change the world (for the better)

As far back as I can remember, I wanted to change the world. Eventually I realised that we all do, no matter who we are or what we do. The best we can hope to do is change it for the better.

I think I’ve done a bit, I’d love to do far more.

I recycle as much as possible, and am working on making my partner recycle as well. I try and wash the bottles and have them in the recycling before my partner can just throw them in the bin. So far, it’s slow work, but we’re getting better.

I take shorter showers. I save water wherever I can. I catch public transport where possible, though sadly where I live it’s not always an option.

I work as a volunteer in a non profit organisation. I love it, am passionate about it, and have never been so happy. I have a chance to brighten lives and to help people chase their dreams, and I am blessed for the chance to do so.

I have worked as a moderator on a self injury help forum, and have spent my nights reminding people that they are too precious to lose, and that they are loved and wanted. I have listened to stories that have broken my heart, and have fought with everything I have to prove that horrible events don’t last forever, nor define the entirity of who you are.

I have been there for my family when they’ve needed help. I have tried to help others when they feel they need it. I have tried to give freely of my time.

I have helped animals in need, and have protected them where possible from those people who would harm them.

I have stood up for people, for their beliefs, for my beliefs, and have never let myself stand by and watch people be bullied or treated badly. I have rocked the boat in the name of fairness, I have stood up to liars and gossips even when it meant being lied about and losing friends to rumours. And I have always known it was worth it.

I can do more. But I have done something, and this is a very good start.

I would like to change the world for the better, I say this not having any plausible idea as to how to acheive such a feat but I cannot help but be compelled towards this goal as I see no other issue that more urgently cries out for it or is more worthy of the effort. Step one comes from within; being a good and self aware person so as to only positively affect those I come into contact with, which sets into motion that whole “Pay it Forward” effect. Step two probably involves some kind of complicated and morally ambigious scheme that will require a creative writing degree to figure out…So for now I’ll continue plugging away at step one.

I want to accomplish something and make the world a better place. Whether its with my daughter or my husband or some fantastic achievement in my career, I want to make it better, now to figure out how….

In 2007, 2.2 million people took part in the world’s first Earth Hour in Sydney Australia. Just one year later, 50 million people in 370 cities and towns, in more than 35 countries worldwide switched off their lights for Earth Hour.

Earth Hour 2009 aims to reach more than one billion people in 1000 cities around the world, inviting communities, business and governments to switch off lights for one hour at 8:30pm on Saturday March 28 and sending a powerful global message that we care enough about climate change to take action.

Join us for Earth Hour at 8:30pm Saturday March 28 2009!

found on: Earth Hour
also interesting: youtube.

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(making a difference)

- Tru

- avoid products that are used once, then thrown away.
- don’t buy products with little or no packaging.
- don’t buy pets taken from the wild.
- don’t buy products if animals were killed to make it.

my mom found a home for the dog we found on the street. a girl who works for the vet is going to keep him! i’m content because now he has a home and a good person to look after him.
you see, something really work out when you decide to make a difference. it’s rewarding :)

a few days ago me, my mom and my sister found a dog on the street. he was with excruciating pain, his left leg had been torn apart. my mom took him to the vet and he is better now.
the vet told us that his wound was probably caused by some human with a knife. i can’t bear the thought of a person being capable of such an horrid act against another living creature.
since my family lives in an apartment where 1) we do not have much space 2) animals are not allowed we are having a tough time trying to find a place for him to stay. we really wanted to stay with him. i guess adoption will be very hard… because of what has been done to his leg, he’ll probably be crippled for the rest of his life.
meanwhile he is staying in a dog hotel, but we won’t be able to keep him there for much more time.

some good news?
i live in another city and the place that i stay is a house. my landlord just adopted a female dog. he and a friend took her from the streets. they took her to a vet and she is beautiful and healthful. by doing that they gave her not only just a shelter and food. they are also providing her love, care and forbidden her to be beaten again. she is having a hard time to adjust in her new home. she does not understand that now she is safe. i hope she’ll be all righ by tomorrow morning.

important
if you see anyone mistreating an animal, please help it. it breaks my heart to see that people can be so cruel. it’s in our hands to DO something.

“What we do is nothing but a drop in the ocean, but if we didn’t do it, the ocean would be one drop less.”

1. turn off lights.
2. turn off other electric things, like TV’s, stereos, and radios when not in use.
3. use rechargable batteries.
4. use less hot water.
5. reuse old papers.