Who is this woman who thinks we can change the world?

My name is Susie Taylor.

I am a middle-aged wife to a hard-working middle-aged man, and I am the mom of three, adult men.

Our oldest has multiple disabilities and requires total care. He’s also a jokester and he can be an ornery cuss.

Our middle son has wanderlust and has lived in West Virginia, Montana, Alaska, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado … all within the past few years. He and his significant other work on a hog farm in Washington State near Seattle.

Our youngest is a creative soul, who has lists of all the historic weapons and equipment he wants to make, ranging from forging hunting knives, to building a medieval cross-bow, to weaving fabric that he then used to make a hooded jacket. And he’s a book nerd. He is the only person I know who has as many books as I do.

During these past few years, I have witnessed the divisiveness and lack of compassion and empathy that we see everyday on the evening news, and my heart is broken.

I have asked, rhetorically, on many occasions: What can I do? Can one person really change the world? I believe the answer is “YES.”

That’s how this blog and site were born. I can’t hold it in any more. I HAVE to write about what I see, what I feel and how I think we can fix things.

I actually have a “Mission Statement” for Stix-N-Stonez:

• To encourage civil discourse and demonstrate the power of positive words on our society.
• To disavow hate-speech and teach how to disagree with respect and dignity.
• To lift others up and elevate all peoples.
• To spread truth, peace, love and joy.

You can see I have some pretty lofty goals for this site. I’ve heard several people, famous and not so famous, say that if we want change, we have to be the change.

That’s what I’m trying to do here at Stix-N-Stonez. Let’s make a difference. Let’s lead the change. Let’s start a peaceful revolution. Won’t you join me?

If you have a suggestion for something you’d like me to address, or if you just want to touch base, send me an email at susie@stix-n-stonez.com