JB HEROES TIMES
4th Edition
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FOREWORD ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE ART GALLERY RING THE BELL WITH PASSION Exclusive Interview with Erastus Allen (Grandson of Doris Allen, CISV Founder) THE IMPORTANCE OF FOLLOWING YOUR PASSIONS DESPITE YOUR CRISIS TOP 5: DOCUMENTARIES SO, WHAT EXACTLY IS PASSION? THE WORLD’S DRIVING FORCE FIRST JB HEROES ACTIVITY! SUDOKU: Activate your mind KEEPING UP WITH THE JUNIOR BRANCH WHAT IS JB HEROES?
September 6, 2020
A WORD FROM YOUR EDITORS We have created this newsletter as a way of raising money for various Junior Branch Mexico development projects. “JB HEROES TIMES” intends to inform and make us in the world today. We started writing exclusively in Spanish, however we soon realized the potential of this project, which is why we’ve begun the English Edition! Our editions include good news, articles, photography, and art created by members of the CISV Community. This is a safe space where we attempt to raise awareness and start conversation. Welcome, we hope you enjoy it as much as we do. Sincerely, The JB HEROES TIMES Team JB HEROES TIMES 02
ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE A s y o u m a y h a v e a l r ea d y r ea d , t h i s i s a n e w J B M e x i co p r o j e c t , a n d a ke y pa r t o f i t i s t h i s s e c t i o n . E v e r y e d i t i o n I p r o v i d e t h e r ea d e r s w i t h p o s i t i v e n e w s , s o w e k n o w t h at e v e n d u r i n g t h e s e t i m e s o f a d v e r s i t y, e v e n w h e n i t f e e l s l i ke t h e r e ’s a b s o l u te l y n o go o d i n t h e w o r l d , t h e r e ’s a l w a y s s o m e t h i n g to b e h a p p y a b o u t . T h i s i s t h e f i r st v e r s i o n i n E n g l i s h , a n d t h e r e h a v e b e e n a to n o f go o d d e e d s a n d n e w s i n t h e pa st m o n t h , s o l e t ’s ge t sta r te d ! N e w s f l a s h , q u i c k , go o d n e w s to b r i n g a s m i l e to t h at b ea u t i f u l fa ce of yours:
Marcelo García
• M e d e l l i n , C o l o m b i a : M a r t i n Lo n d o ñ o c r eate d a w h e e l c h a i r m oto r c y c l e . Fu r t h e r m o r e , h e t u r n e d i t i n to a b u s i n e s s , a d e l i v e r y s y ste m , to b e n e f i t p e o p l e l i ke h i m , t h at r e q u i r e a w h e e l c h a i r to m o v e . I n h i s w o r d s , h i s s e r v i ce a i m s to “c r eate p e r s o n a l m o b i l i t y, p r o d u c t i v i t y, f o r t h o s e m o b i l i t y - i m pa i r e d a n d to e n co u ra ge i n c l u s i o n .” Yo u c a n f o l l o w h i s p r o j e c t o n I n sta g ra m @ m att . m o v i l i d a d .
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• H u r r i c a n e L a u ra h a s b e e n d e va state d , b u t s o m e t i m e s a d v e r s i t y b r i n g s o u t t h e b e st i n p e o p l e . I n Lo u i s i a n a , s o m e h o s p i ta l n u r s e s sta y e d t h r o u g h t h e C ate go r y 4 sto r m i n t h e d a m a ge d b u i l d i n g to p r ote c t a n d ta ke c a r e o f 1 9 n e w b o r n s a n d ba b i e s . T h e y i g n o r e d t h e e va c u at i o n a n d r i s ke d t h e i r o w n l i v e s to p r ote c t n e w l i f e . • A l b e r ta , C a n a d a : A m a n b o u g h t a n e n t i r e f l o w e r t r u c k a n d a s ke d f o r i t to b e p l a ce d i n f r o n t o f s e n i o r c i t i z e n ce n te r s o i t s r e s i d e n t s co u l d b u i l d t h e i r o w n f l o w e r b o u q u e t s . F l o w e r s a r e k n o w n to c h e e r p e o p l e u p a n d t h at ’s e x a c t l y w h at h a p p e n e d . • A f r i c a h a s d e c l a r e d t h at w i l d p o l i o d i s ea s e h a s b e e n e ra d i c ate d ! A fte r d e c a d e s o f b e i n g a ff e c te d b y t h i s d i s ea s e , t h e W o r l d H ea l t h O r ga n i zat i o n r e p o r te d z e r o c a s e s o f w i l d p o l i o f o r f o u r t h co n s e c u t i v e y ea r. • S i n ge r Ta y l o r S w i ft h a s pa i d a st u d e n t ’s o n l i n e f u n d ra i s e r to go to co l l e ge ! S h e pa i d a r o u n d 3 1 , 0 0 0 U S D to Lo n d o n st u d e n t V i to r i a M a r i o s o s h e co u l d atte n d t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Wa r w i c k . W h at st i c k s o u t i s t h at V i to r i a w a s i n e l i g i b l e f o r go v e r n m e n t f u n d s b e c a u s e o f h e r i m m i g ra n t stat u s , b u t n o w s h e ’s o n h e r w a y to f u l f i l l h e r d r ea m ! • N e v e r g i v e u p o n y o u r d r ea m s ! A Lo u i s i a n a m a n b e c a m e a m e d i c a l st u d e n t at t h e s a m e h o s p i ta l w h e r e h e w o r ke d a s a s e c u r i t y g u a r d 1 0 y ea r s a go . I n h i s w o r d s : “ I ' m h e r e n o w, a n d e v e r y m o m e n t w a l k i n g t h e s e h a l l s w i t h t h at w h i te coat o n i s a b l e s s i n g , a n d I a m g rate f u l .”
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S o c i a l J u st i ce > A n y t h i n g E l s e I t ’s w e l l k n o w n t h at B l a c k L i v e s M atte r ( B L M ) m o v e m e n t h a s ta ke n o v e r t h e w o r l d . I h a v e n o i d ea w h o’s r ea d i n g t h i s r i g h t n o w, b u t i t d o e s n’ t m atte r. A s a co m m u n i t y, w h e t h e r i t ’s a s C I S Ve r s o r a s c i t i z e n s o f t h e w o r l d o r o u r o w n co u n t r i e s , t h i s t i m e s c a l l f o r i m m e d i ate c h a n ge a n d a c t i o n . T h e f o l l o w i n g sto r y ta l k s a l i tt l e b i t a b o u t w h at h a s b e e n d o n e i n a l a r ge s c a l e , w h e r e at h l e te s a n d a r t i st s h a v e u s e d t h e i r p l at f o r m s to ke e p t h i s m o v e m e n t a s r e l e va n t a s p o s s i b l e , a n d d e m a n d j u st i ce a n d c h a n ge .
Sports Fo r t h e pa st f e w m o n t h s , sports have g ra d u a l l y r e t u r n e d i n a va r i e t y o f w a y s . N o fa n s , “ b u b b l e s ”, n e u t ra l l o c at i o n s , e tc . H o w e v e r, t h e b i g ge st a n d m o st i m p o r ta n t c h a n ge has been the massive u s a ge o f t h e p l at f o r m to f i g h t f o r s o c i a l j u st i ce . S p o r t s fa n s a r e o n i n te r n at i o n a l T V e v e r y s i n g l e d a y a n d i t w a s f ea r e d t h at with the return of sports, t h e atte n t i o n to t h e B l a c k L i v e s M atte r m o v e m e n t i n the USA and the world w o u l d l o s e f o c u s . Fo r t u n ate l y, at h l e te s have u n i te d a n d m a d e s u r e t h e m e s s a ge o f s o c i a l a n d ra c i a l e q u i t y i s a l w a y s p r e s e n t . T h e l ate st b i g m o v e w a s sta r te d b y t h e N B A’s M i l w a u ke e B u c k s , w h o d e c i d e d to b o y cott a
& Empty court after the Bucks decided to boycott their game.
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NBA Players kneeling and locking arms during the USA national anthem in solidarity to the BLM movement and in protest against racial injustice and police brutality
( s o cce r ) a n d M L B ( ba s e ba l l ) ga m e s w e r e p l a y e d . Fu r t h e r m o r e , tea m l ea d e r s l i ke C h r i s Pa u l ( O KC T h u n d e r ) , Le B r o n J a m e s ( L A L a ke r s ) , A r i e l At k i n s a n d N ata s h a C l o u d ( W A S M y st i c s ) a n d J a co b y B r i s s e tt ( I N D C o l t s ) h a v e r e g i ste r e d a l l o f t h e i r tea m m ate s to v ote , w h i l e s p r ea d i n g t h e m e s s a ge i n l i v e b r oa d c a st s , c l ot h i n g
a n d u n i f o r m s to go o u t a n d v ote . H o n e st l y, i t ’s h ea r t w a r m i n g to s e e h o w at h l e te s a r e u s i n g t h e i r p l at f o r m s to c a l l f o r j u st i ce , a n d i t ’s e m p o w e r i n g to s e e h o w t h e y ’r e “ w a l k i n g t h e w a l k”, b y go i n g o u t a n d p r ote st i n g , p u tt i n g t h e i r j o b s at r i s k , d o n at i n g millions and calling out lousy politic i a n s . T h e f o l l o w i n g i m a ge s s h o w a b i t o f w h at h a s b e e n d o n e b y at h l e te s a n d l ea g u e s to e n s u r e t h at s o c i a l j u st i ce ke e p s b e i n g t h e number one priority in the w o r l d at t h e m o m e n t .
The NY Mets and MIA Marlins (MLB) walk off the field demanding justice for Jacob Blake, leaving only a shirt with the phrase “Black Lives Matter” on the field.
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Music T h e M T V ’s V i d e o M u s i c Awards to o k p l a ce on S u n d a y, A u g u st 3 0 i n a s o c i a l l y d i sta n ce d fa s h i o n . During these times, the major critique to w a r d s a r t i st s h a s b e e n t h e i r s i l e n ce . T h at w a s n’ t t h e c a s e f o r t h i s a w a r d s s h o w. L a d y G a ga’s p e r f o r m a n ce i n c l u d e d m a s k s , a n d s h e state d “ w ea r a m a s k ; i t ’s a s i g n o f r e s p e c t .” H o st K e ke Pa l m e r state d i n h e r o p e n i n g m o n o logue: “Enough is enough. W h at w e j u st w i t n e s s e d i n K e n o s h a , W i s co n s i n i s a n o t h e r d e va stat i n g r e m i n d e r t h at w e c a n’ t sto p . W e c a n n e v e r to l e rate p o l i ce b r u ta l i t y o r a n y i n j u st i ce . T h e l ea d e r s o f t h at m o v e m e n t a r e y o u , u s , t h e p e o p l e w at c h i n g to n i g h t . I t ’s o u r t i m e to b e t h e c h a n ge w e w a n t to s e e . W e n e e d to co m e to ge t h e r.” T h e W e e k n d , a fte r winning two awards, also
state d : “ I t ’s h a r d f o r m e to ce l e b rate r i g h t n o w a n d e n j o y t h i s m o m e n t s o I j u st w a n n a s a y j u st i ce f o r J a co b B l a ke a n d j u st i ce f o r B r e o n n a Ta y l o r.” D a B a b y ’s p e r f o r m a n ce w a s f i l l e d w i t h s o c i a l m e s s a ge s a ga i n st p o l i ce b r u ta l i t y and s y ste m i c ra c i s m i n t h e U S A ( s e e i m a ge s b e l o w ) . D a B a b y ’s p e r f o r m a n ce : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUQXgU-R_wM I n t h e s a m e w e e ke n d a s t h e M T V ’s V i d e o M u s i c A w a r d s w e r e sta ge d , a v e r y s p e c i a l v i r t u a l co n ce r t to o k p l a ce . T h e s h o w w a s c a l l e d “ Va p o r
e l C R E W ” w h i c h m ea n s “ t h i s o n e go e s o u t f o r t h e c r e w.” T h e e v e n t co n s i ste d o n fa m o u s L at i n o ba n d s s i n g i n g a co u p l e o f t h e i r m o st fa m o u s s o n g s o n Fr i d a y n i g h t . T h e s p e c i a l fa c to r to t h e s h o w w a s t h at a l l o f t h e m o n e y ga i n e d f r o m s e l l i n g t i c ke t s to t h e o n l i n e s h o w w a s g i v e n to t h e p e o p l e t h at s e t u p co n ce r t s a n d l i v e s h o w s ( t h e c r e w ) t h at a r e o u t o f j o b s at t h e m o m e n t . These are the types of actions, in a big scale, of w h at w e a r e t r y i n g to d o a n d inspire. Help out people t h at h a v e b e e n e co n o m i c a l l y h i t b y t h e pa n d e m i c o r b y ot h e r d i ff i c u l t c i r c u m sta n ce s .
F i n a l N ote s : I ’m n ot f r o m t h e U n i te d State s , b u t i t s o h a p p e n s t h at w e a r e m e m b e r s o f a b i g i n te r n at i o n a l co m m u n i t y, w i t h to n s o f m e m b e r s f r o m a b u n c h o f co u n t r i e s . T h e s e i s s u e s a ff e c t e v e r y o n e , s o m e m o r e t h a n ot h e r s , h o w e v e r, f o r m e , i t i s o u r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y to b e a s fa r a w a y f r o m i g n o ra n ce a s p o s s i b l e . T h e r e a r e s o m a n y t h i n g s w e c a n’ t f u l l y u n d e r s ta n d u n l e s s w e ’r e l i v i n g t h e m , s o m y s u g ge st i o n i s to r ea c h o u t a s m u c h a s y o u c a n to f e l l o w C I S Ve r s i n o r d e r to ga i n m o r e p e r s p e c t i v e o n t h e s e i s s u e s a n d b e e d u c ate d s o a s a co m m u n i t y w e c a n m a ke a r ea l i m pa c t .
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DORIS ALLEN?
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RING THE BELL WITH PASSION
Erastus Z. Allen
B e l l s h a v e a l o n g h i sto r y o f u s e i n r e m e m b ra n ce s , ce l e b rat i o n s ,
to m a r k t i m e , to a w a ke n o r to a l a r m . B e l l s o f Pea ce ra n g o u t i n t h e U S A o n N o v e m b e r 1 1 t h , 2 0 1 8 to r e m e m b e r t h e 1 0 0 - y ea r a n n i v e r s a r y o f T h e W o r l d Wa r I A r m i st i ce . J u st a c r o s s T h e O h i o R i v e r f r o m C i n c i n n at i , O h i o , t h e p l a ce o f t h e f i r st C I S V v i l l a ge , i s t h e c i t y o f N e w p o r t , K e n t u c k y. T h e r e i s f o u n d T h e W o r l d Pea ce B e l l , o n e o f m o r e t h a n t w e n t y p ea ce b e l l s i n t h e w o r l d . At 3 0 , 0 0 0 k i l o g ra m s , t h e N e w p o r t b e l l i s d i st i n g u i s h e d a s t h e l a r ge st f r e e - s w i n g i n g b e l l i n t h e w o r l d . I t c a n b e h ea r d at a d i sta n ce o f 4 0 k i l o m e te r s . T h e b e l l I a m w r i t i n g to y o u a b o u t i s m u c h s m a l l e r, b u t i t i s q u i te s i g n i f i c a n t to m e .
I n 1 9 7 5 , C I S V M e x i co ga v e m y g ra n d m ot h e r a b e l l t h at r e m a i n s to d a y s u s p e n d e d n ea r a d o o r w a y to h e r s ea s i d e h o m e .
O n ce , w h e n I w a s v i s i t i n g h e r a s a b o y, I s w a m to o fa r f r o m t h e s h o r e . I h ea r d a b e l l r i n g i n g w i l d l y. I t d i d n’ t s o u n d l i ke t h e u s u a l b e l l s I w o u l d h ea r f r o m b oat s a n d b u o y s i n t h e a r ea . I sto p p e d a n d l o o ke d to w a r d t h e s o u r ce o f t h e s o u n d . I s a w t h e n h o w d a n ge r o u s l y fa r f r o m s h o r e I w a s ! I co u l d ba r e l y s e e m y g ra n d m ot h e r at h e r p o r c h w a v i n g e xc i te d l y w h i l e r i n g i n g t h i s b e l l t h at c a m e f r o m M e x i co . I s w a m ba c k to s h o r e f o r a ste r n ta l k i n g to . I n r e f l e c t i n g o n t h i s e x p e r i e n ce , I ’ v e l ea r n e d s e v e ra l l e s s o n s t h at I t h i n k a p p l y m o r e ge n e ra l l y. O n e l e s s o n i s t h at w e o fte n d o n ot k n o w t h e f u l l i m p o r ta n ce o f t h e g i ft s w e g i v e to ot h e r s . A n ot h e r i s t h at , i n a w o r l d o f i n ce s s a n t e l e c t r o n i c c h i m e s a n d s o c i a l m e d i a n ot i f i c at i o n s , w e n e e d a w a y to ge t o u r m o st i m p o r ta n t m e s s a ge s a b o u t j u st i ce a n d p ea ce to ot h e r s , to m o v e t h e m f r o m t h e s n a r e s o f co m p l a ce n c y, to c a l l t h e m ba c k to s h o r e , ba c k to o u r b e st h u m a n n at u r e w h e n t h e y h a v e d r i fte d , p e r h a p s u n a w a r e , to o fa r. To d o t h i s , I t h i n k w e m u st f i n d w a y s i n o u r a c t i v i s m to e n s u r e o u r pa s s i o n r i n g s t h r o u g h w h e n w e p l ea d f o r p ea ce . M y g ra n d m ot h e r h a d a w a y o f co m m u n i c at i n g w i t h g r eat co n f i d e n ce a n d o pt i m i s m t h at w a s a l s o ba c ke d u p b y l o g i c a n d r ea s o n . T h e s e a r e i m p o r ta n t a s p e c t s s o t h at o u r m e s s a ge s a r e c l ea r. . T h e y a r e n ot e n o u g h , b y t h e m s e l v e s , to r ea c h a c r o s s t h e n o i s y, c h o p p y, w a v e s o f o u r m o d e r n l i v e s . To b e e ff e c t i v e , I t h i n k w e m u st r i n g o u r b e l l s w i t h pa s s i o n !
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THE IMPORTANCE OF FOLLOWING YOUR PASSION DESPITE YOUR CRISIS D ea r r ea d e r,
I u n d e r sta n d t h at y o u a r e p o s s i b l y go i n g t h r o u g h a d i ff i c u l t a n d co m p l i c ate d t i m e . I t co u l d b e t h at y o u f e e l l i m i te d n ot o n l y p h y s i c a l l y b y h a v i n g to b e a s i s o l ate d a s p o s s i b l e , b u t a l s o e m ot i o n a l l y b e c a u s e i t i s n ot a l w a y s ea s y to gat h e r e n o u g h i n te r n a l st r e n g t h to fa ce t h e u n ce r ta i n t y t h at i s e x p e r i e n ce d at t h i s t i m e . I s h a r e w i t h y o u s o m e d ata f r o m st u d i e s t h at h a v e h e l p e d m a n y p e o p l e i m p r o v e t h e i r e m ot i o n a l w e l l - b e i n g a n d d e v e l o p a st r o n ge r f o u n d at i o n to b u i l d h a p p i n e s s . T h i s p o i n t o f MA in Education Universidad Mondragon, and BA v i e w i s a p p r oa c h e d f r o m t h e co n t r i b u t i o n s o f t h e s c i e n t i Psychology Universidad f i c st u d i e s o f Po s i t i v e P s y c h o l o g y. At t h e e n d o f t h i s r ea Anahuac d i n g y o u w i l l r ea l i z e t h at h a p p i n e s s i s r e l ate d to t h e Daniela Yepez Gonzรกlez i m p o r ta n ce o f p u r s u i n g y o u r pa s s i o n . T h e D o c to r i n P s y D i r e c to r o f t h e D e pa r t m e n t o f P s y c h o l o g y at t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Pe n n s y l va n i a a n d p r o m ote r o f t h e Po s i t i v e P s y c h o l o g y a p p r oa c h , M a r t i n S e l i g m a n , f o u n d i n t h e st u d i e s t h at h a p p y p e o p l e h a v e t h r e e p ra c t i ce s T h e y i n c l u d e p o s i t i v e e m ot i o n i n t h e i r l i v e s , e n ga ge m e n t ( f l o w ) a n d m ea n i n g . G e n e rat i n g p o s i t i v e e m ot i o n s i n v o l v e s co n t i n u a l l y e xe r c i s i n g g rat i t u d e , o pt i m i s m , o r c r eat i v i t y, to n a m e a f e w e x a m p l e s . E n ga ge m e n t r e f e r s to t h e f e e l i n g w h e n y o u d o a n a c t i v i t y a n d a l l y o u r atte n t i o n a n d co n ce n t rat i o n i s f o c u s e d o n i t . Yo u f e e l t h at t i m e d o e s n ot pa s s , y o u f o r ge t a b o u t a n y t h i n g e l s e ( w o r r i e s f o r e x a m p l e ) . H a v e y o u e v e r f e l t l i ke t h i s? Po s s i b l y t h e l a st t i m e y o u f e l t i t y o u w e r e f i n d i n g s o m e t h i n g t h at y o u w e r e pa s s i o n ate a b o u t . F i n d o r r e - f i n d y o u r s e l f w i t h a p r o j e c t t h at y o u a r e pa s s i o n ate a b o u t , i n w h i c h y o u c a n f e e l t h at t i m e d o e s n ot r u n , t h at a l s o h e l p s y o u o cc u p y y o u r m i n d i n stea d o f w o r r y i n g i t a n d f o l l o w t h at p r o j e c t . A cco r d i n g to S e l i g m a n ( 2 0 0 2 ) , to ge t to t h i s f e e l i n g , a l l y o u r a b i l i t i e s , i n te l l e c t u a l a n d e m ot i o n a l st r e n gths should be aligned and immersed while doing a productive activity for your w e l l - b e i n g . T h e t h i r d e l e m e n t i s a b o u t t h e m ea n i n g w i t h o u t w h i c h p u r s u i n g o n l y p o s i t i v e e m ot i o n a n d e n ga ge m e n t c a n ta ke y o u to a m i s u n d e r sto o d pat h o f h a p p i n e s s , w h e r e i t rat h e r b e co m e s e p h e m e ra l , l o n e l y, s o m e t i m e s s e l f i s h . T h e m ea -
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THE IMPORTANCE OF FOLLOWING YOUR PASSION DESPITE YOUR CRISIS n i n g s h o u l d n ot b e e xc l u d e d . T h e h u m a n b e i n g n e e d s to c r eate a n d l i v e a m ea n i n g f u l l i f e . To ge t i n v o l v e d w i t h s o m e t h i n g t h at i s b i g ge r t h a n i t s e l f. T h i s c a n b e f i g h t i n g f o r a c a u s e f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f s o c i e t y, t h e e n v i r o n m e n t , t h e fa m i l y, j o i n i n g C I S V ( o f co u r s e ) , to n a m e a f e w e x a m p l e s . W e a l l h a v e s p e c i a l ge n e t i c co n f i g u rat i o n , i d ea s a n d t h o u g h t s t h at h a v e b e e n d e v e l o p e d b y u n i q u e e x p e r i e n ce s a n d c h a l l e n ge s t h at w e h a v e l i v e d , l ea r n e d , o r o v e r co m e . T h i s l ea d s u s to c r eate o u r u n i q u e n e s s . S o w h y n ot b r i n g y o u r u n i q u e n e s s to t h e w o r l d ? W h y n ot l i v e a m ea n i n g f u l l i f e a n d at t h e s a m e t i m e , r e d i s co v e r y o u r pa s s i o n ? A n d a s a co n s e q u e n ce , h a v e a s i g n i f i c a n t e m ot i o n a l i m p r o v e m e n t w h i c h w i l l ta ke y o u to ge t o u t o f t h e sta g n at i o n ge n e rate d b y a n g u i s h a n d f ea r. G at h e r t h e b e st o f y o u . P u t to ge t h e r a l l y o u r q u a l i t i e s , a l l y o u r s k i l l s , y o u r st r e n g t h s , a n d y o u r l ea r n i n g s , b e c a u s e t h e w o r l d n e e d s y o u to f o l l o w y o u r pa s s i o n a n d s h a r e i t w i t h t h e m . Yo u a r e a l r ea d y pa r t o f t h i s g r eat h i sto r y a n d w o r l d e v e n t ; t h e q u e st i o n i s , w h i c h r o l e d o y o u w a n t to p l a y ? R e f e r e n ce s : S e l i g m a n , M . E . P. ( 2 0 0 2 ) . A u t h e n t i c H a p p i n e s s : U s i n g t h e N e w Po s i t i v e P s y c h o l o g y to R ea l i z e Yo u r Pote n t i a l f o r L a st i n g Fu l f i l l m e n t. N e w Yo r k : Fr e e P r e s s . S e l i g m a n , M . E . P. ( 2 0 1 1 ) . F l o u r i s h : A V i s i o n a r y N e w U n d e r sta n d i n g o f H a p p i ness and Well-Being. N e w Yo r k : Fr e e P r e s s .
G e n e r a t i n g p o s i t i v e e m o t i o n s i nv o l v e s c o n t i n u a l l y e xe r c i n g g r a t i t u d e, o p t i m i s m o c r e a t i v i t y. Fi n d o r r e - fi n d y o u r s e l f w i t h a p r o j e c t that you are passionate about G e t i nv o l v e d w i t h s o m e t h i n g t h a t i s bigger than itself
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“PASSION” S o , w h at ex a c t l y i s pa s s i o n? To b e s i n ce r e , I st r u g g l e d a b i t t r y i n g to w ra p m y t h o u g h t s a r o u n d t h e co r r e c t d e f i n i t i o n . I w a s s o st u c k , t h at I f o u n d m y s e l f l o o k i n g at a Yo uTu b e v i d e o c a l l e d “ k i d s e x p l a i n pa s s i o n”. I t ’s f u n n y b e c a u s e , s o m e t i m e s w e o v e r co m p l i c ate t h i n g s , w h e n r ea l l y, t h e y a r e m u c h s i m p l e r.
A fte r w atc h i n g t h i s v i d e o I c a n s a y t h at o n e ’s pa s s i o n i s e s s e n t i a l l y w h at w e a r e go o d at , a n d s i m u l ta n e o u s l y w h at w e e n j o y d o i n g . T h e r e a r e m i l l i o n s o f pa s s i o n s i n t h i s w o r l d , a n d p e r h a p s w e c a n n e v e r n a r r o w i t d o w n to i t b e i n g a s i m p l e t h i n g . E a c h a n d e v e r y s i n g l e o n e o f u s c a n h a v e a d i ff e r e n t pa s s i o n , s o I h a v e co m e to t h e co n c l u s i o n t h at pa s s i o n i s m o r e a n att i t u d e , o r a state o f m i n d to w a r d s a s u b j e c t , t h a n a s p e c i f i c t h i n g . I t i s a m a z i n g h o w m u c h o f a d i ff e r e n ce pa s s i o n c a n m a ke . O n e c a n o b s e r v e t h at i n a l ot o f c a s e s w e e n j o y l ea r n i n g o r d o i n g a ce r ta i n a c t i v i t y, n ot b y t h e a c t i v i t y i t s e l f, b u t b y h o w t h e p e r s o n tea c h i n g u s i s a p p r oa c h i n g t h i s a c t i v i t y. I f s o m e o n e i s pa s s i o n ate e n o u g h a b o u t i t , w e co u l d e v e n f i n d i t fa s c i n at i n g to w atc h pa i n t d r y. H a v i n g s a i d t h i s , d o n’ t b e a f ra i d to s h o w y o u r pa s s i o n s to t h e w o r l d ! I t i s b y f e e l i n g ot h e r s pa s s i o n s t h at w e c a n ge t i n s p i r e d a n d sta r t c r eat i n g a n d l i v i n g w o n d e r ful things!
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THE WORLD’S DRIVING FORCE I t i s n o s e c r e t t h at t h r o u g h o u t t h e y ea r s t h e w o r l d h a s d e v e l o p e d a m i n d s e t r e w a r d i n g p r o d u c t i v i t y a n d u t i l i t y. W e te n d to t h i n k t h at i n o r d e r to b e h a p p y o r to b e s u cce s s f u l w e n e e d to b e a cco m p l i s h i n g ce r ta i n goa l s . S o m e t i m e s t h e va l u e o f t h i n g s o r e v e n t h e va l u e o f p e o p l e a r e m ea s u r e d m o n e ta r i l y. W e ta l k a b o u t h o w d e v e l o p e d s o m e co u n t r i e s a r e , ba s e d m a i n l y o n h o w m u c h m o n e y t h e y h a v e o r h o w much they are producing.
Alessia Rivera
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A l t h o g h o u r c u r r e n t e co n o m i c s y ste m h a s h e l p e d u s g r o w a n d e v o l v e i n to t h e g l o ba l i z e d w o r l d w e l i v e i n to d a y, w e c a n n ot d e n y t h at w e a r e n e g l e c t i n g s o m e o f t h e ba s i c n e e d s o f a b i g pa r t o f o u r p o p u l at i o n .
O n e m a y a g r e e o r d i s a g r e e o n w h at w e co n s i d e r to b e t h e w o r l d ’s d r i v i n g f o r ce . I n m y p e r s p e c t i v e , w e a r e d r i v e n b y o n e t h i n g , a n d o n e t h i n g o n l y : M O N E Y. N o w, i t c a n b e c h a l l e n g i n g to a n a l yz e h o w t h e w o r l d t h i n k s s i n ce t h e r e a r e m a n y d i ff e r e n t p o i n t s o f v i e w. I f w e a r e to l d t h at o u r s o c i e t y o n l y c a r e s a b o u t m o n e y, w e m i g h t t h i n k : “ H e y ! … I c a r e a b o u t ot h e r t h i n g s to o ! S o w h y a r e w e s a y i n g t h at t h e o n l y t h i n g w e A L L c a r e a b o u t i s m o n e y ?” I a m a w a r e t h at ge n e ra l i z i n g c a n l ea d to d a n ge r o u s a n d fa l s e a s s u m pt i o n s . N e v e r t h e l e s s , I a s k t h at y o u sto p a n d t h i n k a l i tt l e a b o u t t h e i d ea I ’m p r e s e n t i n g . H o w a r e w e r ea l l y d e f i n i n g w h at w e s e e a s va l u a b l e ? W h i c h goa l s a r e w e go i n g a fte r, a n d h o w d o t h e y co n t r i b u te to t h i s m e n ta l i t y ? Pe r h a p s s o m e o f u s h a v e cea s e d c h a s i n g o u r pa s s i o n s a n d d r ea m s d u e to t h e f ea r o f h a v i n g to l i v e a l e s s p r o s p e r o u s l i f e … T h i s i s s u e , i n m y o p i n i o n , i s fa r to o co m p l e x f o r m e to j u st s a y w h at I t h i n k t h e s o l u t i o n c a n b e . O u r p o l i t i c a l a n d s o c i o - e co n o m i c s y ste m s c a n o fte n m o l d n ot o n l y t h e w a y w e t h i n k , b u t a l s o t h e w a y w e l i v e . I f s o m a n y o f u s d o n’ t a g r e e w i t h t h i s w a y o f l i v i n g , w h y i s i t t h at w e a r e st i l l d r i v e n b y m o n e y a n d n ot b y o u r pa s s i o n s ? W h at w o u l d r e s u l t i f w e w e r e to s e t a s i d e o u r co n s u m e r i st a n d s u p e r f i c i a l f o r m s o f l i v i n g? W h at w o u l d h a p p e n i f w e b e g i n g i v i n g va l u e to t h i n g s n ot b y t h e i r w o r t h o n t h e m a r ke t , b u t to u s a s h u m a n s? Le t u s r e d e f i n e t h e i m p o r ta n t a s p e c t s o f l i f e …
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e t u s sto p d i s m i s s i n g o u r e m ot i o n s t h at s u p p o s e d l y m a ke u s l e s s “ p r o d u c t i v e ”, l e t u s sta r t l i v i n g l i f e to t h e f u l l e st a n d w i t h st r i k i n g pa s s i o n . I a m n ot p r o p o s i n g f o r u s to l i v e i n a u to p i a n s o c i e t y i n w h i c h t h e e co n o m y d o e s n ot p l a y a ce n t ra l r o l e l i ke i t d o e s n o w ; I a m s i m p l y a s k i n g f o r u s to s h o w a l i tt l e m o r e e m pat h y a n d s y m pat h y, f o r u s to r e m e m b e r h o w b ea u t i f u l t h i s l i f e w e h a v e c a n b e , f o r u s to t h i n k h o w t h i s s y ste m b e n e f i t i n g a f e w i s h a r m i n g m a n y, f o r u s to s p r ea d k i n d n e s s a n d sto p a c t i n g i n s e l f i s h w a y s , f o r u s to d o t h e t h i n g s w e l o v e f o r t h e m e r e p l ea s u r e o f i t , f o r u s to s p ea k u p w h e n t h e w o r l d i s te l l i n g u s n ot to , f o r u s to r e s p e c t o u r m ot h e r ea r t h . I t i s u p to u s to d e c i d e w h at t h e w o r l d ´ s d r i v i n g f o r ce c a n b e ! A l e s s i a R i v e ra
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b y t h e J b H e r o e s E v e n t s co m m i tte e " P r o m i s e I n c u bato r,"
w e f o c u s e d o n co n n e c t i n g t h e pa s s i o n s o f t h e pa r t i c i pa n t s w i t h s o m e o f t h e p r o b l e m s fa c i n g o u r s o c i e t y to d a y. W e h a d t h e p u r p o s e i n m i n d o f c r eat i n g a p r o j e c t t h at w o u l d o ff e r a p o s s i b l e s o l u t i o n to t h e s e p r o b l e m s . T h e r e w e r e g r o u p s m a d e u p o f p e o p l e w h o h a d s i m i l a r a r ea s o f i n te r e st . T h i s l e d to t h e p r o p o s a l s’ i n s p i rat i o n b e i n g a r t , c u l t u r e , d a n ce , m u s i c , s p o r t s , te c h n o l o g y, a n d social action. S o m e o f t h e p r o j e c t s ra n ge f r o m m u s i c f e st i va l s to s u p p o r t st r e e t a r t , to a n a r t ga l l e r y w h e r e f r e e d o m o f e x p r e s s i o n i s p r o m ote d b y ta l k i n g a b o u t t h e d i s a g r e e m e n t s t h at a r e p r e s e n te d i n s o c i e t y. W e f i n i s h e d t h e a c t i v i t y b y c h a l l e n g i n g t h e pa r t i c i pa n t s to c r eate a p e r s o n a l p r o m i s e
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w h e r e t h e y w o u l d h a v e a s o c i a l i m pa c t , w h i c h i s w h at c h a ra c te r i z e s t h e n e w i n i t i at i v e J B H e r o e s .
T h e s e a r e s o m e o f t h e i d ea s t h at w e r e ce i v e d :
Sta r t r e c y c l i n g m y w a ste , h e l p o u t s m a l l b u s i n e s s e s , h a n d o u t f o o d to i m m i g ra n t s , g i v e u n u s e d to y s to t h o s e w h o w o u l d e n j o y t h e m , h e l p l o c a l b u s i n e s s e s , i n v o l v e p e o p l e t h at s u r r o u n d m e i n to go o d a c t i o n s , a n d d o n ate u n u s e d c l ot h e s .
T h e o b j e c t i v e o f t h i s co m m i tte e i s to f o l l o w u p o n t h e s e p r o m i s e s i n o r d e r to e n co u ra ge p e o p l e ’s pa r t i c i pat i o n a n d co m m i t m e n t. W h e n e v e r a p r o m i s e i s m a d e , w e w i l l p o st i t o n o u r s o c i a l m e d i a w i t h t h e p u r p o s e o f i n s p i r i n g ot h e r s to m a ke t h e i r s co m e t r u e . I f y o u w a n t to b e pa r t o f t h i s m u ra l , d o n ot h e s i tate to s e n d u s a n e m a i l to j b . h e r o e s . m x @ g m a i l . co m w i t h your proposal.
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E v e r y o n e h a s s e c r e t s l o c ke d a a w a y i n t h e co r n e r o f t h e i r m i n d s , h o p i n g n o b o d y w i l l d i s co v e r t h e m , b u t w h at h a p p e n s i f s o m e o n e f i n d s t h e ke y ? W h at h a p p e n s w h e n t h e ke y i s p u t i n t h e ke y h o l e a n d t h e d o o r to a l l t h o s e s e c r e t s i s s l o w l y o p e n e d ? I t ’s b e e n a w h i l e s i n ce o u r l a st u p d ate , b u t l o v i e s w e a r e n ot go i n g a n y w h e r e . H e r e a r e t h e s e c r e t s o f t h e J u n i o r B ra n c h M é x i co . - D ea r J B G u a d a l a j a ra , s o n o w y o u a r e d e d i c at i n g y o u r t i m e to co o k i n g? S o u n d s go o d , m y co o k i e s w e r e k i n d a a w f u l l b u t t h at ’s n ot y o u r fa u l t , I ’m j u st h o p i n g t h at w e c a n s o o n h a v e a n ot h e r P u r p l e S o u p a c t i v i t y.
Diego Gatica
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