Walk the talk

           Pinterest, a website used as a tool for collecting and 
organizing things you love. Millions of people have one. Millions of people browse through it. It is a very successful website that allows you to scroll down the page and easily click the things that interest you. Because of its successful layout and easy access, what if someone took the idea of Pinterest’s layout and created a Pinterest website for politics and social action. All linked together with Facebook, Twitter, Pintresest, and other websites of course, but the idea of having a homepage where you can browse different pictures, and read real life experience that interest you. 

            Under #socialchange I came across a tweet that displays a useful website for the topics that lie under politics and social action, called enlightened society. “Walk the talk,” you get to scroll down and click on that interest you.

            The topic I chose was “Sex Trafficking Children: Breaking the cycle.” I was skeptical to read this topic because I thought this page was to educate readers on a subjective topic. But, what I actually found was a real life story of a women’s experience. She was a yoga teacher in Psalm Isadora for three years. She wasn’t just a yoga teacher, but a woman involved in a social change movement. After three years, she created a special class “Off the matt” that was sponsored by an American non-profit organization. What she does is build a relationship with these women, an understanding through yoga. “All the differences of color, countries, caste, and class disappear as we melt together into the place we are all one woman, one soul.” A beautiful statement of how something so small, such as yoga can bring such unity and understanding of persons. I am not saying that if all do yoga we will live in this perfect world. It’s not a solution but an example of how understanding one another is key to involvement, and change.

            Nevertheless, this woman brought change to a community by lifting the spirits of these women who have been through horrific experiences. She knows she wont put a complete end to the abuse all at once. There’s no one you can go to, or talk to that has that ability to turn off that switch. But, taking that little step of lifting the spirits of the abused changes their own perspectives of the self. Realizing your own self worth, and experiencing happiness, can change your view of life. So, the motivation for your children’s future becomes valuable because they don’t want them to follow the same path. Slowly, a difference can occur.  

            There are so many inspirational stories on this website, and I think educating our class with these kinds of websites lets us look deeper at the everyday problems people face today. Instead of talking about what we can do, actually walking through those people's shoes gives us insight to what we can do for a better tomorrow, even if its just lifting the spirits of others.