I have visionary tendencies and have wayyyy too many
thoughts in my head that would likely reach fruition if money (and other
limitations) weren’t a factor.
I actually thought of a new one the other night and
that’s pretty much when I decided I needed to take this growing, scattered list
that’s been accumulating over the years and just write it out for the sake of
my own sanity.
#1
Holistic Non-profit for taking Countries out of Poverty
I first envisioned this when I was 24 (so about 4
years ago). I initially just imagined myself going to Brazil and South America
because for spiritual reasons I feel pretty drawn to those places and feel
meant to be there at some point in the future. But when I envision going there
the issues of poverty and favelas are pretty extensive. So I pretty swiftly
envisioned this organization arising therefrom.
Why start with Brazil? Several reasons.
First, it’s in poverty, but its poverty isn’t as
extensive and deeply embedded as in some other places. In some places, even if
you gave people money they’re environment and governmental systems are so
oppressive it almost wouldn’t make much difference.
Secondly, South America in general is affiliated
with spirituality and religion to a good extent, so they would more or less be
what I would call “spiritually receptive” to working towards these changes.
Lastly, I’m tired of South America, Central America,
and Mexico being looked down upon by the United States. If these countries were
given a leg up and leveraged each other’s strengths they could give the U.S. a
run for its money and would increase affluence in the world. U.S. needs to be
humbled.
The non-profit (as I think I’ve explained in
previous blogs) would focus on 5 main areas of every country, starting with
Brazil: Infrastructure, Residential Housing, Medical Services, Job Creation +
Personal Development, and the Environment.
Infrastructure would work on improving the quality
and safety of roads, buildings, schools, and other things influenced or
operated by the government.
“Residential Housing” would focus on home repairs
and making sure every person in that country had a good home to live in.
Medical Services would ensure that everyone had
access to healthcare –regardless of financial means.
Job Creation + Personal Development would ensure the
adult education, work skills, and new potential job ventures being supported.
Environment would deal with ensuring that as all
these other objectives are being achieved –especially infrastructure and
housing –that environmental sustainability, preserving natural resources, and not
destroying the living system within the country was maintained.
If there was a last category added to the list it
would be the support of
Art/Culture/Spirituality within a country.
This non-profit would start with one country,
holistically, and then after 2-3 years move onto the next and then the next and
then the next. It would simultaneously encourage all countries to come together
and support one another during the process.
#2
Spiritual Sanctuaries
Thought of this one last night because I
reallllllyyyyy wish there was an open, spiritual community center where people
could come and immerse themselves in a receptive, divine location.
These spaces would be “blessed” in every sense of
the word and be a respite for those seeking solace, healing, and/or guidance.
There would be a library in one room full of various
spiritual/religious books and books on wisdom.
There would be spiritual healers offering their
services for free and training others on how to heal spiritually for free.
These gifts are given freely by God and should NEVER be charged for.
There would be intuitives/guides offering advice and
counseling to those lost or in pain.
There would be various kinds of artistic groups,
music groups, writing groups…
Lastly there would be meditation rooms where you
could go and connect.
The spaces would be encouraged to locate somewhere
out in nature. Each room would be painted/decorated differently in a divine,
artistic way. Spiritual symbols and gemstones would abound.
#3
Emergency Spiritual Centers
Building off of the last vision (and having
previously blogged about this one already –I think I called it ERS or
something…) there would be emergency centers for the spiritually afflicted.
Members of various religions and spiritual beliefs would be there to take
anyone in and see to it that they had –for free –access to whatever they
needed.
There would be books, spiritual objects, gemstones,
incense, and other items given freely to any in need as well as services such
as counseling, guidance, and professionals that know how to contend with
negative entities.
#4
Non-profit that helps homeless individually and holistically
This one I envisioned a couple years ago as well,
but actually goes hand in hand with spiritual sanctuaries. At some point
someone would come in homeless off the street and be in need of more practical
things than spiritual guidance alone. So this non-profit would take each
individual homeless person, find out who they are and what their deeper
underlying struggles are, and swiftly provide support.
Within the first couple days the person would receive
a week’s worth of clothes –both casual and professional attire. They would be
cleaned and provided a haircut or any other services. Their health issues would
be addressed and tended to. The mental health issues and counseling would be
provided. Then they would focus more in depth on developing workplace skills
and helping the individual find a job.
Address the person first as a PERSON and a HUMAN
then help them find work –not treating them like a vending machine whose only
purpose in life is to procure cash.
#5
Healing/Counseling centers to help those who are victims of violence, abuse,
and trafficking
Physical –and in particular sexual abuse – haunt a
soul for years. It’s debilitating and how people can just expect someone to
“get over” something like that I don’t know. I would see victims of violence,
abuse, and trafficking healed in SOUL and liberated from the pains of their
past.
This non-profit would leverage the services of
others already around –though usually few in number –and would centrally focus
on these kinds of pains in particular.
They would also offer spiritual services
-overlapping with places like the spiritual community center –to address chakra
complications and other aspects of the soul that may also be in need of healing
–not just Body, Mind, and Emotions alone.
#6
Give money to those in poverty until system is corrected
The economic system –whatever country you’re in
–perpetuates poverty. If everyone in poverty was given $500,000 magically
tomorrow there would inevitably come a time where people either returned to
poverty or more people gave way to poverty. The SYSTEM is part of the problem.
And right now you have situations where this glaring
reality of “money amounting to more than human life” becomes more than evident.
You have more homes sitting vacant and empty than homeless people in this
country. Think about that.
But until such a time when society finally
recognizes this issue and decides it’s willing to change and re-arrange the way
we live, we have to find easier, more direct solutions.
This is why I would opt to give directly to people
in poverty. As much as I love non-profits that help people in poverty, giving
money directly to the people and cutting out “middle men” might help.
Most people would be against this practice because
they say the money would be spent on drugs or gambled away. I do not take
ownership of what someone would decide to do with the money –that’s there life
and their choice. I would give people the option of spending on necessities and
more important things than prejudge a person and deny them what they NEED.
As with most things, the majority of people would
spend the money where it was needed rather than on a sports car or something
stupid.
Waiting around and trying to get people to “earn”
money being offered seems pretty cruel when you take everything into account.
I’d rather roll the dice and take a chance on someone’s own autonomy and free
will being used to rise above circumstances with the money given. Both
arguments defer to the individual themselves playing a part in moving out of
poverty –it’s just mine puts MORE faith in that person and doesn’t mandate that
they first need to try really, really hard to make it on their own…
#7
Interior Design
I’m tired of watching HGTV and thinking, “Well it’s
nice but it’s still kind of generic and doesn’t apply as much artistry as could
be done…” I would take my artistic skills and my style and create interior home
designs that were unique, different, spiritual, and elegant. It’s something I
would and probably will end up doing in Heaven at some point. Creation for the
sake of creation in and of its self is a passion and something to be pursued.
#8
Buy a House and Write Books
I’ve described my house several times and even written
out the mains themes of my 7 volume book set. Just haven’t written anything or
discovered the home itself.
The house will be out in the woods and there will be
a pond and deer that visit. I would plant fruit trees and have a greenhouse to
raise vegetables. I’ll also have a menagerie of animals and a small cabin with
a fairly small interior to encourage me to spend more time outside.
The books will be written when I’m old and have had
the most time to reflect on things so I don’t affirm beliefs that are still
variable and may change with time. I would only write of things I was certain
of and only theorize about a little. The books would seek to bring spiritual
insight and clarity to people.
I would also try carpentry. I would create mostly
tables and blend different kinds of wood to create images and then I would
embed jewels into the designs.
#9
The Grove
This is already happening, but not the extent I
would like. I would buy empty plots of land and grow fruit trees and other
plants throughout. I would then have a sort of park with great statues and
artworks depicting divine beings and symbols. These parks would be free to all
and would also serve as a sanctuary to animals. Ultimately the goal would
acclimate people into being in nature in more of an overtly spiritual place.
#10
Funding Musicians and Artists
This would be kind of like venture capitalists that
look to invest in new businesses… only you would be investing in and acting as
a patron for creatives. You would head and then fund various individuals you
came upon on the internet to orchestrate different songs for an album or
different artists for different pieces. As it was in the Renaissance you would
commission artists based on their particular talents.
Hopefully that would create a movement for people to
follow so more artistic/creative people could get work.
#11
Clothing Line?
I would either like to design clothes or -more
likely –work with someone who already knows what they’re doing and has a style
similar to what I’m seeking.
I feel like I’m starting to sound like Kanye with a
million ideas –including some that stretch beyond my realm of expertise –but at
the same time he has money to burn and this is sort of what I’d do if money was
no issue; so letting ideas flow without barrier is kind of the result.
I wouldn’t seek to sell my clothing line for the
most part, I’d just want it for me and would probably give it for free to
anyone else that was interested so long as the designer I’m partnering with
agrees.
#12
Travel
ALL of this would consist of travel. Particularly to
Central/South America, Europe, and at some point India. And maybe the
Philippines.
If violence and crime are affiliated with poverty
and poverty contributes to a lot of other issues like drug abuse then giving
people the necessities they need and improving external circumstances will help
immensely with those problems and spirituality and creativity will help to
address the rest.
#13
Website
I would create a website that would sort of work
like PostSecrets where things could be posted either anonymously or with name.
Tabs at the top would consist of different countries and subtabs would include
various problems people have to contend with like Racism, Ant-LGBT, Xenophobia,
Sexism… and people could then post their experiences and vocalize their
thoughts freely. There would also be a section called “Solutions” where people
could post about non-profits or groups seeking to alleviate these problems.
#14
Animal Connections
This non-profit would focus on healing abused
animals –including spiritually, as well as working on divine connection with
animals (kind of like psychic communication) to see what’s capable of being
achieved.
#15
Prayer Circles
This wouldn’t really be a non-profit, more like a
series of groups initially starting in the USA. These groups of 20+ people
would go to spots where violent crimes, wars, slavery, or other pains were
inflicted and repeatedly pray over them that the lands would be blessed and
healed. I feel like large groups of people coming together –in some instances
–is the only thing that would make a difference in some of the darker
territories on the globe.
#16
Murals
Denver got the memo that artistic wall murals on
buildings is awesome. It’s like a tattoo for the street. I would like to expand
upon this –especially in areas that aren’t very visually appealing –and paint
the town red, purple, orange, blue and any other color I feel like.
#17
Entrepreneur Website
This website would serve as a directory based on
location and would have categories showing local entrepreneurs, star-ups, and
mom and pop shops (with ratings like Yelp).
There are so many amazing services and products
being offered up by networking marketing and even MLM businesses and yet no
line of site on who’s selling what.
#18
Meetup Group?
I’ve been to several meetups before. Spiritual
meetups, entrepreneur meetups, hiking meetups, coloring book meetups… they kind
of suck. There’s always something missing and most of the time it’s Connection.
People get so caught up in DOING things they forget to actually forge
connections. Without connections there isn’t much bringing you back to the
group. So I want a meetup where people can just meetup and be human with no
agenda, and preferably no drinking. No “singles” meeting up, no women-only, no
“we’re all meeting up because we all have something random in common like being
vegetarian”… Just humans meeting humans to form friendships.
#19
Theming
I want to create a website where a prompt or theme
or subject is posted and then people create images, paintings, writing, and
music all pertaining to that one thing. Hit Record by Joseph Gordon Levitt does
something similar and they then compile it all and create books and videos, but
I kind of like it all being separate. And his themes mostly revolve around
world issues. I want other kinds of themes that are more relatable and
reflective of life –something deeper. Like “Self-Discovery” or “Inspired to Action”.
Most of the themes would probably be positively-oriented.