Sense of Relief

Listening to All Things Considered this morning, unctuous relief rose out of my chest and relaxed my mind and body. First there was a quote from Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton: ""I will do all that I can, working with you, to make it abundantly clear that robust diplomacy and effective development are the best long-term tools for securing America's future." This was followed by a story of Obama appointments. One of the worst things of the Bush administration was filling positions with sycophants and incompetent fanatics. Realizing that we now have an executive branch that will faithfully execute the duties of the office hit me with cathartic relief. I must ask myself every hour, "what can I do to help?"