Along with the daily news of all that is tragic and scary in this world, I can imagine a headline in our local newspaper saying "Random Beauty Strikes Hard in Healdsburg 365 Days Per Year". Let's admit it: we are so blessed here or so lucky (depending on your view of the relative randomness of it all).
Many of us have been watching Ken Burns' documentary on the National Parks acknowledging the extraordinary beauty of our homeland. But don't we also have an extraordinary share of that beauty right here in Healdsburg?
For me, the "Practice Random Acts of Kindness and Beauty" bumper sticker is just too corny. But, it's also true. Everywhere we go in Healdsburg and it's surrounds, we encounter beauty. Walking down our own streets, we see beauty in the blossoms, the trees changing color, the attention put into our dwellings and the greetings from our neighbors. Tuesdays have become my gratitude day because I begin them with a beautiful drive into the Alexander Valley to visit with my oldtimer friends, Fred and Ruby Wasson. How can that kind of beginning not make one feel happy and at peace? There is sure enough in life to bring us down, but there's also plenty to feel good about 365 days per year in Healdsburg.
Thank you to Mother Nature, our town founders and the generations before us who worked so hard to make and keep this beautiful space on planet Earth. Thanks to all of you out there who give of your time and effort to restore and rebuild the beauty that we have so taken for granted.
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