Say what you will, hide what you won’t, open what you could be thinking or bumping into during your everyday journey through plenty of hits, misses and knockdowns—it doesn’t matter if you support, argue with, have disengaged or totally ignored the political processes and decisions of a constantly changing America…Hilary Clinton is one of the most influential incarnations of our time with barely a tap into her long lasting potential.
She’s the employee whose resume doesn’t match what the individual is all about—been here, done that, wanna do this, could we please do that? She’s walked the line, talked the talk, upset a few, pampered, listened, fought for, torn up, rebuilt, set aside for better times while walking away from what assuming people might think was a good, bad, or uncaring decision but in the end she still has a charismatic something that bring people to either positive words or vows to fight.
What if you knew what she’d be up to two decades beyond her role as First Lady? Unlike some and I’m not judging…Hillary has defeated the game plan that offered her early retirement and a really cool house protected by security forever. She’s elected instead to stay in the public, as if to be addicted to the paparazzi, harsh critics, mind mines and or individualized groups of supporters blessed with enough spirit to say, “Wow…what else can you do?”
To read that Hillary is being looked upon as candidate for our U.S. Supreme Court is going to create noise—some good, not so favorable, white picket fence like, meaning right down the line and there’s always those that keep walking toward the sunset wishing it might arrive a little sooner than expected.
You don’t have to support Hillary to know Hillary. In America its 100% ok to offer an opinion or challenge her beliefs, lack of support, recreating of the circle and attempts to mend triangles by way of publically being where more hard working, dedicated, struggling but far reaching people tend to walk away from.
She has done so much with her gift that one hundred years from now a tiny soul in a somewhat interesting history class will get her confused with Hannah Montana, The Beatles, Elvis and Brad Pitt. Right, wrong or somewhere in between or far, far away in a galaxy not yet created has become a pop icon. The only thing missing from Hillary’s performance is an appearance on American Idol and Dancing with the Stars.
I’m not easily inspired until someone steps forward and offers a difference. It doesn’t have to be well loved—being filled with guts, courage, tenacity, vigor, spunk, willingness and loyalty to a people makes way for a destination that’s not supposed to be accepted by the masses because in America we can be everything we want to be and still be reaching into the pot to latch onto whatever else is available.
Leadership is an art that requires ambition, compassion, a soul made of steel, heart that’s leather tough and enough Forest Gump to stand on a park bench and calmly whisper, “Life is about being available to others.”
I love everyone who runs for public office. I wish there was a way to open the door for more than the rich to survive such brutality but would you know what to do if you got there? I can’t imagine how many mouths are moving at the same time while standing in a circle of I want, I need, you told a fib, you no longer support, you are the best, not so best, far from the truth and blah, blah, blah.
A village of armchair quarterbacks with only one hope, “Please, please can we be the first in line to get Michael Buble’ tickets, HBO on Demand, an IPad, nifty cool video games, a check back from the IRS and whatever else robs the man holding the sign that reads, “Free Common Sense.”
Icon, political hero, another face in the crowd, overrated, overplayed; still waiting to hear and do more…there’s no clear 100% long shot view of the woman named Hillary. She is what we are…a representative of the art of multitasking gone wild.
You can love her, not like her, disagree or physically support. You can walk with, two steps behind or blurt out words that belong in a bad Hollywood movie—inspirational doesn’t always mean we all have to be on the same page. I just find it fascinating that Hillary loves to work.
My mother is in her late 70’s and loves to work. I find her to be incredibly inspiring too. Angelina Jolie finds it in her heart to put more of herself into helping others than she does on the movie career that cleared the way for her to be recognized in a crowd of two. Being on the screen is nothing more than a computer folder linked to her name. Maybe one day, she too will be seen as more than just a home wrecker and or the unforgettably beautiful woman with huge lips.
You don’t have to win a popularity contest to be welcomed in the canals of change. The only thing required is the ability to offer yourself in ways that keep the ego at the door and the destination of your reasons for being so dedicated in a far away box because in the end the human in you has a bigger, brighter and more affective effect on life than being on man show on a stage much too big for the ukulele you’re attempting to play.
Ever wonder how those dudes on giant unicycles get down without breaking an arm or leg? Wouldn’t all this be more fun if we’d learn the secret then share it.
arroecollins@clearchannel.com
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