in our casino. Off to Coniston tomorrow after Murg gets finger printed for his citizenship application.
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