At my age, it’s always a great feeling when an “ah-ha”
moment hits, and last week, finding myself with some unexpected free time, the
clutter in my brain was freed up enough for inspiration to strike.
Having struggled from the beginning to find the right focus
for the realsmalltowns.com blog, it has finally become clear to me. From here
on out, the blog will be titled “Sparks!” and will relay stories of small-sized
initiatives that ignite and spread, with the potential to make big differences
in people’s lives. Many of these inspirational stories will come directly from
towns featured on the realsmalltowns website, but placement on the site is
not a requirement for attention on the blog. A good example of such initiative
comes from my home community when, in the late 1970s, a small group of local
organic farmers banded together to form a small cooperative -now known as
Organic Valley.
As one of the primary tenants of the website is to sniff out
towns that are bubbling over with good energy and good ideas, the blog will now
emphasize those ideas –a focus on what IS working in our country and emphasizing
small groups of people working hard to bring big ideas to life.
I hope you enjoy the first installment of the new blog,
launched from my hometown and featuring The
Threshold Care Circle of Viroqua, Wisconsin. Please feel free to contact me
through the realsmalltowns website if you have suggestions or ideas for other
inspirational stories.
Yours,
Sheila
Sheila, This is really good work. How can I support you?
ReplyDeleteThank you, John, for your steady and ongoing support with this project. I would love to write about some of great things going on in the Methow Valley!
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