Sustainability and Politics: Obama's Final State of the Union Was Breathtaking

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Obama's Final State of the Union Was Breathtaking

Here I too have faith in my country. I too vote, and voice my opinions, and participate in discussions and direction for the country, and state, and city, and individual.

I was proud to be an American after his State of the Union speech. We are the greatest and most powerful nation on Earth, by far as Obama said. But it is all of us, our diversity, that keeps us greater than the sum of our parts. His ability to take the high road, to logically assess our place in the world and communicate thoughts for the next 5 or ten years was fantastic.

Not giving in to fear, emphasizing the inclusive America, is the high road. Being realistic about fighting terrorism and protecting American citizens as job 1 is the high road.

I was honestly a bit emotional when Obama was done.

We will miss him. The country will miss him. Thank you Mr. President.

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I've been thinking some about the Winter Solstice, the Mayan end of the 30,000-year-cycle on 12/21/12.

What if in fact the world did end? Even though this probably will not happen, to live consciously it is honest for us to take a bit of an inventory.

Am I happy with how I've lived my life? (Yesterday, I thought mostly yes, with some areas for improvement, as below.) Are there changes I would make?
Would I have tried to forgive those that were hostile or disappointing to me?
Would I spend more time with those I loved the most, telling them that, feeling that more?
Would I be happier, grateful for what I have, what I've experienced, the joy, the beauty in this world?

Maybe the answer is yes to all of the above.
So this time can serve as a point of rebirth for all of us. If we think about it.

Because somewhere along the line I realized I think maybe mankind deserves it. !
The way we are killing each other, killing the planet.
How selfish we are, and snotty to those around us. Petty, competitive. Why is this? Do we have to behave this way? (I say no, it greatly detracts and misdirects energy from the full-time celebration in which we could engage, the great multi-cultural, multi-rhythmic dance we can sustain here.)

Maybe God or the Great Universe is fed up, and will pull the rug out from under us.
Don't think I can say we could blame Him/Her/It.

But it probably won't happen. (Probably not! This time.)

Still we are finite on this ride.

It is a time to think, am I happy with how I've lived my life?
Hopefully most of us can say yes.

For the part of us that have a little worry, a little sadness....
This is the time to be present.
This is the time to be the person you want to be, that can die at peace, that can hope to every day be able to look yourself and the Universe in the eye and say, how beautiful, smiling, and thank you. Let's do that.