November Wallowing

Although I could not have imagined what it must have been like to have been at Brandenburg Gate twenty years ago, I knew even then from my small hometown far removed that it was a significant event. Like many of you, I first heard the news from Tom Brokaw and the NBC Nightly News.

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This morning as I read stories of celebration and reviewed this old footage of the wall, I am reminded of that girl who was, with this event, learning that the world is a much larger space than a small corner in East Tennessee.

As we move toward our historic events with healthcare reform, I feel optimistic that change is ever possible.