An inspiring talk by about an average person making a difference. May you find the courage and audacity to connect with and soften those around you. Now imagine taking it step further, and like Mary Anderson, making it a habit.
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You have to slow down to enjoy this video made by Rishi Kaneria starring stuntman Dante Ha. I love art that pulls your attention into the moment and the unseen world revealed by slow motion. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/27612305]
Vulnerability is how we connect with one another and go deeper. Vulnerability can be counterintuitive sometimes but it’s the way the wise and self-accepting communicate. May you have the courage to be vulnerable and may your vulnerability set you free. [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/6933041 w=760&h=510] Vulnerable Is Beautiful from Rachael Maddox on Vimeo.
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Enjoy this wonderful video by filmmaker, Andrea Dorfman, and poet/singer/songwriter, Tanya Davis. Let me know what you think of it… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7X7sZzSXYs&rel=0&showinfo=0&theme=light&w=760&h=340]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YekkGz1E2k] Janet Echelman gives a great Ted talk. It conveys, if you read between the lines, the creative process. When it comes to creation, you have to let go all the time. You have to have ideas and then release them…allow them to play out and then cut them loose if they don’t belong within
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Poetry and spoken word are one of many art forms that can take us to a place beyond our logical thinking minds and into our emotional, if you will, deeper self. Art communicates in a layered way that our whole selves can absorb (if we’re paying attention.) I want to share this rich piece by
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Looking for the important ingredient for success? …it’s simple! Have you noticed that people who are successful are not necessarily smarter or harder workers? This is something I observe over and over. I have known pizza delivery people, bicycle couriers, used bookstore clerks, and more (all with degrees). All could intellectualize their “superiors” under the
I consider a presentation of value when at some point I become moved. It’s that emotional reaction when the topic works it’s way into my heart and suddenly everything is different. Sometimes I am teary, but more than that, I feel expanded and inspired to pass that feeling on. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQvMQEB0j_A] Eve Ensler gives many things
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Brene Brown spent six years doing extensive research on vulnerability, connection, and shame. She found that people could be divided into two groups, those who have a strong sense of love and belonging, a sense of connection with others, and those who struggle for this sense of love and belonging, wondering if they are good
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