With tears in my eyes..

I stole this story from a friend on myspace. It was the perfect way to start the morning, with a gleam of hope and tears in my eyes I wish you all a wonderful day filled with enough..

Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, 'I love you and I wish you enough'.


The daughter replied, 'Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom'.



They kissed and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see she wanted and needed to cry.
I tried not to intrude on her privacy but she welcomed me in by asking, 'Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?'

'Yes, I have,' I replied.
'Forgive me for asking, but why is this forever good-bye?'

'I am old and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is - the next trip back will be for my funeral,' she said.


'When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough'. May I ask what that means? '.


She began to smile. 'That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone'. She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail and she smiled even more. 'When we said, 'I wish you enough', we want the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them'. Then turning toward me, she shared the following as if she were reciting it from memory.


I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.


I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.


I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.


I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.


I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.


I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.


I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.


She then began to cry and walked away.


They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them but then an entire life to forget them.

It's been a long time coming..

Speaking as a Hispanic, Lesbian Female being looked down upon will now be something of the past. With last nights landslide win coming from President Elect, Obama, for the first time I knew that difference was no longer going to be an issue in America. Difference will no longer plague our society nor will it make anyone any less acceptable then the other. We will have rights. WE WILL ALL HAVE RIGHTS, not just the right to sit beside one another on a crowded bus or train but the right to be considered as human as the next. Knowing that people are looking past skin color and beliefs for the bettering of OUR country has completely blown me away. To know that this entire time the people of this great nation had seen beyond differences but were to scared to voice out their opinion, but now my friends our opinion has been cast and heard loud and clear.
President Obama, I want to thank you, Thank YOU for stepping in and accepting the great challenge that lies ahead. Knowing that the decision you mad wasn't only for the bettering of you and your peers, but for the bettering of generations ahead. I can now say that I am a proud American and that America loves me just as much as I love her. Thank you Mr. Obama, for allowing this great nation to unit in your name and create opportunities of joy, happiness and strength. Thank you for having such a great vision for us all and knowing that executing this vision wont be easy, but if we unit and work together we can over come the Judgmental, Irrational and UNACCEPTABLE decisions made by the fascist that is George W. Bush. I have faith in you Mr. president and I just want you to know that you can have faith in me as a positive, contributing hard working woman. I will do my best to fight for this country and make it a better place with my sacrifices.
I just want to thank all the Millions of people that turned up at the polls last night and voted for change, THANK YOU!
Now lets start on our track to recovery, WE WILL MAKE IT!