Hello 2024

On social media a couple of days ago, I posted this.
Okay, y'all. I know it's easy to get down, really down, about all the sad, bad things happening. But I figure it's time to cultivate peace and serenity (take walks, meditate, check in with friends, grow a garden, play good music) and cultivate the art of being stubborn (don't give up! keep on truckin'). Happy New Year, y'all

To add to this, Americans are suffering a lot of mental health issues. A big issue is loneliness. Read this to learn more: Loneliness 

Related to loneliness is a sense of hopeless about the future, primarily among younger folk who understand what’s happening and who see the inaction, especially on the part of governments. Please read this Guardian article to get a full picture of how desperate the future seems to so many, and how they will remember 2023. Please read this to get the big picture.  World will look back 
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For those of a certain age (oldies! And that includes me), what is our responsibility to the next generations? I know from personal experience that a lot of oldies’ time is taken up with health and financial issues, not to mention planning for that trek over the Rainbow Bridge. But I’ve decided that my call to “Keep on truckin” includes me, too. After all, I’m a Second Wave feminist, anti-war and civil-rights activist from the 1960s-70s. I know united action produces results. So I’m making a point of coming up with actions to address the climate crisis more vigorously in the coming year. I’ll keep you posted. 

Meanwhile, I want to give a shout out to Steve Kozachik, my Ward 6 Tucson City Councilman, who has done so much to address the climate issue here in Tucson. I especially like his 15 Minute City Idea (walk or bike to where you need to go within 15 minutes).
Tucson Resilient Together

And a shout-out to our mayor, Regina Romero, and all our city council members for
Tucson Climate Action and Adaptation Plan

 By the way, the phrase “keep on truckin’” was said frequently in the 60s and 70s after the comic artist Robert Crumb drew and published this comic strip (source: Wikipedia). The phrase originally came from the song “Truckin’ My Blues Away,” from Blind Boy Fuller.



I’m interested in what you think and so is everyone else. So post a comment here.

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