I struggled with this post today.
Our summer is starting out pretty well. The garden is in and going, we’ve had a chance to visit our loved ones and get out into the woods - always good for us.
But I know this isn’t true for many, many other people.
I’ve made decisions that brought me back to West Virginia to make positive impacts on this place that I love - but I recognize that this change is slow. That we have to make the best impact we can, and that the results will be obvious over time.
But man, the things going on feel like we need action right NOW. Friends losing jobs. Inadequate social safety nets. Folks going to work - even in the face of covid - sick, because they can’t afford to lose the job they couldn’t afford to lose before.
What to do?
Lucky for me, calm, peaceful places to think are common around here. But I know that’s not true everywhere.
We’ll keep doing our best. Y’all do the same. And not just for yourselves. But for the folks around you. For your neighbors and friends and family. For strangers having a bad day.
Have a good weekend.