Wishes
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Wishes
Wishes
Whether you're wishing for an important need to be met, a door to your future to be opened, or a difficult challenge to be overcome, the world is full of people who can and will help. Posting a wish is an act of courage and show of faith in the goodwill of others.
To wish is to be human. Who doesn't have a picture in their head of the one thing that could make their life a little brighter?
Whatever you wish for, if it's practical, there's likely someone who can help you fulfill it. Finding that person and connecting with them is the magic of Youtropolis' Wishing Well.
When you post a wish, you create good will by giving others the opportunity to bring their own knowledge, skill, talents, experience, or connections to the fore and into play to help grant your wish. In turn, through these collaborations, new bonds of trust and friendship are promoted, breaking down cultural barriers based on gender, race, age, religion, or nation.
Liberation is always an uprising into who we wish to be, how we wish to live, what we wish to have. Share your wishes with others, and may all your good wishes be granted!
When you post a wish, it will appear in your city's Wishing Well. Notifications will be sent to all current tribe members.
To post a wish:
- Sign in
- From city pages, click Take a new action!
- Select Wish
- On the form, click “Select your audience” to ensure both Trade Alliances and Universal Wishing Well are checked so your wish is shared with a wider audience
- Uncheck the box(es) to narrow your audience
- Add the Subject that describes your wish (e.g., if your wish is to meet new people and make new friends, your title could be: New friends).
- Describe your wish in detail, giving others an idea of why fulfilling this wish is important to you
- You may add a web link or embed a video from YouTube or Vimeo to support your pledge
- Add tags to promote your wish
- Attach any images to give your wish more impact
- Click Post
To edit your wish:
- Sign in
- Click your city's Wish icon in your landmark scroller
- Select the headline for the wish you'd like to edit
- On the Wish post page, click the 3 dot menu below the post and choose Edit or close topic
- Make your changes
- Click Post
Youtropolis' Universal Wishing Well is a communal landmark that's designed to match your needs with liberators and benefactors who will lend their talents, skills, and resources to help grant your wish.
If you tag your wish with key words, it can be found easily by those searching to fulfill your kind of wish. That's why it's best to post practical wishes that can be fulfilled by others. When you check the setting Universal Wishing Well, your post will be viewed by visitors specifically looking to help fulfill wishes.
We encourage teachers, classrooms, community organizations, and local faith-based groups with urgent or exceptional needs to post wishes into our Universal Wishing Well. Help may literally be right around the corner!
To post your wish into our Universal Wishing Well:
- From any city page, click Take a new action!
- Select Wish
- On the form, click “Select your audience” to ensure both Trade Alliances and Universal Wishing Well are checked so your wish is shared with a wider audience
- Uncheck the box(es) to narrow your audience
- Add a Subject that includes a keyword that best describes what you are wishing for
- Describe your wish in detail, giving others an idea of why fulfilling this wish is important to you
- You may insert web page URLs into your text
- Tag your wish with keywords
- Attach any images to give your wish more impact
- Select Post
Fulfilling a wish takes planning, action, and determination. If you are serious about achieving your aim, others will step in to help. Here are some basic rules that will help you fulfill your wishes:
1. Believe in yourself and in the good will of others. Ignore the naysayers and stick with your plan. If you don't get the support you need at first, be patient and take the next step below.
2. Discover what others have to give through their profile page. If someone offers something that will potentially help you achieve your goal, be sure to join their tribe and invite them to join yours. Birds of a feather should flock together.
3. Be someone who supports other liberators with their needs. Your philanthropy will prompt those you've helped to lend you a hand in return. Selflessness trumps selfishness every time.
4. Be open to any suggestion and any possibility.
5. Be thoughtful when people respond. You may receive many supportive comments, but when someone takes time to offer a valuable suggestion toward fulfilling your wish, consider giving kindreds in return in addition to replying to their comment. They will appreciate your acknowledgement.
6. Be truthful. Don't conjure to get sponsored. Abusing the good will of others through willful deception is illegal.
7. Be optimistic. People love to help optimists.
8. If you've launched a campaign on a funding site and would like your tribe's support, be sure to include a link to your funding page along with a description of your project.
When you fulfill a wish, let your tribe know! By successfully fulfilling your wish and sharing the story of how your wish was granted, others gain hope and insights into fulfilling their own wishes.
To post a Wish Granted:
- Click your city's Wishing Well icon in your landmark scroller
- Select the headline for the wish that's been granted
- On the Wish post page, click "Once your wish is granted, click here!"
- On the post edit form, click Select your audience to ensure both Trade Alliances and Universal Wishing Well are checked so your wish granted is shared with a wider audience
- Uncheck the box(es) to narrow your audience
- Be sure to describe the steps you took to fulfill your wish and give credit to any tribe members who helped in granting the wish
- Share relevant photos or videos
- Click Post