I have a different thought about this election than is common in the streets. Of course I think Barack Obama is talented, eloquent, charismatic and supremely qualified to be President of The United States. Of course I am happy as an African-American male to see a man of color on the verge of being elected to the highest office in the land.

What truly moves me...what brings tears to my eyes and gives me a warm feeling inside is this...the American people are as intelligent, open, evolved and ultimately accepting as I hoped, prayed and deep down inside knew us to be.

Clearly we have come a long way. Clearly this man named Obama has stirred something deep inside the soul of the country. However, the bottom line is if we as a nation were as closed minded, hateful and simple as our past could lead one to believe then no speech, no charisma, no media manipulation could move us. My theory is that as a country we tend to play it safe, be complacent and wallow in the old ways until our collective backs are against the proverbial wall. Pearl Harbor, the Great Depression, the Cold War and the Space race are examples of us stepping up when the times called for it.

Now i'm sure that George W. Bush is a nice Christian man from a nice family, but the fact of the matter is he has turned out to be one of the worst Presidents in history. The combination of two wars (one wholly unnecessary) and an economic crisis of historic proportions set the table. Add to this mix the coming of age of a generation that has benefited from decades of sacrifice by their parents and grand-parents and who have been united by the hip hop movement, it's the perfect recipe for real change. This is a special moment in time.

We have an opportunity to be more, do more, achieve more and live up to our full potential. Love quite truly is all there ultimately is and eventually society at large will come to understand this universal truth. I am excited and spiritually moved by the possibility that humankind just may be stirring from a long winters night slumber. If I'm wrong and we're just getting up to take a leak, well let's make it the best leak ever!!!!

No matter what happens today, take a look in the mirror...take a look at a fellow human being on a train and know this...we are one. We're all in this together like it or not. There is no they or them, me or she...there is really only us and we. This election, this moment in time is a new beginning, but we must work everyday in each and every one of our own lives to make this change a reality and a constant.

We have come a long way and we should collectively and individually be proud. We are starting to accept the truth of what we can do when we truly work together.

We're nowhere...without somewhere to go.

We're nothing...without something else to be.

We're...no one without taking the opportunities presented to share our love.

Today is a new day.

Live it ...fearlessly...lovingly and selflessly and watch our every dream come true.

I love u.