![]() I tell myself, “Be thankful, Vanessa. Be thankful. Remember how lucky you are. Remember.” *** humina huminaaaaah ** BUT IT’S SO DAMN HARD!!! AAARRRRRGGGGG!
Why be thankful? How be thankful?? Rejection note after rejection letter, followed by complete non-responses… all the while submitting myself to this ultimately horribly not-good-for-the-self-esteem, personally draining and draining of all personal relationships process? Why or how should I placate myself with these thoughts?! Well, I guess…
Wow. Let’s take a pause. That seems like a lot of “haves”. Must it always boil down to the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’?? What about, I am?! Let’s think about this...
What else? I am so horribly wracked with the knowledge of what we are doing to our home. So much so, that I am willing to go through this ridiculous process rather than vying for a seemingly, more obvious government job. And here’s another “am”. I am attending the Climate Reality Leadership Corps training this September (holy crap that’s like THIS month!!!) . On September 26, I head to Miami (yeah holy crapness -- that’s a city whose dwellers constitute an amazing amount of climate change deniers given the FACTS!!) And I am 60% of the way to my goal to getting there. (Apparently, some amazing, caring, loving people BELIVE IN ME!!! They've gotten me just 40% away from reaching a really important goal… all the way!!!) If you’d like to help push me into the 90th percentile, not only would that be awesome, it would feel awesome. The support from my friends, family and believers-in-me means the most – YOU are what makes my heart and perseverance surge on. Love.
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AuthorVanessa Ann, a writer and environmentalist. She possesses a Master of Applied Science in Environmental Policy & Management from the University of Denver. Her writing, at times, can be... a little sarcastic with just a dash of snarky. Archives
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Vanessa is also a long-time contributing author (and former President) for the Sustainability Alliance of the University of Denver. Check out her published newsletters here: Some Say the Debate is Over. Yet the Heat Won’t Seem to Go Away, November 2016 Corn. It’s In Everything & It’s No Bueno for the Environment, February 2016 The Pursuit of Sustainability, August 2015 |
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