I’ve unintentionally dropped out of the 1000 Voices Speak for Compassion lately. I’m pleased to say it’s still alive and strong and has an event planned for the 20th of March.
The blogging event for this month is called ‘Building from Bullying’. Since 1000 Voices for Compassion is about compassion, we want to look at bullying from a positive viewpoint.
You may say, “OK, what’s positive about bullying?” On the one side there are those who help those who are bullied, those who stand up for them. And there are those all too rare individuals who refuse to join the mob and stand up for the down trodden. These are great topics you can blog about.
But we can carry it even farther. Why do some people bully? It is possible there are people who are truly “bad”, but often the bullies have their own issues. Is it possible that we can stop bullying by helping the bully? In today’s age of supposed zero tolerance, does talking about “compassion for the bully” make sense? These are possible topics you can explore.
And have you ever found yourself an unwitting bully? Have you ever said words or done things and later looked back and realized you were being hateful? Did somehow you become the bully? If so, write about it.
Or perhaps at one time you were an unapologetic bully. Go back and let us know what it looks like from the bully’s point of view and how you changed your ways.
Want to see this “call to action” from another point of view? Look at this post on Chronicallysickmother for a great definition.
My personal statment for #1000Speak has always been:
Empathy is the glue that holds society together and compassion is what makes a group of people a civilization. Without holding our hands out to our fellow humans we become savages. We are all in this together, in a closed system, so we must all help each other. How lonely life must be for those selfish people who don’t realize this simple truth! How lonely for anyone who doesn’t realize that all are our brothers and sisters! How lonely must the self-righteous be!
I invite you over to the 1000 Voices Speak for Compassion on their blog site and their Facebook Page. And I encourage you to visit the “linky” so you can see all of the wonderful posts that were put up about compassion on February 20.
– Note – If you want to participate in this month’s #1000Speak but want or need to write about another topic, remember that ‘Building from Bullying’ is the suggested topic for the month and is not mandatory. . Please feel free to participate in a way that is best for you.
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The pinned post in the FB group says it is a suggestion for a topic only, not mandatory and not limited to bullying.
I was wondering about what i would write too. I’m now thinking that there have recently been some positive stories (at least locally) telling what people have done as an answer to bullying. Spotlighting something like that might be a way to write about the topic.
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I’m actually not 100% sure what I’m going to write about yet. It’s possible I’ll go off topic a little. Bullying is a big topic today.
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I just put a note on the bottom of the post saying people can still participate even if they don’t want to or can’t write on this topic.
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I, too, am glad that this has become a regular thing – hooray! – and consider the bullying theme to be a most thought-provoking one. I shall have something ready for the 20th March. xx
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Thanks Ali! Looking forward to seeing what you write!
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I like that this project has turned into a monthly event. I’m not sure if I am going to participate this round. I haven’t quite sorted out my experience with bullying yet and I’m not sure if sharing before figuring it out is a good idea.
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I’m also glad it’s becoming a regular event. I doubt if anyone would complainif you wrote a general post about compassion instead of bullying – the topic is more of a suggestion than a command. We’re a pretty compassionate lot and will understand : ) Of course bullying is a very emotional topic and I can understand if you don’t think the time is right for you.
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Corina just pointed out that this is a suggested topic, not mandatory. I added this to the bottom of my post – – Note – If you want to participate in this month’s #1000Speak but want or need to write about another topic, although ‘Building from Bullying’ is this month’s topic, it is the suggested topic and is not mandatory. Please feel free to participate in a way that is best for you.
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Thanks for the update. We’ll see what I can come up with :)
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