I’ve joined the #100happydays challenge. Daily, for 100 days, I will post something that makes me happy. Today, I woke up to this:
This is the view from our backyard. Our lawn is coming along great. It had been pretty dead looking, but with all the rain and cool weather we’ve gotten lately, it’s actually lush.
My nephew has been visiting from the Philippines, from the city, and he has mentioned how unnerving it is to come out to our small town and see all the open space.
Having grown up in a similar big Philippine city, I can understand how he feels. But when I see all this open space in my backyard, I feel blessed.
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I appreciate your recent op ed in the Deseret News regarding the caucus/convention/primary system! I, too, support the idea of allowing the common citizen to vie with his neighbors for the opportunity to more fully participate in our political process as a delegate to convention. It’s human nature to follow the path of least resistance and to procrastinate. We agree that a dutiful citizen should cast an informed vote, but how often does that really happen? Running for delegate is a job in and of itself. Being elected to represent others is a sacred charge voluntarily sought and granted by his neighbors. It launches a delegate on a two-year “mission” to represent knowledgeably and to the best of his ability to be involved with seeking the best for those he represents. Done properly that delegate will emerge the engaged citizen we all should be and hopefully will have brought some of his neighbors along with him.
Thank you Jacki, for your comment! I agree with you, despite our best intentions, it’d be hard to sift through the election noise without the caucus convention process.