Publisher's Note
| 29 March 2009
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Point of View
I’m in the swirl… again
On the cover is a photo of Yosemite Falls taken by my husband during a short visit to the Ahwahnee last month. This was our honeymoon site 20 years ago. It is a place we return to to remember and refresh our souls.
One of the most beautiful sites in the world, Yosemite is where I reconnect with the core of who I am. My happiest childhood memories were created there; my dad held my hand often; my mother and I sat for hours watching the river flow. Growing up, dad seldom held my hand and now mom is gone; I miss talking with her.
This is where I first fell in love with rocks, trees, water falling, and rivers rushing. It is where I first became intrigued by the river waters as they met and turned into a swirl. Laid out on a rock that stretched into the middle of a river where the waters met I placed my hand in the deep river waters where it swirled with a strong, purposeful movement with no end in site. I trusted the rock to hold me and allowed my hand to feel the follow of the water and enjoy the ride.
Since the inauguration I’ve been moving in an endless swirl of vibrant energy; building, expanding, and pushing doors of prosperity, success, and change wide-open. Instead of falling for the never-ending fear and negative political rhetoric that predicts doom and gloom, I have chosen to grab unto the uplifting energy and knowingness that it will be alright. Look around, even the colors of nature seem to be brighter.
Like many others who see the opportunity in these times, Information Press is putting down its stakes and securing a place in the sun where we can continue to share ideas, spread the news and go beyond where we have ever gone before. We are focused on a vision that is almost unspeakable.
On January 20 I committed to transformation and renewal for the first 100 days in support of the new administration and change. In the first sixty days we’ve refreshed and renewed our commitment to our purpose, created a real stimulus plan, expanded our stable of writers, invested in a halftime staff person, resurrected and sponsored Spring Fest and launched a new website that has taken us and will continue to launch us into a new level of outreach.
Instead of shutting down we are opening up. The new and growing contributors and visionaries that work at Information Press join with me in believing that investing locally will take us through difficult times. We intend to provide real stories, report real news, create new jobs, and benefit the community by raising awareness, stimulating action and building commerce.
I am excited and proud to say that I am caught up in the swirl of empowerment, that I’m exhilarated by the hurricane of change.
Back to the swirl.