As someone who doesn’t take the local paper or have live TV, I find that I’m a little happier these days. I don’t have first hand accounts of the violence going on in our nation, and I don’t subscribe to the rants that seem to be overly negative about our country at the present time.
There seems to be a pervasive feeling that everything Trump is bad. Everything Republican is bad. Everything Democratic must then be good? I don’t buy it.
I don’t have an attitude of injustice nor do I play the blame game. Our country is made up of both people who make both good and bad decisions, and those making bad decisions publicly seem to monopolize the spotlight and become the targets for all people who have ever affiliated with them or their beliefs; regardless of the truth.
I’m taking a community course about Civic Engagement through Weber State University. Last night was the first session, and for an hour we week we learn about how our government works; not just nationally, but also at the state level, the local level and the county level. We will get to know who we go to if we have questions, concerns, and/or want to share our ideas and hopes for our own communities.
By becoming more engaged in my own community, I hope to at least be an example of someone who cares about doing the right thing and taking a stand on the issues that concern me, without all the rage and blaming that have been flooding our country through protests turning to violence.
Become engaged in a positive way. Remember, knowledge is power.
Find a way to contribute through good works, good words, and good leadership. I challenge you to become more civically engaged in a positive way!