by Bonnie Pond | May 13, 2019 | Community Building, Food & Water Security, Hope
Lots of us look forward to getting outside every spring and digging in the garden. I call it “dirt therapy.” Whether it’s planting a row of marigolds along the front sidewalk or landscaping the back yard, there’s something relaxing and...
by Bonnie Pond | Mar 28, 2019 | Climate Change, Community Building, Education, Food & Water Security, Recycling & Upcycling
Unless you’ve been living in a cave somewhere for the last few years, you understand that Earth’s climate is changing — and not for the better. Sadly, some of our political leaders still insist that it’s all a big fat lie. They tell us...
by Bonnie Pond | Feb 20, 2019 | Community Building, Hope, Inspirational, Politics, Transformation
Pick a lane. It’s time to stand up for what’s right and against what’s wrong. It doesn’t matter what your politics or religion happen to be. Or your particular ethnic group. Or what you do for a living. It doesn’t matter how much money you...
by Bonnie Pond | Feb 15, 2019 | Community Building, Inspirational, Transformation
Last weekend I helped an acquaintance with way too much stuff move to a different home. That process brought some essential life lessons into sharper focus for me. Lessons about the danger of holding on too long. Lessons about the freedom of letting go of things that...
by Bonnie Pond | Nov 14, 2018 | Community Building, Inspirational, Politics
Whew! The midterms are finally over. The speeches and mudslinging have mostly stopped. Well, except for a few states where votes are still being counted – or recounted. Maybe your preferred candidates won. Maybe not. It’s time to get past the mudslinging and...
by Bonnie Pond | Oct 17, 2018 | Community Building, Education, Hope, Inspirational, Politics
For the last few weeks I’ve felt my hope for America slowly fading. Hope that this country might once again become a nation where we could disagree with each other without resorting to insults and name-calling. Trust that those serving in government would act...
