I have been so busy doing house stuff that I haven't been able to do anything more with this thread than skim over it.
I'll try to catch up when I can.
One thing that caught my eye yesterday was the same thing that caught Nowhere. "only things we can change are personal."

I do believe that we are the only ones who can change ourselves. We can fake it for awhile for someone else but ultimately it has to come from a desire and a commitment within us to really make a change.

I do also believe that every little bit counts in a global sense. (an ink theory possibly?) If 1 person in each town in the world decided they were going to smile at everyone they saw for today. Then imagine the amount of smiles that would generate from that just for one day. Say half of the people smile back and say a quarter of those people decided it was nice and that they wanted to smile at someone else. Just imagine.

Have any of you seen the movie "pay it forward"? A very good movie with a very good message. It is along the lines of what one person can do in the world. We all start in our little corner. If a few people scattered around decide to do the same thing then you have a "group" that doesn't even know they are a group but they can make a difference.

We can't create world peace ourselves but we can practice tolerance and understanding. I'm sorry, I am gonna end here. There is so much to say and I find this such an interesting topic. (like you didn't notice)

I hope everyone has a good day and in thier own little way, makes a difference.
Heidu

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. ~ Carl Bard ~