Gratitude & Resolutions

Gratitude

As the curtains close on 2015, I’m reflecting in appreciation of all of the people who contribute ideas, feedback and constructive debate to the ends of improving our housing, streets, high streets, neighbourhoods, cities and regions. In particular, I am thinking of people like Gordon Price whose blog his friends and colleagues have committed to run while he recovers from surgery. How many years has Gordon been at this?! How many years has he served his many communities?! Truly amazing – and even more impressive when you actually take over his blog for a week and get an idea of the time and energy it can require. Something to think about when we read over the list of those honoured with Order of Canada awards this week. Will Justin Trudeau beat Christy Clark to where I am going on this …. ?

: Order of Canada

: Order of BC

Resolutions

In the blog-and-twittersphere, that sometimes anonymous other-world of asynchronous communication, it is easy to find difference and easier still to not realize the extent of common ground people actually share on an issue. I have to thank Yuri Artibise for bringing this article to my attention and prompting me to look for more. My hope and my resolution for 2016 and beyond is to have better online and face to face conversations – one conversation at a time:
http://www.denverpost.com/lifestyles/ci_29270662/how-have-conversation-divided-world

Some Tools and Ideas for Online Engagement