To the readers who reached out in the last two days: You are the light; the uniqueness and positive in Humboldt. You are the hope and future of Humboldt. For the small part I play and your appreciation for my work; thank you.

 

I hear from people all the time in person or via email with similar thoughts. I have shared some of those emails in the past. To those who took the time to read my December 21 post, thank you.

The people who reached out to me in the last two days deserve a special thanks. As do the people who took time out of their holiday celebrations this year to reach out. To all the people who daily do acts of kindness and show compassion but in this last week have been examples of light defeating darkness and good being victorious over evil. This is not a religious concept although it is theme in many religions and belief systems for a reason. Faith, decency, good and truth are infinite and universal values. 

I don't always share every private and personal experiences on the blog and postive interactions with my readers and people who have known me for the 21 years I have been in Humboldt are more prevalent. I don't always share who I help or the lawyers and businesses I promote and some of those businesses and lawyers are not my advertisers.

There is a lot of good in Humboldt and decent, selfless people who go unrecognized in today's society where hate, negativity, division and drama is what funders and those in power want. 

There are a lot more who support me than the negative, petty, abusive minority who have wronged me and others. Every day, I am reminded that what I share; what I speak about has been experienced by others.

To the readers who sent me the messages below. You are the light; the uniqueness and positive in Humboldt. You are the hope and future of Humboldt. For the small part I play and your appreciation for my work; thank you.

To the reader who sent me this message. Humboldt is very fortunate to have you.

For purely selfish reasons, I do hope you can find enough reasons to stick with us here. 

But if I forego the selfishness, and consider what may be best for you, I must tell you that if you leave I will be glad for the amount of time that you served this community, but even more so, if you leave I will be glad because I will know that you did what was best for you.

May you have clarity and good energy in your thoughts!

This is from another reader. I hope you are one of those people I unexpectedly end up helping at the courthouse or talking with when I am out and about and I get to thank you in person.

I'm a fairly frequent reader of johnchiv blogspot. I think I get most of my relevant local news from you.

I'm writing to say that I'm sorry people don't seem to appreciate your efforts. 

I support you in going where ever it may be that "the weather suits your clothes, and the water tastes like wine."

Nonetheless, you will leave a giant hole and I'll be sad to see you go. Good luck in your endeavors.  I just wanted to say that while I wouldn't know you if I passed you in the hall at the courthouse, you've done a lot for us, and not everyone is upset with your efforts.