A series of essays.....
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| A NEW DAY DAWNS.......GO OUT AND VOTE!!!! |
.....as seen through my eyes!
By: Jacqueline E. Hughes
The sun is shining here in Orlando, Florida this
morning. I don't know....maybe it's just me....but, I know that something BIG is
happening today; something so BIG that 'herstory' books will be updated with
woman saying "it's about time" and little girls being provided the opportunity to,
finally, look-up to another female face for strength and guidance among those crusty,
old book pages we must endure in school.
Today I am proud to be a woman. I am proud to say that
I've voted for a woman to be President of this fragile nation I call home. I
will be proud to have a woman guide and protect me and everyone I love, not only
on the outside, but, emotionally, on the inside. This woman will wrap her arms
around all of us, whether we voted for her or not, and make us feel welcome no
matter who we are or where our ancestors came from.
She is not just 'any woman.' She has put in her time
within the ranks of political challenges. She has learned to live with her head
held high while under a cloud of spousal scandals only to move on and take
control of her own political destiny she had set aside so long ago to become a
nurturing wife and mother. She moved out of the shadows to run for the United
States Senate, won, worked hard, and earned the respect of both the Democrats
and the Republicans alike!
This woman will create 'Herstory' each day she is in
office by processing the fundamental right of every person who lives in this
country who dares to dream, hope, and believe. She will not pretend that basic
fear tactics will serve to accomplish her goals. That's a petty way of securing
trust, better left to bullies and fear-mongers to employ. No, her ideas
incorporate the belief that we are all, fundamentally, good with many
opportunities to better our lives and challenge our minds to explore ALL options
that open-up before us. Closed minds create anarchy. Closed hearts create
mistrust and hatred. For her.....all doors will be opened for
everyone!
I know....I have said this before and I will say this
over and over again: It is, precisely, because I am the proud mother of two
daughters, three granddaughters and two grandsons that I have voted for Her!
Having just spent ten days with these adorable people up in Kalamazoo, Michigan,
I will be the first to tell you that the future of our nation looks shiny and
bright! There is hope for all of us as long as we allow it into our lives via
the youth of this country. It cannot and shall not be squelched or silenced by
those who seek to suppress progress through hatred and divisiveness. She will
not allow negativity or stagnation to rule this great nation of ours!
Ultimately, you want to be able to have her write her
name in the 'Herstory' books with a message of unity where even those who may
not have supported her will be able to say that they had a President who always
spoke for them, protected their rights, opened up new employment possibilities
while equalizing pay rates between men and woman.
It does not matter this gorgeous morning, November 8,
2016, if the golden sun is shining off of the stiff, glossy fronds of a palm
tree or the crisp, crimson leaves of a Michigan maple tree..... Herstory, as we
know it, will become a brand new chapter taught to our youth via the 'books of time' in classrooms throughout America and the entire world in the years to
come!
We are living in a special time. A time where good,
positive things will happen if we open up our minds and let them transpire. She,
Hillary Clinton, will work hard to ease this fragile country out of the realm of
confusion and back into a working, cohesive, and joyful state. A place where we
will be proud to raise our children and grandchildren. A time when the herstory
books will reflect a viable change in all of us and the gap of division will
ultimately close.
Please remember, this country is a gift to all of us!
So, go out and VOTE!
Today, I am proud to be an American!
Copyright © 2016 by Jacqueline E. Hughes
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