As the Crow Flies

I was going to write a blog about how well the DNC is going and that if I was part of the GOP after  night's performance I would have to switch parties. That being said what I ended up with is this: Pride.


"a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct."

                                                                  

I speak only for myself when I say I wish I had more of it and I wish we ALL had more of it. We learned pride from an early age. When we brought mommy a flower that was actually a weed and she is so pleased with you and the "flower", we learn it when our teachers give us A+ on a spelling or math test,and life goes on we begin to YEARN to feel pride in the work place and in relationships. If we are raised in a religious home as I was, pride is looked at as a sin and in tandem with the devil. I'm not sure but I think women might suffer more with the concept of pride because it feels selfish and alien-like. If I were to fathom the complexity of the emotion, I would say that women are actively taught not to be prideful and to allow the male pride, or ego, to take center stage. The male ego has been said to be fragile. If this is indeed true then we have all done the women of this nation and quite possibly generations to come, a disservice. For instance: I was scanning the TV for something to watch and I happened on a commercial for some billy redneck type show. What struck me as odd (and why I wanted to write about pride), was that the Mom asked the little girl "who do you love" and without hesitation she replied "Me".  The juxtaposition is striking! 

I'm pretty confident that most women were raised the opposite. It was never more apparent then during these two conventions. Woman's Rights, and the potential lack thereof, has become the central focus. The very idea that we should be forced as a nation to revisit the rights of any human at this stage of the game is appalling. 

                                                                 

I leave you with this: I've heard it said that being honorable is always doing the right thing even when no one is looking. Each and every one of us is responsible for our actions. What we do today with affect someone tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow. We can no longer afford the "luxury" of blaming each other. What I admire so about POTUS is that he doesn't point fingers. Yes, he inherited the mess. Yes, someone else made the mess but POTUS has always said "My fault" when something didn't get done under his watch. But it's not even about him or Romney, it's about US. If we are to ever move forward and achieve change, we have to take PRIDE in our country, our fellow countrymen and in ourselves. Only when we do this will we ever regrow and regain our strength. It's time to make good on the promises we made to ourselves: to be great even when no one is looking!  Carry on..........