Dec 05, 2004 13:22
Sara said I should make my dreams come true, I said I need motivation in my life and that i have ideas but I don't know how to make them happen.
Here's one idea that i've had in my head inspired by the book "100 Peace Ideas". One hundred simple no nonsense ideas for a better world.
I think the best way to make my dreams come true is to make all the crazy ideas floating in my head come true. I remember someone saying that the one thing Alfred Hitchcock and a serial killer had in common was they are both fantasies, and Hitchcock had a way of expressing it while the killer had to act them out. I can't make people see eye to eye, I can't make people understand or respect each other, but I can express those ideas and maybe just maybe make someone think. Not change, just think, one thought can change a lot of things.
I think it would be interesting to know what these thing make people think about and then make an image that represents that and put them somewhere. I sounds funny, maybe dumb, but i'm serious... what do they make you think of.
I don't agree with a lot of these so if you have any ideas just say it.
No one will probably respond, my long posts never get responses.
1. Be generous with your smiles.
2. Be kind.
3. Respect the Earth.
4. Walk in a forest.
5. Plant a tree.
6. Contemplate a mountain.
7. Protect the Earth.
8. Live simply.
9. Help feed the hungry.
10. Erase a border in your mind.
11. Teach peace to children.
12. Read Chief Seattle's Letter to the President.
13. Be honest.
14. Demand honesty from your government.
15. Think about consequences.
16. Commit yourself to nonviolence.
17. Support nonviolent solutions to global problems.
18. Speak up for a healthy planet.
19. Demand reductions in military expenditures.
20. Be fair.
21. Pledge allegiance to the Earth and to its varied life forms.
22. Think for yourself.
23. Ask questions.
24. Recognize your unique potential.
25. Join an organization working for peace.
26. Be less materialistic.
27. Be more loving.
28. Empower others to work for peace.
29. Oppose all weapons of mass destruction.
30. Support equality.
31. Speak out for a nuclear weapons-free world.
32. Support a Department of Peace.
33. Listen to your heart.
34. Help the poor.
35. Fight against militarism.
36. Study the lives of peace heroes.
37. Help create a community peace park or garden.
38. Commemorate the International Day of Peace.
39. Help strengthen the United Nations.
40. Support the International Criminal Court.
41. Read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
42. Advance the rights of future generations.
43. Be a voice for the voiceless.
44. Join an action alert network.
45. Be forgiving.
46. Laugh more.
47. Play with a child.
48. Support education and the arts over weapons.
49. Help educate the next generation to be compassionate.
50. Take personal responsibility for creating a better world.
51. Sing.
52. Write a poem.
53. Organize a church service on the theme of peace.
54. Learn about another culture.
55. Help someone.
56. Support the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
57. Oppose the arms trade.
58. Clear your mind.
59. Breathe deeply.
60. Sip tea.
61. Express your views on peace to government officials.
62. Fight for the environment.
63. Celebrate Earth Day.
64. Think like an astronaut, recognizing that we have only one Earth.
65. Be constructive.
66. Let someone else go first.
67. Plant seeds of peace.
68. Work in a garden.
69. Change a potential enemy into a friend.
70. Be positive.
71. Share.
72. Be a good neighbor.
73. Send a note of appreciation.
74. Tell your friends how much they matter.
75. Say "I love you" more.
76. Don't tolerate prejudice.
77. Demand more from your elected officials.
78. Walk by the ocean, a river, or a lake.
79. Recognize that all humans have the right to peace.
80. Respect the dignity of each person.
81. Be a leader in the struggle for human decency.
82. Be a friend.
83. Send sunflowers to world leaders, and call for a world free of nuclear weapons.
84. Oppose technologies that harm the environment.
85. Lose an argument to a loved one.
86. Value diversity.
87. Walk softly on the Earth.
88. Appreciate the power of the sun.
89. Speak out for global disarmament.
90. Support a democratic order.
91. Teach non-violence by example.
92. Remember that "No man is an Island."
93. Spend time in nature.
94. Boycott war toys.
95. Be thankful for the miracle of life.
96. Seek harmony with nature.
97. Remind your leaders that peace matters.
98. Oppose violence in television programming for children.
99. Listen to Beethoven's Ode to Joy.
100. Celebrate peace.