text: Choose to Unite - Barack Obama Music Video - Links & Resources
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  During the campaign, a friend offered a perception that "Barack is here to open hearts." I felt immediate resonance with that idea. This poem by Brian Piergrossi (from his book The Big Glow) affirms the wave of change that is in motion and strengthens our hearts: "We know that quietly and humbly we have the power of all the oceans combined…"
  The Annointing of Barack Obama — And Ourselves
  A beautiful prayer for our future, written by Reverend Tilden H. Edwards, Jr., Founder of the Shalem Institute, an organization dedicated to contemplative living and leadership. "Our societal time ahead is a momentous one, full of challenges and possibilities that most of us would never have dreamed of even a year ago. May we all live into this time with a sense of being anointed in our own way to let the Spirit lead through us, as well as through our new American President."
  Gordon Davidson and Corrine McLaughlin of the Center for Visionary Leadership write a comprehensive summary on the subject of Obama's spiriual leadership. "A great leader emerges as the right person, at the right place, at the right time. This is a result of the interaction of spiritual energies descending on the planet, humanity's awakening consciousness, and our free choices as citizens."
  Obama Will Be One of The Greatest (and Most Loved) American Presidents, The Huffington Post,October 8, 2008
  A positive, uplifting, superlative summary of who Barack Obama is and why he is here. Frank Schaeffer writes, "We're about to enter one of the most frightening periods of American history. Our country has rarely faced more uncertainty. This is the time for greatness. We have a great leader. We must be a great people backing him, fighting for him, sacrificing for a cause greater than ourselves."
  The Big Idea, NEWSWEEK, September 1, 2008
  Jacob Weisberg writes a potent piece on racism in this election: if Obama were not elected, his defeat "would say that when handed a perfect opportunity to put the worst part of our history behind us, we chose not to."
  Words by Deepak Chopra on the contrast between forces of progress and inertia that are brought to light in the contrast between Obama and Palin.
  read as posted on Chopra Center website
  Article by Andrew Sullivan, an Atlantic.com Senior Editor
  December 2007 - Speaks of Barack's role of "bridge between worlds."
  atlantic.com article
  Holistic Perspective on the Disappearing Bees
  Article by Gunther Hauk: Colony Collapse Disorder - Do we Harvest What We Sow?
  "Albert Einstein is reported to have said,'If honeybees become extinct, human society will follow in four years.'"
  Released on the same day as Choose to Unite by another female artist in Santa Fe – a video that will uplift your day called "Democratic Sunlight" by Consuelo Luz.