History Made in the United States

I've said in other writings on the recent U.S. election that I was upset by the fact that people seemed to be more focused on electing a black president than someone with sound policies. That frustration is subsiding. For me I believe that leaders should be chosen not only based on their vision for their country, but the practical policies they are proposing. If your vision is not reflected in your policies they are just words. Once that's in place we can then go into personal preferences such as wanting a person of colour in office.

As much as I would love to teach people that they should use certain criteria in electing a leader, right now peole need hope and inspiration. My prayer for the millions of people who supported Barack Obama (especially the black ones) is that we use this momentum to accomplish more in our personal lives. I get the feeling that for many people, behind the "Yes we can" is really "Yes he can", meaning we believe Barack Obama can do it, but at the end of the day in our alone time we aren't that sure that we can do it. A question that I've been asking myself is, "Now that we know we can, what will we do?" Personally, I'm going to conquer some fears. That's what this year has been about for me. I'm going to dream bigger and do things that I never thought I could accomplish. Not necessarily because of the recent elections but because I think that is the season we are in globally; a season where we should dare to do the impossible. Barack Obama was the most visible example of that.

The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. My prayer for the Obama Administration is that they will be able to accomplish everything they have envisioned to do.


Kevin Bourne
Administrative/Management Consultant
Public & Business Administration