“Make your choice, adventurous Stranger,
Strike the bell and bide the danger,
Or wonder, till it drives you mad,
What would have followed if you had.”
So 28 December 2018 marks the last Thoughtful Thursday #tt of the year. And oh what a year it has been. Let’s take a look back at what this means. I started Thoughtful Thursday shortly after joining twitter in 2009 but here’s the pin from last year. The whole #tt initiative is a chance for those of us who care about the world around us to challenge the status quo and fight back against the mechanisms that strive to dived us.
W/ Thoughtful Thursday I hope to encourage everyone to share nuggets of inspiration and positivity & to make Thursday suck a little less #tt
— Mikel King (@mikelking) September 1, 2016
Why is it important to join the fight?
The internet may be the great equalizer but it is also the great divider. At no point in history is the world more divided. We have far too many narcissistic outlets and people spend far too much time taring each other down. Ultimately there’s too much negativity in the world these days.
Why was Thursday chosen?
Thursday is probably the saddest day of the week for many. It’s not the middle of the week nor is it the end of the week. For a rare few it might be pay day but you still have Friday to get though. In fact when you break it all down Thursday’s only claim to fame is that it’s not Monday.
How can I participate?
Simply share a positive tweet with the hashtag #tt. Monitor the #tt stream and retweet the any message you find moving uplifting. Anything you find insightful or positive should be shared. Invite your friends directly by sharing this post with them. Spread the word on this and every Thoughtful Thursday. Follow me if it makes it easier because I share hundreds of thoughtful nuggets every Thursday. Life’s far too short to live it negatively.
Nothing but empty platitudes…
Sure depending upon your personal state of mind the nuggets of wisdom or positivity may not lift you up but they will lift someone. And helping just one more person be less negative is enough. It is really your vapid cries that solve nothing. They add nothing of value to the conversation and the choice is yours to be part of the solution or step the fuck aside and let those who chose to help; help.
Perhaps this positivity will spread over into the physical world and people might start being kinder and nicer to each other.
Perhaps it’s all for not but what really do we have to loose from trying?
As a result of technical challenges things will kick off at 0000 EDT, this is not because of a thin myopic view of the world. Next year I will be better prepared to start this off as Thursday actually starts with my friends over seas.
Thanks,
m
OK I’ll join.