I am a writer, I write for a number of reasons, but I’m thinking right now, I can use my writing skills for assisting good things to happen. Not good things for me, but for my community, my country, and for the world!
I am the editor of a monthly newsletter, that goes out to my local community, and beyond. I have hundreds of people who read that newsletter, the Mallala Crossroad Chronicle. As editor, I have complete control over what gets printed and distributed, and I feel like this avenue is a fine one to assist me in helping good things happen.
I often slip in little items of interest, random thoughts and ideas, so from now on, some of these items may begin to get a lot more serious. The country is burning, and my passion for doing what I can to help is also burning. We all can do something to help, whether by growing trees with Trees for Life, getting involved with a community group that helps other people in various ways, or something else that truly speaks to you.
I’m looking for the good in all, in the hope others will want me to see it in them too! That’s my take on life, especially right now, thinking about the way our country is burning, people, property, animals, habitat, dying … But there are wonderful people doing wonderful things, both big things and small, and in this way, Australia can keep on going, doing the best we can.
As a writer, I will use my way with words for good, sharing good being done, finding good within myself, and in others, sharing the good news, and spreading hope and help however I can. I suggest that I’m not the only person out there, there are many writers with a much wider audience than I have, and I welcome anyone in this position top do whatever they can do too!
If you have a voice in the community, use it to speak good things, spread good news stories, engender hope, and together we can be forces for good!
Carolyn Cordon - Creative 
Thanks for writing this post and spreading some hope, Carolyn, at this disastrous time when people could feel like giving up. In the midst of these scary unpredictable fires and chaos there are many people doing amazing things to help and support others.
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Yes Marie, there are amazing things happening for sure, but so much has gone wrong for so many, human, animal, plants … This could be the making of our country, or it could be the beginning of the end … We can only do our very best to do our very best …
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great post, Carolyn. that’s what the poems in my chapbook are like: upbeat, optimistic. I’m ready for a launch when you can fit it in š I find your poems positive, some even ispirational
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Thank you,
I’m glad other people are enjoying my poems in that little book, it was therapy for me, something to keep my brain ticking over, when my body was busily healing, but not able to do much else.
and being an inspiration, while a little embarassing, is actually a fine thing to be, inspiring others to think in better ways about life, and inspiring them to write, creatively too.
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