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February 25, 2011
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Mission Possible Status: Accepted
"Do you want your tombstone to read: 'here lies the problem' or 'here lies the solution'? Each of us can do great things. We get but one life. Let's make it one where we help others. We have to become more then we are."
--- Miles Patrick Yohnke
Here are some samples of the responses we have received so far for Mission:
Possible (Once Upon A Lifetime) since it's official release the morning of Friday, Feb 25th, 2011.
Name: Chiao Kee Lim
Title: Award Winning Author
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Mission Status: Accepted
"There is too much trash out there. In books, magazines, newspapers,
and people are reading them and having all these negative thoughts
burned into their subconscious mind. Almost all of them don't realise
the type of destruction or toxicity it creates in their minds and
their day-to-day thinking and action. And people wonder why there is
so much violence in this world. So much deceit. So much poverty. I'm
with you on this, Miles. 100%."
Name: Gary Braithwaite
Title: Farmer, Cattler and Businessman
Location: Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Mission Status: Accepted
"It really can be the start. I don't even listen to the crap news (Canadian
rated air play of the News). Depression I don't need. I have witnessed and
have learned one thing in nature from overcrowding and the unhappiness of
the simple 'rat'. That is the four legged critter under the old bins we used
to have in the back lot. When things were stressed for food and space, the
rat simply took things too seriously and began eating the smaller rats
(Darwinian theory prevails). The larger more aggressive and meaner rats won
and thus with just a few left, the normal population returned. Why do we
like to think like this low life?
The news sends out a team the other day and they sat on the side of a
snowy highway to watch a car being ripped apart to see if they could extract
the body in one piece. What the hell is this world coming to? To not give
that person's remains and their family some kind of compassion and respect?
The audience and customer is supposed to be the spirit behind all this
consummation of media. Why be like the unhappy rats gnawing at each other?
I don't need that cheap gossip, that cheap fact, that cheap attitude towards
our life. Our collective lives. Cheap is from that low, 'less that me'
thinking.
The rat mentality. We are above this and it is time to demonstrate we are
above it. Remember this saying pertaining to our mind and all else we do. If
you feed crap into it, then you can't expect anything but crap out of it.
It's a simple truth. Carry this forward. Positive, not negative. Rats we are
not. Mission accepted."
Name: Sarah Hongerloot
Title: Legal Administrative Assistant, Writer, Editor, Aviation Enthusiast
and Volunteer
Location: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Mission Status: Accepted
Thank you, Miles, for the refreshing article, Mission: Possible (Once Upon A
Lifetime)! It is a very sad fact the media thrives on bad news drama - it
isn't worthy of reporting if it isn't some type of bad news. If the media
will be more conscientious about the material they broadcast or publish, the
world, indeed, will become a much happier place. Everyone will feel better
about themselves, that a positive contribution to society is ENCOURAGED!
It is also a sad fact that today's entertainment industry has an influx of
pointless reality shows. For example, who cares about the "Housewives of
Beverly Hills, Miami or New York"? These characters are not actors but
spoiled brats. All these shows do is severely minimize the credibility of
programs that are real in meaning, that utilize genuinely talented people
(actors/singers/performers), who care enough to perfect their craft in
telling stories that bring real VALUE to the viewing public.
Name: Monnica D Nyamande
Title: 2010 JCI Zimbabwe PR Director
Location: Zimbabwe, Africa
Mission Status: Accepted
"What if we had positive news in place? Yes, It is possible, we are the
generation, I believe it starts with us, be it through positive story
telling, good conduct, helping the need abstaining from drugs, disposing
litter properly, the list is endless. This will go a long way in impacting
our families, workmates, friends and communities, this active participation
by us all will eventually lead to creation of positive change."
Name: Naomi Kapal
Title: Accountant
Location: Lae, Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea
Mission Status: Accepted
"Media has a great influence on how people feel and what they do. If the
people who own television, radio stations, newspaper companies, etc, can
change what they publish or broadcast from negative issues/stories like
murder, rape, suicide, drugs, etc, to positive stories, then I think people
will start doing good to themselves, each other, the environment, etc.
I get emotionally upset when I read stories about murder, rape, child abuse,
violence against women, etc, because most of the news that our local papers
publish deals with issues like this. All the bad things that happen. Not the
positive side of things and the fact that there are people out there
doing good.
Celebrities can be bad examples. Young people copy what actors and singers
do and they try to live like them. If an actor or singer is violent, kids
can end up being violent as well. They become law breakers, drug addicts,
etc, only because they think that it's okay for them to imitate what these
celebrities are doing.
The onus is on all of us to help each other think positive and live a
positive life. We each have the responsibility as citizens of this world
to encourage each other in bad times to think positive and to lead positive
lives for a better world."
Name: Claudia Pornaro
Title: Loving, Caring Person
Location: Montreal, Canada
Mission Status: Accepted
"I stopped watching television, listening to the radio or reading the newspaper about two years ago during an incredibly busy period. I then found that I felt differently, less nervous. I have since not
been able to go back.
I know I live in a bubble but it works for now and I'd be willing to leave it if the news were positive. The free time and available energy that I now have allow me to invest my
time in finding out what I want vs. what the media and "pros" tell me I need, work on projects that will help others and to enjoy spending time with my family.
I am all for making our world a better
place by recognizing the great things that happen in it every day. We are often told that we have to be grateful and I am but it becomes difficult to remain in a place of gratitude if all you hear
all day is how we're living in doom and gloom. Thanks Miles! This is a great initiative and I will share this with everyone that I am in contact with!"
To read the story "Mission: Possible (Once Upon A Lifetime)" please follow
this link: http://www.MotivateUs.com/stories/mission-possible.htm
Be a contributor to a better world. Add this story to your facebook
account, blog or any social network you use. Email it to all your addresses
and carry it forward. Let's be the solution, not the problem. Thru you a
positive change can occur and be encouraged.
Thank you,
Miles Patrick Yohnke
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