Re-post for format

Sorry my voice is tired and sounds emotional which doesn't reflect the fire and passion I really feel. It was almost 4:00am when I recorded it.

The journey begins here: TRex - Why It Matters. A very moving article written by one of my favorite bloggers about something he witnessed on the flight home from Connecticut after a weekend of volunteering for Ned Lamont. After you've read it, scroll down to comment #103 by HopeSpringsATurtle. Read through all of the comments or start there and read the next several dozen past it. HopeSprings is a disabled veteran whose husband is still serving and does medivac flights from Iraq. She's also known as Swim and it's been an honor and a pleasure helping her to find her very powerful voice online with her terrific new blog.

After going on this powerful and moving journey and learning the fate of the brave soldier at the epicenter of the story, I am nearly overwhelmed by how much it has touched me. It has really driven home for me just how small our global community actually is. How much we all feel and hurt and suffer and heal together. How closely we are all connected. How, if we let it, an event like this can inspire us to take even more action. The blogosphere and the internet at large have become the diamond lens through which the energy and light of those who would seek true Peace and Justice can shine. Shine brighter than the sun. Bright enough to light up the darkness of the abyss we find ourselves staring into.

I went to her blog to leave her a comment, share my thoughts and offer what support I could when I found this video Letter to America from Ava Lowery


Letter To America

What a powerful testament to the price we are paying for allowing evil people to chart a course of misery and darkness for our Nation and our World into this new millenium. No more! No more shall we inflict pain and suffering on the world. No more shall we be incapable as a Nation of tolerance or humilty. No more can we allow evil men of black hearts to bring misery to the entirety of civilization. Every time we don't shout down hate-driven rationalizations for death and more suffering from our government, media, clergy and next door neighbors - we allow it to continue.



No More! If the leaders won't heed our collective voices, then we'll fire all of their asses or throw them in jail. Or both! A very wise man once said that the only rank higher than a Five-Star General is a civilian. A friend reminded me of that recently. This is not their country. It's ours. Ours to protect for our progeny. To secure for their future. Is hell on earth the future we want to leave for them?

Nate