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No Bread Today started out as my "sanity journal," so I could keep a level head and a sense of humour throughout a personal financial crisis. Facing illness, unemployment, poverty (I ran out of money), and the terror of homelessness, I reached out for emotional support by blogging, and support came. No Bread Today has now evolved into something far beyond me. It is a haven and a resource for others in the same or similar circumstances. I will keep writing my own experiences with a chuckle, so enjoy the posts, but I have also added links to emergency resources and a list of places where you can get free meals and inexpensive groceries for low income residents on the Lower Mainland. As I uncover more resources, I'll keep listing them here (scroll down to page bottom to view) and on twitter. With the ecomony being what it is, sadly, there are many of us struggling. Hopefully, No Bread Today will a give you a hand-up. If anyone can add to these lists, please do. If you appreciate what you read here, please share this blog with others, because someone always knows someone, who knows SOMETHING that can make all the difference.

With profound gratitude to those who have been so amazingly supportive so far, and who have given so much of themselves - not out of guilt or any self-serving interest, but purely out of love, compassion and generosity. You are my inspiration. My intentions remain: I am not seeking financial assistance of any kind from this blog. I simply hope this becomes a story of triumph, for all who share it. I hope you laugh as hard as I do. I hope No Bread Today is as inspirational and empowering for you, as it is for me. I hope people will relate, inform, and chime in. I hope I can help you, in return. If this welcome message is the only thing you read, I ask only that if you are able, please donate to your local food bank. People are hurting right now and they need you. Thanks! ~ Jo Bless.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Inspired

I feel good today. I made the cucumber & onion salad with salt, pepper, olive oil and the last of the balsamic vingar, it was so good, like abrosia. I feel stronger. And a friend bought me some groceries! You know who you are. I love you for that. May your generosity come back to you a hundredfold. I also think blogging is helping me stay grounded. Boy, I sure picked a lousy time to quit smoking though, didn't I? haha. I quit last month but slipped back into it. Now I've quit again on New Years Day, so far so good. I'm still smoke free! Besides, I don't have the money for cigarettes anyway. I hope this all turns out to be a rags-to riches-story. Wouldn't that be something? I've been down and out before, a long time ago, and I came back fighting. There weren't blogs back then, what a shame. A friend of mine suggested I send a link to NO BREAD TODAY to my MLA so they can see what their constituents are going through. What do you think?

I had a comment about my blog today, someone said, "That is so sad." Yes, it is, but that's not my point. I plan to do everything in my power to surmount these difficulties. Wanna cheer me on? Please cheer. Cheer for all of those in my shoes and while you're at it, please give donations to your local food bank. You'd be surprised how long those lines are.
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