Dear Community,
It didn't start out this way. I actually took the job with a fair bit of trepidation. I didn't feel as though I possess the personality to make cold calls. But money is money and a job is a job. And I had need of both.
So with all that trepidation, I began making calls out to the local community to support Measure E. (Measure E is a local bond measure, raising local funds to benefit the community college to help relieve over-crowding.)
I must say, I have been able to sample the perspectives and mindset of many individuals. It has been eye-opening. Not only that, it has supported me in understanding what it is that I find valuable and how I shut myself off to life because I don't want to deal with unpleasantness. Because cold calling.
I would like to thank all those who have hung up on me; at least you weren't rude. And I would like to thank those who have been rude and unkind. It has allowed me to see your fears and your humanness. It has allowed me to practice NOT taking things personally. To those who have been apathetic...from you, I've learned to question my own choices and behaviors. To the kind hearts, you have been a gift and buoyed up my spirits and gave me hope that some people still care.
So, I've been asking what I will allow and accept in my Queendom. What do I value, truly? And do I live the answer to this question? And the answer to this question has been brewing, that we all contribute to each other. Either directly or indirectly. Whether or not we realize it. I look back at my children's experiences and know that many people contributed to the lives of each of my children. Just as others contributed to my own childhood experiences.
So, while you may believe that I'm calling about Measure E, really I'm calling to find out how conscious you are about how you spend your time and your energy and your money, and how you choose to contribute to your community. I'm calling, as well, to look at my own reflection in the mirror. You've given me much to contemplate.
Thank you so much.
Yours,
Marnie
