What do you think you can do to create a positive change?

Make a positive change - How can you do that?
@thefuture (1749)
Nigeria
October 5, 2007 9:44am CST
Hi friends! The world today is suffering as a result of terrorism, bad leadership, poverty, teenage pregnancy etc and it has attracted world attention. People are dying and so many issues to discuss. There is every reason for us to take a step of making positive change. It pains a lot to see things going wrong. What idea do you think you have that can create a positive change? Thanks for your response in advance.
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@ailema4ever (2668)
• Finland
5 Oct 07
Start by being the best that we can be for our loved ones: our close circle of family and friends...and hopefully they'll spread it out to their family and loved ones...and a community can change because of the ripples of good vibes. ;-D
@thefuture (1749)
• Nigeria
6 Oct 07
Hi ailema! That was wonderful. I really appreciate the way you responded to this discussion. You are right I think cos we have to extend our vision of change to to our closed ones then it'll spread. Thanks once again. Have a great day.
• Finland
6 Oct 07
My pleasure, thefuture. I LOVE this kind of discussion. KEEP IT UP! ;-D
@sigma77 (5383)
• United States
5 Oct 07
You are not looking in the right places. There is by far more positive things happening around the world than any negative. If you watch or listen to the news, you will get a 90% dose of negative nonsense. But that only covers less than one percent of everything. The best thing you can do is to make a positive change for yourself. Then help others through your efforts to make positive changes. Each of us becomig the best we can is one great step in the direction of even more positive change. Observe yourself and your thoughts. Dismiss the negative or non-serving thoughts and replace them with your own kind of optimistic thinking. Anyone can do this if they have the desire to change.
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@thefuture (1749)
• Nigeria
6 Oct 07
Hi sigma! Thanks for your response. It was wonderful. We can start it by having positive change for ourselves before we can think of effecting it to other people out there. Have a great day.
@opinione (749)
• Italy
5 Oct 07
I like to think that the good way of thinking and of acting in this sense is the following motto (I think it belongs to anonymous alcholics, but I'm not so sure): Oh God, give me the strength to change what I've got the possibility to, to stand what I can't change, but let me remember always the difference between these two things. bye
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@thefuture (1749)
• Nigeria
5 Oct 07
Hi opinione! I appreciate your response. We can not create a positive change without God being on our side. Thanks for being the first person to respond to this discussion. Have a greate day.
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• Philippines
5 Oct 07
I only have one answer to your question and that is: SMILE! this is a very simple thing but very hard to do. It doesn't cost anything to smile but we can make the day for another person. A simple act that can inspire the lives of other people. A smile is more valuable when you give it to people who are depressed, angry, your enemies, sad or even strangers. Have a SMILEY day!
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@thefuture (1749)
• Nigeria
5 Oct 07
Hi mermiad! The response you gave was wonderful. I really appreciate it cos smilling at people makes them feel happy and relief. Smilling is a way of bringing people closer to us and having them interested in our wy of life. Thanks for being the second person to respond. Have a great day.
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• Philippines
6 Oct 07
i think that we could start by changing ourselves and affecting the people closest to us. it's like saving the world one person at a time. it's actually very possible because once you touch a person's life, he or she will be inspired to do the same and it will have this ripple effect. i also believe that we need to spare a lot of time for the kids so that they won't misconstrue whatever they see on tv and that they may be educated about making the right choices. teach them by example. like teach them the values of generosity, humility, kindness so that they may grow with these. a lot of people are just misguided and that's one of the reasons why the world has become such a tumultuous place.
@thefuture (1749)
• Nigeria
6 Oct 07
That was wonderful friend. I really appreciate the way you responded to this discussion. You are right I think cos we have to start by changing ourselves in the first place and affect people closed to us and we will see how it will spread. Thanks once again. Have a great day.