Just wanted to pass along this image...

I do tend to see Obama in this kind of way -- though it is also critically true that he is human, real, and actual -- dealing with things as they really are.  So, I am hoping that this little "ethical crisis" that is coming up right now, regarding the Governor of Illinois, is not going to stain or damage this energy.

The way I see it, one of the very great accomplishments of Obama -- was his ability to "win the election" -- playing by the rules of the way things really are -- not always so perfect or beautiful -- while at the same time, holding on to these high ideals and kind of perfect mystical grace that he somehow seems to carry.

Doing both of those things -- is astonishing.  It is so much easier to sit on the sidelines, and speak with a high-minded moral tone about the failing of others or our leaders -- but when people find themselves in the actual energy of the real world -- it is far more difficult and challenging.  Obama comes from Illinois, which has some tough politics.  So, he has been threading the eye of the needle -- trying to walk the perfect walk -- without kicking himself out of the game because he considers himself too good or too high-minded for some of the rough things that can happen.  Maybe in that sense, he is a guru AND a warrior -- somebody had to appear, to be incarnated, in just those dimensions, to spearhead an opening for the rest of us, who have slightly different callings. 

The way it feels to me is -- Obama, and all this new leadership potential -- absolutely needs our support in every way.  They are only human, and they are emerging in the real world.  It's a tremendous balancing act, and with one tiny slip, things can come apart.  We need every tool of support and connectivity we can muster, to hold all these thing together, as these huge waves come crashing around us...