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Wind In the Sails!

By Anita Thompson

Ships in the harbor are safe," someone once said,  "but this is not what ships are made for."  And sometimes relationships become not partnerships in life's great adventure but excuses to stop ourselves from growing, taking risks, and living life to the fullest.

This is the first page that I opened of Arianna's book that was being offered to bloggers that I picked up at her "Huffington Post Oasis: to unplug and recharge," a new age Yoga,  massage and meditation quiet zone on the third floor of the crazy zoo that is the Big Tent.

Jeralyn and I arrived earlier in the day, just as Arianna was swarmed by flashing bulbs, cameras, reporters and bloggers all wanting to talk to her about, well, everything. It was like watching the Marilyn Monroe/ Katharine Graham of the DNC. She maneuvered gracefully and through the crowd and gave her time and attention as if each reporter was the only one in the room. [more...]
Later, we went up to the "Oasis." I didn't need a massage, or yoga (spent 1 ½ in Bikram this morning) but the books on the shelf were a treat. Jeralyn made a good request to have hair-dryers and rooms to primp, as it's hot, sweaty and crowded everywhere.

Anyway, why am I bringing up the sailboat image that jumped out at me as I thumbed through my new copy of Arianna's book? Because Ted Kennedy's speech and the video tribute tonight did move me, unexpectedly.  My blog entries on my own blog, and Huffington post don't hide the fact I've been a Hillary supporter ever since I started researching her history with the press over a year ago.  Like many pragmatics,  I decided, reluctantly to support Obama the day Hillary dropped out.

But the pieces are coming together now, and Kennedy's and Jimmy Carter's video address did put some wind back into the sails for me.  

So, here's to the setting sail for the future with Obama at the helm.  Okay?  What do you think?

Full post as published by TalkLeft on August 25, 2008 (boomark / email).