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 | 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 | 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 | Feb 21, 2018 | Community Building, Hope, Inspirational, Transformation
Leave a little sparkle wherever you go. Some days it seems like all we hear about or see is divisiveness, fear, hatred, and violence. After awhile it begins to feel like that’s all there is. It’s exhausting and depressing. That’s why leaving a...
