I hope I did the right thing...

**For those of you who will worry about this post - don't, please. It's okay, really. Just venting and letting off some stress. I worry often about things that I've said or done and most of the time they pass by without a thought (hence, wasting my energy in the worrying). Thank you though for your concerns! Love yous! Please read on...***

Most of you who read this know me pretty well. I am someone who second guesses everything that she does or says. Sometimes, it pays off. Other times, I've exhibited a lot of stress on just simply worrying about something for no reason.

Today, is one of those days...

You know, sometimes things just happen. I have to believe that there is a reason for that thing to happen, but that never helps stop the worry. I had a discussion with my boss today...and I told the truth. Why is it that the truth is the right thing, but sometimes seems like a really bad thing???

Anyway, I worry now just simply about my boss misconstruing what I said. He and I are always pretty open and honest with each other (ooohh, he HATES to be lied to) and he really is a good guy. Yet he always watches out for himself, just as we all do, and what I said may be something that could hurt him in the future. I worry that this potential hurt will be something that he safe guards against now in order to not be hurt in the future.

But, I told the truth. I told him what I felt he needed to hear. I told him what I KNOW I needed to say. So, is this where the belief in God comes in that He is watching over and supporting what I have done? That this is all happening for a particular reason?

It'll work itself out somehow, I know that. I believe that. I just needed to share....

History

As we continue to watch history unfold, I have now had a few days to reflect on what has happened. I first want to start out with just the quick disclaimer that this post is reflecting simply my opinion. There may be things that I write about history that may technically be wrong, but this is the way that I view and remember from my education.

I can honestly say that my biggest disappointed in the lack of research of the candidates that it appears had been done by the American people. In the past 8 years, I have become much more aware of politics and the role that they play in our lives each day. As this election day got closer, I researched each candidate to determine the one that focused on the issues that were important to me: abortion, energy, economy, illegal aliens, Iraq war, small business ownership, etc. Based on those stances, I made my decision.

America was founded on the principles of:

• The freedom from religious persecution - meaning that all of us are free to support any religion we want to,
• The freedom to be individuals - regardless of skin color, sex, martial status, sexual orientation, etc.,

The fact is that so many people went out to vote simply to support a race, or deny a religion. This is what upsets me so much about this election. Yes, I'm upset over who was ultimately the winner, but simply because he does not support those things important to me, not for any other reason.

You know, just seven years ago, the American people came together in unity as our home front was terrorized. Today, we are all at odds over this election. What happened? I think we need to come back together in unity, support our governmental leaders as much as we can, without impacting our own morals and values, and work on keeping America the greatest Democracy in the world!