In the video version of "The Secret," to help viewers visualize the power of putting an intent out to the Universe, a giant genii appears on screen, a symbol of the power of the Universe. The genii is a tall, gleaming-headed, bulging-muscled latte-colored man, who, with a week of hair growth and a couple months of laying off the dumbbells, could be Barack Obama's twin.  And okay, so maybe we can't say Barack represents a Universe we know so little about, but we can say Barack Obama represents our Planet Earth to an extent we've never seen before in a U. S. president, maybe not in any world leader. He's lived in Asia, Africa, and America. He's lived with little money and he's lived with millions. He's attended humble schools and he's attended some of the best schools this country offers.  He's known two parents and he's been raised by a single mother and grandparents. He's black and he's white. He is our first global president.

I envision cartoons popping up, like Barack Obama studying the water cooler, while people stand by with empty wine glasses ready in hand, prepared for the transformation. The cartoon is captioned "Yes, We Can."  Barack Obama has already achieved something miraculous. How many Americans believed they'd never see an election day like this in their lifetime? On November 4, 2008, voters in the the United States, at least for that day and that moment, demolished the color barrier.  We, the people, entered the twenty-first century with a thunderous WOW by voting to elect Barack Obama, an African American, for president.

As over-the-moon ecstatic as I am to witness this final racial barrier crumble, I'm even more ecstatic about having a person of such intelligence, integrity, strength and diplomacy leading our country. I expect to be pinching myself for many months to come.