2nd Week Thoughts

I really enjoyed everyones blog this week.  I realized it is a chance to share and continue with this journey we all share.  I have enjoyed the lighter amount of homework --(shhh don't tell anyone) these last few weeks but I am already starting to feel pressure about the upcoming "policy project" coupled with the other half of research project.  

I am using "blogger" in hopes of problem solving an issue I am faced with this semester.  I am thinking I might have to finish the other half of the research project solo. Which brings me to my issue -- I am looking for a partner or group for policy because I am "fearful" of school over load.  I am not picky on the subject as I feel it is all relative to the final goal of improving social policies. SO please, kindly email me :) I was just noticing it was starting to bring me down and I was unmotivated this week. 

On another note, the end of summer is near.  We have been surrounded by wildfires and many people lost their homes.  I try to live each day with an amount of gratitude and empathy for others in challenging situations.  I see my own family faced with challenges of unemployment and can't help but worry about the future of all.  I could not stand to watch the news and feel fearful about what politics have in store for our country.  It is really scary.  In learning about social policy it is reminding me about hope.  Many people had dreams of something better - equality, opportunity, understanding....
I can only hope to be a part of something I believe in when the time comes. But it makes me ponder the future and why so many are still dying for our country.

This is a picture my husband painted on a rock located on my parents property in French Gulch, CA.