It’s 2012: Election Time Again?! WTFC (What the Fried Chicken!?)

• Obama ~ Biden 2012
• Romney ~ Paul 2012
• Oprah ~ Gale 2012
• Yoda ~ Obi Wan 2012
• Chunk ~ Sloth 2012
• Katniss ~ Peeta 2012
• Snooki ~ Jwoww 2012
• Sookie ~ Bill Eric 2012

It doesn’t matter which way you are leaning, because like it or not it’s election time again!

These times fire us up! They get us thinking about all those issues that we hold so dear to our hearts! Things that we stand behind… and also those things we stand against. They rile up our blood and show us our greatness and also our flaws. These times shine a light on how we can stand together and unite as Americans… one nation… under God… but they also shine a light on our shortsightedness… on our prejudices and our bigotry. It’s interesting to watch unfold. It’s beautiful and horrible. It can make you proud to be an American in one moment and in the next, it can take your breath away with our hatefulness.

We are a beautiful mess.

But that is what makes us great. That people from all over the world, that speak many languages, that have many faiths, can come together under a single flag…

We belong to all sorts of parties:

• Republican Party
• Democratic Party
• Libertarian Party
• Green Party
• Socialist Party
• Constitution Party
• Tea Party
• Cocktail Party
• Dinner Party
• Keg Party (my husband’s favorite)

We bicker, we create, we grow, we fight, we vote, and we love this beautiful mess that is us.

It’s an amazing dream. The dream of our country’s founders, the dream of Martin Luther King, Jr., the dream we have for our future.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” – Declaration of Independence

“And when this happens, when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

And we are free! And we are amazing… as messed up as we sometimes seem, remember that even with all our wrinkles, our arguments, our craziness, we are still awesome because we were made, and continue to be made, by all the amazing cultures, religions, races, languages, beliefs, creeds, philosophies the world over.

It almost makes you want to jump up and down… okay… go do it… jump and dance… sometimes it overwhelms me. The wonder of it… the wonder of America. It is no wonder so many people come here every year. My mother from England in the 70s. My husband from Guatemala in the 80s.

Go ahead and own it… this crazy beautiful mess… is awesome.

Peace,

True

If you get a chance, check out my new novel: Finding Faith. It’s available at online bookstores like Amazon, and Barnes and Nobles now. It is an expression of my love for this beautiful crazy mess… America.