Thread by @HeartAGlow

#TheHighlightOfMyWeek was being shamed (stigmatized) as a #Cheapskate by one of #YYJ 's city cllrs. #LowValueLeadership

https://twitter.com/mattdellok/status/1634279477965643776

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working title: I don't think Matt Dell and I are that different

I don't think Matt and I are so different. We both dream of and desire things for our beloved city of #YYJ; that bring joy to ourselves and to our neighbours, now and in future

But we're in such different circumstances - his dreams are bringing him joy - as he enthusiastically expects to see them come to fruition.

Mine, increasingly, are bringing me sorrow and despair, as I see less and less chance of them coming true.

My dreams aren't as bold or grandiose as his. I dream of a friendly and safe city; of being able to take a drive through BHP or enjoy a sunset at CP;

I dream of respect and care and needed support being shown to each and everyone fairly. Of bridging the divide between US and THEM. (ty Krista) Of actually taking care of the most vulnerable, whether they are the unhoused, the elderly, the sick or disabled among us.

It breaks my heart that we seem mired in this vitriolic mindset of
housed being enemies of unhoused
cyclists being enemies of car users
and vice versa

It's as though he has been given the key to the chocolate factory; and is inside revelling as he picks out everything that entices him. I admire his enthusiasm, find it inspiring actually, in a wistful way.

Wistful because I am on the outside, looking in. I can see my dreams; but I can't reach them- can't hold them in my hand. They are locked away literally behind walls and fences and bollards.

I don't know why his dreams need to come at the expense of mine. Surely there is an imaginative and innovative and bold (if I can borrow his words) way to make *all* our dreams come true? Why aren't we tackling that instead of each other?

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