Unhappily Ever After – A Wake Up Call From Our Beloved Disney Friends [28 Images]

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Excerpt: Unhappily Ever After is an animation project that portrays Disney characters as they might fare in today’s world. Not so happy; worth seeing.

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Unhappily Ever After Origin

New York animation artist Jeff Hong has created less-than-rosy portrayals of Disney characters as they might fare in today’s world. They are not cheery images, but they are poignant in their depictions of very real challenges, from animal testing and ocean pollution to drug addiction and teen suicide.

In many of these instances it’s easy to feel overwhelmed with sadness, anger, and fear but what’s critically important is that we don’t let it paralyze us in our tracks.  While it’s true that many of these depicted challenges are of a massive scale, we can’t simply let that stop us from doing anything at all.

For this is the only life and the only earth we have—there are no do-overs.  And while that may sound cliché, it can’t be overstated because we’ve already had our wake-up calls—too many to count.  And yet, there is still so much that needs to be done—we mustn’t turn a blind eye nor sleep on our feet.

Start by browsing through the images below.  Each image has been numbered (in no particular order) so that if one of the images strikes you more than the others (or confuses you), you can identify it and start a conversation about it below.  Also, make sure you read the afterword so that you can see what you can do and how you can help to bring a Disney, “Happily ever after” ending to the movie that is our life and our world.  We can’t thank you enough.

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Afterword:  So, what can you do?  

The first and most important thing you can do is keep the conversation going.  Awareness of an issue is always the first step to solving it.  We need to continue to share work like this so that more and more people start to wake up and take the proper action(s).

It comforts me to know that we have some incredibly talented and hard-working individuals coming up with inventions and sharing ideas that can make change on a grand-scale.  People like Gary Yourofsky (Activist/ Liberator/ Educator) , Chuck Hull (inventor of 3D Printing), and Prince EA (Poet/ Filmmaker/ Speaker).  But they need the masses to support their work—otherwise, things will likely continue how they have been going—and that leads us down a dark path.

The second, pivotal piece to the solution is to start taking action steps that’ll influence change in your world—trying to change the whole world alone is naive.

Change needs to start in our own minds, backyards, neighborhoods, and communities before anything on a grand scale can be triggered.  And don’t be hesitant of small initiatives and their ability to inspire massive change!

As Margaret Mead said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”  For me that has included becoming vegan, elevating mindsets (about things like beauty) through MoveMe Quotes, and teaching people how they can become their best versions through martial arts training at Master Khechen’s.

What about you?  What things do you do to influence change in your world?  Drop your ideas and action steps in the comment section below and help us keep the momentum going!  It could be something you’ve done, are currently doing, or plan on doing in the future!  …You never know who you might inspire.  Thank you for caring and best of luck!

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Read Next: 15 Quotes on Changing the World – And Why You Already ARE Making A Difference.

Stay in touch:  Follow the Unhappily Ever After Project on Tumblr

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