A friend was bemoaning (justly) we haven't been dreaming and imagining for a while. I think we've all been kinda head down surviving the winter and *waves hand at everything*
But it's spring now, and time for hope to come back to life at least.
Thusly I present a new tag:
#ifIHadABillionDollars
What would you do with a billion dollars? What would you build, create, solve, cultivate...?
[social cue: this is not the place to rant politics, we've got the rest of the Internet for that]
I would get my husband a box at the football team he supports, and take him on many good holidays to say thank you for caring for me.
I have several creative friends who I would give money to, so that they could spend time creating like they want to, rather than working a couple of jobs just to make rent.
I would pay off the mortgages of my family, and the friends who have supported me recently (and buy houses for those friends who are still renting)
I would have my own creative workshop space with different areas for different creative disciplines, where I could learn to do all rhe creative things I really want to be good at.
I would set up a fund that would give out micro grants to small local projects. I would look for charities that are helping the many addicts around here and see how I could help. I would invest in schools and clubs that engage kids and support them. I would fund local libraries to do more of what they do.
I would buy myself a flat in London.
I would properly fund mental health services in my area so that people could access help.
That's just the stuff off the top of my head!
Valerie Roney
Petra