Me2U Messages for the World began life at a festival of Migration in Bristol UK and proceeded from there to collect positive messages from an even more diverse and varied cross section of people from all over the world. Through its participants the messages represent common hopes, wishes, aspirations and concerns, wherever we come from, whatever our age and however we feel we stand as individuals.
The project is continuing to symbolically link the people of the world through shared positivity, common ground and compassion. The hope is that the simple but thoughtful action of applying your mind to a positive outcome may permeate both those that create them and those that experience them. This ethos was really emphasised when I worked with Tibetan refuges in India and inspired the projects atheistic which is based on Tibetan prayer flags. Tibetan prayer flags are traditionally used to promote peace, wisdom, compassion, and strength. The mantras printed on the flags are carried on the wind and believed to spread goodwill and positive energy wherever they go.
