Action 17: Another confession

Hi there,

OK. 

I have to make another confession. 

In case you should be washing your dishes
or walking your dog, 
you may want to do that 
right now …… 

....... what I mean is, if you don’t want to read this confession, 
you certainly don’t HAVE to. 

There are plenty of other things to do.

(pause)

For those of you who decided to stick around, 
here is my confession.

I haven’t donated a single cent to the Obama campaign yet.

Too small to read?

I haven’t donated a single cent 

to the Obama campaign yet.

No, I am not kidding. 

I, who have been tooting my horn about the importance of supporting Obama, 
haven't even done THAT!

Before you judge me too harshly, let me say this in my defense.

I desperately want to believe in our Democracy.

I want to believe, what counts is the voice of PEOPLE, not the voice of money.

I want to believe, that my voice counts just as much as someone who can pump millions

into these crazy campaigns.

The fact is, when it comes to the millions, they win.

Flat out … I can’t compete.

But, I’ve changed my mind about writing a check.

I’ve changed my mind, because I’ve learned something from writing this blog.

I’ve learned that writing this blog can be darn hard and often a bit lonely.

I’ve learned that there are days I feel that mountain is just too big.

I’ve learned that sometimes it feels like all my sweat and tears end up in some great big dark void.

And THEN when one of you says, ‘Hey, you make sense,’

When another says, ‘I’ll share your ideas with a friend,’

When another says, ‘I’ll risk my butt as well,’

THEN …

THEN  I am EXCITED to write my next blog, to forge ahead, to try even harder.

And THAT is why I am sending Obama a check.

With my check I want to say, 

'Dear President Obama, 
I know your work is darn hard and often lonely.

Sometimes it may seem like that mountain is just too big.

It may feel like all your sweat and tears end up in some great big dark void.

BUT, PLEASE KNOW

Hey, you make sense.

I’ll share your ideas with a friend.

I’ll risk my butt as well.’

Yours truly,  Bena

Peep and the Parade    by Bena

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A little check …. A BIG message!

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