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 | 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...
by Bonnie Pond | Jun 6, 2018 | Community Building, Hope, Inspirational, Transformation
15 important things money can’t buy: 1. Time 2. Happiness 3. Compassion 4. Creativity 5. Love 6. Character 7. Patience 8. Courage 9. Dignity 10. Ethics 11. Sense of Purpose 12. Curiosity 13. Originality 14. Wisdom 15. Determination Because in the end,...
