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Shambala

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16. I never thought i could change the entire world

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 08:14 PM

Nov 3

but firmly believe and have always tried to live to change my little world around me for the better and that if enough people around the world felt the same then some day our ripples would meet.

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A thought for today . . . and for always . . . [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Nov 3 OP

Thank you. niyad Nov 3 #1

Most welcome, my dear niyad . . . CaliforniaPeggy Nov 3 #2

Meliorism, I like that. Thanks CP 😁 Clouds Passing Nov 3 #3

Thank you, my dear Clouds Passing! I like it too. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 3 #6

Can't disagree. Thank you for the reminder. LoisB Nov 3 #4

And thank you for your great words, my dear LoisB! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 3 #7

Thank you for a beautiful thought, Peggy. SheltieLover Nov 3 #5

And thank you for yours, my dear SheltieLover! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 3 #8

Thanks Cal Peggy ornotna Nov 3 #9

And thank you, my dear ornotna, for your lovely thought! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 3 #11

I love a cool new word, and that is one very cool new word to me. THANKS PEG! NNadir Nov 3 #10

I love what you said and I reflect it! Cool new words are, well ... Cool! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 3 #12

If it were a religion crud Nov 3 #13

That's a good thought, my dear crud! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 3 #14

Kindness is never the wrong decision. MontanaMama Nov 3 #15

Thanks so much, my dear MontanaMama ... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 3 #18

I never thought i could change the entire world Shambala Nov 3 #16

If we all do what we can, it will be enough, my dear Shambala! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 3 #19

Peace begins with me BeneteauBum Nov 3 #17

I wish that more people feel as you do, my dear BeneteauBum! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 3 #20

Meliora is the motto of the University of Rochester (in New York), which is my... 3catwoman3 Nov 3 #21

Beautiful thoughts, 3catwoman3. Easterncedar Nov 3 #23

I graduated in 1973. When was she there and what was her name? 3catwoman3 Nov 3 #24

She was there at the founding Easterncedar Nov 4 #26

What was the nursing student dorm and classroom building when I was there... 3catwoman3 Nov 4 #27

Yow. That's ghastly. Easterncedar Nov 4 #28

I was stationed in Japan for 2 years (1978-79) while in the Air Force nurse corps. 3catwoman3 Nov 4 #29

What a legacy! Easterncedar Nov 4 #30

I like it. Easterncedar Nov 3 #22

The word is derived Lionel Mandrake Nov 4 #25