Is it
just ME, or are you, too, at a point in your
life where you look back and recall, in extreme details, prolific,
unforgettable moments in your life that, in one way, or another, changed you
forever?
A rhetorical question,
eh?
Moments such as
realizing you were in the company of your true and lifelong partner, hearing
the first cry of your newborn baby, accomplishing something you never imaged
possible…these are such moments, and once experienced, c you are forever
changed.
I wish you an abundance
of such moments; may they all be glorious.
As an American woman, I
cannot let this day, November 22, 2013, begin and end without sharing such a
memory. For it was on this day, fifty
years ago, that John F. Kennedy, President of the United States, was
assassinated.
That day changed the
world.
This is not intended to
be a history lesson; though there are countless lessons to be learned. I make no political statement; I take no
political position. What the legacy of
JKF may have been will never be known; history will forever treat him kindly.
What this is about is
the young, soft-spoken woman, who at 34 years of age and
the mother of two small children became a widow, yes, but also, the backbone that held the United
States of America together under the horrific burden it could neither imagine
nor plan for, yet was forced to accept.
Jacqueline Bouvier
Kennedy Onassis stood tall and from the depths of her being presented dignity,
strength, focus and the resolve of what is means to be a woman of leadership.
Strength is born in
every woman. Until called upon, as in
the case of the woman the world will always remember as “Jackie”, one may never
know what she is capable of.
Leadership is born in
every woman. Until called upon, as in
the case of Jackie, theretofore known more for her fashion sense and unique
beauty, one may never know she has.
Circumstances in
today’s world challenge us regularly.
They need not be, and I pray they will never be, so iconic as to
parallel the events of fifty years ago.
Their presence, and sometimes their overwhelming forbearance over the
course of time, still call upon women of
today to stand tall, to present with dignity, to focus and to show resolve;
just as Jackie did.
Countless editions line
the shelves of book stores and libraries around the world telling Jackie’s
story. In many ways it is the story of
every woman. She is a woman worth
knowing; she is a woman who intrigues generation .
Jacqueline Bouvier
Kennedy Onassis was laid to rest at The United States National Cemetery in
Arlington, Virginia. She is beside President
Kennedy, the man she always stood next to, or behind. She is beneath the glow of the eternal flame;
her light will continue to glow.
So on this historic day, I honor
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
Onassis
a woman of outstanding leadership
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