hope and white water

I voted last week. It is a foregone conclusion that Vermont will go for Obama. I predict 62% for Obama. Mine was a vote for hope. I think I was voting for the future of our children and yes, our country( I am indeed a patriot:) Here in Vermont my preference for Pollina or Symington is well known. McCain and Douglas have a terrible thing in common. Both seem to want to govern from fear...fear of change, fear of the other. It sickens me to hear either of these men claim to know what "Vermonters" or their fellow citizens want. These two politicos long ago left the world of regular folks and have become, quite frankly, apparatchiks of the status quo at a time when boldness and innovation are desperately needed. Imagine being governor and opposing wind turbines on ridges because the tourists expect to see pristine( except for cell towers, new mc'mansions and huge gouges from new or upgraded electrical transmission lines). If we remain addicted to foreign oil there won't be any tourists.

A friend of mine suggested the world was chaotic and that would be true. Phoenix Books recognizes that chaos in our world is inevitable and that taking in the moment is the only way to cope with it. For years I have believed that management issues will always be caught up in endless whitewater. It is a myth to expect any calm water. Managers used to say..."let's get through this rough stretch and things will settle down". Wrong. Business, government and perhaps life are simply managing endless white water. Anything less may not be worth doing. So all of us here are trying to steer and row our little Phoenix Books boat through white water rapids. It's just that this white water may be off the charts, unnavigable, or perhaps exceeding Class V. But just like my vote for Obama I hold out hope that we can, all of us, navigate through these Class V rapids so that a good old ride through Class III water will feel like floating down the Lamoille in an inner tube on a sultry summer day. If anyone is reading this...namaste :)