Petra
11-15-2004, 12:36 PM
Inspired by this thread (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1047) and some reflection over the last day or two at how much bad stuff I read - and my increasing kneejerk reactions to a world that seems to be disempowering so many around the glode for the power and wealth of a few. For this, I must apologise to many of you, as I'm sure you have felt personally attacked whenever I kick out at the US. Please know that I'm kicking at the powerful machine and the arseholes that drive it, not at you as diverse citizens just trying to live as well as you can, doing what you can, in your home country. I see you as separate from the "machine".
That aside, let's bring more good news in here. Perhaps some of you might like to join me in trying to bring a positive story every other day or so to this thread, so that it may become a running record of what's good and who's great out there in the world. People like Wangari Maathai, who is doing wonderful things - like saving her people through the planting of trees and uniting of community in a way that changed lives in a very tangible way.
Or like Tracey Richardson (http://www.napiermail.co.nz/this_weeks_mail/story4.htm), who has made it her mission to raise money for cystic fibrosis by participating in triathalons. She just completed the Hawaii Ironman for her cause.
The Vodafone NZ Foundation has awarded Tracey a scholarship to work for cystic fibrosis for 2005. She will work for fundraising campaigns at sporting events and will assist with keeping CF kids physically active.
“Who knows, maybe there will be a cure one day,” Tracey says. “My focus is keeping these kids active and sporty so they are able to benefit if a cure is found. No-one can cure a child that has already died of CF.”
They can be Nobel Peace Prize Winners or people in your town who are doing extraordinary things - it can be anything as long as it's positive. Dunno 'bout you, but I could use the therapy. :wink:
That aside, let's bring more good news in here. Perhaps some of you might like to join me in trying to bring a positive story every other day or so to this thread, so that it may become a running record of what's good and who's great out there in the world. People like Wangari Maathai, who is doing wonderful things - like saving her people through the planting of trees and uniting of community in a way that changed lives in a very tangible way.
Or like Tracey Richardson (http://www.napiermail.co.nz/this_weeks_mail/story4.htm), who has made it her mission to raise money for cystic fibrosis by participating in triathalons. She just completed the Hawaii Ironman for her cause.
The Vodafone NZ Foundation has awarded Tracey a scholarship to work for cystic fibrosis for 2005. She will work for fundraising campaigns at sporting events and will assist with keeping CF kids physically active.
“Who knows, maybe there will be a cure one day,” Tracey says. “My focus is keeping these kids active and sporty so they are able to benefit if a cure is found. No-one can cure a child that has already died of CF.”
They can be Nobel Peace Prize Winners or people in your town who are doing extraordinary things - it can be anything as long as it's positive. Dunno 'bout you, but I could use the therapy. :wink: