What inspires you the most in the community?

As we go through our lives we are touched by movies, songs, interactions we see or have at the farmers market, time with family, beautiful skies, sparkling waters and the feel of the forests.  Amazingly each is a reflection of that inspiration that lives within our hearts, that deep desire to express, feel, create and manifest.  I am a firm believer that if everyone responded to that call, all areas of our lives and world would be held and created in a rich and vibrant way.

How can we respond to that call by bringing it into our world, our community and our hearts?

"The Power of Community" was a movie like that for me. The thing that really inspired me was the way the community came together, the joy and synergy that happened. Like kids building a fort and bringing together whatever they find to create something incredible and having a great time dreaming it in. Their response to a crisis turned into such an incredible opportunity that when the crisis was over they didn't want or need to go back to the old ways. That's the kind of world I hope to be part of, that is the synergy I am inspired to create.

When I first saw that movie it really moved me to be part of the Sandpoint Transition Initiative, although at the time it didn't have a name yet. To assist even in a small way to create opportunities for synergy which can then turn into plans and action.  We are so fortunate, what Cuba had to do overnight in response to a crisis we can see coming in our future and plan for it.

Each of us will respond to that call in our own ways. I invite you to bring your ideas, creativity and ingenuity into our community and into our lives. Use it to make a difference and lets create something incredible.

To find out more, go online to www.sandpointtransition.org or www.powerofcommunity.org.

BERTA KUHNEL

Sandpoint