The Road Is Not Easy, But The Future Is Bright

"We are increasingly more different than we are the same.  And if we can all acknowledge that reality, then maybe we can start solving some problems together."

So I'm a little late with this post. Or maybe I'm not. Maybe the timing is right. A couple of weeks after the results of one of our country's most heated and seemingly divided presidential elections to date might just be the right time to bring this up - a time when its still fresh and poignant, yet not so fresh that it still stings to those that did not celebrate victory and breathe a sigh of relief on November 6th.

I know, I know. You're over it. Regardless of which side you fell on, it was ugly for everyone. People actually lost friends over it. However, I urge you; no, I demand that you read this post. It's really not political, but it is a superb commentary on what this election meant for our country, for our children, for us, for our common psyche. There is no way I could say this any better (when its already been said so beautifully), so I am going to direct you to Foreigner in a Buckeye Nation by Liz Rose-Cohen. Go on, click on the link and relish in her words. Let them soak in. Celebrate what this means for everyone in our country.


"Our children will believe in and expect our plurality to spread broadly across the political spectrum and dig deep into solutions for the grave issues that threaten our planet and those who dwell here.  There will be no room for those who cannot play with others.  Those who cannot engage in constructive discourse.  Those who cannot understand that their way is not the only way, their experience not the only experience, their view not the only view.  This is the possibility that lies within the minds of our children.  That's where we are headed.  Because these last four years really have changed our brains.  And in the next twenty, our brains may just change the world." - Liz Rose-Cohen