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...
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...
