Commentary by Carla Howie
As we bring to a close year 2013 and ring in the new of 2014, I hope you have taken a few minutes to reflect on what experiences you’d like to recreate or expand upon in 2014 and what needs to be eliminated from your new year’s adventure. I chose not to label them “resolutions”, because for many; it connotes too much guilt if not achieved. And, unfortunately, too often resolutions for many, are made to be broken. For me, I am a firm believer in small base hits. I don’t expect a home run each time coming to bat, even from the most acclaimed baseball players, so why would I want to place that expectation on myself or anyone else? Small base hits in achieving whatever it is that will bring you (and myself) to achieving a great 2014, is what I wish for.
Along with that, I would like to express my intention to the residents of this great community to share with me what you’d like to see coming forth in these editions. A common message around the office is, “What our readers say is news, is news.” Without your input, I can only assume what may be of interest to you. Of course, I have guidelines to work within, but if there is something you think is interesting and feel would be interesting with others, please share. If there is an event, or an individual that does something extraordinary, please share. I will continue to present information coming from town government, school board information and activities, community events, organization’s activities, new business openings and anything that informs our readers of what is happening in Zionsville, however, if I’m missing something, I’d like to know and when possible, I’d like to support you. So, as we welcome 2014, let’s work together to see how many runs we can score – base hits at a time; and if we can knock some out of the park; that’s a bonus to pitch well played.