Net Miles Of Smiles

.

Obama Visits Homeless Shelter for Teens

.

President-elect Barack Obama is pushing for commitments to public service, visiting an emergency homeless shelter for teenagers in the nation’s capital.

…

 By William Branigin and Philip Rucker

Washington Post Staff Writers

.

Marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the eve of his inauguration, President-elect Barack Obama today urged Americans to act on the slain civil rights leader’s vision as he led the nation in a “call to service” aimed at helping people in need.

.

Obama, who takes the oath of office at noon tomorrow as the nation’s 44th president, began his day with a previously unannounced visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center to meet with wounded troops. During the visit, which lasted a little more than an hour, Obama met with 14 service members recovering from wounds they sustained in Iraq or Afghanistan, aides said.

.

Accompanied by Martin Luther King III, he then headed to a District shelter for homeless teenagers to lend a hand in a project to renovate the facility’s rooms.

.

In a statement marking the national holiday that commemorates King’s birthday, Obama said the civil rights leader lived life “in loving service to others.”

.

“As we honor that legacy, it’s not a day just to pause and reflect — it’s a day to act,” the president-elect said. Noting that Americans are participating in more than 11,000 service projects across the nation, he appealed to people “to turn today’s efforts into an ongoing commitment to enriching the lives of others in their communities, their cities and their country.”

.

Read More

Comments (0) Jan 19 2009

Read More

Comments (0) Jan 19 2009

Sun Jan 18, 5:39 AM ET

A combination photograph shows U.S. President-elect Barack Obama (L) at a ceremony for his whistle stop train trip at the train station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 17, 2009 and Indonesian photographer Ilham Anas (R) chatting with his colleagues in

Read More

Comments (0) Jan 19 2009

You may be feeling forceful as you take the bull by the horns and push toward your ambitions. In fact, you may feel that you are commanding the universe to create your visions. When we are filled with the energy to pursue our dreams so relentlessly, we may feel that universe is responding by giving us what is needed to create them in the world. We may find several doors closing as we seek the right partners to help us make our goals reality, but we must remember that the universe has infinite channels through which to work. We may need the experience of rejection in order to appreciate the redirection we receive from those encounters. You can use your ambitious energy to command your dreams into being.

Read More

Comments (0) Jan 19 2009