{"id":1712,"date":"2009-04-07T16:10:08","date_gmt":"2009-04-07T16:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2009\/04\/be-the-change-you-want-in-this.html"},"modified":"2009-04-07T16:10:08","modified_gmt":"2009-04-07T16:10:08","slug":"be-the-change-you-want-in-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2009\/04\/be-the-change-you-want-in-this.html","title":{"rendered":"Be the Change You Want in This World"},"content":{"rendered":"

While we are on the topic of mental health advocacy, I wanted to share the meaningful e-mail I received from Randy, the compassionate guy who made a video of my “dream,” <\/a>described on the post, “I, Too, Have a Dream.”<\/a> I had no idea the dream of mine had traveled outside of the US! He wrote:<\/p>\n

I thought you may be interested in where your words have gone.
\nHere’s your statistics:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/p>\n

Countries: United States, Ghana, Kenya, Saint Lucia, Canada, Phillippines, Bangladesh, Australia, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Pakistan<\/p>\n

Gender: 67% Female 33%Male – Currently more Males are watching<\/p>\n

Age Ranges: 45-54 49% 55-65 34% 33-44 8%
\nHowever, you have been listened to by people the age of 13 – 65+<\/p>\n

One person, such as yourself, CAN and have changed the world.<\/p>\n

I can’t wait for the next person to bring me another powerful blog.<\/p>\n

The compassionate guy,<\/p>\n

Randy<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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