The title says it all. Believing in something and refusing to entertain the possibility that there is anything which cannot be accomplished if we set our minds to a task will see positive results. Doubt and uncertainty, or a deliberate failure to do what is necessary, for whatever reason, will guarantee the exact opposite. It may take a considerable amount of time and effort but it will happen. Finally, there is a leader who I believe has the wisdom and fortitude to lead us out of this morass. And not a minute too soon.

We are seeing a perfect example of the two mindsets right now in the United States. The new President is an optimist and is prepared to put everything on the line in order to do what must be done in the best interests of those he represents. The Opposition is playing the percentages in hopes he fails in his efforts seeing it as a means of political gain for them long term. Never mind the misery they may well cause for the millions they swore to serve. They want him to fail.

Seriously. I am not exaggerating. They are behaving in an abominable manner with no regard for the welfare of their country using as a compass their all consuming political ambition. Never mind that they created this disaster. All that matters in their world is that they regain control. But they fail to consider one very significant fact. They seriously underestimate the man the American people elected as their Leader. This Leader does not believe in failure. He will succeed because he believes in what he is doing and he will prevail.

He has an edge they are not considering. If I read this man correctly he is not your typical politician. His life doesn't begin or end on whether he wins an election. He has his priorities very much in order. He has taken on a job which needed doing and he'll give it his all because he doesn't know any other way. If his detractors succeed and his efforts are in vain he will have given it his very best and he will accept the responsibility for that failure even though in large measure it will be because they were successful in convincing the American people he was wrong. And the major media which lives for ratings are once again aiding and abetting this malevolent enterprise. Today's media is with a very few notable exceptions interested in the sensational rather than objective journalism.

Somehow I do not see that being the scenario which plays out. I believe he will succeed. This man is not your run of the mill politician who will cave in to pressure. He knows what needs doing and he will do it. It won't happen quickly and there will be missteps and roadblocks along the way, but he will accomplish the almost impossible task he has taken on despite their 'best' efforts.

I have been studying American politics most of my adult life and for the first time in several decades I see a man who intellectually and emotionally is ideally equipped for this task. The right man at the right time. And no, I am not star struck as his opponents are so quick to label his  defenders, nor am I naive politically. I quite simply recognize excellence, humanity, and quality when I see it.

This man is not a miracle worker nor a messiah and he cannot solve all these problems alone. He needs the trust and assistance of everyone uniting to support his endeavours if they are to succeed. Failure to do so guarantees disaster for all of us.  I say all of us because the United States of America dictates monetary policy world wide and as the USA goes, so goes the world. Its a time for setting aside political ideologies and working together to dig us out of the abyss which previous administrations have created and which threatens to engulf us in more misery and hardship than most can even imagine if you are younger than I am. Do not allow those with an agenda which is not in your best interests to sway you. Ignore them, their agenda is not one for the common good. Its completely self serving and  destructive. Just look back at the past eight years and tell me I am wrong.

Are we better off now than we were eight years ago? Sound familiar ? It should. Those are the paraphrased words of the man who set the agenda for the opposition at a time which seems like a lifetime ago. I wonder if he had any idea of the curse he was unleashing on us all. I somehow doubt it. He was a decent man although he may have been misguided. Or perhaps he simply underestimated the allies he had chosen.

Don't make that mistake. Stick with the man who can and will undo the wrongs which those allies have wrought. He'll see us come through this intact. I sincerely believe this. We may be bruised and battered but we will come through this. As I recently read somewhere ...'we can make this better, or we can make it worse. It's a choice, not a destiny'. 

I'd say 'its always darkest before the dawn' but that's an overworked cliché.  We will see this through.  It just takes standing together and trusting in the man you have chosen to lead.