And the essay contest winners are…
To be voted on!
Surprise! Award day for my How We Saved the World Essay Contest has morphed to candidates day. It was too daunting for me to play god choosing winning angels, so we’ll have our version of a primary where you can read submissions from the finalists. It was nowhere near definitive that they were the absolute greatest ones because so many of them are wonderful, but it was my best shot. Profound apologies if some of yours were better than some of these, but don’t be shy as we move along, and we can talk about yours ongoingly if I missed any boats. It’s okay to contact me if you think I did.
Last minute insert: This was to go out many hours ago, with a link to the essays. My techie had some difficulty and still hasn’t finished, so hang onto your hats for a follow-up to read them and for when votes will be due.
I never expected so many submissions. We got about 175. And the amount of appreciation people expressed for the “opportunity” was truly shocking. Maybe we feel like audience to presentations, where we are reduced to commenting on others, and with no place to be heard perhaps many people hadn’t focused their thoughts as they did for this. Now, we have a pool of thinking people to be swimming in, and the challenge is to keep us afloat. Zooms ahead? What else? One thing leads to another in an organic development, so we shall see, but know it’s my desire to maintain an engaged community of forward thinkers. And not just my desire, but my dream.
So, now, although everyone can read my picks and make comments about them on this post, only people who entered the contest can vote. I couldn’t reduce the number of them in the time I had and there are a lot of them, but fingers crossed they hold your interest enough to read a few each day. Get back to me by 9:00 a.m. PST on Monday so I can announce the winners in our posting on Tuesday.
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"One thing leads to another in an organic development, so we shall see, but know it’s my desire to maintain an engaged community of forward thinkers. And not just my desire, but my dream."
This is of the essence, I believe. You've opened a possible floodgate of ideas, inspired thinking and true hope for the future by launching this event. Organic is the operative term underlying something most all of us are longing for...organized forward thinking such that actual plans can be developed and initiatives taken that people can wrap their troubled minds and hearts around, and actually do something. Again, Bravo!
Where do we find the essays to read, if you please?
Will there be another article posted once the finalists and links are available?