YES. WE. CAN. Speech by Barack Obama

It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.
Yes we can.
It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom.
Yes we can.
It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.
Yes we can.
It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land.
Yes we can to justice and equality.
Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity.
Yes we can heal this nation.
Yes we can repair this world.
Yes we can.
We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.
We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics...they will only grow louder and more dissonant ........... We've been asked to pause for a reality check.
We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope.
But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.
Now the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA;
we will remember that there is something happening in America;
that we are not as divided as our politics suggests;
that we are one people; we are one nation; and together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast; from sea to shining sea -- Yes. We. Can.



I have attached the link to the Will.i.am video, based on this speech, below.
http://www.yeswecansong.com

YES WE CAN

I watched the Obama, Yes We Can, speech on You Tube this weekend. I had heard the speech before, but this time; the speech took on a completely different meaning. It was almost spiritual. I watched the speech twice and than saw there was a music video. So, I watched the music video by Will.i.am, and before I knew it; I was sitting in a pool of tears. The speech and the lilting music by Will.i.am just reached into my heart and pulled my soul out, breathed new life into it, and then placed it back into my chest. I walked out of my studio hours later with a renewed energy of invincibility, that I had not experienced since my early twenties. I felt as though I was BACK!! Only better, NEW and IMPROVED!!

I know that on the surface this is a political speech. But it goes far beyond your affiliation to the democratic party, republican party or independent. It speaks to the individual souls of us all. Maybe one soul can not change a town, but collective souls can change the world. How? ... By example. The willingness to say YES I CAN, when all who surround you say NO You Can't! The belief in yourself that you can make a difference. And that any positive small change will eventually create a tidal wave of change.

The only thing you have to do is say....

YES I CAN!! do anything I choose to do.
YES I CAN!! dare to live the life of my choice.
YES I CAN!! be free to be me!!!
YES I CAN!! make a difference in my life and in others for the good.
And YES YOU CAN!! as well.

....and eventually you will believe.

I strongly urge you to watch the Obama speech and Will.i.am music video. I have added the link below for your convenience. It might possible change your life. And if it doesn't, perhaps impact your day.

LIVE YOUR LIFE ... YOUR WAY... YES YOU CAN!!!

http://www.yeswecansong.com