Cha Cha Cha Changes!!! FINALLY……
The last 48 hours has been a whirlwind of anticipation, amazement, exhaustion, ecstasy, nervousness, anxiety, hope and pretty much every emotion under the sun……But WE DID IT! I can’t say how exciting and proud I am to be in America. Living here and now living the dream! It really means- Anything is Possible!
I came back from Spain yesterday morning - Immigration and customs were so friendly. They shouted out ‘Welcome Back to America’. Happy to see you…. At that point I was thinking Me Too- Happy to be here but at the same time thought What If?????
Well the latter wasn’t even a possibility!!!!
GOBAMA!!!!!
During the electoral votes and coverage I was playing ‘What’s Going On’ - Marvin Gaye. I must have played it 20 times. Tears were rolling down my face- What a significant song and backdrop for everything that happened that day……
So– I was exhausted from my long trip back home after a layover in Madrid after leaving Sevilla - what was I thinking that I’d get an early night….First off - I’m in Brooklyn- Fort Greene. The minute it was proclaimed!!! The celebrations began. It was like NYE at the Millenium- turn of the Century…Wow…..It was so beautiful to witness masses of people in the streets screaming, honking horns, crying joy, dancing, partying and chanting ‘ We Have a Black President’ or ‘Our President is Black’ or No more (W)hite House……I was in the thick of it all….By myself- reflecting on the turn of events and history being made and first hand seeing something so powerful that we’ve never experienced in this lifetime. So remarkable, So Incredible, So Fantastical and so Inspiring!
It’s of course given me so much to think about in our future and where to begin planning wise and how to help with the change- move people and create opportunities….. I have never felt so encouraged, committed and devoted……A New Era!
This morning I awoke to a barrage of emails from all over the world…150 to be exact from my friends/colleagues congratulating us and cheering over the victory too….In fact……People around the world were holding victory parties, dancing, screaming and celebrating just like we were and are continuing to over the next few days…….We’ve immediately changed the way people overseas think of us….We’re in their good books now and nobody can talk shit anymore…….
I got emails from Ivory Coast, France, Belgium, Portugal, Tanzania, Germany, New Zealand, Japan, UK, Spain and the list goes on…….This is just the beginning…. I found this video from Netherlands..
