ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS & NOT SO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Is this an advertisement for something?
No. Unless you consider happiness something that needs to be advertised. Which I do, but there is no store or website where you can purchase happiness. And I don't accept donations for the Pink Flyer, other than if you make copies and distribute them yourself.

What is the purpose of this?
See my post on the history of the Pink Flyer.

Why are you doing this?
The contents of the Pink Flyer are the things I think each person in the world, regardless of how happy or fulfilled- or conversely, sad and despairing, or anywhere in between-- can never hear enough. I believe a world of people that love themselves unconditionally and have faith in their dreams is a better world.

Are you insane?
Yes.

There is no contact information on these, how does someone contact you?
Initially I wanted no contact information on the flyers at all, because I felt it would degrade the purpose, but the most recent batch does have this blogspot address.

What is this purpose of this, really?
If I was walking down the street I would want someone to hand me this flyer, regardless of whether I was having a good day or a bad day.

Do you hand these out to just anybody?
Yes. When I hand them out I offer them to every person that walks by.

I made copies, what do I do with them?
Hand them out on the street to strangers, give them to friends, send them with your holiday cards, post them up on public bulletin boards, leave them under the wiper blades on parked cars... you get the picture.

Why are you doing this really?
I am following the maxim "Be the change you want to see in the world."

In The Beginning

There I was, thinking about my old Karma, and how to clean it up. I don't regret my years as a political activist, but I do regret what a zealot and malcontent I was. No matter how peaceful your politics-- and mine weren't very peaceful-- all political activism is based on the premise that there is something wrong with the world. I do not hold the same beliefs anymore. I like to stay focused on the positive, and that things will work out somehow.

So, I wanted to do something to counteract all of the rabid, know-it-all, discontent I stirred up when I was younger. (Although I do agree with the French saying "If you are not a Socialist at 20 you have no heart, but if you are still a Socialist at 50 you have no mind.")

Originally this was also going to be a kind of interactive performance art piece, too. I meant for the flyers to be easily misidentified as religous, or possibly advertising. I was interested in what sort of responses I would get. At the time, I was also going to hand out a penny with every flyer. This was to offset the Karma I created while fundraising for political activities. I was going to wash each penny and write "Luck" on the heads side and "Love" on the tails side.

After I started reading Louise L. Hay's YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE and came to fully embrace her concept that self-love is the basis for all positive change and healing, the current flyers just sort of developed. And once the project ceased to be a "happening" and became a serious endeavour to CHANGE THE WORLD, or something to that effect, the pennies suddenly seemed very labour-intensive. Although I may incorporate the pennies at a later date.

Recently I have been putting flyers on car windshields, and I actually like this better. That way, the recipient has no interaction with me at all, and his/her response is undiluted by any opinion of me or my appearance, etc. I will still hand them out personally, however.

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!
YOU ARE AMAZING!

THE PINK FLYER

Here it is, on a white background. If you want to make copies, please use bright pink paper, if possible.