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 | Apr 23, 2018 | Community Building, Hope, Inspirational, Transformation
I’m sick and tired of being bombarded with how rotten things are in big cities. Yeah, I know there’s a lot of crime. And youth unemployment, especially in low-income neighborhoods. Pollution. Traffic congestion. It’s a long list but it’s not...
by Bonnie Pond | Mar 12, 2018 | Community Building, Inspirational
Flip on the nightly news . . . and there it is. A steady diet of awful! It’s beginning to wear me down. I’ve been angry way too much lately. Racism and bigotry are on full and ugly display. The opioid epidemic is out of control. The number of homeless and...
by Bonnie Pond | Mar 2, 2018 | Hope
How many more people will die before America says ENOUGH? Will the horrific murders of 17 innocent people at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida go down in history as just another statistic? America needs more than thoughts and prayers right now. What we...
