Tag Archives: inspiration

Misfits Shall Inherit The World

“Too often, people talk of what is unachievable. We need to be reminded about what is achievable, too.  —Shirin Ebadi, Nobel prize-winning Iranian activist and lawyer Misfits, rebels, agent provocateurs, thinkers, innovators, people who dare try changing the world… This … Continue reading

Captain, My Captain – Where Art Thou?

  I went sailing last week. While a guilty conscience and my lizard brain tried to interfere and sabotage my indulgence, I shut them out and went fishing (figuratively). The planet is messed up – a bit more than usual. … Continue reading

Loudly Silent In Athens

  “…If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you But make allowance for their doubting too, If you can wait … Continue reading

Disagreement and Gratitude

  Optimism – or rather too much optimism – has been blamed as the cause of many things including the recession, high-risk enterprises and happy go-lucky “Pollyanna-ism“. Having just finished psychologist Martin Seligman’s newest book Flourish, I found myself agreeing … Continue reading

SupporTED: One Million Bones

Naomi Natale is a senior TED fellow. She is infectious, passionate and goes up against all odds. In the rushed reality of our daily routines, an art installation project against genocide may realistically feel “remote.” Nice idea but… who has … Continue reading

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