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  • beachsanta197 Jul 24, 2011 @ 9:28 am | delete
    Its good to read this lense.Thanks for sharing it.

    Discount
  • d-artist Oct 15, 2008 @ 7:53 am | delete
    how sad this reality...5*s
  • J_ben Oct 9, 2008 @ 3:53 pm | delete
    thanks to your goodness :).. great lens :)
  • Frankster Oct 6, 2008 @ 8:32 am | delete
    Thank you for all that you do for the homeless. Giving them a voice is probably one of the best things you can do to end the stereotyping and help make changes to their lives. Thanks for all that you do. Bear hugs, Frankster
  • diggyisking Oct 5, 2008 @ 4:54 am | delete
    Amazing lens!
    Yeah its so sad how so many people have nothing, and yet they can still be so happy! That is why I want to work hard and make a lot of money so I can help other people who really need it and build shelters and make oppertunities.

    I have no fixed idea yet, but was thinking along the lines of getting a huge plot of land, and making a small civilisation out of it, build lots of rooms, have shared facilities like a gym, a pool, internet access, and just give lots of homeless people on of those rooms. In return, they would learn to educate themselves through programs i would run, and they would grow fruits an vegetables on the land so they contribute to food. Of course I would provide food for everyone, and just build up a community like that, even see if I can bring it to the point where they would sustain themselves. start with a few hundred people, and then build it up to accomodate maybe a few thousand or more.

    sigh...big dreams:)

    again...great lens
  • HeartsOfFire Oct 5, 2008 @ 12:35 am | delete
    My thanks to ALL the generous and loving people who contributed to their thoughts and feelings to this lens and to the Hearts Of Fire Project. I wish I could meet all you of you.
  • Krissttina Isobe Oct 4, 2008 @ 9:12 pm | delete
    Hello from Hawaii:
    even in Hawaii there is the homeless. When I visited Japan in 1979, there were homeless. It's not an easy sight to see either. I catch the bus daily to go to and from the library where I use the public computers. I saw one day a young man, picking through the rubbish can for things to eat. There are several solutions:
    1. Welfare for all who can't find jobs, the aged, and etc.
    2. Foodbank: http://foodbank.org/ and hungersite.com. Hungersite.com is from the United Nations.
    3. And your lens to let people know, people are people with and without homes all with their own stories.

    The Govenor locally just built a homes for the homeless recently and this is another solution too. My friend has a friend who is totally wheelchair bound who was living on welfare. My friend's friend went to Washington to try to stop them from taking his welfare away from him. It's very scary what some people have to go through. There are homeless whellchair people now though.
  • bluewren56 Oct 4, 2008 @ 3:33 am | delete
    We like to be heard, regardless of who and where we are in society. And it is only as we see real faces, do we understand who they are. Yet, not to make the homeless like us, but to listen and hear their stories (and some have some horrible tales to tell) accept them for who they are, as individuals and provide some level of dignity and security, even if we can't get them off the streets and into homes.
  • Ashlie Oct 3, 2008 @ 12:01 pm | delete
    Very nice lens, please visit my lens
    www.squidoo.com/tattoodesigns1
  • KimberlyDawnWells Sep 28, 2008 @ 7:57 pm | delete
    Thanks for the work you do!
  • AmyP Sep 26, 2008 @ 7:59 am | delete
    Great lens, Bob. I viewed the videos and I hope I will be able to see the documentary when it is completed.
  • LarryBass Sep 26, 2008 @ 5:05 am | delete
    This is going to be an eye-opener, to those who don't know much about the homeless people, those unfortunate folks who can barely survive, in our rich and affluent societies! I've shared a few times with homeless folks too, and even ate with them in their "soup kitchens" as well. We are ALL people and need a whole LOT more LOVE. Thanx for the LOVE dude...

    LarryB

    Job well done Bob! It is SO GOOD that you and your friends want to spread the word about that whole "almost invisible" scene, and are doing something Big, about it all!
  • WritingforYourWealth Sep 25, 2008 @ 4:06 pm | delete
    Nice work on this lens. Enjoyed watching your videos :)
  • TopStyleTravel Sep 23, 2008 @ 12:53 pm | delete
    Congrats on the Top 100! It is great that you have taken the time to shed light on the plight of the homeless. They are people too. It happens to people from all walks of life for different reasons. Many are former foster children. We all are one job loss, one injury, one mental illness, one natural disaster away from homelessness. Keep up the good work.
  • roysumit Sep 23, 2008 @ 1:05 am | delete
    Wonderful lens. Keep on with your "Hearts of Fire" Project. I appreciate your love for human beings as human beings only, not based on any other criteria.
  • lakeerieartists Sep 21, 2008 @ 11:16 pm | delete
    I have a homeless artist as one of the artists in my gallery. It is very interesting working with her. She seems to be permanently homeless--has moved city to city and stayed in shelters in several of them.
  • Rob3 Sep 21, 2008 @ 4:10 pm | delete
    Great lens and congratulations on LOTD! I love your Heart of Fire video. 5*'s!
  • chefkeem Sep 21, 2008 @ 4:05 pm | delete
    5*s, fav'ed, and a SquidAngel Blessing for this compassionate project. Congrats to LotD honors!
  • SemperFidelis Sep 21, 2008 @ 9:56 am | delete
    Excellent work Bob. Thanks for sharing your cause and video with us. Congrats on LOTD! :o)
  • poddys Sep 21, 2008 @ 8:22 am | delete
    This is a very moving lens, got to give you 5***** and congratulations on LOTD. It is a shame that homeless people get stereotyped, but I think it's like many things, the bad people of all types cause this. People from the Caribbean or African Americans are often assumed to be drug dealers, people from the middle east are assumed to be all terrorists. It's not true. I will click on the video later, sounds good.
  • Sep 21, 2008 @ 6:51 am | delete
    Wow.That is really deep. Interesting how they were so open to sharing their stories with you and your crew. Your lens reminds me of an old Phil Collins song. Anyway, keep up the work with Heart of Fire:)
  • Evelyn_Saenz Sep 21, 2008 @ 6:29 am | delete
    Congratulations on Lens of the Day!
  • GrowWear Sep 21, 2008 @ 5:24 am | delete
    A touching lens and song. Indeed, homeless people are people too.
  • juniperberry Sep 21, 2008 @ 5:18 am | delete
    It sounds like you are doing some fantastic stuff! Having worked for the past few years in the area of homelessness and mental health, I wish everyone had your desire to treat all people AS people, with dignity, respect and the value each deserves. I too will never the forget the moments of kindness and grace, that someone who the world looks down upon, has shown to me in great generosity. Thanks j
  • GreenRevolution Sep 20, 2008 @ 7:22 pm | delete
    Nice lens! Very touching and inspiring. I think what you are doing is great and wish you all the best with project Hearts of Fire. God Bless.
    5*s
  • Tipi Sep 20, 2008 @ 5:52 pm | delete
    Oh, this is so cool! I just did a Ever Project lens for charity, http://www.best.fargo.ever.com
    You have given me some good ideas, thanks!
  • alteredkat Sep 20, 2008 @ 3:25 pm | delete
    congrats on making LOTD
    :D
  • GypsyOwl Sep 20, 2008 @ 2:39 pm | delete
    Brightest Blessings to you and your service to humanity. Congratulations on LOTD! Thank you for your heartfelt compassion and for following your desire to understand, toward lending a helping hand, and helping others understand as well. What a blessing!
  • Maripa Sep 20, 2008 @ 2:09 pm | delete
    This lens is real!
    The song is real!
    It's an honest lens,I like it!
  • Harold, Moose Jaw, Sask., Canada Sep 20, 2008 @ 1:36 pm | delete
    Thank you and bless you. The homelss now have a face. Good work.
  • PatinKC Sep 20, 2008 @ 12:40 pm | delete
    Congratulations on being Lens of the Day and best wishes for your project.
  • Robert Kennedy Sep 20, 2008 @ 12:39 pm | delete
    Right from the moment of our birth, we are under the care and kindness of our parents and then later on in our life when we are oppressed by sickness and become old, we are again dependent on other's kindness.

    How can it be that in the middle we neglet kindness towards others?

    H.H. The XIV th Dalai LaMA
  • Mortira Sep 20, 2008 @ 11:35 am | delete
    I was a little confused at first, because your introduction doesn't mention that your story is about a music video. But I did enjoy reading! Do the proceeds from your products go to a specific charity or group? Thank you for sharing your experiences; homelessness is a very important issue that everyone should consider.
  • eccles1 Sep 20, 2008 @ 10:46 am | delete
    Homeless in America how sad is that! I am glad people like you are helping keep up the good work!!
  • site-builder Sep 20, 2008 @ 10:38 am | delete
    You deserve the highest rating for "hearts of fire". Your one of my favorites too. The main reason people feel uneasy or uncomfortable around homeless people is fear, plain and simple. We live in a fear based society.
    It's time for us to awaken from our slumber.
  • raphaelo Sep 20, 2008 @ 10:29 am | delete
    Nice idea! Great Project & Very Good Len. Give you 5 star from me :)
  • Mia-Breitfuss Sep 20, 2008 @ 10:18 am | delete
    There is no 'them' and 'us' there is only us. Thanks Bob for sharing.

    While in San Francisco I remember sucking myself in holding my breath and desperately trying to practice the dead eyes that move on quickly past the homeless souls that live on the edge of my otherwise comfortable life.

    I didn't like what I thought when I saw a homeless person. I didn't want to be afraid.

    I want to look and to see, but more than that I want to let myself be seen and be the person brave enough not to look away.
  • JoyMesser Sep 20, 2008 @ 9:55 am | delete
    What an amazing thing to do! You have a great lens which will help many to better understand the plight of the homeless. Thanks for doing that so well !
  • AdriennePetersen Sep 20, 2008 @ 9:21 am | delete
    Great informative lens, 5 stars and congrats on LOTD!
  • Deanna Sep 20, 2008 @ 8:06 am | delete
    I really like this project. I just got a call from a friend the other day who said she is homeless. With the economy, there are many homeless people and we tend to stereotype them. Drunks and Druggies. But some are just like you and I.
    Deanna
    http://www.ilovetocook2.blogspot.com/
  • Deb_Wood Sep 20, 2008 @ 7:59 am | delete
    Bob, what a great Lens and what a great big heart you have! I live in Cleveland and there are many homeless people and you're right, people do run away. I will definitely keep up with your project. Thanks for caring! Debbie Wood.
  • Joan4 Sep 20, 2008 @ 7:40 am | delete
    Well done! Yes, we feel uncomfortable around the homeless, because we know we could so easily be there ourselves. Well written. Thank you.
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Sep 20, 2008 @ 7:32 am | delete
    Beautiful lens.
    Lizzy
  • Sue Grace Sep 20, 2008 @ 7:06 am | delete
    bless you... this is long overdue and so very needed... I have spoken, prayed at and for homeless people, been homeless myself for short periods of time, (having to stay in motels, camping out) and I am college educated, middle class, and strongly object to the way homeless people are treated, shuffled together in shelters out of sight, in a system that does not care for their long-term needs, just cramming people together like animals, short fixes for a huge problem, and I want there to be programs, where people can come, ANYONE can come, have their short and long term needs addressed by CARING human beings, with DIGNITY and RESPECT... places where people can EAT GOOD HOMECOOKED MEALS, decent food, decent homes for homeless people... yurts, trailers, homes for human beings ... Homeless people are PEOPLE, PEOPLE !!!
  • MoonstoneWhipser Sep 20, 2008 @ 7:04 am | delete
    Its so easy to forget the richness of life in the scramble for the crumbs of societies illusion of success. Each person needs to find their own version of success and be true to themselves. In a strange way some of these people seem much richer to me than many of those around me. Yet also those with wealth (financial) can also be rich in spirit. Thank you for your lovely lens.
  • bdkz Sep 20, 2008 @ 7:01 am | delete
    Congratulations on Lens of the Day!
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Sep 20, 2008 @ 6:53 am | delete
    Knowing the humanity of others is the bottom line. If we don't know people others can tell us anything they want to about them. Once we do know them, we can decide for ourselves and are free from others' opinions.

    Thank you
  • Becky Sep 20, 2008 @ 6:17 am | delete
    I'm an artist, photographer and writer and have been homeless several times in my life - the last for 18 months....and while it's great to be able to get away and "create" and express for an hour or a day - how will those expressions be used to benefit the homeless directly? Will items be sold? Displayed and donations requested? Would like to know! Thanks!
  • myvirtuallady Sep 20, 2008 @ 2:43 am | delete
    Beautiful Lens and a great reflexion about Being Human!

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