Keeping my chin up
1 comment August 3rd, 2006
Just a quick personal note …
Yes, the response recently has been disappointing. While the election season and aftermath has always been the most active time of our year, I was hoping for more participation in the development of this site. There have been a handful of people willing to contribute on this site and offer suggestions, and for that I am grateful. But it is frustrating not to have more daily activity, even if in very small doses.
It is a busy time for me, too. In addition to prepping for a doctoral program at Indiana University, I am also swamped in several little projects that make it difficult to stop by with any regularity. Moreso this past week, which was complicated by a three-day trip to a funeral service. The days before and since have been compressed into tight, long workdays. I would like to figure out how to keep myself involved. This blogspace helps, in that regard, since it is a managable option to invest 30 to 60 minutes a day and write a little entry on something related to these projects.
What I tell myself is this: The Third Party vision for political change is a long, slow trip. It won’t happen overnight, or even with a couple weeks devoted to doing nothing but site and content development. It will happen, eventually, if I look at this project as a chance to change my own routine and incorporate political engagement in my life every single day. My circumstances are such that 30 minutes is a huge investment of available time (because I really don’t have any available time). It is only by continually deciding to invest that small amount will our goals be accomplished. In this case, I am trying to turn a mountain of work into a molehill of interaction.