Anyway, we are now into a new decade and if you turn off the television and radio, step away from your electronics and breath a bit, you can feel some peace and calm. Because when one drills right down to the problem of fears of world destruction, it is us! We fret and fear and create the angst that drives us to lay awake in bed at night, surrounded by blackness and the fear we have brewed up in our minds. It is so easy to do.
Make a New Years Resolution to work on those changes you can change. Can you change what is happening in Washington DC? Most likely not. Can you change something in your community. You bet! These little organic home-town changes are the ones that matter. I would offer up that we fret and focus on national-level changes because we don't have the time or commitment to make local change. Here are just a few ideas: quit using plastic grocery bags, recycle often, give blood, donate an organ (Mom donated her kidney at 69!), find an old single person and offer to help them, cook a meal for a family, drive less and walk more - look for change at a local level. You can make a difference!!
This is the monthly report I created to share with our organization on what we are doing in the Prevention Bureau. You might enjoy clicking through the pages Click Here to see Prevention Report
The barn quilt is one coat of paint away from completion. In this picture, you will see the two 4'x8' boards, opposing each other. They will be reversed when finished to connect together and become one, giant 8 foot by 8 foot sunflower. The quilt block is pictured below from the quilt Mom made for me in 1998. What a fun winter project this has been! Should I add the stars in the bright yellow petals? Looking for your vote!
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