George W. Bush, the 43rd U.S. President … Michelle Obama, the wife of the 44th U.S. President.  Together.  Republican … Democrat.  Human beings.

There are so many ways that we can be seen as different from each other.  But we can see beyond all that.

Sometimes I feel alone, understood by very few.  But when this photo was published on Facebook, I saw in the comments that my smile in response is also yours:

I wasn’t a fan of Bush’s political beliefs, but he is inherently a good person who just felt the best for America was a different route than what I thought.  He loves his political rivals because they want the best for us too.

Kindness is never weak nor out of fashion.  Kindness is the brightening of one soul from another.  It rejects fear, materialism and hatred.

A kinder, gentler time

This just makes me happy.

We can love each other.

George W. Bush wasn’t one of our best presidents, but I hope history will forever remember him as a decent human being.

When the Obama’s moved into the White House for the first time, the Bush’s were so nice and made the transition so easy.

Beautiful photo.  You don’t have to agree with everything in life.  You can still be friends.

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We need each other

And we need to love each other