Happy Memorial Weekend everyone. My amazing friend Nicole McKinney shared this post on her blog BCAD Group. I would like to share it with you as a source of inspiration and direction. Ellen has gained a great deal of wisdom on life’s journey. I find she shares this wisdom honestly with the graduating students of Tulane University in New Orleans.
I thought I would change the tone and theme of my post today and provide some humor as well as some inspiration. We all know Ellen Degeneres. I find her so funny. For those of you who do not know, Tulane University is located in New Orleans. As of today there are many who are suffering the ravages years later from Hurricane Katrina. A city with so much history and vibrant with culture….almost drown at the hands of mother nature. As this brave city shows its resilience, this speech from Ellen reminds each of us to be who we are. The power of believing in yourself will be the milestone that allows each one of us to make our most profound contribution. I came across this post from a daily feed called Splendora. Gina Pell, the founder of this trend zine as I like to call it, always finds such interesting things to cover on her weekly radar! Enjoy — I sure did.
I am so proud of the American people for having the courage to choose Barack Obama to lead us into a new future for this country. The healing of America can now begin. This nation is in good hands. May we all support our government as it now partners with a great leader.
The Inauguration was extraordinary. It was history in the making. The depth of the experience includes all the people of America. We are ready to answer history’s call. We have come together, now our representatives will come together to work for what is in the hearts of the American people. The world will come together as one. Obama asks that we come together. He is confident we can do so.
Let us all now Live in Courage. Each one of us has a responsibility to support our new President – Barack Obama. There will be tough times ahead, but as we forge forward, never giving up on our goal, peace will prevail. Obama will never give up or let up, until his goal is reached. His goal is our goal. Today is a great day on this earth to celebrate.
Happy Memorial Day to each and every one of you. To me this day is about gratitude to so many people throughout history. Thank you to all the veterans. This day is also about looking forward to peace throughout the world. I would like to share something I read at www.history.com about this day.
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is much more than a three-day weekend that marks the beginning of summer. To many people, especially the nation’s thousands of combat veterans, this day, which has a history stretching back all the way to the Civil War, is an important reminder of those who died in the service of their country.
Uncover the interesting history of the holiday we now call Memorial Day. Discover little-known facts about America’s Wars and stop by the Veterans Forum message boards to share your views with veterans, their loved ones and fellow history buffs.
If this holds any interest to you, go to www.history.com where you can leave a message for the veterans, or their families. Whatever you do today, I send you peace.
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