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Just believe

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On a day filled with frustrations the sky tonight reminded me how perfectly flawed life can be. I spent most of the day attempting to attain an answer to a simple question in an effort to provide information/resources to people we help at Circle of Hope - what I received in return was a typical bureaucratic nightmare of a response ...long winded words putting together sentences that amounted to nothing more than frustrations and, of course, no real answers. It reminded me of when I was the person reaching out for help only to be treated like a number without a name - that horrible feeling that all that mattered was the system/process created by people without a clue to real human needs in an imperfect situation. Then came another situation where my patience was tried - another curve ball aimed at someone who is trying to walk (metaphorically) a straight line when they've been stuck on a chaotic merry go round their entire life - a slight stumble caused yet another path, a rocky

Society, WTF?

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Usually I would just chalk my experience up to "Another day in the life of Eva." But, this time- this blatant disregard for another human in need, well, this time it's eating at me.  SOCIETY? WTF HAPPENED TO YOU?  I guess that question has been building up in me now for a couple of weeks and today was the tipping point - I just cannot contain myself - I need to vent.  Let's rewind -over the past couple of weeks I have tripped over hurdles, and crashed into barriers after barriers when trying to find resources for clients in need - I've listen to ignorant rumors and judgments that basically relayed a message not to help people at the bottom of life's roller coaster ride - they weren't worth the time nor the energy. Usually those comments do not get to me but in some recent situations I cannot help it - they did. Then today my children and I were the ones in need - and society, for the most part, ignored us. Ignored us as we sat on the side of

Cherry picking has pitfalls

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For the last almost 4 years I've tried to close my ears to gossip and comments about those who may get help through Circle of Hope and our programs - Lend a Hand and Grateful Hearts. Believe me when I say it's not an easy task. There's a lot of talk that floats around this small community and that's despite our efforts to squelch it. I hear comments such as - "So, I hear you're helping #(#($) - I wouldn't do that...did you know blah, blah, blah?!" "I'll help anyone but not THAT one!" etc..etc...etc.. I hear these comments and bite my tongue so much that I think one day part of may tongue may get swallowed. Here's a fact - with poverty comes problems - there will be some drama, there will be bad decision making - there may be addictions - domestic violence and plenty of fuel for the gossip fire. Poverty is not pretty - not every story out there will be a Hallmark Hall of Fame moment. If you work with people in poverty