Saturday, 24 September 2011

Is Your Work World Environment Changing?

1) For Better?

2) For Worse?

3) What changes would you make in your job?

4) What changes do you rate as good?

5) Are you likely to change jobs because of the changes?

6) Will you continue working there because of the changes?
Is Your Work World Environment Changing?
1,2 ) For worse.

3) I would make it more fair and acknowledgeable of our efforts and not to depend on the friendships that are made inside and outside of work.

4) our boss doesn't bother us as much as the last one.

5,6) nope, need the money.
Is Your Work World Environment Changing?
#1 work world is worse than ever---new management could make it better

#2 Moral is the worst I've seen in the 4 years I've worked for these jerks

#3 changes would be to have updated computer equipment and printers and throw these antiquated Windows 95 systems in the Garbage!

#4 There have not been any changes that could even be considered a rate

#5 I wouldn't leave a JOB because of change

#6 I would continue to work out my working years at this place because I have no motivation at this point to leave. It's just a paycheck!

What is your first memory of terrorism? When if ever did your view of the world change?

My first memory of terrorism was in 72 when the Israeli atheletes were killed. Later in 79 I saw all the Iranian students chanting death to America while Americans were being held hostage. Although this was one of the reasons why I joined the milirary I didn't really grasp the threat. My worldview changed in Sept. 11, 2001. I was at work and kept seeing people walking to the breakroom for long periods. I finally got curious about what was going on and walked into the breakroom just in time to see the 2nd tower fall. At that moment I knew terrorism could no longer continue unchallenged.



Please share your stories I am curious about how others have been effected.
What is your first memory of terrorism? When if ever did your view of the world change?
My first memory was the first World Trade Center bombing back in what was it, the late 80's early 90's? We lived in upstate NY and my parents were going to take me to NYC for the first time that weekend... until the first bombing. I didn't understand what was going on, or what terrorism was, but only that bad people had tried to do bad things.



Of course, I didn't fully understand terrorism until 9/11 like many others. I was at work, in the %26quot;Happiest Place on Earth%26quot; (down in Orlando) and I was having breakfast with a co-worker when we watched the first plane hit live. We stayed there and watched the whole thing unfold. We had the horrible jobs of breaking the news to our employees, several who were from NY and one who's father worked in the 2nd tower. Telling her what had happened, and bringing her to my office to call her family was the hardest thing I've ever had to do.
What is your first memory of terrorism? When if ever did your view of the world change?
1st grade , by a girl named mary beth *********she terrorized everybody in class , because she was bigger and older than everybody else
My first experience with terrorists was when George Bush senior was instrumental in assassinating John F. Kennedy and thus the chance for world peace was diminished.
I guess my first memory of a terrorist attack was from the 16th Street Babtist Church bombing in Birmingham Alabama back in 1963.



They did not call it terrorism then, but it is considered that today.



It is all about fear. Those that are afraid are doing things to spread fear. Now that does seem odd, but it is true.



When you think your culture or your lifestyle are threatened some think it is OK to go bomb something. Now that just does not make sense.



These same people probably were not registered voters or they did not vote regularly.



If you don't like something register to vote then do that - go vote. Write your lawmakers. Let them know what you want. If that fails use the court system to make change. It might be slow, but it works.
My first memory is the same as yours, the Israeli athletes at the Olympics. In 1979 when the hostages were taken, I was in high school. One of my teachers asked for a show of hands as to how many of us would consider entering the armed service. Mine was the only hand that went up. I think that my view of the world (at least my own little world) changed quite a bit that day.



The day of the Oklahoma City bombings, and the subsequent trials of those involved made me realize that there are threats in our own country.



Then the Columbine school shootings really scared me, because this was children killing children. What was our world coming to?



However, Sept. 11, 2001 was definitely the big day my views changed. Like many people, I will never forget where I was and how I felt on that day.



It has made me more cautious and suspicious of others.
My first memory was 9/11, i don't know what I thought about the bombings earlier in history...maybe I didn't think anything of them because I was to young, but when 9/11 happened I had just had a baby so I think I was starting to be more aware of what was going on around me becasue I had to protect her, I don't know. But the one thing that changed my perception of the US was when I saw people (not sure where they were from) holding big banners saying, %26quot;Don't you ever wonder why everyboday hates Americans%26quot;, and things similar to that. Could that be true? Why would people say that?
Mi friend, its really gonna take much of mi memory for there are so many of them.

I have started wondering about the World when I was a child. Terrorism did not exist then...what a beautiful World did we inherit from our elders! Then there were plenty of them, i think starting end '60s when assasinations started taking front page of the print media, then hijackings all over the World, then kidnappings, threats to blow up Embassies, and did they. Oh mi God! It continued in my youth and still continue after 20 years. Sets me wonder what and how unsafe World are we giving to our children to live and play on ? Believe me their toys have been replaced by toy bombs and pistols that they point at me when I come home from work and wife is talking about thefts in the neighbourhood, the newspaper..every page has at least one such incident and the visual media...news...full of them on every hour. When i am thinking of the gory details, i am already picturising about the 20-odd pix of limbs and heads or half-torsoes strewn on the tracks in the recent Mumbai train blasts. Why is it that humanity is suffering like this? Do'nt we all deserve a peaceful World to stay happily? My heart says we still have a long way to go. But one thing is very clear which is that all these acts of violence only goes to show the human resolve and with each passing hour it becomes stronger and stronger..till such time that we wipe it finally from our planet.
I think that Sept. 11, was my first real vivid memory of terrorism. I was too young to pay attention to any of the others there were. I personally was in my living room on my day off flipping through channels and I thought it was a movie promo at first until I realized it was for real. I was in shock for a very long time. Then I became very fearful for the people in this country of any kind of Middle Eastern decent.



Having been discriminated against myself, I realized that a lot of innocent people would get lopped in with the terrorists that caused the horror that we saw on TV. Because the one physically responsible were dead and couldn't be put on trial or put to death. I was also very angry because it seemed as though the world cheered and clapped at our misfortune. I couldn't understand why it was that countries that less than a year ago had their hands out asking us for help would now be joyous because thousands of non military people, who aren't a threat to world domination and who were simply working in a financial institution (who were just trying to provide for their families and working jobs they probably didn't even want to be at anyway) had just been blown up and crushed! My view of the world before had been pretty tolerable I think but after that, I don't think I want to visit any of those countries to %26quot;enlighten or broaden%26quot; my view. Because if the display they showed and have of us today is enlightened or broad then I will stay in the dark and narrow!
for me it was the bombing of the khobar towers and the Cole. that's when I discovered islam. EVERYONE DOES REMEMBER THOSE ARE THE SAME F-ERS (Hezbollah) THAT KILLED AMERICAN TROOPS in SAUDI ARABIA!



my first memory of domestic terrorism was learning of the bell tower sniper in austin texas in the mid 60's before i was born. I still think about it when I go to austin.
My first memory was of the truck bomb in the world trade center.

but like you said, 9/11 was the defining moment for terrorists.
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  • What is your favorite quote about changing the world?

    Particulary quotes about small things or actions which have a big impact or create change. Thanks everyone!
    What is your favorite quote about changing the world?
    This quote is not exactly about changing the world, but I think it could change the world if enough people paid attention to it:



    Desiderata



    Go placidly amid the noise and haste,

    and remember what peace there may be in silence.

    As far as possible without surrender

    be on good terms with all persons.

    Speak your truth quietly and clearly;

    and listen to others,

    even the dull and the ignorant;

    they too have their story.



    Avoid loud and aggressive persons,

    they are vexations to the spirit.

    If you compare yourself with others,

    you may become vain and bitter;

    for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

    Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.



    Keep interested in your own career, however humble;

    it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

    Exercise caution in your business affairs;

    for the world is full of trickery.

    But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;

    many persons strive for high ideals;

    and everywhere life is full of heroism.



    Be yourself.

    Especially, do not feign affection.

    Neither be cynical about love;

    for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment

    it is as perennial as the grass.



    Take kindly the counsel of the years,

    gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

    Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.

    But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.

    Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

    Beyond a wholesome discipline,

    be gentle with yourself.



    You are a child of the universe,

    no less than the trees and the stars;

    you have a right to be here.

    And whether or not it is clear to you,

    no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.



    Therefore be at peace with God,

    whatever you conceive Him to be,

    and whatever your labors and aspirations,

    in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.



    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,

    it is still a beautiful world.

    Be cheerful.

    Strive to be happy.



    Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952.
    What is your favorite quote about changing the world?
    You can change the world by just being yourself, so then there is less %26quot;fake people%26quot; and more %26quot;real%26quot; ones.
    it's a poem by james w. foley



    Drop a Pebble in the Water



    Drop a pebble in the water: just a splash, and it is gone;

    But there's half-a-hundred ripples circling on and on and on,

    Spreading, spreading from the center, flowing on out to the sea.

    And there is no way of telling where the end is going to be.



    Drop a pebble in the water: in a minute you forget,

    But there's little waves a-flowing, and there's ripples circling yet,

    And those little waves a-flowing to a great big wave have grown;

    You've disturbed a mighty river just by dropping in a stone.



    Drop an unkind word, or careless: in a minute it is gone;

    But there's half-a-hundred ripples circling on and on and on.

    They keep spreading, spreading, spreading from the center as they go,

    And there is no way to stop them, once you've started them to flow.



    Drop an unkind word, or careless: in a minute you forget;

    But there's little waves a-flowing, and there's ripples circling yet,

    And perhaps in some sad heart a mighty wave of tears you've stirred,

    And disturbed a life was happy ere you dropped that unkind word.

    Drop a word of cheer and kindness: just a flash and it is gone;

    But there's half-a-hundred ripples circling on and on and on,

    Bearing hope and joy and comfort on each splashing, dashing wave

    Till you wouldn't believe the volume of the one kind word you gave.



    Drop a word of cheer and kindness: in a minute you forget;

    But there's gladness still a-swelling, and there's joy acircling yet,

    And you've rolled a wave of comfort whose sweet music can be heard

    Over miles and miles of water just by dropping one kind word.
    %26quot;Be the change that you wish to see in the world%26quot; - Mohandas Gandi
    %26quot;history will be kind to me for I intend to write it%26quot;
    %26quot;You must be the change that you wish to see in the world%26quot; - Mahatma Gandhi



    %26quot;Big things come in small packages%26quot;



    “Every man has a different idea of what's beautiful, and it's best to take the gesture, the shadow of the branch, and let the mind create the tree” - William Faulkner
    %26quot;Larry [King] was not a second-class citizen. I am not a second-class citizen. It's OK if you're gay. I don't care what people say. I don't care what people think. And I know that there are entire groups of people who face discrimination every single day and we're a long way from treating each other equally. All of it is unacceptable. All of it.%26quot;

    -Ellen DeGeneres
    %26quot;...Every day, in the morning when arising you should compare today with yesterday and see in what condition you are. If you see your belief is stronger and your heart more occupied with God and your love increased and your freedom from the world greater then thank God and ask for the increase of these qualities. You must begin to pray and repent for all that you have done which is wrong and you must implore and ask for help and assistance that you may become better than yesterday so that you may continue to make progress.

    ('Abdu'l-Bahá: Star of the West, vol 6, p.68)

    Is the World changing its culture to this extreme... IS this true about Islam?

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    is this really happening?
    Is the World changing its culture to this extreme... IS this true about Islam?
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    Is the World changing its culture to this extreme... IS this true about Islam?
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    Are you asking if it is true that there are sexy Islams in my area?

    I'm confused.

    Is the world changing for the better or not ??

    Depends. If you are living in Sub-Saharan Africa, then, no, not really. If you are living in Vancouver, life is pretty good. As a whole, that's a pretty broad question. It is better to the extent that modern medicine keeps people alive longer. It's worse because all those people that are living longer cost billions of dollars in tax payer money making it difficult to pay for other much need social services. It's better in that it's easier to make and distribute food. It's worse because we have 190,000,000 people in the US that you could easily call %26quot;fat%26quot;.



    It's all relative.
    Is the world changing for the better or not ??
    Not.
    Is the world changing for the better or not ??
    Nope, it's NOT!!!
    very slowly for the better, very VERY slowly
    No. It's getting worse. Uncontrollable wars, morons in power, Iran getting ready to nuke, generally stupid people who can't spell or put a coherent sentence together.
    i think just science is developing
    Blame George Bush, I do for everything evil, because he is.
    Yes, the world is changing for the better, but the minimum wage for American citizens needs to be raised, and we need to have national health care as well; people would then have more ability to make a positive difference in the world.
    It is interesting to note that if you go back to the writings of ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, China, India, and so on you will find plenty of people who wrote about the decline of civilization during that time! In fact, as far as I've been able to find out, there always seems to be more negative opinions as to the state of civilization rather than positive, no matter the culture or the era. Yet, we bumble on. I do offer you the hope though, that as you age you begin to realize (even as you are complaining of the youth of today (even as you are remembering that you used to be a rebellious youth)) THAT there are more interesting things left to be done other than complain about the decrepit state of civilization.

    How has the world changed since Ellen Degeneres was born? How would it be different if she wasnt born?

    I have a school project on Ellen DeGeneres and I need to find out four reasons that the world has changed since she was born and four ways the world would be different if she wasn't born....

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    How has the world changed since Ellen Degeneres was born? How would it be different if she wasnt born?
    Personally, I think that if Ellen wasn't born, the world would have less laughter. She made television history by coming out in 1997, there's another reason. One change she made is that she made the people that watches and respects her follow her beliefs on the love on animal, that's why she won her Wyler Award and part owner of the Halo Pets food company. Also, it made some people accept the fact that homosexuality is OK, and that the world would sooner or later accept that, just the segregation or the women's right to vote.
    How has the world changed since Ellen Degeneres was born? How would it be different if she wasnt born?
    Did you try wikipedia.com? By just reading about all of her accomplishments, charities, and things she has done for people would give you some great ideas.

    We all know that by changing your thinking, you can change your world. Is there any good book teaching how to?

    Is there any book that teaches how to do it?
    We all know that by changing your thinking, you can change your world. Is there any good book teaching how to?
    The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle.



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    We all know that by changing your thinking, you can change your world. Is there any good book teaching how to?
    Dear friend,

    Great thought is the thoughtlessness and the best book is the mind that can connect to God.
    Walden is still the best primer on how to remake your life. The Bible is full of good ideas, particularly Matthew and John. Gandhi's autobiography certainly shows what one person can do.
    http://www.fhu.com/books/mind_well/



    Seeing the world through new eyes (or in a new light) effectively changes the reality you live in, because your perspective has changed. Living in a different 'world' opens new possibilities to go with your new abilities.



    And all from practicing experiencing the present moment. Pretty good deal.
    There are books all over the place. The question is, are you ready to hear what they're saying?



    There's only one way to do away with the world when it becomes unbearable and that is to do away with the %26quot;you%26quot; that finds it so. It is correctly described as death without dying and requires letting go of things you hold very dear. Things you don't even know you possess.



    Yes, it is a great release and the most unbelievable experience a person can have but just prior to that, it is also the most terrifying experience a human being can endure. Things cease to be what you thought they were and the world turns %26quot;upside down%26quot;. You can look at that and say %26quot;no problem%26quot; but, in fact, you don't even KNOW what you think the world is until it ceases to be.



    Everything changes. EVERY thing. And that is not the end. After everything changes, you find it is what it always was - %26quot;rivers are once again rivers and mountains are once again mountains%26quot; - and if you're not careful, you can lose your new and improved perspective and find yourself back at square one. There is nothing in the new world to keep you from going back to the old world except you. There's no one to keep you from falling and nothing to hang onto. It is 100% up to you, whether or not you can live there.
    In a manner of speaking, Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology teaches you how, but only by giving you the tools. It's intent was never to teach how to change your thinking, though I'm certain the author knew it would change many minds.



    Indeed, it began a revolution in cognitive thinking, the kind of thinking that is very necessary in doing what you wish to do.

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