Intern Chick

You know what I hate?  I hate my job.

This is fairly well known because I've made it no secret.  The road to the top is a tough one, no one said it was going to be easy, comfortable, or even remotely enjoyable.  The important thing to stay focused on is where the road it taking you, and I'll be the first to admit that road gets foggy pretty quickly.  You have to persevere though.  There are always going to be people helping you take the easy way out, whether that be not applying yourself anymore, letting things slide by you, or just quitting overall.  Its never going to be easy to ignore them either, because quitting it SO easy.  But the most important person you need to listen to is yourself.  As cloudy as my journey has become, I can still see the outline of the bigger picture through the smog and pollution of everyone's words.  Once you decide that that ultimate goal is what you've got your heart set on, you can't let anyone stand in your way of it.  

I've decided and I'm not giving up.  I can't and I won't.  

Last night I watched America elect the first African American president, not because we wanted to make history, but because he is the best man for the job.  How many people do you think told Barack Obama to quit?  How many times do you think he felt like giving up because it was just too hard to get people to believe in him?  He came from the very bottom and built up the most effective campaign machine this world has ever seen.  And you know why?  Because he kept his eye on the prize, through the thick and the thin of it, he kept positive people within his reach and pushed the haters out of his view.  Just watching Barack take the stage last night to give his acceptance speech spoke volumes to me before he even opened his mouth.  

So to answer everyone's question as to why I just won't quit...Barack Obama told me "Yes I Can" (and I will, haters)  

I don't even care who you vote for (yes, I do, but I won't be mad if you vote for the wrong person, at least to your face) I just want everyone to exercise their right, a right not everyone has, to vote for our next president.

I voted at 7 AM this morning, and it was my first time.  Not because I never felt like voting before, but because I wasn't old enough in the last election, I was a few months shy of 18.  So this morning, my mother, my sister, and myself went to vote together and it was an amazing moment in my life.  I filled in my ballot and took a look at it for a minute before putting it into the folder to go scan it in.  There was a time in this country when I would not have been able to vote and I am well aware of this.   I also find it an honor to have such a diverse  group of people on the ballot this year because it is a true testament to everything our country was based on.

I felt truly proud to cast my vote this morning and so should you!