Remodeling Ones' Life
Koontz - I thought Jodi's references to the importance of design and remodeling in the wake of Katrina were provoking-here's another perspective...
Catastrophic events always initiate re-evaluations, or it seems to me they should...
The issues that seemed so important five minutes ago suddenly shift because there are bigger things to think about now. Catastrophes actually make it very easy to re-align your priorities. What's interesting to me is that regardless of the nature of the event, people think in simple terms; someone needs food, or shelter. Someone needs comfort or comforting. Someone needs help; be it physical, financial, emotional. And often, the someone who responds, is someone who is use to "doing".
When disaster strikes there are two classes of people immediately on the scene-the professionals who are paid and trained to "do", and the DIY'er who is not afraid to say they are willing to help. Criminy, we all even know who those people are in our lives, they're the ones who show up the day you're moving!
In a big picture scenario, remodeling your house will not win you humanitarian awards-but being willing to learn about doing things will change your outlook on the world and make you a better person all-around because you're a person willing to try and "do". For all the jabs I could take at the influx of DIY shows, I do appreciate that in a real sense, those shows can help lead a person into a realm of themselves they may not have known existed-and that knowledge can benefit everyone.
Catastrophic events always initiate re-evaluations, or it seems to me they should...
The issues that seemed so important five minutes ago suddenly shift because there are bigger things to think about now. Catastrophes actually make it very easy to re-align your priorities. What's interesting to me is that regardless of the nature of the event, people think in simple terms; someone needs food, or shelter. Someone needs comfort or comforting. Someone needs help; be it physical, financial, emotional. And often, the someone who responds, is someone who is use to "doing".
When disaster strikes there are two classes of people immediately on the scene-the professionals who are paid and trained to "do", and the DIY'er who is not afraid to say they are willing to help. Criminy, we all even know who those people are in our lives, they're the ones who show up the day you're moving!
In a big picture scenario, remodeling your house will not win you humanitarian awards-but being willing to learn about doing things will change your outlook on the world and make you a better person all-around because you're a person willing to try and "do". For all the jabs I could take at the influx of DIY shows, I do appreciate that in a real sense, those shows can help lead a person into a realm of themselves they may not have known existed-and that knowledge can benefit everyone.
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