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Good morning,
This month, I am going to open up and share my anger and sadness about the direction the new occupant of the Oval Office is attempting to take our country.
It is my opportunity to share with so many of you feeling the same anger and sadness the fact that we are not alone.
Even more important, although we are not in Washington (being part of a Congress seemingly frozen in place, unwilling or unable to effect any rational response to the chaos around them), and although we are only a very small cog in a very big, uncontrolled machine which daily feels like tanks rolling through our cities, there is something small, but meaningful we can each do.
I don’t mind admitting it has been a tough few months — and I am not talking about the weather.
The current occupant of the Oval Office seems hell-bent on pursuing his revenge tour with the fervor of most wild-eyed dictators. He seems to have no shortage of black sharpies to memorialize each and every grim, disheartening act.
Talking with friends has brought me to an inflection point
: since there is nothing we can do, individually, to prevent the chaos which has overtaken Washington, and until those with a larger view of the landscape actually figure out a way to turn this tide in a better direction,
how about turning to those who need our help, in a very immediate and tangible way,
and concentrate our efforts on those needs?
So, in the event you need to turn your attention to something useful, I thought I would share with you
my favorites, in no particular order…
If your interest is local,
consider sharing a donation with
Women's Lunch Place — Shelter for Women Experiencing Homelessness and Poverty
in Boston. Women’s Lunch Place inspires hope and supports the development of self-sustaining skills for women experiencing hunger, homelessness, and poverty. It is small, local, targeted and so grateful for every dollar donated.
One of my long-time favorites
is
One Can Help
— One vulnerable child. One urgent need. One step forward. One Can Help provides the missing resources at-risk youth, foster children, and underserved families involved in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems urgently need to address concerns, improve difficult lives, and build better futures.
Want to support globally?
There is such a need now, it seems overwhelming. But don’t accept that… take one small step forward and consider showing the people of Ukraine that not all of us in the United States condone the actions of the occupant of the Oval Office.
Sunflower of Peace
was established in 2014 with the purpose of helping people who were affected by Russia-fueled violence in Ukraine. Donations provide medical and humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine.
If you have favorites you would like to share, please drop me a note.
I am always open to small groups that do good things for people who need their help.
Doing nothing in the face of evil is not something Americans do. Supporting good causes is one way to fight back.
Let me leave you with a meaningful quote that has been going through my mind since January 20:
First they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Thank you for reading!
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