my thoughts on the planet this week

Influence, it can be a wonderful thing as well as sometimes being a terrible thing. But influence when wonderful is truly wonderful and almost animated with life and giving enormous surprise. I try to market my blog as much as possible in an effort to try and create awareness, I let those around me know of my blog and hope to influence as many as I can in hopefully a good and positive way, hoping to create some benefit.

Well, I visited my mum over the easter weekend and I was surprised to see that in her spring clean she had purchased an environmentally friendly cleaner. I read the label, it was biodegradable and proudly displaying in bright letters, it did not contain the nasties that can be found in bleach. My mum had already implemented small changes like recycling food packaging and re-using plastic bags or purchasing a more durable carrier bag that can be used time and time again. 

I never really thought that change could be so contagious. Some peoples attitudes or habits you can’t change but the good news is there are many that look for a positive effect of our lives on the planet and for future generations to come. Someone else I know also began to use a more durable re-usable carrier bag. I am yet to convince my mum of using Ecover for washing up liquid, but we are seeing progress. This progress also applies to myself and from this changing of habits I am by no means excluded, I too, learn all the time. I learn things about the environment, every day products we use, their effects and our effect on climate and the environment that surrounds us. My own personal effect is one that I am happy to announce and share with you all, as I hope you too will start a happy chain, with what you learn, you pass it on and so it becomes a mass operation of co-ordination towards seeing things differently as well as doing things differently.

Please have a read of my other posts in relation to water saving, energy saving, environmentally friendly products and so on. I would also like for those of you with experiences of your happy chain to leave a post or comment about how it went, is going or is not so going. I try to influence people but never really try to oppose their views or habits if it something they really do not want to change, I try and respect their decisions if they are of opposing attitudes and move to those who are willing and work with those who do want to change. Sometimes you can have an almost subliminal effect and it is interesting just how much some people do actually listen.

I have an extremely bad habit I am afraid to say and that is swearing too much. I like to think that I am a nice and good person only with good intentions, the swearing, I am sure sometimes gives the wrong impression of me, but I do get frustrated with life, with the minotiny, with the ignorance, with the bad, with wars, with humanities priorities, with materialism, with my own and others ignorance, with all the things that maybe my mind just won’t let rest and something tells me that I need to express these matters of my own concern and worries. I worry about the world, I worry about the future, I worry that we as people won’t do enough. If you have read this far, I hope you will visit the site again checking for new posts and may browse my other posts.

With regards to influence, if I have influenced you enough for you to make changes or show your support, whether it be for my blog, for envirnmental products, for a charity or other good cause, deed, to raise awareness on any topic or an act of human kindness, then try doing the influencing yourself, people do and will listen.

Try it, and I am going to try to cut out my swearing, which is something I tend to do in every day life and as of yet have not published a single profanity on my blog. As I said, sometimes this existence brings a lot of thought and a lot of responsibilty as well as all the previous mentioned niggles that I have with the basics of our every day life and existence.

Ha ha, I have had a night out and have had a good old end of week drink as you do. I work hard, or at least I like to think so, and want to let my hair down every now and then. I like to Know as it were and educate myself as well as others and am always intrigued by all things new, ideas, people and inventions. I am quite metamorphic, always wanting to know something about everything. Always have several projects on the go, try, try, try. Tonight I talked of days past when I used to believe that I would be sucessful in a profession in music and when I was younger had dreams of power, and money, but money only used in the sense to better this world, in terms of charitable organisations, innovations and a foreseeable future of success. Yes there are plenty of famous celebrities, stars and moguls alike that donate to charity and good causes. But I had always hoped that I could create change for all. Maybe a high and grand expectation, but I see so many wrongs, and hope for the tomorrow of the rights. This evening I found myself talking about my old myspace page which was used for marketing my music (to no great success but many positive comments). And how, there was an american army cadet who was no older than 19, added as a friend and had the opinion of he must fight, as that was what he believed was the answer. As I said to my colleague, in not so many words, the death of another is not the answer or responsible thing to do, no matter whether the person be of any nationality of on of the many of the other nationalities of the planet, for which some countries turn against each other in War. It is not necessary for these barbaric, prehistoric or out of date attitudes to exist any longer. Sadly (which is a word I use quite often). The one thing I regret, is not telling the whole of the story to my work mate as there was in fact more detail to the brief moment of the story that I had shared to my colleague that night (as after a few drinks my concentration wanes a little),  The young army cadets opinion who was yes a young man, not just a tool, was that of he wanted to kill, kill for his country in revenge of terrorists?. O.k. getting a bit serious here, but highlighting present day society to still be having as many issues as our ancestors preceeding us. Why is it that we still murder, kill and act towards those with differences to ourselves with such impaired judgement? It frustrates me that such enthusiasm for cruelty and bloodiness still exists in 2009. In reference to a serious note here, yes there have been terrorist attacks and bombers and many other unexplainable acts of insanity towards others, but we are supposedly modern man. Modern man still entertaining the inexplicable is no great achievement. There are those that occupy their time in ways that are orientated towards being paranoid of others, change and unity being an option that was not considered, with each sticking to their own and a certain stigmatism carried through generations. And those that adore the ideas. We talked of favourite films, and I mentioned how blade was the first film that ever gave me a natural buzz upon exiting the cinema after having seen it. Couldn’t really give an answer to my favourite film of 2009, nor for 2008, but had mentioned that one of my favourite films was stand by me, starring Corey Feldmen and River Phoenix and what a tragedy it was for the death of River Phoenix. I then asked kitty what my favourite film was and he of course responded with Pulp Fiction, being in my merry on the way to drunken state of affairs, I had of course forgotten this. Pulp fiction is an all time favourite of mine, often found myself watching this film when bored and really trying to understand every element, so much so, I have a book of the screenplay script, which I wish I was given the opportunity to have read it before ever seeing the film. I see the contrast of black and white, which some don’t understand, that being my own interpretation of that being highlighted in the film amongst other sociological issues. But it is a film that is svelt in its underlying issues of the unsaid adding to its magnificent canvas.  If only all its context were to remain in the film as art, rather than art immitating life or life immitating art?

No Wars, No enemies, No hate, Love those you don’t know a little, Love those you do know a lot and never forget to help when you can and maybe the same will be done for you one day. When it comes to war, its either kill or be killed, no killing thanks only happy people and more hugging!

Well, having watched news coverage and having had a look at the photos as per The Guardian’s Website, the protesters were out in big numbers. The damage is yet to be assessed, meaning more money spent whilst not solving any real issues without any achievement. Violence was depicted within the press articles and news coverage. People had blood splatter on them or were injured with blood seeping from their wounds. I must admit I had thought prior to the day that the level of violence and destruction would have been worse.

The achievement is to come form the important persons of the 20 chosen selected few to handle concerns that we as people look to the government to resolve for us on our behalf. I have to admit that I am almost siding with the government leaders on this one. They after all are all gathered in a civil manner approaching the topics we all want resolved. I am not saying that protests should not take place, but should be more classier, more intelligent and with almost a sneaky approach of sheer cheek rather than the I will physically fight for my reasons. It makes me think that we as people really don’t care about others at all really. After all, war is a committed violence and what difference does it make if it is with your fists, weapons or arms that you fight. You are still fighting, it is bad enough that there are countries that are victims of the ugliness of humanity with war that kills innocent people as well as children who should have absolutely no part of involvement in these barbaric actions.

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Considering much of my website is based on change and things that lead to a hopeful bright future instead of the current demure existence, I almost gave it some thought as to whether it would be an event of protest that I would attend. It inevitably got messy and I am glad I was not there to have witnessed it, I believe that violence is never the answer and agressive mob behaviour may divide the muscle bearer from the weaker, but bloodshed is never a good sign of your aparently own good intentions. We are in 2009 and there is still an impulse to create havoc and act in an irresponsible and disrespectful manner. All the effort and the energy that went into smashing the Royal Bank of Scotland’s branch and the mass opinion of we stand together could be used in a much more effective capacity. If that many people were willing to change their habits drastically and maybe even consider using the two days to somehow better our London in any quirky fashion or style and protest with a more subtle but self satisfying justification. For example, why not hold a mass strike and do something constructive? why not gather people who are willing to donate time and or resources and look to spend time efficiently?. Why not help those around you in need of help for a day? this kind of  protest could be considered with the possible surprise of having an impact?. Who knows?, any suggestions welcome and thankfully the G20 Summit Protests were generally amicable and not too much violence was seen.