Trina Hoefling Untethered

I got credentialed for Obama last night, so I was there!!!! It was powerful to feel the entire stadium vibrating with the foot stomping, and to be close enough to take pictures of history makers like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, and to see one of my heroes, Charlie Rose, experiencing the same moment I was. We were experiencing, mostly Democrats, but also a huge contingency of Republicans, Independents, Libertarians… Well-dressed and sportswear … heels and sandals… all cultural and national heritages represented in both body and garb, at least by Denver standards…  old and young, people flying and driving half-way across the country and people like me who live close enough to walk ….. it was cool. (Yes, cool…. I’m middle-aged, and it’s one of my core words.)

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I didn’t think anything could top the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony. I was wrong. The Closing Ceremony is a vull-bodied spiritual experience. Do you agree?

Transformational, futuristic, intentional. Cirque de Soliele on a dramatic scale. How did they do it?

Discipline.  Being directed.

Commitment.  Personal sacrifice.

Collaboration. Great honor.

Earlier today I was listening to an old keynote by Angela Davis. She talked about how, in the past,  we as U.S. citizens created change for a different future. Through her stories and historical perspective, she showed us.

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