“Can we do it, yes we can”
I Need a Hero: January 23, 2009
Hello my friends, this has been quite the week hasn’t it with our American neighbours celebrating and welcoming in a new President. I was quite moved about the Presidential ceremonies this past Tuesday. Our staff at “Da House” huddled up in one of the meeting rooms and shared the moment and watched the inauguration. It was a very inspirational occasion. It was also nice to see so many people rallying around the new President looking for hope, inspiration, racial equality and certainly one giant step for mankind. I heard in one report that he had the highest approval rating than any other President which was at 80%.
As I was just sitting there watching and knowing that millions of people were doing the same thing and feeling the positive energy made me realize that there is hope for all of us. By just looking at what President Elect Obama has gone thru to get where he is today, it took a lot of hard work and battling so many challenges and road blocks. I really appreciated his one speech during the election where he would include the catchy phrase, “Can we do it” and people in the audience would reply “Yes we can”. Now hopefully one day we can see someone from our community step forward and maybe not mirror what this man is doing and maybe not follow in his footsteps but blaze a trail for others in this community to follow. The legendary Johnny Cash did a song with Bono and U2 called the “Wanderer” there is a line from it that I will always remember. “I went out searching looking for one good man, with a spirit who would not bend or break but would sit at his father’s right hand” I would like to think that this is something each of us as individuals tries to do. I know I try and I may not get it right all the time but I look at each day and take it one day at a time. And like you I think I’ll try and remember that catch phrase, “Can we do it “yes we can”. And if this community is not ready to do that and help make the change, to help be the change, then we certainly have a great generation of young people coming up who can carry the torch and make our community a little safer.
My baby Hannah turns 8 years old this weekend, my goodness where does the time go Grace is 10 years old. Hannah has once again decided that at her birthday party she does not want birthday presents from her friends. In her words, “she has everything she needs”. So in her invitation to her friends she is asking that they not bring presents for her but they bring presents for the animals at the “Wildlife Shelter”. Now as a friend of mine would say, “How cool is that”. If you would like to do the same give the crew at the Wildlife Shelter a call at 250-627-9270 and find out what they need and tell them I need a hero J and check out their website at wildlife@citytel.net
If you want to reach me I’m at ineedahero.pr@gmail.com or check out my blog at farleystewart.wordpress.com
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Peace, I’ll see you when I see you, have a great week.
