Inspired!

Yes, I have been re-inspired. I do (advocate for autism legislation and fight for things in my district), not only for my son, but for those who come after me. I do it because of the Down's community who fought for things before me. Today, I was inspired by President (yes, PRESIDENT) Obama's speech. Here's a snippet explaining why I do, what I do:

Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends — hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism — these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility — a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.

This is the price and the promise of citizenship.

This is the source of our confidence — the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.

------President Barack Obama; January 20, 2008; Inaguration Speech


I do it to shape a BETTER future. I do it because I believe in it. I do it to help others who can't otherwise, help themselves. I do it because of those who have come before me and those who come after me.

I will try not to be so political on future posts.

I just found out that middle boy (who is my Obama boy) got to see the taking of the Oath. Man, I am so happy. If there had been a way to have him see it live, I would have done it. He told me when I asked him if he liked it...he said, "it was awesome!". Yes, it was.