Problem-solving over Politics

A common saying is, ‘Never talk about politics, religion, or money,’ but today I’m going to ignore that guideline.
In our current news environment, we can no longer afford to not talk about politics.
But I’m not going to bash or praise our current president. Instead, I want to talk about local politics, especially community involvement.
Being a member of a small city means that we all have to take ownership of our community.
If you see a problem, gure out how you can be a part of the solution. Some ways you can do that are by bringing it to the attention of those who can do something about it, like a state representative, or by starting an event to address the problem.

As President Kennedy said during his inaugural address, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”
Regardless of how old or young you are, we can all do something to help out someone else.
If everyone just gave an hour of their time each week, think about how much we could improve our community. It would also ease the burden on those who volunteer a lot as many hands make light work.

If you don’t have an hour, just try to help two people out and leave a note or ask them to ‘pay it forward.’ That way your small act of service has a bigger a ect on your community with each person that follows through.
You are sacriffcing some leisure time when you volunteer, but I think the long-term reward is worth us giving up some instant gratification.
Our reward for this collective volunteerism would be living in a better community.