Isn't it 2013 ????

thank you anika and passionsky

i want to try to love people more. the human race in general is pretty disgusting.

because on the other hand i grew up with a mother that hated being mexican and did skin bleachings and my father grew up in 1950s mississippi so hes been acute to racism.

Sorry you went through that.

People who see only color are blind. Don't feel sad to be who you are. And anyone calling you "traitor" just because you hung out with peole they didn't like is just being dumb. Like Anika said, "Allkind" is a good word. It doesn't matter skin or hair or eyes. What matters is your heart and your brain, and those are all the same color if I'm not mistaken.

has anyone heard of Dr Bronners magic soap? its just soap but he used the soap initially to spread his message of All One Faith. it was based on kindness and giving. and was print on every soap bottle his company sold and still sells.

he has a great story and they even made a docu about him. its on netflix and other places.

he escaped from a mental hospital and started making soap and selling it with his message on the bottle. hes said to have bipolar or schizophrenia or maybe even a mix but i assume his sons and grandchildren only know. it shows video of him. hes very quirky guy. in the documentary they talk about his escape and even visit the hospital. it was funny cause his son walked in and they were trying to be nice when his son said his father was made to labor in the hospital and given shocks i think. it just showed a bit of reality of hospitals and the staff. Dr Bronner died in the 90s i think.

I had not heard of this but now I am going to look up this documentary this weekend. This is amazing! What an inspriational story. We need the media to do more about telling stories like this. What a success, from hospital to spreading such a positive message.

yea.
i think it initially starts as him making the soapd and spreading the message but then he had an "episode" or something similar to that with ranting his message at a public discussion and they sent him to a mental facility straight from the public event. the p0lice did or something. but then he escaped. and it keeps going from there.

they talked about how hed record everything on voice recorders and would sleep on rooftops naked to get vitamin C from the morning sun. and all this other stuff. its really interesting.

he was also blind.

its called Dr. Bronners Magic Soap Box

Yup I have and I use it. I use the peppermint and the lavander soap...dilute it with water for cleaning everything. His soap works better than anything else I ever tried.

You know I also used Dr.Bronners peppermint soap mixed with tea tree oil to get rid of lice when my kids got it!

His story and message are inspirational.

yes literally.
ive been inspired ever since.

they say you can use it for soap and shampoo. even brushing your teeth - cleaning your dog and even your car! and dishes. peppermint is my favorite.

Thanks everyone for the responses...

Anika, you are correct there is kindness in this world, I have certainly found more kindness here on PC than I thought possible, for that, the amount of gratitude I have.. well I can't even express.

I know there is no way to stop all the stupidity, intolerance and just plain hate in this world. So, all I can do is .. Do my part to not add to the problem.

I just am feeling a bit off this week, kind of wobbling around some.

Thank you everyone !

People are not allowed to be human. Some people I know talked about how "gay" it is not to wear jeans if you are a man = expressing a style is bad bad.

Friend of mine "agreed" with me that women don't need makeup, then he added that it is enough if they put on lipstick, mascara and eyeliner.

Sigh.

Sometimes it is good to take some time from social networking. I deactivate my Facebook account 18 months ago. Don't miss it. There was too much drama for me and it wasn't good for the mental health. This is the only social networking spot I am at right now, because I need to interact with like-minded individuals who understand.

Texting is extremely limited. If it is more than 5 texts from the same person, I tell them to call and we can chat. Or I just don't text back. There just isn't as much one-on-one interaction these days it seems, IMO

It's alright to have an off week. I'm right there with you.

I had my Facebook account for like 2 wks. Way, way too much drama. And one of my aunt's would post every time she went to the bathroom it seemed, lol. Not literally but it was too much info.

im right there.

i had one when it was still only for college students. they expanded it from ivy league school to all schools and businesses and then eventually for everyone.

i didnt like it because my immediate family said it would be rude if i didnt add my extended family. and im thinking "ugh ok". then when im typing to people who arent family and say something "bad" or whatever my family would reply or my sister would say "thats not a nice thing to say". eventually i got people stalking me from high school and one person i would no longer be friends with. i deleted it eventually in 2010 after 5-6 years.

i also found out peoples deepest thought and found how many old family friends and family i hadnt seen anyone - what they really thought of me. some did not like me or want anything to do with me. thigs got weird. i saw people i thought i new somewhat well posting racist language or being discriminitive against others.

you really...SEE... people after that...
you know?

i know people saw me. but...the people that wanted to get to know me more like long ago family ended up not liking my personality as an adult. cause i only saw them or mostly saw them when i was a child.

i got sick of everyone on there and having to add family. i deleted it out of the blue. never went back. i became paranoid though...had an episode and deleted everything i had on the net. including youtube. cause i was documenting my schiz for 5-6 years. i had videos of me since i was 15 until 20. of my thoughts and episodes. i had millions of views and hundreds of subscribers. what im trying to say is i dont miss my face being on there BUT i could tell my videos really helped people. i would get lots of long paragraphs of messages from people saying how i encouraged them to be open about their mental health. and with their families.

...but i just couldnt do it anymore. my paranoia took an extreme turn down the past 2 years. keeps going.

I may check my facebook once a day.. I don't get overwhelmed by it . In fact what started this thread is the first time I have been hurt/angry/annoyed over any posts. As I stated I am a bit wobbly lately,over thinking some things etc... I still think the world would be a nicer place if everyone just tried a bit harder to be nice ... Or even something based off the movie "Pay it forward"