Community Matters

If you care at all about children, old people, poor people, brown & black people, the environment, or animals you might have noticed that things are tricky right now. And by tricky, I mean that we are living in a country with a government that appears not to give a fuck about these things. And maybe a base of people that also don't give a fuck. Sometimes I feel motivated to incite change because I live in Portland and I'm in this bubble where the people I know and interact with on a daily basis do care. They are putting signs in their yards that begin "In our America . . . " (you've seen this sign/sticker/shirt/meme; it's lovely) and they are showing up at town hall meetings and at the airport to welcome immigrants. But much of the country is cheering on this shitty president who is "getting things done". What the actual fuck?! 

I don't know how to fix the broken system that is Washington DC. Though I will take those Nov. 18th midterms seriously! And I will make the phone calls. Most days. 

​Here's what I do know: We can affect change right here in our own communities. We can make things better for those that we interact with everyday. We can connect to the people that we see everyday and we can help our children feel connected. Our country is suffering a crisis of humanity and we have a responsibility to re-connect. With our own humanity and with the humanity of others. The best way I know to do that is to reach out. To connect to other humans. I wrote about community for Portland Mom's Blog and I'd love it if you'd check it out.