Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

Right speech is definitely voting, no matter who you vote for.  Voting protects our democracy, and it is our basic right and responsibility.  Where I live the ballot is long and heavy, but what better effort than to protect our ability to guide our government and express our beliefs?  My husband mailed his ballot a week ago, but I still like trudging up the hill, encountering friends and neighbors, and getting the sticker after.  I'm proud of myself.  The campaign has been ugly and awful, and much has been said that shouldn't have been uttered, but now it's our chance to speak.  And what we say means more than all the sound bites ever devised.  When we speak, the country listens.  I hope and pray there is a large turnout, and those who have this privilege use it.  You are not powerless if you take action.  It may not go your or my way, but your vote is counted and it speaks.  And everything on the ballot impacts you.  Everything.