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 | 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 | 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...
by Bonnie Pond | Oct 10, 2018 | Community Building, Hope, Politics, Transformation
Hope. . . Respect. . . Decency . . . Civility. . . Compassion. . . What happens when those values get dumped on the trash heap to score political points? We know what happens because we see it play out every single day in our nation’s capitol. Raw, naked...
by Bonnie Pond | Sep 10, 2018 | Community Building, Extraordinary People, Help the Homeless, Hope, Inspirational, Transformation
We are badly in need of some signs of hope in America. It’s been one heck of a week in our country (again). It feels like we’re stuck in the middle of a very badly written play. We need stories about regular people who are changing their communities...
by Bonnie Pond | Aug 15, 2018 | Community Building, Hope, Inspirational, Transformation
It’s time for a new vision of America — a vision of what could be. We desperately need a new vision based on hope instead of fear, anger, and despair. Hope and positive actions have the power to transform lives. They can transform communities. And...