Responses To Mission: Possible
February 25, 2011
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 thoughtsburned into their subconscious mind. Almost all of them don't realisethe type of destruction or toxicity it creates in their minds andtheir day-to-day thinking and action. And people wonder why there isso much violence in this world. So much deceit. So much poverty. I'mwith 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 (Canadianrated air play of the News). Depression I don't need. I have witnessed andhave learned one thing in nature from overcrowding and the unhappiness ofthe simple 'rat'. That is the four legged critter under the old bins we usedto have in the back lot.
When things were stressed for food and space, therat simply took things too seriously and began eating the smaller rats(Darwinian theory prevails). The larger more aggressive and meaner rats wonand thus with just a few left, the normal population returned.Why do welike to think like this low life?
The news sends out a team the other day and they sat on the side of asnowy highway to watch a car being ripped apart to see if they could extractthe body in one piece.
What the hell is this world coming to? To not givethat person's remains and their family some kind of compassion and respect?
The audience and customer is supposed to be the spirit behind all thisconsummation 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 towardsour 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 areabove it. Remember this saying pertaining to our mind and all else we do. "Ifyou 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 arenot. Mission accepted."
Name: Sarah Hongerloot
Title: Legal Administrative Assistant, Writer, Editor, Aviation Enthusiastand Volunteer
Location: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Mission Status: Accepted
Thank you, Miles, for the refreshing article, Mission: Possible (Once Upon ALifetime)! It is a very sad fact the media thrives on bad news drama - itisn't worthy of reporting if it isn't some type of bad news.
If the mediawill be more conscientious about the material they broadcast or publish, theworld, indeed, will become a much happier place. Everyone will feel betterabout themselves, that a positive contribution to society is ENCOURAGED!
It is also a sad fact that today's entertainment industry has an influx ofpointless reality shows. For example, who cares about the "Housewives ofBeverly Hills, Miami or New York"? These characters are not actors butspoiled brats.
All these shows do is severely minimize the credibility ofprograms that are real in meaning, that utilize genuinely talented people(actors/singers/performers), who care enough to perfect their craft intelling 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 thegeneration, I believe it starts with us, be it through positive storytelling, good conduct, helping the need abstaining from drugs, disposinglitter properly, the list is endless. This will go a long way in impactingour families, workmates, friends and communities, this active participationby 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 thepeople who own television, radio stations, newspaper companies, etc, canchange what they publish or broadcast from negative issues/stories likemurder, rape, suicide, drugs, etc, to positive stories, then I think peoplewill 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 paperspublish deals with issues like this. All the bad things that happen. Not thepositive side of things and the fact that there are people out theredoing good.
Celebrities can be bad examples. Young people copy what actors and singersdo and they try to live like them. If an actor or singer is violent, kidscan 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 thesecelebrities are doing.
The onus is on all of us to help each other think positive and live apositive life. We each have the responsibility as citizens of this worldto encourage each other in bad times to think positive and to lead positivelives 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!"
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Be a contributor to a better world. Add this story to your facebookaccount, blog or any social network you use. Email it to all your addressesand carry it forward. Let's be the solution, not the problem. Thru you apositive change can occur and be encouraged.
Thank you,
Miles Patrick Yohnke
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