Be the Change Blog

The best of intentions

Did you see the date of my last post?  I was full of enthusiasm when I started this blog last summer.  There was so much interesting info about going green, I was going to post something new every day.  Well, the reality gods had a different plan.  They kept me busy teaching all day and trying to run Hoopla nights and week-ends.  Sure, I took Sundays off, but little diversions like laundry kept me away from the keyboards. 

This year, I resolve to do better.  I know, most of you probably don't believe in New Year's resolutions.  I don't either, let's just think of it as setting an intention.  As in What the Bleep, don't our intentions create our own reality?  So I intend to post at least once a week in the coming year.  Three times would be even better, but I don't want to get carried away. 

You can help by posting a comment every once in a while.  Nobody likes to talk in an empty forest.  If someone is lurking out there, please let me know!

Creating a dream

People often wonder why I decided to open a shop.  After all, I have a full-time job as a law professor, a wonderful relationship and home by the Bay, and two dogs who demand lots and lots of attention.  I guess the answer is I have always been bitten by the entrepreneurial bug.  As a kid, my whole family bought and traded antiques, jewelry and Native America artifacts.  It was not about the money, it was all about the thrill of the hunt to find something unique and beautiful.  To me, it is all about creativity -entrepreneurs start with just the gleam of an idea and turn it into a reality.  My dream for Hoopla Traders was to bring art and culture from around the globe to my little corner of the world.  That dream has evolved over time, but the excitement of creating my dream has not worn off.