On coming closer

In an interview in uptown Vashon, I learned from a local businesswoman named Emma that people are coming together more and more to support the homeless. Nearly gone is the judgment which once blocked us from helping one another. Emma spoke of the everpresent help which webs many caring businesses and people together to assist people in need. She also spoke of potential positive developments in politics. On a personal level, she spoke of how she uses "reframing" to ensure she stays positive and sees the best. "I love things really, really neat," she explained, "but I can't get that with my partner. I've been frustrated by that, but then I take some time to pause and to reflect on what I am gaining. I would never trade my partner in, not even to keep things as neat as I like them. I've learned through reframing that I can find the best in everything."