Today was voting day.
I exercised my right and voted.
(Did you?)
For weeks (months) now we've all been bombarded with campaign commercials, junk mail, phone calls, emails, & facebook "discussions".
Usually by the time election day has come,
I've had it with it all.
(I about went crazy with people jamming their "views" down my throat! Really, I don't need to constantly be told what to believe. I can make up my own mind, thank you very much!)
This was an important election.
Our great country is still struggling.
There are many who are placing blame on all the problems we are facing.
Oh, I've gotten an ear full from people on both sides of the spectrum!
Well, I don't pretend to know all there is to know about politics.
Truth be told,
I often distance myself from a lot of discussion when it comes to politics.
I don't like the extremes.
I wish more people could just come to the middle.
I don't like parties.
(Well, political parties that is!)
But one thing I do know...
we are darn lucky to live in this great country!
Even with all the problems,
it's still the greatest country on Earth!
There are some that said that this was just a "mid-term" election and because it wasn't a major election it wasn't important to vote.
We do live in a free country and we do have the choice to vote or not,
but for me, personally, I think it's a right and privilege that shouldn't be taken for granted.
So, today
I'm thankful for the opportunity to live in a country where its citizens can have a voice and have freedoms.
I'm thankful for the opportunity to vote.
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