July 12, 2025: Going, going, going
Had two really good discussions today with BLBPC drop ins. One woman is wanting to give us an assist with literacy related events. And another is a lawyer who has connections and may give us a hand. She came with a group of friends. Then a woman, a grandmother, came in and began going through books for her four grandchildren. She was not wanting to know about the project, just wanted books. It was so strange, I told her about the project, and she passed on what I was telling her to her grandchildren – it was like she was talking to dogs. I kept trying to relate to her but finally gave up. I did ask for a donation – and after they all left a child returned and put $1.00 in the bucket. Notice that I just said more about two settling experiences than I did about a settled experience. Why is this? And why did I dwell on this particular incident? I asked Pete this and he said because “the brain focuses on negative shit.” Well duhh. Actually, I’ve heard that the portion of the brain that takes this information in is called the reptilian center. It is obviously damn good at doing what it does, which is focus on such things. More specifically, it allows for obsession. |
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I have hopped off the carousel but am still wondering—do all nonprofits have detractors? And would we have any if I was a saint? I hate interacting with non-appreciative readers. And I hate being blamed for things that I did not do. My inner voice just said to me, “Well Alys, you are now in the wrong business.” Seems like my inner voice is smarter than I am. My inner voice remains quiet when I’m writing. Today I began working on the next partnership example – that of our combined Christmas Silent Auction, held last December. I am relieved, I didn’t remember much but as I wrote salient details came back to me. We are getting ready to go horse trekking tomorrow. I will get my hour of writing in. Yes, indeedy. |
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