Trude Helm, Myocum
Many years down the track and still we fight on… on so many levels.
Looking back at what now seem idyllic, positive times, I recall a local newspaper started by a Buddhist woman back in the ’90s… a ‘Good News’ paper. It was so calming and feelgood to find out good things people had done or accomplished. Didn’t last for too long but it was a revelatory read while it did.
Maybe there’s just way too much negative shit going on as we stare down the approaching apocalypse. But perhaps The Echo could contemplate even a small regular column with this positive bent in mind? We don’t want the community getting worn down with negativity and depression so perhaps a bit of good news is in order?
One good thing happening this past week was the Mind Medicine Australia Symposium held in Byron Bay – the work of this charitable organisation out to change the world of mental health.
I would love to read a Good News column especially as we’ve lost the lovely other-worldly input of Mary Gardner.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
