You've got to make that change... today!

Man in the Mirror
Michael Jackson

I'm gonna make a change, for once in my life
It's gonna feel real good, gonna make a difference
Gonna make it right...

As I, turn up the collar on my favorite winter coat
This wind is blowin' my mind
I see the kids in the street, with not enough to eat
Who am I, to be blind? Pretending not to see their needs
A summer's disregard, a broken bottle top
And a one man's soul
They follow each other on the wind ya' know
'Cause they got nowhere to go
That's why I want you to know

I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change

I've been a victim of a selfish kind of love
It's time that I realize
That there are some with no home, not a nickel to loan
Could it be really me, pretending that they're not alone?

A willow deeply scarred, somebody's broken heart
And a washed-out dream
They follow the pattern of the wind, ya' see
Cause they got no place to be
That's why I'm starting with me

I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change

I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could've been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make that...
Change!

I'm starting with the man in the mirror,
I'm asking him to change his ways
No message could have been any clearer
Take a look at yourself and then make the change
You gotta get it right, while you got the time
'Cause when you close your heart
You can't close your... your mind!
That man, that man, that man
I'm asking him to change his ways
You know... That man
No message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change
I'm gonna make a change
It's gonna feel real good!
Come on!
Just lift yourself
You know
You've got to stop it. Yourself!
I've got to make that change, today!
You got to
You got to not let yourself...
You know-I've got to get that man, that man...
You've got to move! Come on! Come on!
You got to...
Stand up! Stand up! Stand up!
(Yeah-Make That Change)
Stand up and lift yourself, now!
Gonna make that change... come on!
You know it!
You know it!
You know it!
You know...
Make that change



I tried to edit out all the "yeow!" and "make that change, brother!"... but you get the general gist.

I don't know, what can I do? How can I do my part to save the world? Without trying to effect the general public, which is hard. The amount of times I've gotten odd looks and degrading comments because I've told someone I'm a member of People & Planet... ("dirty hippies!") Even both my ex-boyfriends are quite bad with the hippie thing... which, I suppose, is part of the reason they are ex boyfriends...

Anyway. This is a call. Stand up today and do something to change the world for the better! No matter what it is, and tell yourself that you will continue making the world a better place while you live.

Ideas? Silly little things like making sure you've got energy saving lightbulbs instead of normal lightbulbs, turning off your television instead of leaving it on 'standby', walking down to the shops or taking your bike or a bus instead of taking a car, shopping at farmers markets instead of the supermarket, planting a tree, making sure you recycle......

Donate! Even if it's just £5, it'll make a lot of difference in other parts of the world. Some sites to donate to or volunteer at:

ZOE Children's Homes (fight child prostitution)

Disasters Emergency Committee - always helping victims of not just the latest disasters, but the disasters everyone else has forgotten about

Oxfam - Helping to combat hunger, poverty, and injustice

Amnesty International - Ensuring everybody (child soldiers, abused women, etc) knows their human rights and exercises them

WWF - Saving the world for another day... for your children, your grandchildren, your great grandchildren, and other species of animals besides humans!

In other news, I've decided that if I ever settle down then as well as raising chickens I want to have my own little vegetable patch as well. Tomatoes, and carrots, and runner beans, lettuce, maybe even an apple tree... if I live in a suitable climate, anyway.