Earn Those Wings: Reach Detroit

Look at this picture. See how gloomy this picture is? Do you see the tragic ruins of a place that once must have held promise? Take a guess as to where this is.

Did you guess Detroit? Well, perhaps or perhaps not. Detroit was named one of the most dangerous cities in the US, filed for bankruptcy and this picture is one of many similar photographs that I could have shown.

http://www.klove.com/ministry/hope-center.aspx

This webpage really contains all the information about Detroit and what I am trying to promote, so I won't go into it doubly. But I would just like to say a few things, encouraged donation to revive Detroit, a city badly in need of a revival.

For all of us Americans, Detroit is like our cousin. It's part of the US, therefore, we are connected to it. We see all these gory images about ruins that exist all over the world, but what about the ones that exist where we live. Detroit is not the only city facing crime and poverty, but it's a great place to start. We need to fix these problems. Even for those who don't live in America, this is a serious problem. Sitting here in my nice suburban house is easy. But what about those people who can't do that? What about those people who are held up at gunpoint and it takes the police an hour to address the situation because they're so busy? We have to think about those people! Not everyone who is reading this has the means to donate, but if you do, please think about those people who need your help.

They NEED your help. Help them.

Being Positive

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So, this sort of ties into my last post of being that happy face in a sea of sad faces. But this post is all about being positive.

It's hard to do so when the world can be fixed in negativity sometimes. When we go to the news, all we see is media about the tragedies of the world. All we see is the horrid issues that are happening. Those issues can do a great deal to bring down someone's day, yet there are so many things we can do as angels to permanently make someone's day better. 

Just holding the door open for someone, lending them something when they need it, smiling at someone and giving them a compliment that you know would make them happy can make a person's day. It can make their week. Telling them a funny story, showing them a funny video, telling them about something you think they'd appreciate. 

All of these things are ways that we can be angels to everyone and make them see what is happening in the world in a better light. These things will remind people that there are good things that happen in the world. 

So this is just a reminder to all us angels to be angels. We should bring up people's days and lift their spirits. Though we don't actually have wings, we can make people's moods soar.

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