A brief survey of my life suggests that there is much to be thankful for. I'm a cancer survivor. I no longer have diabetes. I am 100 lbs less than I used to be. I went ziplining in Central America, Camel Riding in the Middle East, white water rafting in the Pacuare River in South America, and jumped out of a plane and went skydiving. And that's just in the last 12 months! Oh, and I run a nonprofit which has gone from almost out of business to thriving, forwarding associations with others and planning for the future.
So yes, I give thanks to God, because none of this would be possible without God. Today is Labor Day, and I lay in bed all day long, vegetating, thinking about the goodness of Jesus, eating Lobster Salad and croissants when I felt like it; Chicken chili with croissants when i didn't feel like lobsters --- it's a good life I'm enjoying right now.
Right now, before I return to work on the block where a murder was just committed and where my staff are too invested in their own points of view to look up and see a more universal view -- right now i feel depressed, but must pull on my cloak of hope, and step into my shoes of progress, so that I can go along and continue to be a force that is effective at moving this agency -- and by extension, this neighborhood -- forward. I'd like to see us bring in some hard skills training programs, equip the people to earn a good day's pay instead of slinging dope and getting shot up all day -- equip the people and make them productive. That seems to be the way to go to me....
So how do we do that ? How do we break through to them? I don't know, but I'm gonna try....
Right after I go to bed, sleep it off, and get up again.
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