The "I don't Care" movement

Here foreward, this will now be known as the "I don't care" movement. This is a movement that has been fleeting the city of calgary, and other near places. Keep reading to find out how to become a part!

This is something that has recently been brought to my attention. How many times in your life have you just wanted to end a conversation, a thought, a dispute, a curfuffle! Now, my friends, we have a way. As I'm sure you've already guessed, it is the "I don't care" movement.

Now many people would say that they always say some version of this statement. Some variations are "I don't give a S***" or "I don't give a flying f***". Although these show you are TRYING to not care, it really shows that you are quite a bit annoyed or angry, and therefore do care. Interestingly enough, you may thing "this girl is on flowers, it doesn't matter what you say, its how you say it!" Though it is true that the tone of your voice and how you say the phrase matters, more importantly its WHAT you say.

Think back to any time you have said "I dont give a S***!" When you said it, was it monotone and drab? Or did you say it with conviction, with anger in your voice, or while you were crying? If you answered no to all three of these questions, congratulations... you are now a certified fool! Most cases though would confirm that they did say this statement with some kind of emotion behind it. Something said with emotion usually is expected to get some sort of reaction back from the involved party.

On the other hand, simply saying "I dont care," is a statment not WANTING a reaction, and is ususally one that will not GET a reaction. At this conjuncture I'm sure you are beginning how this movement has become so effective. Don't worry, the explination is at hand!

When someone says "I don't care" in any situation, it shows genuine apathy. And in any case, true lethargy towards any subject will make the other party stop arguing, thinking or talking about the subject at hand. Because really, who wants to talk to someone who isn't really interested or even listening for that matter.

You can do your part to make this movement effective, when someone is yelling at you, telling you an excruciatingly boring story or, trying to make you feel inferior, simply say "I don't care," even if you do. They will stop and you will be supporting the movement!

Special thanks to Rylan Schultz for bringing the "I don't Care" theory into effect.

This is the most amazing jam. we now see her in a differant light.. BHAHA it was a pun! 

Generosity, how well it goes unnoticed!

How many times in a day does someone on the street smile at you, and you dont smile back? How often somone compliments you and you disregard it. How often does someone ask how you are and you automatically respond, "I'm fine" and move on with the conversation with complete disregard that they may actually want to know.

We live in a world where many of us will ask a question, masked to be sincere, but will not even listen if given a real answer. When someone tells you that "things are hard, but they're pulling through" are you thinking about how hard YOUR life is, what could be going on that is so tough in theirs, or the window drapes that you just picked out from peir 1? Most people would be thinking about the drapes, why is that though ?! Because so many people are so wrapped up in their own lives and own wants, that they dont have time to care about anyone else, or a reality that isn't their fault. It all roots from childhood. Your mother telling you, in a nutshell, that you can't help anyone but yourself. Or even try to understand a situation you've never been in.

Lets say you meet a new person. For some reason, no one really likes them but then again, no one really knows them either. They've all heard from one person's aquantance of a friends brother that they aren't really nice, actually they're just plain horrible. Now you have two choices you could believe everyone else, treat them like they killed your dog, or you could draw your own conclusion on how they treat YOU personally! Lets take a sherlock holmes look and investigate the future and the outcomes of each situation.
1) You disregard what everyone has said and decide to make your own choice, so the next time you see them you decide to be civil to them. In return they put oil in your car, get you an awesome deal for MAUI, and take you to the airport at 4:30 in the am. NOW you have become at least friends with this person, and you have figured out that the reason why your aquatince's friends brother didn't like them was because somewhere down the line, your friends brother got dumped by their sibling. Suddenly life makes sense.

Now the other way you could go is,
2)You listen to everyone else's opinion which seems to turn out for the worse. You treat that person like they killed your dog! One day when your driving down the road, your "check fluids" light come on, you ignore it, and cease your engine. Because you no longer have a car, you can't get to the airport to go to maui, and all your friends and their aquantiances are out partying and can't drive you. As your spending your last 35 dollars on a cab ride, you see this "undesirable aquantance" that no one likes, dropping a friend at the airport for the same flight, which she tells you later, she got for a GREAT DEAL because of her friend. Suddenly your point of view has changed, because you realize that they haven't done anything to you, and you shoulden't have treated them badly in the first place, but too bad for you. Funny, the only reason why you are thinking this now is selfish , you could still have a car, you could have a cheap trip to maui and lots of spending money, nevermind the ride to the airport.

Now both these situations turn out practically the same for some person, but that person is not always you. So really, you should have taken that chance to be nice, to smile at the person on the street. To appriciate the compliment someone has given you, and really listen to someones response when you ask how they're doing. You will always have the chance to think about the drapes in peir1 but you may not always have the chance to make a good friend, or make a differance in someones life other than yours. Even a simple smile can brighten someones day!

Generosity is found in the strangest places, dont take it forgranted, because one day it may not be there and you'll wonder why!!!

Pessimist? NAH!

I will start off with the saying "its all in a day's work!"

Most would like to think that they like their job, they have a good life and they get respect. Here is a differant look at things. You get up in the morning REJUVINATED! It's a new day and you're rarin to go! You had a good sleep, although you were a little bit cold. You had a refreshing shower, although it was lukewarm. You have a good cup of coffee, and spill it on your shirt but realize you are too late to change. You get in your car, you have no gas no money. You optimistically know you'll make it to the train station at least.... you hope. You park, fairly close and get out, but to your GLORIOUS surprise, you have stepped in Canada's largest puddle of mudd!

Its now time you be getting on the train, muddy new shoes and all, where you are cramped with about a million other people, most of whom you've never seen before. Now is when you start to feel anxious, after all most of the time you dont even stand this close to your friends, never mind smell their sweat, and for god sakes its only 7:30 AM! You figure, oh well its only a short ride! But guess what, its a new train driver. For some unknown reason, he stops constantly! Now I know the train stops about every 2 minutes at a station, but no, i'm not talking about the stations, i'm talking about the lights, the children (for god sakes just run the damn kids over), the old man reading the book, the cars driving perpindicular to the train. I dont think ANY of these things are a good reason to stop. Unless I'M running to catch the train, THEN he can stop and wait. But really, is there any reason why he should even stop at the other STATIONS when the train is full. Its not like anyone else is GETTIN ON!

You realize you have to accept your fate and decide to look at the better part of life. But GOD DAMN its hard! you look around the train to see the little old asian lady SCREAMING some story to her other little old asian friend, a drunken man talking on the phone about how he has heard that his friend is a killer and stabbed someone in the neck, a girl with glasses PICKING HER NOSE! And a man who looks quite alot like your grandfather nodding off, ON YOUR SHOULDER!

FINALLY, you get to your stop practically are SQUISHED out of the train, RUN down the street it is 8:05 now because of the stupid train driver, DODGE the puddle and w...a......i..........t for the walk light. RUN across the street, through the revolving door TO THE ELEVATORS. Now of course, your waiting again, the elevator comes and again you SQUISH on! Up to the 36th floor you go but not before stopping at 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34. Funny 35 must be on HOLIDAYS! So, you get off , go into the office and FINALLY you sit down, your ready for another day of hurry up and wait!

Now tell me, is there a differance between being pessimistic and looking at the humor in everything!

Definatley! but, p.s. somehow, all that happened before the "days work"

Interesting!