I'm sitting in bed, January 1st in Bethesda MD on a cold morning. Last year was for me, like many people, a tough one. Financially it was very tough. But my whole life has been as a freelancer and with the highs come the lows. Since connecting with Connie and her world down here, doors of opportunities seem to be opening. One thing I've learned over the the last few years is how much the medical side of life I'm attracted to. Starting way back as a volunteer firefighter in Vermont and then later in Meriden NH, the sense of doing something for a community struck a solid chord with me. When I got to fly with DHART and later work at the children's unit, CHaD, that cemented my commitment to continue using my art in any way to help out.
A couple months ago I was approached by some people at NIH (National Institutes of Health) to illustrate a book on their therapy dog, Vi. That is now in the hands of Scholastic Publishers awaiting a decision. I'm looking to work with MSF/Doctors Without Borders to do some documentary work and of course continue my own book ideas, starting with one on hero dogs, awaiting my good editor Simon's okay. (Can you hear me Simon?)
I watched some members of my family suffer financial ruin this past year through greed and conspiracy. And yet from those ashes, they are rising above it all, certainly wiser but miraculously optimistic toward people and life. I won't editorialize about the selfishness that astounds us all but it certainly cements my conviction that giving is much more soul-satisfying, than receiving.
To all of you, may this be not only your year but the start of more positive things to come indefinitely.
CD January 1, 2010
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