Civic Discourse – Page 3 – Harvesting Thought

Ship in My Backyard

By Renee Shay, Harvesting Thought –explore– I had noticed my brother’s old pontoon tucked away on his side driveway last summer while I was out to the lake fishing. This boat was destined in his mind for recycling but to me it still looked like it had a solid structure, though some work would beContinue reading “Ship in My Backyard”

Same Old, Same Old

By Renee Shay, Harvesting Thought –explore– Let us face it, there appears to me that there is not much different in the world. Most things happening have happened before and most things about to happen have happened before. Who has not heard the phrase, “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over andContinue reading “Same Old, Same Old”

Flags

By Renee Shay, Harvesting Thought -explore– There are three days in my life that I felt a deep and gut-wrenching visceral connection to flags. To remind myself of two of those events so that I could write about them in one of my next blogs, I texted the word “flags” to myself just this pastContinue reading “Flags”

Making Choices, Choosing Sides

By Renee Shay, Harvesting Thought –explore– I was pulling into a parking spot at the grocery store and a friend said to me, “do you realize you always park in the left row of any lot?” She was right, no thought required, I am inclined to park on the left side. I posed the questionContinue reading “Making Choices, Choosing Sides”

Need to Be Liked

By Renee Shay, Harvesting Thought –explore– The need to be liked, to belong, to connect, did not start with the World Wide Web, Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, or Messenger. These social networks were born out of our desire to connect with each other. It was quite genius of their creators to figure that out and capitalizeContinue reading “Need to Be Liked”

Fitting In

By Renee Shay, Harvesting Thought –explore– As far back as I can remember, fitting in posed challenges for me. Whether it was trying to get to know new neighbors when realizing the other neighbors had a head start or beginning new relationships on my first day of school, sizing up the room to decide whoContinue reading “Fitting In”