I Want To Do More

I started writing this post on January 1, the start of a new month and a new year.

This is the time of year when people make resolutions, pledge to lose weight, be nicer, travel more, whatever. I don't make resolutions. But this year, I want to do more. 

More what? You may ask. I'm not sure at this point. But I want to do more to make this world a better place for people and for non-human animals. Perhaps this week's passing of former President Jimmy Carter, who devoted his life to doing more, has inspired me.

I can do more photography. I can do more writing. I can do more travel. I can donate more money to my favorite charities. I cut way back on my donations in 2024 due to the outrageous cost of everything, particularly food. Both the quantity and the amount of my donations dropped significantly from 2023. For 2025, I want to donate more money. I also want to save more money, to replenish my savings.

I know that 'doing more' is a very vague goal, not the kind of goal recommended by people who know about how to achieve goals.They recommend setting small, achievable, measurable goals. But 'doing more' is the best I can do at the moment.

A lot will depend on what happens in our country under a new, greed-and-chaos-driven administration. Will grocery prices skyrocket from the impact of tariffs imposed on goods imported from Mexico, our number one trading partner? Mexico is the second largest supplier of agricultural products to the US. Canada is the largest.

While no one can predict in detail what will happen, it seems certain that the US is in for a rough, chaotic four years. I will try to do more wherever I can.