Freedom of Speech

Today is election day. I am proud to be an American with the right to vote. No matter how you voted, you probably felt strongly about the choices you made and the ballot you cast. I have the freedom to speak my mind and to tell my story. In some countries you could be arrested, beaten or killed for telling your story, especially if there was military involvement, political views expressed or was a statement outside of the mainstream. It is important that we use our freedom of speech to communicate to others, to communicate to our children, to communicate to the next generation what our beliefs are. What a tragedy it would be if our great Presidents chose not to speak up and share their beliefs. If they did not tell their story, America would not exist. So, I ask that while you are emotionally charged from this day and this election, that you write what drives you, what motivates you, what your beliefs are. That is what makes us what we are, who we are and what we want to be remembered for. This belongs in your story.