Procrastination is my middle name. It really isn't, but it might as well be. If I have a problem come up that needs an obvious and immediate solution - I enjoy hiding under a rock. Or in my bed. Or finding some trash on television to fill my head with instead.
It gives me a headache to make sound decisions and I would prefer if someone else would have to deal with touchy subjects or money matters.
I am always willing to sit in the middle and wait.
Eventually there comes a time where the inevitable is right in your face and there is no choice but to make a choice.
Webster City has had a problematic future on its hands. Hundreds of people are looking at being unemployed in the very near future or are already out of work.
There has been an option to let the town dwindle, hide under that massive rock or to find another way.
Luckily, with a positive City Council and city manager, the first option really hasn't been an option. Instead it's finding new ideas, envisioning a new future and coming to action.
It's almost assured that if the motto of our townspeople is "we complain of this and we complain of that" - the town won't expand, it won't grow and no one will want to join the city of "no."
Instead of sitting on the fence and just letting the future come as it comes, our town must be aggressive to be progressive - and it has.
The new Van Diest Medical Center will be opening this fall. A state-of-the-art facility will be available for local residents, and the new construction will definitely be a highlight of a prospering Webster City.
The Webster City High School is expanding to bring in a new competition gym and facilities for use by the school system.
New businesses are opening and current ones are expanding.
Negative comments out of negative mouths are not needed in such a positive atmosphere. I have a feeling that it may come from jealousy or from misinformation.
After being back in Webster City for the past year, I have really learned a few key things about this town.
One - The people who are actually doing something to improve the lives of the townspeople are DOING. They are actively promoting such a place that offers unique opportunities. They volunteer, they find positive things to say and, again, they don't just say - they do.
Two - Everyone will have different viewpoints and different ideas. It's the people who COME TOGETHER, striving for a common goal that are likely to succeed. It's troubling when people cannot find a small place of common ground.
And three - When the going gets tough for Webster City, the tough in the town get going. A majority of people in this town want it to succeed. That's very evident. And for that - this town will.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Pablo Picasso
