Did you ever see the movie “Ground Hog Day” with Bill Murray and Andy McDowell? It was a movie about the same day, Ground Hog Day, happening over and over again. Same people, same stuff, different day. Life in the Foothills is like that in some ways.
For example: There is a group that we have heard of up here that hosts a number of parties every year, usually around the same time every year. We have heard, that yes, it is like the movie “Ground Hog Day.”
Why? Same people, same stuff and different day. We had heard from a number of members of this group how they were looking to do different things rather than the same old stuff. They actually had someone who was making that change for them, and whom they all voted for, but who left the position for who knows what reason why?
Change seems to be the big road block in a lot of areas, and this area apparently is no different. Maybe the person who suggested the changes found that they were faced with a road block. It could have been the same road block that had kept the same old stuff happening.
We heard recently about another event that this group had, and yes, sadly for those who attended it was the same people, doing the same stuff, and rather than a different day, it was a year later. Sadly, the group is the only place where blame can be dealt as they all went along with last year, and previous years party and plan and never spoke up to change this year’s plan.
Why? The answer is easily explained. It takes mutual cooperation to make an event happen. It takes planning, set up, working the event, and then breaking it down. And it takes people to volunteer!
It is easier to just go and attend an event. It is easier to complain about how an event is run, and the outcome of the event. It is easier to sit back, do nothing, and to expect it to be the best and well run.
A volunteer job itself, can be thankless. Credit is due, and the credit that is given, but not always given to where it should be. Maybe this is why this particular group has these issues. And, maybe this is why people no longer volunteer, or participate.
Life in the Foothills 
6 More Weeks of Winter!
Posted in Commentary, Just for Fun!, Life in the Foothills, tagged February 2nd, Ground Hog, Ground Hog Day, punxsutawney pa, punxsutawney phil, Rain Dance, Winter on February 2, 2012| 2 Comments »
Ground Hog Day - Photo by Aaron Silvers
Boy are we glad that there will be 6 more weeks of winter! We have not had much of one this year. Well, we are hoping that we get more rain, and some snow! We are still 10″ below normal. I am keeping my fingers crossed and still doing the rain dance!
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