Good morning, future!

Already at 7 o'clock this morning, the flood of cars was funneling down the road leading to the polling station in my town. It was a microcosm of the whole energized country, as voters turn out in vast numbers to claim their little (and yet massive) piece of history. And tonight I have no doubt that those same millions will be glued to their televisions and radios, all holding their breath, perhaps saying a prayer, perhaps too tense to speak. In this unprecedented election, the citizens of this country are coming through to make their voices heard on a vast scale: this is democracy at its finest. Every cliched "I Voted" sticker is a symbol of so much more, so much hope, and freedom, and liberty and justice for all! No matter who wins this race at the end of the day, this morning, we are America as it was meant to be.

And tonight, we will be a new America. A rebirth of a country so accustomed to rebirth that it has become the normal state of things. My mother with tears in her voice told me this morning that when she was 16 years old, Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated, and today at 56, she was voting for a black man. Our march to equality has always persevered, and this morning the patient toilers of decades may see their labors bear fruit. What a new world! Already there is a different dynamic in this country, and despite apprehensive feelings in the past, on this clear, excited, electric morning, this nation feels like it was supposed to feel: United.

I refuse to speculate on the nights results. The polls can do that. The people can do that. Have your own expectations. For right now, it is enough to know that this morning is the future. And what a future it is!

Keep your ears open and your eyes wide tonight... you get to be a part of some of the most significant history in the world! And for all of the voters that go out today to share their truths: THANK YOU for having the courage to be an American.

xoxo heN