your destiny is in your hands!

Posted by dana at 12:19 pm on Thursday, July 23rd, 2009.

Looks like Moonit is on the same page as our new president, if Obama's recent NAACP speech is any indication. We couldn't help but notice when Obama urged African Americans to be realistic about the hardships they're enduring, but to also keep firmly in mind the fact that "your destiny is in your own hands." It was a truly inspirational speech empowering young people to rise up in the face of adversity, transcending their social situations to achieve their true potential.  Dishing out the tough love, Obama continued "no excuses, no excuses… You get that education. All those hardships will just make you stronger." And then he really brought it on home "no one has written your destiny for you. Your destiny is in your hands–and don't you forget that."  We couldn't have said it better ourselves.