'This is a thought garden.
Rumor has it, if you plant seeds (ideas)
in the dirt they will grow and become
true to life in the real world.
Plant your ideas here.'
OK. So here I didn't exactly plant ideas per say. It was more internal desires. Things that I want to accomplish in my lifetime. Some of these things I obviously cannot achieve completely, but I can do something to help. Even if it is a seemingly minute things, every little bit helps.
- Read more old books; old books are different. They look different, smell different and withhold a great deal of power in their words. I believe I will become a better person from reading such things.
- Stay true to my style. Already I get some strange looks as I walk down the street in my bright dress, spotty shoes and bowler hat, but I need to make sure I don't change to those who surround me.
- Paint. Draw. Do artsy things. There is not a lot of things that allow one's imagination to completely run wild. Art is one of those things that one can find themselves completely immersed in with no expectation or finished piece. It is what it is, and it is for a reason.
- Get excited about the little things. I'm excitable, that's no debate. The little things deserve some excitement too.
- Drive as much as possible - road trip! A road trip is one of those things I have ALWAYS wanted to. And I will. It will happen :D Idea has been planted.
- Change someone's life. Of course I would love to change someone's life, but if that is too far-fetched, just changing their day would be fabulous. If I could turn someone's day around and give them a feeling of warm fuzziness. Life made.
- Volunteer a lot. It is no secret that I don't much care for the materials of life. Give me the choice between an experience of cash, and I'm choosing the experience. I would love to volunteer and help as many people and animals as possible throughout my life.
- Smile at people. A smile is a powerful thing. 'The world is like a mirror. Frown at it, and it frowns as you. Smile, and it smiles too.'
- Teach English in Third World countries. Education is a massive downfall in our society today. And that needs to change. I want to help with that.
- Work to achieve better standards of education. Especially within the female population. I just finished reading I am Malala, and I also saw Girl Rising, a movie about girls fighting for education a while back. Both were inspiring, and I found it astonishing how much better off the world would be if girls were allowed education.
- Stop human trafficking. Obviously I cannot stop this completely all by self. But I would love to help any way I can.
- Photograph. Everything. I would like to capture the beauty I see everyday.
- Love. And be loved. I know this is cheesy. But who doesn't.
- Go to America. My sister is there, and I feel pulled to go there too. I feel like I can do a great deal of good from there.
- Stop illegal marriages. Girls from the age of six are allowed to be married off in places like Africa. It's horrible. A girl shouldn't have to go through labor at 13, and that's exactly what's happening! And they're dying because of it.
- Clean out my wardrobe. OK, this is less deep! But I did it. I cleaned it out. Got rid of some things. Let go of some things I didn't necessarily want to. It's good to do every now and then.
- Go to Africa and work with the animals and people. I'm passionate about both. To be able to go to my dream country and help beautiful endangered species and suffering human beings.. My dream would come true.
- Have adventure. Yes! That is all.
- Make a difference. Whether it be big or small.
- Build a sanctuary for bears. And children without parents.
- Become a zookeeper.
- Stop canned hunting - don't even get me started! I'll rant for hours.
- Make the unwanted (by us) feel loved.
- End slavery.
I think its safe to say I want to do a lot of things. I have all these ideas bouncing around in my mind of things I could do and people I could help. I suppose, planting ideas are great. It allows you to see what you're really passionate about. But planting ideas and growing one's ideas are two different things. You can't just plant an idea and expect it to grow. You have to water the idea, nurture it and help it grow. No idea can grow without help. You have to do something about it.
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