Voting Day

On this Election Day 2012, I would love to share with you a few of my favorite election/voting related posts that I've come across lately.

 

I consider myself a pretty political person, in that I have very strong opinions and no problem sharing them, debating them, or learning about others'. Over the past twenty years, I've listened to my parents' opinions, done research, and formed my own. I've watched my liberal, Democrat mother turn into a Tea-Party-rally-attending-uber-conservative. And I've watched my parents' opinions change as they got older, entered different stages in ther lives, and accumulated more money.

Like most people, they are multi-faceted and don't hold straight to party lines, and they've taught me that a person's value, intelligence and goodness is not tied to their political party

I definitely have a strong conviction in my beliefs and what I think is right and wrong, but one of those beliefs is that we are all entitled to respectfully present what we believe. There's a fantastic quote I have taped to my bedroom mirror

 

"Be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others."

 

I try to live my days with this principle in mind.

 

With that said, I hope you will accept these links with an open mind.

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Kim's post at oh, sweet joy addresses why she votes on a handful of issues

Jen at the beginning of wisdom warns against teaching your children cynicism and disrespect if your candidate doesn't win tonight

Melissa over at bubby and bean posted about why she loves election day
the rikrak studio shares beautiful voting posters
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I hope you all get out there and exercise the rights that were so hard fought for you. To me, not voting is like saying a big screw you to all the men and women who gave their lives for my freedom and opportunity.

I'll leave you with one of my favorite political quotes

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Those Who Don't Believe In Magic Will Never Find It.

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I'm always looking for magic in my life. Today, I found this on pinterest and I felt it summed up my post so nicely that I just had to share it with you!

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Love... Colorful Quotation Art!

{not all who wander print}

Palos Verdes in June

{But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of ocean. 

- H. P. Lovecraft}

Two Sides To Every Pancake

{my professor said this in class on tuesday and i immediately started playing with it.

i think i love it.}

Let Go. Go On.

{this is not from this year. funny that it's a thursday, though.

i like the sentiment. i think it's true.

but what caught my eye was who it's attributed to.

that's my dad's name. and my grandpa's name.

and the first president of the first continental congress' name.

you can guess who my dad taught me the first president was.

"yes, dad, but the teacher means the first president of the united states."

Words To Live By

{from notebookdoodles}

Wise Words

One gentleman said to me: "I do not approve of college women, because they lose all respect for men." This argument had, however, the opposite effect to what was intended; for I thought if our respect for men could be philosophized, or economized, or debated, or booked away, or by any learning rendered null and void, the men must be at fault, and it was my duty as a woman to try to reestablish them on their ancient pedestal. Fortunately, women are born with a missionary spirit. - Helen Keller, from "An Apology For Going to College"

For more of her writings, visit The American Foundation for the Blind.

Photo: Taken by me, Katie Hanson somewhere between Maui and Kauai.