Staying warm in Maine

It turns out this oil/economy issue is hitting people alot harder than I think. It turns out beginning this last winter, people back in Maine were really struggling to stay warm. A lady has started a knitting project to help out people back in Maine that either can't afford to buy warm clothes in the winter, or can't afford to keep their thermostat above 60 degrees. Check it out:

http://nestmaine.blogspot.com/

I am hoping to contribute at least one project before the due date: September 1st. I am not a fast knitter, but deadlines seem to inspire me. If by any random chance there is another knitter that reads my blog... you should join in on this effort. Or if you know someone that knits, show them this project.

It's a small way I can contribute to those really suffering from our troubled economy.

Values

I recently took a small quiz/questionnaire in a class that made me define my top 5 values in life, here they are:

Spirituality
Serving
Beauty
Change
Forgiveness

We then had to go through and list the top 3 best decisions we've made, and the 3 we most regret. Alongside those decisions, we had to write which values the decisions reflect. As expected, the decisions that were regretted hardly ever reflect or were based upon any of my values.

"The valuable lesson to be learned here is that the quality of the decisions you make in the future can be improved by incorporating an examination of your values."

Interesting. I guess the point here is that I now must make important decisions in life only after examining my values and acting accordingly.

This shall be interesting...