I want to DO something about it...you too?!

Kushikushun
Kushikushun Posts: 1,263
edited November 2006 in A Moving Train
So many times throughout my life and especially these last weeks I get this feeling that I want to meaningful to the world.
I know I already am in my own way, especially with being a teacher....BUT...I always feel like I can and should do more.
I don't want to be in the spotlights and I dislike politics, but there should be something I can do to make this world a better place. I have so many ideas in my head, but not the time and (for now) the opportunity to make them work.
I guess I have to finish my study first and than take some time to think about it...I'll get back to you...

If anybody feels like joining me in a creative process...let me know. My talents are in the area of fine arts, education / communication and cultural anthropology. My goal is to create a positive energy and help people to listen and understand eachother!

*free hug*

pffff....had to get that out of my system...thanks for providing me a platform 10C!
Why not be mediocre and be the best at it that you can be?
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  • sponger
    sponger Posts: 3,159
    Come up with bumper sticker slogans that send a positive message. My bumper has a sticker that says, "Please Dont' Breed or Buy While Shelter Pets Die". Whoever came up with that sticker is surely making a difference in the world. You could do the same with t-shirts, hats, ...etc. How about joining the peace corps or greenpeace?
    reigning champion

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  • sapperskunk
    sapperskunk Posts: 684
    1. Buy Meat

    2. Buy Bread

    3. Buy Mustard

    4. Combine to make sandwiches

    5. Distribute to homeless
    www.myspace.com/olafvonmastadon
  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    sapperskunk wrote:
    1. Buy Meat

    2. Buy Bread

    3. Buy Mustard

    4. Combine to make sandwiches

    5. Distribute to homeless


    6. Rinse, Lather, Repeat
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • flywallyfly
    flywallyfly Posts: 1,453
    Dress like this guy and start your own do-good cult.

    http://news.yahoo.com/photo/061119/ids_photos_ts/r752131164.jpg
  • sapperskunk
    sapperskunk Posts: 684
    flywallyfly wrote:
    Dress like this guy and start your own do-good cult.

    http://news.yahoo.com/photo/061119/ids_photos_ts/r752131164.jpg

    Ya know, I'm not in the public eye to an extent those guys are but I think I might ask myself what the hell I'm doing before wearing that, and to see these two nerds dressed like that is sincerely sad, hillarious, ridiculous and scary as hell, all at the same time.

    The late night shows are gonna have a field day with this. Unless it's old news.
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  • sponger
    sponger Posts: 3,159
    Practice secular humanism.
    reigning champion

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  • flywallyfly
    flywallyfly Posts: 1,453
    sapperskunk wrote:
    Ya know, I'm not in the public eye to an extent those guys are but I think I might ask myself what the hell I'm doing before wearing that, and to see these two nerds dressed like that is sincerely sad, hillarious, ridiculous and scary as hell, all at the same time.

    The late night shows are gonna have a field day with this. Unless it's old news.

    Yeah, this is just one of many bad dress days Bush has had to endure. I remember Clinton looked like a goof many times as well. My guess is these smaller countries do this on purpose as a joke on the most powerful leader in the world !
  • ThumbingMyWay32
    ThumbingMyWay32 Posts: 1,224
    Hope for peace everywhere.
    "Sarcasm: intellect on the offensive"

    "What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact."

    Camden 5-28-06
    Washington, D.C. 6-22-08
  • Riot_Rain
    Riot_Rain Posts: 348
    Kushikushun wrote:
    So many times throughout my life and especially these last weeks I get this feeling that I want to meaningful to the world.
    I know I already am in my own way, especially with being a teacher....BUT...I always feel like I can and should do more.
    I don't want to be in the spotlights and I dislike politics, but there should be something I can do to make this world a better place. I have so many ideas in my head, but not the time and (for now) the opportunity to make them work.
    I guess I have to finish my study first and than take some time to think about it...I'll get back to you...

    If anybody feels like joining me in a creative process...let me know. My talents are in the area of fine arts, education / communication and cultural anthropology. My goal is to create a positive energy and help people to listen and understand eachother!

    *free hug*

    pffff....had to get that out of my system...thanks for providing me a platform 10C!

    Find a charity you agree with and volunteer half a day a week/a day a month/whatever time you have. Might be easier than setting up your own thing, when you're already short on time ;)
    Like a cloud dropping rain
    I'm discarding all thought
    I'll dry up, leaving puddles on the ground
    I'm like an opening band for the sun
  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    Become a missionary.
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • Kushikushun
    Kushikushun Posts: 1,263
    sponger wrote:
    Come up with bumper sticker slogans that send a positive message. My bumper has a sticker that says, "Please Dont' Breed or Buy While Shelter Pets Die". Whoever came up with that sticker is surely making a difference in the world. You could do the same with t-shirts, hats, ...etc. How about joining the peace corps or greenpeace?

    Nice...not my thing though bumperstickers but they sure can make you laugh! And thats a good thing.
    I know that little things can make a big difference. I try to be very social when I am on the road as well and that really feels good!

    Peace corps or greenpeace is not exactly. What mean is doing something to help people in general understand eachother better...lessen the tension between groups and "cultures".
    I am thinking along the lines of setting up a project / website / documentary...
    Maybe creating a website on which people from all kinds of different cultures put their hopes and dreams, wishes.
    Something like letting balloons go up with a note and hoping somebody will find it and replies.... always loved to that as a kid....

    As I said, I am still working it out and these are just "mind-bubbles"...
    Why not be mediocre and be the best at it that you can be?
  • Kushikushun
    Kushikushun Posts: 1,263
    sapperskunk wrote:
    1. Buy Meat

    2. Buy Bread

    3. Buy Mustard

    4. Combine to make sandwiches

    5. Distribute to homeless

    :) that made me smile...thanks!
    Why not be mediocre and be the best at it that you can be?
  • Kushikushun
    Kushikushun Posts: 1,263
    flywallyfly wrote:
    Dress like this guy and start your own do-good cult.

    http://news.yahoo.com/photo/061119/ids_photos_ts/r752131164.jpg

    Hahahahilarious...when did this happen?! :D
    Why not be mediocre and be the best at it that you can be?
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    flywallyfly wrote:
    Dress like this guy and start your own do-good cult.

    http://news.yahoo.com/photo/061119/ids_photos_ts/r752131164.jpg

    I LOVE THE LEADER!!!!!!!
  • Kushikushun
    Kushikushun Posts: 1,263
    sponger wrote:
    Practice secular humanism.

    Please explain what you mean by this...?
    Why not be mediocre and be the best at it that you can be?
  • Kushikushun
    Kushikushun Posts: 1,263
    ThumbingMyWay32 wrote:
    Hope for peace everywhere.

    That's just it I do not simply want to "Hope" for peace I want to DO something about it.
    hmm, its just that I can get frustrated about all the cr*p going on and maybe feel the weight of the world on my shoulders a bit too much. If this sounds too depressed, thats not how I feel at all. I am quiet happy in my own way, but just get a bit frustrated with the worldy stuff sometimes...

    Maybe if we try really hard we can squeeze the positive energy out of us all and rub it off on the world ;)
    Why not be mediocre and be the best at it that you can be?
  • Kushikushun
    Kushikushun Posts: 1,263
    know1 wrote:
    Become a missionary.

    ...never!
    Why not be mediocre and be the best at it that you can be?
  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Kushikushun wrote:
    That's just it I do not simply want to "Hope" for peace I want to DO something about it.
    hmm, its just that I can get frustrated about all the cr*p going on and maybe feel the weight of the world on my shoulders a bit too much. If this sounds too depressed, thats not how I feel at all. I am quiet happy in my own way, but just get a bit frustrated with the worldy stuff sometimes...

    Maybe if we try really hard we can squeeze the positive energy out of us all and rub it off on the world ;)

    Don't know where you live, but I'm sure, like everywhere, there is problem with crime, youth offenders, etc.

    If you need to keep your day job because of money, do some voluntary work, working with troubled youngsters, etc. That's a start to world peace..

    Or, if only to make the world a better place, lots of charities and organisations need help - the homeless, the aged, etc.

    Give a bit of your time and your love.... As Riot Rain said, it is probably easier to start that way than to go down the road of starting something totally new.
  • SlowGlass
    SlowGlass Posts: 6
    Read these books:

    "The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies" and "Power Down" by Richard Heinberg

    http://www.richardheinberg.com
  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    Kushikushun wrote:
    That's just it I do not simply want to "Hope" for peace I want to DO something about it.
    hmm, its just that I can get frustrated about all the cr*p going on and maybe feel the weight of the world on my shoulders a bit too much. If this sounds too depressed, thats not how I feel at all. I am quiet happy in my own way, but just get a bit frustrated with the worldy stuff sometimes...

    Maybe if we try really hard we can squeeze the positive energy out of us all and rub it off on the world ;)

    Like others have said, how about voluteering? It's a great start, or maybe participating in fundraisers in your area, there's always so many going on, and many have the "run/walks" for a good cause. I always feel better when I participate in a cause I believe in. What specific issues are you passionate about?
    Did you get my PM?

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