BIKE OR WALK to work or school; Know your neighbours; Turn off your TV; LOOK up when you are walking; Greet people; Use your library; Play together; Buy from LOCAL merchants; Share what you have; HELP a lost dog; Take children to the park; PUT up a swing; SUPPORT neighbourhood schools; WAVE to the crossing guard; Wave to everyone for that matter; FIX it even if you didn't break it; Have pot lucks; HONOUR elders; Pick up litter; READ stories outloud; DANCE in the street; START a tradition; Hire young people for odd jobs; ASK a question; ACT on a good idea; Listen to the birds; Bake extra and SHARE; SHARE your skills; Take back the night; Sing together; Turn down the MUSIC; TURN UP THE MUSIC; Mediate a conflict; GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP; Wake up refreshed and ready to do it all over again. Know that no one is SILENT although many are not HEARD.
This describes the only way to live... I love it!
ReplyDeletePatti you are a great blogger and I truly hope you will continue this voice now that you are re-elected.
ReplyDeleteIf you look at what the City of Calgary and Vancouver are moving towards, more open government- that is the way of the future- and yet on a more personal level- seeing your video blog and perhaps seeing your "journey fro the inside" will help people be more engaged in the public process.
love your work and will continue to follow it