Obama supercharged the imaginations of at least one hundred million Americans for what they could be.

As Albert Schweitzer said, "Example isn't the main thing. It's the only thing."

Why am I so certain about the impact of Obama on our less privileged,  our marginalized – who are, increasingly also our future?  My wife and daughter are multi-ethnic,  African Americans.  My wife assures me that I "still don't fully get it".  Whether I ever will fully get it, I'm moving in the right direction.

I have seen,  in my diverse, new and extended family and circle of loved ones,  the power to inspire,  not just of the first Black man at the Oval Office desk,  but one of our smartest presidents,  ever, who saved us from Depression, extended healthcare to tens of millions,  has thus far averted a major war with Iran,  driven sustainability and clean energy and lower carbon footprint father forward than most of us might have thought possible given the implacable opposition from the other party.

All while being an exceptional father/husband/Son-in-law to four formidable Black women in the White House, by his side.