I Do Solemnly Swear

In honor of Inauguration Day, a time of pomp and ceremonial flourish, it seems fitting to focus on our nation's capitol. Every four years the hopes and dreams of America hover over the candidate taking office. In the process, our democracy is again renewed.

Some who watch cast their votes for the winner. Some not. But in that moment, with the world watching, the burden and aspirations of all of us are laid on the shoulders of the new president.

Inaugurations are a spectacle. But presidencies, more often than not, are made and lost in the quiet moments, far away from the camera's watchful eye. As our first president reminds us.....

“The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.” 
― President George Washington