That was long before sitting in the backseat of a car made me nauseous.
When the crisp air of a star-filled night stirred excitement instead of the need for a good cup of tea and a cozy fire.
Getting into bed when the birds started chirping stirred a sense of accomplishment, not resentment.
But, relishing in a past- leaves nothing but the falling rain.
I'd rather be still and mesmerize in the current stream that runs past me than look back at where I started from.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
My recent letter - published in our local paper
To Whom It May Concern,
I am writing out of concern for our province. I am looking at the front page of the Wednesday September 30th North Shore News and lamenting our future and well being. The two front page stories are about budget cuts to a program helping North Shore women and children confronted with domestic violence and an award winning North Shore substance abuse program.
I am not surprised but I am saddened. When one looks at the decisions made by our Provincial Liberals, one sees a continued disdain for social programs and public well being. We are only as strong as our weakest link-- and the decisions made by the provincial Liberals are weakening our social fabric. Do not be surprised if crime rates rise (due to a rise in drug abuse), stories of dead women and children take-up more than half of our nightly news programs, gang violence continues to soar (due to cuts in public education and various counselling programs for family and youth). I can only see a bleak view of our future. And what baffles me is that they are cutting so much, and yet asking for more money (in the form of the HST and hikes in our MSP premiums), so what are we getting in return for all this money we are made to dish out to them? Where is our hard earned cash going? This government whole-heartily believes in the "trickle down effect"-- but I caution each voting member of this province to examine that theory. Perhaps our premier needs to stop acting like a CEO and start taking care of the people of this province. We are not a corporation, we are a society of people who need to be respected. We have to live with the decisions these people are making.
A few year from now, Gordon Campbell will be sitting on the board of many companies, perhaps living in a gated community-- immune from the troubles he has caused us middle-working class people. We are the ones who will face gun shots on our streets, an increase in crime rates, deteriorated conditions in our public schools, and in our public services. We are the ones that have to cut our spending in other areas of our lives to pay for the HST meanwhile getting little in return.
I am extremely saddened by the state of our province and by the continued loss of pertinent social and public services.
Sincerely, Sareh Donaher
I am writing out of concern for our province. I am looking at the front page of the Wednesday September 30th North Shore News and lamenting our future and well being. The two front page stories are about budget cuts to a program helping North Shore women and children confronted with domestic violence and an award winning North Shore substance abuse program.
I am not surprised but I am saddened. When one looks at the decisions made by our Provincial Liberals, one sees a continued disdain for social programs and public well being. We are only as strong as our weakest link-- and the decisions made by the provincial Liberals are weakening our social fabric. Do not be surprised if crime rates rise (due to a rise in drug abuse), stories of dead women and children take-up more than half of our nightly news programs, gang violence continues to soar (due to cuts in public education and various counselling programs for family and youth). I can only see a bleak view of our future. And what baffles me is that they are cutting so much, and yet asking for more money (in the form of the HST and hikes in our MSP premiums), so what are we getting in return for all this money we are made to dish out to them? Where is our hard earned cash going? This government whole-heartily believes in the "trickle down effect"-- but I caution each voting member of this province to examine that theory. Perhaps our premier needs to stop acting like a CEO and start taking care of the people of this province. We are not a corporation, we are a society of people who need to be respected. We have to live with the decisions these people are making.
A few year from now, Gordon Campbell will be sitting on the board of many companies, perhaps living in a gated community-- immune from the troubles he has caused us middle-working class people. We are the ones who will face gun shots on our streets, an increase in crime rates, deteriorated conditions in our public schools, and in our public services. We are the ones that have to cut our spending in other areas of our lives to pay for the HST meanwhile getting little in return.
I am extremely saddened by the state of our province and by the continued loss of pertinent social and public services.
Sincerely, Sareh Donaher
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