Today is Election Day. What values do you want to see our country adhere to through the people we elect? How much thought have you given to your role in our country’s future? Does it feel dismal and unchangeable? Or full of hope and possibilities?

Sunday, Oprah interviewed Marianne Williamson (one of my long time spiritual teachers) on the state of elections, our country and role in shaping the future. While it’s not your typical political discussion, you might want to watch it before going to the polls today.

Marianne placed a huge responsibility on American women to become the force that will change the landscape of our country to one of prosperity and generosity. And it’s a challenge I can’t help but support!

For the last 50 years, we have worked for our individual rights as women. Although we still have a ways to go in that area, I believe more positive change will occur individually if we start to take a collective responsibility – as women — for the world around us.

Marianne cited that 17,000 children go hungry in our country every day, and asked what if American women together took the stand! We have more women past child bearing years today with more economic resources and freedom than ever before in our known human history. So we can make a difference!

In one part of the interview, Marianne suggested to Oprah that once past childbearing/rearing years women develop a new womb (meant to give birth to a new kind of world). Takes the same energy and creativity as birthing a child, it is our next calling as modern women who now have this third act of life never before experienced on a wide scale. “If we are going to be conscious about the great Act 3, we don’t want it to be an imitation of Act 2,” suggested Marianne.

There were so many great messages for women in this video. I highly recommend you watch it.

I leave you with a final quote that I plan to put on my refrigerator.

“There comes a time when if there is something you thought you might do someday…you might want to think about doing it!”

What have you wanted to do?

When will you start?

What changes would you like to see in the world?

How can you start making them a reality?

What other women are making a difference?

How can you support them?

Who will you vote for today to make a difference?