We had a special Election Day Mother’s Medicine Circle with singer-songwriter Madi Sato.  We held hands and felt the hope and the optimism that soon we would have a new leader.  We were soothing ourselves with our voices and our belief.  Madi led us in seed chants, toning and creating sounds that opened our hearts and lifted our spirits.  For an hour we used our voices as medicine for our souls.

Last night I, along with millions of others, cheered, celebrated and cried as Barack spoke to us and united us with his humility and his deep belief in America and us Americans.  I felt proud to be part of a new millenium, that, one day, I would tell my great-grandchildren about.

This morning, I thought back to our circle and the seed sounds of AHH and OMM-primal sounds that have been uttered from the beginning of time.  These are sounds that ancestors uttered way back when.  I once heard it said that AH is the sound of creation and that many names of God carry this sound…Brahma, Buddha, God, Lakshmi, Kwan Yin….interesting thought to ponder….

And OM-how many of us have chanted OM?  Another ancient universal noise…

This morning, as I woke, I felt excited that Obama is our president, my president.  I feel proud to say that.  Obama is my president.   As I was doing my morning practice and chanting AH and OM…I realized that Obama has both the sounds of AH and Om in his name.  I love that.  Thank you Barack Obama for helping heal my spirit.