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Make the world better/appreciation May/June 2021/July
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/68877/
Wear an N95 mask!!!
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/72775/#72921
Get vaccinated. This is the benefit of being vaccinated:
Volunteer your time at local schools. Whether you have a school-age child or not, children are the future of this world!
Love yourself.
This is the most important thing for anyone to learn, as before we can understand the true meaning of selfless love that is required to making the world a better place, we have to learn to love our self first. Anyone can say they love themselves or others, but the proof in the pudding comes from their actions. When people are rude, inconsiderate, abusive or intolerant of others, then they do not understand selfless love. Unfortunately, this comes from some past act that has happened to the bitter person that may be elusive, but just as everyone learns how to do something one way, they can also learn how to change. Change is good as it allows people to learn from their mistakes and make better choices for their future. Learn to control your vices and gain virtues in your life. Look inward to see your true self and learn what really makes you happy. I believe that the results will shock you if you are used to pleasing other people in hopes they will please you, or you think you have nothing to offer. We all have insecurities, but it is how we address these character traits and learn from them that makes the experiences we call life. We might think we are making the world a better place when in reality we are only looking out for number one. Once we realize the true meaning of personal happiness we can use this to learn to love our self, and in turn, by spreading true love we are one step closer to making the world a better place.
Trying to help others used to be about writing checks at the end of the year, mailing them off and then hoping the money helped. Over the last 20 years, there has been a transformation, and there are now ways to use the internet to connect to those you help, plus a huge array of concrete evidence to show what organizations are effective in using your money — and which ones aren’t.
One basic rule: Spend money as intelligently as you make it. Too often, we give not to the causes that are most effective, but rather to those that are best at asking for it. So we get a phone call from some random organization we’ve never heard of, and the caller mentions “children with cancer” or “retired firefighters” or something else that sounds noble, and we promise a donation. We would never buy a television from some caller we know nothing about, and we shouldn’t donate to organizations that have great marketing but whose work we know nothing about.
Here are a few great resources to help you pick causes and organizations:
Charity Navigator offers an encyclopedic listing of organizations, but too many users simply look at the percentage of income spent on administrative expenses. That number can be relevant if a nonprofit spends 90 percent of its money on salaries and office space, but in general what matters most is simply impact. If an organization is highly effective at saving lives and achieves this in part by spending more money on the back office, that’s fine.
Now that we know that a happy world is a better world, it must be clear why it’s important to spread happiness to others.
Studies have found that laughter is contagious and that the act of smiling can help make you feel happier. Our tendency to mimic the facial expressions and body language of those around us can have a powerful effect on our moods.
But spreading happiness is not only a great way to make the world a better place, it’s also surprisingly effective at making ourselves happier. By trying to lift the mood of others, we will indirectly lift our own happiness as well.
How can you put this to practice?
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Cherish your family, friends and people that you know. Never let disagreements disrupt the relationship.
When upset..........don't say things that you regret or wish you could take back later.
Words can hurt. Instead, use them to help and heal and to move things in a positive direction..............always going forward NOT backward.
People don’t always know their worth. Some people don’t recognize that they and what they do matter to others. If you tell them that they are worthwhile, they will feel better and be able to do better. They will look to you for strength at first, then to themselves.
In reference to the entry above "We Love Bad News" I'm going to state a very unscientific observation - just an opinion actually.
Some use "bad news " as a reason and excuse for their under achievement.
Similar to the blame game.
This sounds simpleton but observe and notice the multiple faces this has.
John
Really excellent point John!
This is why people that lose events or fall behind in races/competitions manufacture bad news(fake news) to explain it and those that win/are ahead focus on REALITY good news to explain it.
Bill Barr Reveals Details of Fight With Trump Over Election Fraud Claims
Started by metmike - June 28, 2021, 9:38 p.m.
Take advantage of technology/science/medicine..............get vaccinated with the low risk COVID vaccine to help to greatly protect yourself from severe infection or death.
Red states still getting killed(literally)
Started by metmike - Aug. 30, 2021, 4:48 p.m.
Consume less natural resources!
It saves you money. It reduces trash/landfills. It reduces real pollution.
The real environmental crisis's/insects dying-dead zones-aquifers drying up-plastics in the ocean-landfills/trash-over consumption of natural resources(metmike is a PRACTICING environmentalist): April 2019
Think positive.............talk positive.........be positive.....especially when bad stuff happens.
It becomes a habit after awhile and it feels much better than being negative.
Sell all your possessions and give the money to the next homeless person you see begging on a street corner.
...........just kidding.
Do help out at a homeless shelter and don't judge the ones there with messed up lives.
https://healtheplanet.com/100-ways-to-heal-the-planet/cultivating-compassion/
Identifying with another person is an essential process for human beings. Most turmoil in the world, whether it is political, cultural or religious, typically comes from a lack of deeper understanding of the others’ views, policies or way of life. Did you know in all religions around the world compassion is listed as one of the greatest virtues? By cultivating more compassion for others, we can connect on a deeper level and unite to create a better planet.
Reduce single use plastics!
What Are Single-Use Plastics?
Are you aware that agricultural runoff is the leading cause of impaired water quality? Or that nutrient pollution, caused by agricultural runoff is one of America’s most costly and challenging environmental problems? Nutrient pollution has impacted streams, rivers, lakes, and coastal waters for several decades, and has impacted the environment and human health.
https://healtheplanet.com/100-ways-to-heal-the-planet/agricultural-runoff/
The US has one of the most efficient industrial ag programs in the world. Farmers all over the country are growing massive amounts of crops for human and animal consumption, therefore, adding fertilizer is imperative. Most fertilizers are full of nitrogen and phosphorous, which are essential for plant health. Unfortunately, when farmers fertilize their fields, usually in the fall, the wet winter months cause the fertilizer to runoff into rivers, lakes and streams. Too much nitrogen and phosphorus in the water causes algae to grow faster than ecosystems can handle. Significant increases in algae harm water quality, food resources and habitats. Take a look at these facts on agriculture runoff.
“There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle, or you can live as if everything is a miracle.” ~Albert Einstein
One of the key ways to bring about greater harmony and peace in our lives is through understanding—looking at a situation and taking the time to put ourselves into the minds and hearts of others.
And the key to understanding begins with the seed of compassion. Sounds so simple, right? So why don’t we do it?
https://tinybuddha.com/blog/no-act-of-kindness-is-too-small/
Don't let politicians and political sources determine everything that you believe.
Think independantly in order to find the objective truths.
Fight the strong natural attraction to believe everything that your political side tells you is Gospel.
Try to see the world thru the eyes of good people who disagree with you.
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Is this actually possible for those that strongly disagree?
Yes, it is!
Be more considerate of others, whether you know them or not
Complain less!
It's good to address issues to assert yourself, trying to change wrongs ......turning them into rights or to enlighten people/draw attention to something that's not right but moaning and groaning about the same things constantly and whining like a big baby just makes you AND the people around you miserable for no good reason.
Smile big and say HI! to everybody you cross paths with!
https://www.instructables.com/How-to-say-hi-to-a-stranger-on-the-street/
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/76534/#76670
Don't do this!
Finally a real expert telling us the truth about Covid19: Greta on CNN. Scaring and converting children into the climate crisis cult. Eco-anxiety in children. Greta controlled as the United Nation's climate activist puppet. Failed predictions of the UN and past climate crisis religion high priests, like Al Gore. Showing the truth with actual data/observations vs telling people to listen to the fake science. May 2020. https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/52100/
Research and fact check the issues and don't believe it just because your favorite political site says it or you read it on social media.
Eco-anxiety is a serious disorder for millions of young people in the world. It's pointlessly worrying on a clinically neurotic level about something that is nothing but a manufactured, FAKE climate crisis.
Do not enable this behavior with encouragement!
The planet is massively greening up and will continue to do that for decades to come if we make no changes.
We should conserve natural resources and fight REAL pollution but the weather and climate are the best in at least 1,000 years for life.
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/69258/
Here's what might be the best song ever about this performed by an all time great:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nGKqH26xlg
