Now that Barack Obama is President of the United States, he symbolizes the possibility of maximizing one’s potential in a way that earlier generations of Americans thought a mere fantasy. For me, Obama represents even broader possibilities regarding how to live in this world beyond where you work. Here are several examples of what President Obama symbolizes as an alternative model of living fully in the world:
He calls us to honor the past:
He demonstrates the seductive glory of reflection:
He makes a habit of reading:
He invests in the reading habits of his children:
He cries upon the loss of his grandmother and for the generosity of those young people who worked for his campaign:
He honors the greats:
He sings with soul:
He understands the value of knowing your ABCs:
In Reverie Blog 
I probably shouldn’t have looked at this today…The farewell address made all too real that we traded an intellectual for …
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