Thank Goodness

Relief.  I woke up this morning, checked the online headlines, and learned of our next president!!!!   This feels a little sad, but I feel much more relief than excitement.  Maybe by February that will change.  I couldn't stay up late enough last night to see things as they happened, so it wasn't an energetic experience for me, but I'm calmer.  A little more hopeful, a little less worried.

What an exciting fact, though, that so many people were inspired to get involved, be it through volunteering or voting.  It's nice to think of so many people caring and working towards a common goal - a better nation, better world, better life, better future.  Super-corny, yes, but it's pretty swell.

When GW won (both times), I was crushed.  Cuh-rushed.  I hope that those rooting for McCain aren't feeling as badly as I did - that they have some confidence in Obama.  It'd be nice to have some more collaborative optimism.

And sidebar: Hooray!