Sunday, February 15, 2015Tonight's picture was taken on Valentine's Day of 2009. I do not typically show this photo. Instead, I usually post the photo from last night, since it is my favorite. But this photo captures the box I was describing last night. Mattie made me a hearts crown, Valentine's Day cards, and this lovely box filled with all sorts of paper crafts that he cut out for me and decorated. As you can see he also designed the outside of the box in a very festive manner. Needless to say, I still have this box and all its contents. We posed for this photo in the child life playroom and frankly if I were an outsider looking in, I would assume most kids in the hospital meet at the playroom to play and gather. But in all reality that is a false assumption! Most kids are either too ill or are dealing with a contact isolation issue (due to infections) or neutropenia (low white cell counts) and therefore the playroom in many cases is a ghost town. Yet I know whenever we could get out of the hospital room, we ventured to the playroom. It was like our escape!
Quote of the day: It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done. ~ Vincent van Gogh
It was another day of being glued to the computer. I have several projects on my 'to do' list, one being a philanthropy type application that is due at the end of the month, which I need Peter's help with. So despite being a three day holiday weekend, it is NO HOLIDAY for either of us. With the Foundation, I am always working around the clock, and Peter in essence works two full time jobs. When he is done working his real job, he comes home and works on the Foundation. So down time really doesn't happen for us. Any one who runs a small business knows exactly what we are talking about, which is most likely why small business owners are frazzled, worn out, and carry a great deal of liability and stress. Of course the main difference is as a non-profit do not share in any of the profits or benefits that we are working so hard to generate.... it all goes to the community.
Yet with each application we work on and each document we generate, they overwhelmingly illustrate how much we have been able to achieve in just five short years on a shoe string budget. People always complain that they don't have the money to accomplish what they want to achieve. Of course money helps!!! All organizations want it and could use it, but it should not be the excuse for lack of productivity! Sometimes it is having a vision, working non-stop, and putting together a group of committed and passionate people (like we have done with our psychosocial researchers and clinicians) who share your vision which enable all things to become possible.
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